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Griffin BORN: MAY 11, 1996 OPENING DAY AGE: 22
Griffin
C SIGNED THRU: 2019 CAZA, CA
Canninganning
BIRTHPLACE: MISSION VIEJO, CA RESIDES: COTO DE
RHP 47 ACQUIRED: SELECTED IN SECOND ROUND OF 2017
FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT
RHP
height: 6-2 Weight: 180 bats: R throws: R

NON-ROSTER INVITEE
CANNING’S LIFETIME PITCHING RECORD
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK BAA
2018— Inland Empire 0-0 0.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.2 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 12 0 0 .133
Mobile 1-0 1.97 10 10 0 0 0 0 45.2 27 11 10 2 1 19 0 49 4 0 .170
Salt Lake 3-3 5.49 13 13 0 0 0 0 59 68 36 36 6 4 22 0 64 2 0 .294
MINOR TOTALS 4-3 3.65 25 25 0 0 0 0 113.1 99 47 46 8 6 44 0 125 6 0 .236
◆ ◆ Griffin Alexander Canning...Originally signed by Angels scout Ben Diggins.
◆ ◆ On Twitter: @griffin_canning.
◆ ◆ 2019 marks second professional season and first invite to Major League camp...Selected as Angels’ #2
prospect for 2019 by Baseball America and the top pitching prospect in Halos organization...Also selected as
having Best Slider in Angels system.
◆ ◆ In 2018, opened year with Adv.-A Inland Empire tossing 8.2 scoreless innings in two starts before being canning
promoted to Double-A Mobile...Did not allow a run in eight of 10 starts for BayBears, including six scoreless
starts...Joined Triple-A Salt Lake in mid-June for final 13 starts of season.
◆ ◆ Selected as Southern League Mid-Season All-Star and MiLB.com Organization All-Star for 2018.
◆ ◆ Was starting pitcher in two combined no-hitters for Mobile...Pitched five no-hit innings Apr. 28 at
Montgomery to combine with Matt Custred (3 IP) and Ryan Clark (1 IP) for Mobile’s first no-hitter since
2013...Tossed 4.1 no-hit innings May 14 vs. Birmingham and combined with Greg Mahle (1.2 IP), Adrian
Almeida (1.2 IP) and Ryan Clark (1.1 IP) for BayBears second no-hitter of season.
◆ ◆ Spent summer of 2017 at Angels minor league facility in Tempe, working on strength and conditioning.
◆ ◆ Selected by Angels in second round of 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of UCLA, where he majored in political
science.
◆ ◆ During final season at UCLA, led Pac-12 Conference in strikeouts (140) and innings pitched (119) and ranked
third in ERA (2.34) and fourth in batting average against (.213)...Tabbed as a Collegiate Baseball All-American
second team honoree and was selected to All-Pac-12 team...Named a 2017 Golden Spikes Award semifinalist.
◆ ◆ Attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA.
◆ ◆ Previously drafted out of high school by Colorado Rockies in the 38th round of 2014 First-Year Player Draft,
but did not sign.
◆ ◆ Off the field hobbies include hiking, surfing and photography.

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