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2020 LOS ANGELES ANGELS

MATT THAISS # 23

BORN: MAY 6, 1995 OPENING DAY AGE: 24
BIRTHPLACE: JACKSON, NJ RESIDES: JACKSON, NJ
SIGNED THRU: 2020
ACQUIRED: SELECTED BY ANGELS IN FIRST ROUND (16TH OVERALL)
OF 2016 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT

inf HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 215 BATS: L THROWS: R

THAISS'S LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2016— Orem .338 15 65 16 22 7 1 2 12 0 0 2 4 0 4 2 4 1 .569 .394 3
Burlington .276 52 199 24 55 12 3 4 31 1 2 2 22 1 28 1 0 5 .427 .351 8
2017— Inland Empire .265 84 336 46 89 13 4 8 48 0 2 7 40 1 59 4 3 10 .399 .353 7
Mobile .292 49 178 29 52 14 0 1 25 0 4 2 37 3 50 4 3 3 .388 .412 2
2018— Mobile .287 40 157 24 45 10 2 6 25 0 2 1 16 0 35 2 1 6 .490 .352 1
Salt Lake .277 85 368 54 102 24 6 10 51 0 3 1 28 0 68 6 3 11 .457 .328 8
2019— Salt Lake .274 79 310 63 85 17 2 14 49 0 2 1 59 0 64 1 0 7 .477 .390 9
LAA .211 53 147 17 31 7 0 8 23 0 0 0 17 0 52 0 0 4 .422 .293 7
MAJOR TOTALS .211 53 147 17 31 7 0 8 23 0 0 0 17 0 52 0 0 4 .422 .293 7
MINOR TOTALS .279 404 1613 256 450 97 18 45 241 1 15 16 206 5 308 20 14 43 .445 .363 45
2019 SEASON
◆ Started season with Triple-A Salt Lake...Played 79 games with Bees before being promoted to Angels for
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◆ Made Major League debut July 3 at Texas going 1-for-3 with a double and a run... In first month in Majors,
batted .240 (12/50) with five home runs, nine runs and 14 RBI... Hit first Major League homer July 14 vs.
Seattle.
◆ Recorded seven multi-RBI games...Registered two 4-RBI performances: Aug. 18 vs. Chicago (A.L.) and one
Sept. 29 vs. Houston.
◆ Had first career multi-HR game July 28 vs. Baltimore, which included walk-off homer in 9th inning offf Mychal
Givens...Also hit two home runs Sept. 29 vs. Houston to become third Angels player with two multi-HR
games within first 60 career games (also, Wally Joyner and Mike Napoli).
◆ Between Salt Lake and Angels batted .329 (26/79) with two outs and RISP.
◆ Hit .308 (32/104) in month of June for Salt Lake with eight home runs, 21 RBI, 25 walks and a 1.048 OPS.
◆ Received Fred Haney Award as Angels outstanding rookie during Spring Training.
NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS AND HONORS
◆ 2019 Angels MiLB.com Organizational All-Star
◆ 2018 Angels MiLB.com Organizational All-Star
◆ 2017 Angels MiLB.com Organizational All-Star...Arizona Fall League Rising Stars Game selection.
◆ 2016 Angels MiLB.com Organizational All-Star
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ June 8, 2013...Selected by Red Sox in 32nd round of 2013 First-Year Player Draft (did not sign).
◆ June 9, 2016... Selected by Angels in first round (16th overall) of 2016 First-Year Player Draft (signed June 14,
2016).
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Matthew Kevin Thaiss (rhymes with 'ICE')...Originally signed by Angels scout Nick Gorneault.
◆ On Twitter: @Matt_Thaiss
◆ Designated as Angels #8 prospect for 2018 & 2019 by Baseball America...Career .357 OBP in 325 minor league
games .
◆ Played with Scottsdale Scorpions in 2017 Arizona Fall League...Named as Angels #2 prospect for 2017 season
by Baseball America .
◆ 2016 marked first professional season after first-round selection (16th overall) in June Amateur Draft...
Second New Jersey native to be selected in first round by Angels, joining OF Mike Trout (25th overall in 2009).

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