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JOSÉ BRICEÑO # 19
BORN: SEPT. 19, 1992 OPENING DAY AGE: 27
BIRTHPLACE: CARACAS, VZ RESIDES: BARUTA, VZ
SIGNED THRU: 2020 MLB SERVICE: 134 DAYS
ACQUIRED: SIGNED TO MINOR LEAGUE CONTRACT, SEP. 1, 2019

C HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 225 BATS: R THROWS: R
NON-ROSTER INVITEE
BRICEÑO’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
2010— Rockies (DSL) .205 52 151 12 31 6 0 0 17 2 2 3 17 0 28 9 5 4 .245 .295 7
2011— Rockies (DSL) .288 47 160 26 46 10 1 0 18 0 4 6 23 0 22 12 3 2 .363 .389 8
2012— Grand Junction .391 7 23 5 9 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .652 .452 1
2013— Asheville .264 26 91 12 24 6 0 1 8 0 0 0 5 0 20 1 0 4 .363 .302 3
Grand Junction .333 36 153 32 51 16 0 9 30 0 1 1 5 1 30 8 2 0 .614 .356 6
2014— Asheville .283 84 350 315 38 23 1 12 50 8 1 10 16 1 57 8 4 8 .476 .336 14
2015— Carolina .215 88 311 32 57 14 0 4 12 1 2 1 12 0 52 2 0 11 .267 .215 9
2016— Inland Empire .240 33 125 10 30 6 0 1 11 0 3 0 9 0 28 1 1 1 .312 .285 3
Arkansas .225 62 227 25 51 12 2 3 21 1 1 0 11 0 42 2 2 5 .335 .259 6
Salt Lake .300 3 10 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .417 1
2017— Mobile .194 92 351 34 68 12 2 9 41 2 2 0 23 1 73 7 2 9 .316 .242 12 briceÑo
Salt Lake .200 3 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .200 0
2018— Salt Lake .277 29 112 22 31 5 0 8 25 0 2 0 4 0 22 3 0 4 .536 .297 4
LAA .239 46 117 12 28 2 0 5 10 1 0 2 8 0 35 0 1 2 .385 .299 2
2019— Salt Lake .215 22 79 8 17 3 0 4 17 0 0 2 3 0 20 2 0 4 .405 ,262 1
MAJOR TOTALS .239 46 117 12 28 2 0 5 10 1 0 2 8 0 35 0 1 2 .385 .299 2
MINOR TOTALS .240 584 2118 259 509 114 6 53 266 14 18 24 132 3 398 56 19 52 .375 .290 75
◆ José Manuel Briceño (bree-SEN-yo)...Originally signed by Rockies as an undrafted free agent on July 3, 2009.
◆ Enters 11th pro campaign in 2020 and fifth with Angels organization...Signed a minor league contract, Sept.
1, 2019 after being released by the team 24 days earlier.
◆ Spent 2019 with Triple-A Salt Lake, playing in just 22 games due to a strained shoulder...Slashed
.215/.262/.405 with four HR and 17 RBI...Caught two of eight attempted base-stealers and committed one
error (.995 fielding percentage).
◆ Began 2018 with Salt Lake, where he slashed .277/.297/.536 with eight HR, 11 runs and 25 RBI in 29 games...
In Triple-A, caught 16 of 28 runners stealing (43%)...Recorded eight multi-hit games, including a three-hit
game (3-for-3) April 5 on Opening Day vs. Albuquerque...Hit a grand slam April 15 at Albuquerque...Slashed
.333/.385/1.051 with two HR and five RBI in final six games before MLB promotion.
◆ Called up by Angels May 20 and made his MLB Debut May 26 at Yankee Stadium, singling in second at-bat
and homering in fourth (2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI)...Became seventh player in Angels history to homer in his Major
League debut...Hit second career home run May 31 in second career start, becoming first Angel to homer in
his first two Major League starts... Collected pinch-hit home runs Sept. 23 and 24...Joined Jack Howell (May
15 & 17, 1996) as only players in franchise history with pinch-hit home runs in consecutive games...Threw
out 10 of 18 attempted base-stealers (44%) and recorded a .993 fielding percentage.
◆ Received first invitation to MLB Spring Training in 2017...Spent 92 of 95 games with Double-A Mobile in
Southern League..Retired 35 of 85 would-be base-stealers (41%).
◆ Caught 49% (34/70) of would-be base stealers across three levels of Angels minor league system in 2016 .
◆ Traded twice in 2015: (Jan. 30 from Rockies with C Chris O’Dowd) to Braves for RHP Gus Schlosser and RHP
David Hale; Nov. 12 from Braves to Angels with INF Andrelton Simmons for INF Erick Aybar, RHP Chris Ellis
and LHP Sean Newcomb).
◆ Picked off a combined 19 runners at first and third base for Single-A Asheville in 2014...Went 4-for-5, 4 R, 1
2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI & 14 total bases, July 21 for Rookie-Level Grand Junction vs. Orem.
◆ Minor League Awards include: 2014 MiLB.com Organizational All-Star (Colorado); Angels Defensive Player of
the Month (April, May & June 2016); 2016 Angels Minor League Defensive Player of the Year; Texas League
Player of the Week (7/10/16) after going 10-for-22 with 6 2B, 2 3B, 7 RBI & 4 R); South Atlantic League Player
of the Week (7/7 - 7/13/14).

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