Page 168 - 2020 Angels Media Guide

2020 LOS ANGELES ANGELS

# 4
LUIS RENGIFO
BORN: FEB. 26, 1997 OPENING DAY AGE: 23
BIRTHPLACE: NAGUANAGUA, VZ RESIDES: VALENCIA, VZ
SIGNED THRU: 2019 MLB SERVICE: 147 DAYS
ACQUIRED: FROM TAMPA BAY IN EXCHANGE FOR INF C.J. CRON, MARCH 20, 2018
MARRIED: ALBI GONZALEZ
CHILDREN: MAXIMILIANO
inf HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 195 BATS: S THROWS: R

RENGIFO’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
2014— Mariners (VSL) .198 64 227 39 45 11 2 1 20 6 1 5 39 0 45 11 5 1 .278 .327 12
2015— Mariners 2 (DSL) .336 60 217 49 73 10 6 2 35 7 3 5 22 1 22 19 8 4 .465 .405 8
2016— Mariners (AZL) .239 34 109 16 26 7 2 1 9 1 0 1 13 0 31 22 3 2 .367 .325 9
2017— Clinton .250 102 400 65 100 24 4 11 44 6 3 8 33 0 80 29 14 8 .413 .318 19
Bowling Green .250 23 96 14 24 3 1 1 8 0 0 0 8 0 17 5 3 0 .333 .308 2
2018— Inland Empire .323 41 161 36 52 11 3 2 16 0 0 2 27 0 22 22 8 2 .466 .426 7
Mobile .305 40 151 37 46 10 5 2 21 0 0 7 23 3 22 13 2 6 .477 .420 5
Salt Lake .274 46 190 36 52 9 5 3 27 1 2 1 25 0 31 6 6 2 .421 .358 4
2019— Salt Lake .273 27 110 16 30 4 1 5 14 0 1 0 11 0 24 3 3 2 .464 .336 6
LAA .238 108 357 44 85 18 3 7 33 1 3 5 40 0 93 2 5 6 .364 .321 12
MAJOR TOTALS .238 108 357 44 85 18 3 7 33 1 3 5 40 0 93 2 5 6 .364 .321 12
MINOR TOTALS .270 410 1551 292 418 85 28 23 180 21 9 29 190 4 270 127 49 25 .405 .358 72
2019 SEASON
renGifo
◆ Saw first big league action across three different stints with the Angels...After beginning the season with Triple-A
Salt Lake, was recalled April 25 and made Major League debut that day, starting at second base...Singled in
second at-bat off Masahiro Tanaka for first big league hit...Notched first home run June 2nd in Seattle...His seven
home runs were the most by a rookie Halo middle infielder since Adam Kennedy’s nine in 2000.
◆ According to FanGraphs.com, logged three defensive runs saved, tied for second on the team with David
Fletcher (min. 250 inn.).
◆ With the Bees, averaged a home run once every 22 at-bats.
NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS AND HONORS
◆ 2018 Angels Organizational Player of the Month for May and June...MiLB.com’s Southern League Player of the
Month for June...Angels Organizational Defensive Player of the Month for August...MiLB Organizational All-Star.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ Mar . 16, 2014 . . .Signed with Mariners as an international free agent.
◆ Aug. 6, 2017...Acquired by Rays with LHP Anthony Misiewicz and a PTBNL (INF Osmy Gregorio) from Mariners
for RHP Ryan Garton and C Mike Marjama.
◆ Mar. 20, 2018...Acquired by Angels from Rays for INF C.J. Cron.
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Luis Jose Rengifo (wren-HE-foe).
◆ Originally signed by Mariners scouts Tim Kissner, Emilio Sarrasquel and Illich Salazar.

167 2020 ANGELS MEDIA GUIDE