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HARRISON WENSON # 97
BORN: APRIL 21, 1995 OPENING DAY AGE: 24
BIRTHPLACE: FARMINGTON HILLS, MI RESIDES: FARMINGTON HILLS, MI
SIGNED THRU: 2020
ACQUIRED: SELECTED IN 24TH ROUND OF 2017 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT

C HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 235 BATS: R THROWS: R

NON-ROSTER INVITEE
wenson’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
2017— Orem .286 36 133 34 38 8 0 13 48 0 3 6 25 1 38 0 0 1 .639 .413 9
Angels (AZL) .200 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .375 1
2018— Burlington .114 58 185 21 21 4 0 6 17 3 0 5 27 0 101 4 0 3 .232 .244 14
Angels (AZL) .417 3 12 1 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .750 .417 0
2019— Burlington .191 78 257 38 49 17 0 12 44 0 1 6 44 0 119 2 1 2 .397 .321 9
MINOR TOTALS .193 177 592 95 114 29 2 31 112 0 5 18 97 1 262 6 1 6 .405 .322 33
◆ Harrison Paul Wenson...On Twitter: @harrison_wenson...Signed by Angels scout Drew Dominguez.
◆ 2020 marks his first big league camp...Has 95 runs, 31 home runs and 112 RBI in 177 career minor league games.
◆ Spent 2019 season with Single-A Burlington of the Midwest League, recording 38 runs, 17 doubles, 12 home runs
and 44 RBI in 78 games...Threw out 35 attempted base-stealers, fourth-most in the league and 33% (35/105) of
those attempting to steal...Charged with just two passed balls, the second-least among catchers in the league with
50-plus games played...Recorded 72 assists and a .989 fielding percentage...Went 3-for-4 with a HR against Clinton
on June 10...Hit a grand slam Aug. 20 vs. Beloit.
wenson
◆ Played majority of 2018 with Burlington, recording 21 runs, six home runs, 17 RBI and four stolen bases in 58
games...Posted six multi-hit games, including a pair of 3-hit efforts...Went 3-for-5 with a HR and 7 total bases vs.
Fort Wayne on July 19....Recorded a .973 fielding percentage.
◆ Began professional career with Rookie-Level Orem of the Pioneer League in 2017, where he played 36 of 38 games
and hit .286 with 34 runs, eight doubles, 13 home runs and 48 RBI in 36 games...Slashed .347/.444/.750 with eight
home runs and 31 RBI in 19 games before the All-Star break...Recorded four three-hit games and a four-hit game...
Went 4-for-6 with HR on June 30 vs. Idaho Falls...Went 3-for-5 with 3 runs, 2 HR, 4 RBI and 9 total bases vs. Grand
Junction on July 5...Went 3-for-4 with 3 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI and 9 total bases vs. Idaho Falls on July 30...Posted a .969
fielding percentage behind the plate on the season.
◆ Selected by Angels in 24th round of 2017 First-Year Player Draft after four seasons at the University of Michigan,
where he was a General Studies major focusing on business and a sales certificate.
◆ As a senior, named to the Johnny Bench Award Player to Watch List...Finished the season with 36 runs, seven
doubles, nine home runs, and 41 RBI...Tallied a season-high three hits against Seton Hall on Feb. 18, also scoring a
season-high four runs...Notched a season-high 5 RBI, including a grand slam vs. Indiana on Apr. 22.
◆ As a junior, started all 57 games for the Wolverines...Slashed .289/.345/.491, leading team with 56 RBI and eight
home runs...Tallied a season-high 5 RBI against UIC on March 26 and Rutgers on May 6...Recorded 20 multi-hit
games and 14 multi-RBI games...Named a Johnny Bench Award Semi-Finalist and All-Big Ten Conference third team
selection...Drafted by Pirates in the 39th round of First-Year Player Draft following the season, but did not sign.
◆ Appeared in 34 games in his first two collegiate seasons, making 13 starts at catcher...As a sophomore, played in
two NCAA Louisville Regional games.
◆ Drafted in 38th round of 2013 First-Year Player Draft by Tigers out of high school, but opted to attend the University
of Michigan.
◆ Was a four-time all-district and all-region selection for the University of Detroit Jesuit High School baseball team,
where he was also an honor roll student all four years.
◆ His father, Paul, played baseball for the University of Michigan with Hall of Famer Barry Larkin, Hal Morris and
former Angels pitcher Jim Abbot.

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