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Bats Throws Height Weight
LHP LEFT LEFT 6-2 200
BORN: FEB. 14, 2001 OPENING DAY AGE: 25
BIRTHPLACE: CHARLOTTE, NC RESIDES: PALM HARBOR, FL
MLB SERVICE: 28 DAYS
ACQUIRED: FROM ATLANTA FOR RHP DAVIS DANIEL, DEC. 20, 2024
SIGNED THRU: 2026; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 0/3 OPTIONS USED

FARRIS’ 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
2023— FCL Braves 1-0 1.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 7 0 0 .103
Augusta 0-0 3.52 2 2 0 0 0 0 7.2 8 3 3 0 0 4 0 14 0 0 .267
FARRIS
2024— Augusta 0-1 2.38 7 2 0 1 0 1 22.2 17 6 6 0 0 14 0 37 3 0 .207
Rome 4-4 2.95 17 16 0 1 0 0 82.1 64 30 27 5 2 25 0 93 5 1 .215
Mississippi 0-1 12.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 4 4 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 .357
2025— Rocket City 3-8 4.27 23 22 1 0 0 0 116.0 115 64 55 10 3 55 0 142 8 0 .261
LAA 1-3 6.66 5 5 0 0 0 0 24.1 24 19 18 4 1 11 0 24 1 0 .261
MAJOR TOTALS 1-3 6.66 5 5 0 0 0 0 24.1 24 19 18 4 1 11 0 24 1 0 .261
MINOR TOTALS 8-14 3.59 53 43 1 2 0 1 240.2 212 108 96 18 5 104 0 294 16 1 .238
2025 SEASON
◆ Pitched majority of season with Double-A Rocket City, making 23 appearances (22 starts), before having contract
selected by Angels on Sept. 2.
◆ At the time of his promotion, was leading Southern League with 142 strikeouts and ranked second overall at the
Double-A level...Ranked fourth in Double-A averaging 11.02 strikeouts per nine innings.
◆ Recorded seven quality starts with Trash Pandas, including in four of his last six outings.
◆ Went 2-1 with a 1.52 ERA (23.2 IP - 4 ER) and 32 strikeouts in final four Double-A starts and struck out at least
seven hitters in three of the four contests.
◆ Made Major League debut with Angels on Sept. 2 at Kansas City and earned the win (W; 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB,
3 SO)...Became sixth Angels pitcher in the last 15 years to earn the win as a starter in his MLB pitching debut,
joining Shohei Ohtani, Jaime Barria, José Suarez, Chase Silseth and Caden Dana...Recorded first career strikeout
vs. Bobby Witt Jr. in the 1st inning.
◆ Registered first career quality start in second MLB game on Sept. 7 vs. Athletics (ND; 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO).
◆ Among A.L. rookies with at least five starts, ranked first with a 14.1% swinging strike rate...Ranked 13th with a
22.4% strikeout rate.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ July 11, 2023...Selected by Braves in 14th round of First-Year Player Draft (signed July 13, 2023).
◆ Dec. 20, 2024...Traded by Braves to Angels for RHP Davis Daniel.
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Mitchell Thomas Farris.
◆ Enters 2026 ranked by Baseball America as Angels #30 prospect.
◆ Attended Palm Harbor University HS (Palm Harbor, FL) and Wingate University (Wingate, NC)...Was the first
Wingate alumni to be a starting pitcher in a Major League game.
◆ During his 2023 redshirt junior season at Wingate, went 11-1 with a 1.21 ERA, striking out 127 batters while
walking 16 in 89 innings pitched...Named the South Atlantic Conference Pitcher of the Year, while also taking
home Region Pitcher of the Year accolades from the ABCA, NCBWA and D2CCA...Led all Division II pitchers with
a 0.62 WHIP.
CAREER FIELDING
POS PCT G PO A E TC DP PK
P 1.000 5 2 2 0 4 0 2

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