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2019 Angels

JOSE
JOSE BORN: SEPT. 19, 1992 OPENING DAY AGE: 26
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briceno SIGNED THRU: 2019 RESIDES: BARUTA, VZ
BIRTHPLACE: CARACAS, VZ
MLB SERVICE: 134 DAYS
C 10 ACQUIRED: FROM ATLANTA WITH INF ANDRELTON
SIMMONS FOR INF ERICK AYBAR, RHP CHRIS
ELLIS AND LHP SEAN NEWCOMB, NOV. 12, 2015
height: 6-1 Weight: 225 bats: r throws: r

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
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 BRICENO
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 .241 562 2039 251 492 111 6 49 249 14 18 22 129 3 378 54 19 48 .374 .291 74
2018 SEASON
◆ ◆ After beginning the year with Triple-A Salt Lake, had contract selected by the Angels May 20th...Made Major
League debut May 26 at Yankee Stadium, singled in second at-bat and homered in fourth AB (2/4, HR, 2 RBI)...
Became seventh player in Angels’ history to homer in his Major League debut...Hit second career home run May
31st in second career start, becoming the first Angel to homer in their first two Major League starts.
◆ ◆ Collected pinch-hit home runs Sept. 23rd and 24th...Joined Jack Howell (May 15 & 17, 1996) as the only players
in franchise history with pinch-hit home runs in consecutive games.
◆ ◆ Despite playing only 29 games with Triple-A, eight home runs were tied for seventh on the Club.
◆ ◆ Was an non-roster invitee to Spring Training.
NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS AND HONORS
◆ ◆ 2017 Angels Organizational Defensive Player of the Month for April.
◆ ◆ 2016 Texas League Player of the Week.
◆ ◆ 2014 South Atlantic League Player of the Week...MiLB.com Organizational (Atlanta) All-Star.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ ◆ May 29, 2010....Signed by the Rockies as an international free agent.
◆ ◆ Jan. 30, 2015...Acquired by the Braves with C Chris O’Dowd from the Rockies in exchange for RHP David Hale
and RHP Gus Schlosser.
◆ ◆ Nov. 12, 2015... Acquired by the Angels with INF Andrelton Simmons from the Braves in exchange for INF Erick
Aybar, RHP Chris Ellis and LHP Sean Newcomb.
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ ◆ Jose Briceño (bree-SEN-yo)
◆ ◆ Participated in Venezuelan Winter Leagues with Navegantes del Magallanes in 2014, 2015 and 2017.
◆ ◆ Originally signed by Rockies scouts Francisco Cartaya and Ronaldo Fernandez.
CAREER FIELDING
POS PCT G PO A E TC DP PB
C .993 41 269 32 2 303 2 4
1B 1.000 2 1 0 0 1 0
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