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Bats Throws Height Weight
RHP LEFT RIGHT 6-6 225
BORN: DEC. 22, 2000 OPENING DAY AGE: 25
BIRTHPLACE: PHILADELPHIA, PA RESIDES: BALA CYNWYD, PA
MLB SERVICE: 1 YEAR, 12 DAYS
ACQUIRED: THIRD ROUND OF 2019 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT
SIGNED THRU: 2026; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 2/3 OPTIONS USED

KOCHANOWICZ’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
2019— DID NOT PLAY
2020— DID NOT PLAY - Participated at Angels Alternate Training Site
KOCHANOWICZ
2021— Inland Empire 4-2 6.91 20 18 0 0 0 0 83.1 102 72 64 12 3 35 0 73 10 0 .297
2022— Inland Empire 4-4 4.99 17 9 0 1 0 0 57.2 57 36 32 6 3 18 0 53 5 0 .253
2023— Tri-City 1-0 1.52 5 5 0 0 0 0 23.2 22 7 4 0 2 3 0 14 2 0 .247
Rocket City 4-5 6.53 16 16 1 0 0 0 70.1 81 54 51 15 9 22 0 55 3 0 .290
2024— Rocket City 5-8 4.50 18 18 2 0 0 0 102.0 103 56 51 8 10 27 0 86 4 2 .259
LAA 2-6 3.99 11 11 0 0 0 0 65.1 68 30 29 7 8 10 1 25 1 0 .275
2025— LAA 3-11 6.81 23 23 0 0 0 0 111.0 136 89 84 21 7 58 4 72 4 1 .309
Salt Lake 0-2 5.95 4 4 0 0 0 0 19.2 18 15 13 3 3 16 0 16 5 0 .234
MAJOR TOTALS 5-17 5.77 34 34 0 0 0 0 176.1 204 119 113 28 15 68 5 97 5 1 .297
MINOR TOTALS 18-21 5.43 80 70 3 1 0 0 356.2 383 240 215 44 30 121 0 297 29 2 .271
2025 SEASON
◆ Made Angels Opening Day roster for first time in career...Went 3-11 with a 6.81 ERA (111.0 IP - 84 ER) and 72
strikeouts in 23 starts across three Major League stints.
◆ Ranked fifth among American League pitchers (min. 100 IP) with a 92.8 MPH average pitch velocity...Ranked
sixth among A.L. pitchers (min. 100 IP) with an average of +8.1 inches of horizontal break (TruMedia).
◆ Held opposing hitters to a .230 (17/74) average against his fastball and held lefties to a .212 (11/52) average.
◆ Ranked fourth in A.L. (min. 100 IP) with a 52.5% ground ball rate...Tied for fourth in MLB with 21 double plays
turned behind him...Owns a 54% ground ball rate since making MLB debut on July 11, 2024, the third-highest of
all American League pitchers in that span (min. 100 IP), behind José Soriano and Framber Valdez.
◆ Made 19 starts for Angels to begin the year before being optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on July 11...Recalled on
July 28 for three starts before being optioned on Aug. 11...Recalled for final MLB stint of the season on Aug.27
and was optioned to Salt Lake on Aug. 28, where he finished the regular season.
◆ With a quality start in season debut (Mar. 30 at White Sox), became fourth pitcher in Angels history to have nine
quality starts within his first 12 career games, joining Jered Weaver (11), Tom Murphy (9) and John Lackey (9).
◆ Went 0-2 with a 5.95 ERA (19.2 IP - 13 ER) and 16 strikeouts in four starts for Salt Lake.
MAJOR LEAGUE SUMMARY
2024
◆ Began year at Double-A Rocket City and ultimately made 18 starts across two stints with Trash Pandas...In final
five starts before receiving first big league call-up, went 4-0 with a 1.85 ERA (34 IP - 7 ER) and 33 strikeouts,
including two complete game victories.
◆ Made MLB debut with Angels July 11 vs. Seattle (L; 3.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO)...After two starts for Angels,
returned to Rocket City for a pair of starts and ultimately rejoined Angels Aug. 11 for remainder of season.
◆ Registered quality starts in eight of 11 Major League games, including five straight from Aug. 11 - Sept. 5...First
Angels pitcher with five consecutive quality starts since Shohei Ohtani had six straight from July 6 - Aug. 18,
2021...Third pitcher in Angels history to have a five-game quality start streak within his first seven career games,
joining Jered Weaver (2006) and Tom Murphy (1968)...From August 11 through the end of the season, ranked
second in Majors in quality starts (8), behind Zack Wheeler (9).
◆ Earned first Major League win on Aug. 11 at Washington (7.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO)...He carried a shutout into
the 8th inning before yielding two runs in his final frame.

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