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brandon BORN: DEC. 18, 1997 OPENING DAY AGE: 21
mar SIGNED THRU: 2019 RESIDES: BUFORD, GA
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BIRTHPLACE: BUFORD, GA
of 89 ACQUIRED: SELECTED IN SECOND ROUND OF 2016
FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT

height: 6-4 Weight: 215 bats: l throws: r

NON-ROSTER INVITEE
MARSH’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
2016— INJURED — DID NOT PLAY
2017— Orem .350 39 177 47 62 13 5 4 44 0 1 5 9 1 35 10 2 1 .548 .396 0
2018— Burlington .295 34 132 26 39 12 1 3 24 0 1 0 21 2 40 4 0 2 .470 .390 3
Inland Empire .256 93 371 59 95 15 6 7 46 0 1 1 52 1 118 10 4 2 .385 .348 5
MINOR TOTALS .288 166 680 132 196 40 12 14 114 0 3 6 82 4 193 24 6 5 .444 .368 8
◆ ◆ Brandon Chase Marsh...Signed by Angels scout Todd Hogan...On Twitter: @brandon_marsh22
◆ ◆ Enters fourth professional season in 2019 (DNP in 2016; stress fracture in back) with first MLB camp invite...
Considered one of top athletes in Angels’ organization with five-tool potential...Ranked as #3 prospect in
LAA system for 2019 by Baseball America...Ranked as #85 overall in minor leagues by Baseball America for
2018.
◆ ◆ In 166 minor league games, batting .288 (196/680) with 132 runs, 40 doubles, 12 triples, 14 home runs, 114
RBI and 24 stolen bases (.368 OBP).
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◆ ◆ Played first full professional season in 2018...Opened campaign at Low-A Burlington before a promotion
to High-A Inland Empire in mid-May...Combined to play 127 games batting .266 (134/503) with 85 runs, 27
doubles, seven triples, 10 home runs, 70 RBI, 73 walks and 14 stolen bases (14 of 18)...70 RBI ranked fifth
among Halo farmhands.
◆ ◆ With Burlington, slashed .295/.390/.470 in 34 games...Named Angels’ Organizational Player of Month for
April (.299; 20/67, 14 R, 5 2B, HR, 11 RBI, 4 SB, .855 OPS).
◆ ◆ Logged first career multi-HR game with two long balls on May 1 vs. Dayton (3-for-6, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI)...Posted
career-best seven RBI April 20th vs. Quad Cities (grand slam in 8th inning)...Had 12 multi-hit efforts in 34
games with Bees, including five 3-hit showings.
◆ ◆ Joined Inland Empire May 19...Scuffled to .073 (3/41) clip in first 10 games (4 BB, 11 K)...Proceeded to hit
.320 (16/50) with 12 RBI his next 12 games.
◆ ◆ Ended up with 22 multi-hit games with 66ers, including three 4-hit tallies to match career high...Hit safely in
29 of 34 affairs from June 16-July 26 (.313; 42/134)...Went 4-for-6 with four runs (1 HR, 3 RBI) in final game
of season.
◆ ◆ Named Organizational Defensive Player of Month for June...Had 10 outfield assists in 2018.
◆ ◆ In 2017, made professional debut with Short-Season Orem...Limited to 39 games with a thumb sprain
(injured on a slide stealing second base, June 28 at Ogden)...Returned to action one month later (July 28) and
homered in consecutive games, July 29-30.
◆ ◆ Slashed .350/.396/.548 for Owlz (22 extra-base hits)...Opened pro career with 10-game hit streak (.467;
21/45, 21 R, 3 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 4 SB) and had hits in 13 of first 14 games...Totaled 11 hits in first four
pro contests.
◆ ◆ Final numbers for initial pro season: .350 (62/177), 47 R, 13 2B, 5 3B, 4 HR, 44 RBI, 10 SB...Did not commit an
error in 37 outfield games (76 total chances).
◆ ◆ In 2016, a post-draft medical report revealed a stress fracture in his back...Did not play that summer in
Angels system.
◆ ◆ Prepped at Buford High School (Buford, GA)...Was a three-sport star in baseball, football and basketball...A
standout wide receiver and cornerback who helped his high school team win Georgia AAAA state
championships in 2013 and 2014.
◆ ◆ Focused solely on baseball senior year in 2016...Named Player of Year for 4A All-Region Team after finishing
senior campaign with a .559 average, 66 hits and 25 RBI...Buford finished as state runner-up.
◆ ◆ Was a Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, Ga) commit before signing with Angels.

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