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Caden
Caden
36 DANA

Bats Throws Height Weight
RHP LEFT RIGHT 6-4 220
BORN: DEC. 17, 2003 OPENING DAY AGE: 22
BIRTHPLACE: WARWICK, NY RESIDES: MONTGOMERY, NY
MLB SERVICE: 60 DAYS
ACQUIRED: 11TH ROUND OF 2022 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT
SIGNED THRU: 2026; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 1/3 OPTIONS USED

DANA’S LIFETIME PITCHING RECORD
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK BAA DANA
2022— ACL Angels 0-0 1.35 3 3 0 0 0 0 6.2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 .240
Inland Empire 0-0 27.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.2 6 5 5 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .545
2023— Inland Empire 1-1 1.20 3 3 0 0 0 0 15.0 6 2 2 1 1 6 0 18 1 0 .120
Tri-City 2-4 4.22 11 11 0 0 0 0 53.1 45 28 25 3 2 24 0 71 6 0 .228
2024— Rocket City 9-7 2.52 23 23 1 0 0 0 135.2 89 46 38 10 9 39 0 147 11 0 .184
LAA 1-2 9.58 3 3 0 0 0 0 10.1 14 12 11 5 1 7 0 8 0 0 .326
2025— Salt Lake 6-9 5.93 18 18 0 0 0 0 82.0 84 60 54 14 3 46 0 85 8 0 .265
LAA 0-4 6.40 7 5 0 2 0 0 32.1 30 24 23 9 1 18 0 33 2 0 .256
MAJOR TOTALS 1-6 7.17 10 8 0 2 0 0 42.2 44 36 34 14 2 25 0 41 2 0 .275
MINOR TOTALS 18-21 3.82 59 59 1 0 0 0 294.1 236 142 125 28 15 116 0 329 28 0 .218
2025 SEASON
◆ Entered year rated by Baseball America as the Angels #1 overall prospect.
◆ Spent majority of season with Triple-A Salt Lake, making 18 starts and going 6-9 with a 5.93 ERA (82.0 IP - 54 ER)
and 85 strikeouts...Held right-handers to a .242 (44/182) average in Triple-A.
◆ Was recalled by Angels for first of three Major League stints on April 4 and pitched 3.0 innings in relief that
night vs. Cleveland (3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO) in only appearance before being optioned back to Salt Lake...
Also made one appearance from Angels bullpen in second big league stint on May 24 vs. Miami (3.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R,
3 ER, 4 BB, 4 SO).
◆ Went 2-1 with a 3.18 ERA (17.0 IP - 6 ER) and 19 strikeouts across three starts with Salt Lake from Aug. 10-22...
Held opponents to a .186 (11/59) batting average in that span.
◆ Joined Angels rotation in September and totaled five starts during the final month of the regular season...In
first big league start of the year on Sept. 3 at Kansas City, allowed one earned run across 5.0+ innings pitched.
◆ Major League opponents batted .214 (6/28) and had a .721 OPS with runners in scoring position for the season...
Opposing hitters batted .231 (3/13) with RISP and two outs.
MAJOR LEAGUE SUMMARY
2024
◆ Made Major League debut with Angels on Sept. 1 vs. Seattle at 20 years, 259 days old, becoming the youngest
Angels pitcher since Francisco Rodriguez in 2002 and youngest starting pitcher since Frank Tanana in 1973...
Became the youngest pitcher to win a game for the Angels since Tanana in 1973 and the youngest to win his MLB
Debut in franchise history.
◆ Totaled three starts for Angels before being optioned back to Rocket City on Sept. 16.
◆ Pitched majority of season with Double-A Rocket City, and was named Trash Pandas Pitcher of the Year.
◆ Compiled a 9-7 record with a 2.52 ERA (135.2 IP - 38 ER) and 147 strikeouts in 23 starts for Rocket City...Set Trash
Pandas single season records in strikeouts, innings pitched and ERA while tying the records for wins and starts
(23)...Led all of MiLB with 14 quality starts.
◆ Selected as a 2024 Southern League All-Star and represented the Trash Pandas and Angels at the All-Star Futures
Game at Globe Life Field.
◆ Named Southern League Pitcher of the Month for August after posting a 3-0 record and 0.57 ERA (31.1 IP - 2 ER)
with 32 strikeouts in five starts.

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