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MA BORN: MAY 6, 1995 OPENING DAY AGE: 23
Thaiss
Thaiss SIGNED THRU: 2019 RESIDES: JACKSON, NJ
BIRTHPLACE: JACKSON, NJ
inf 85 ACQUIRED: SELECTED BY ANGELS IN FIRST ROUND
(16TH OVERALL) OF 2016 FIRST-YEAR
PLAYER DRAFT

height: 6-0 Weight: 215 bats: l throws: R
NON-ROSTER INVITEE

THAISS' 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— Orem .338 15 65 16 22 7 1 2 12 0 0 2 4 0 4 2 4 1 .569 .394 3
Burlington .276 52 199 24 55 12 3 4 31 1 2 2 22 1 28 1 0 5 .427 .351 8
2017— Inland Empire .265 84 336 46 89 13 4 8 48 0 2 7 40 1 59 4 3 10 .399 .353 7
Mobile .292 49 178 29 52 14 0 1 25 0 4 2 37 3 50 4 3 3 .388 .412 2
2018— Mobile .287 40 157 24 45 10 2 6 25 0 2 1 16 0 35 2 1 6 .490 .352 1
Salt Lake .277 85 368 54 102 24 6 10 51 0 3 1 28 0 68 6 3 11 .457 .328 8
MINOR TOTALS .280 325 1303 193 365 80 16 31 192 1 13 15 147 5 244 19 14 36 .437 .357 29
◆ ◆ Matthew Kevin Thaiss (rhymes with 'ICE')...Originally signed by Angels scout Nick Gorneault.
◆ ◆ On Twitter: @Matt_Thaiss
◆ ◆ 2019 marks fourth professional campaign, third consecutive invite to big league camp...Designated as
Angels' #8 prospect for 2018 & 2019 by Baseball America...357 career OBP in 325 minor league games. thaiss
◆ ◆ In 2018, combined to hit .280 (147/525) with 78 runs, 34 doubles, eight triples, 16 home runs and 76 RBI
between Double-A Mobile (40 games) and Triple-A Salt Lake (85 games)...Named MILB.com Organizational
All-Star for third straight year...Set career highs in hits, runs, doubles, triples, HR, RBI and slugging (.467).
◆ ◆ His .280 clip ranked ninth-best in Angels’ system while 76 RBI were third-most...Logged 21 games with 2+
RBI, including seven 3+ RBI efforts...Also had 14 games with 3+ hits on season (four games with 4+), including
career-best five hits June 19 at Colorado Springs.
◆ ◆ After starting 0-for-8 across first two triple-A games, posted first career multi-HR game May 24 at
Albuquerque (3 for 6, 2 HR, 2 RBI)...Hit .375 (27/72) from May 24-June 11 with 12 extra-base hits in 16 games.
◆ ◆ In 2017 sophomore season in Angels system, split campaign between Single-A Inland Empire and Double-A
Mobile...Combined to hit .274 (141/514) with 75 runs, 27 doubles, four triples, nine HR and 73 RBI in 133
games...73 RBI marked third-most in Halos system....412 OBP with Mobile established career best.
◆ ◆ Played with Scottsdale Scorpions in 2017 Arizona Fall League...Named as Angels' #2 prospect for 2017 by
Baseball America.
◆ ◆ 2016 marked first professional season after first round selection (16th overall) in June Amateur Draft...
Second New Jersey native to be selected in first round by Angels, joining OF Mike Trout (25th overall in 2009).
◆ ◆ Originally assigned to Rookie-Level Orem...Slashed .338/.394/.569 in 15 games before promotion to Single-A
Burlington (.276/.351/.427 in 52 games)...Combined to hit .292 (77/264) with 40 runs, 19 doubles, four
triples, six home runs and 43 RBI in 67 minor league games in 2016...Walked 26 times and struck out just 32
times in 264 at-bats.
◆ ◆ Wrapped up junior season in 2016 at University of Virginia leading team in average (.375; 87/232), home runs
(10), RBI (59), total bases (134), slugging (.578) and OBP (.473)...Finished season tied for fourth in ACC in hits,
sixth in batting average, sixth in RBI, seventh in slugging and total bases and eighth in OBP.
◆ ◆ Named 2016 Second Team All-American by Baseball America, his second straight season with All-American
honors...Semi-finalist for Dick Howser Trophy (College Baseball Player of the Year) and Johnny Bench Award
(top collegiate catcher).
◆ ◆ Across three seasons with Cavaliers, combined to hit .338 (187/554), with 115 runs scored, 36 doubles, two
triples, 20 home runs and 130 RBI...Helped lead Cavaliers to College World Series Finals in both 2014 and
2015, with Virginia capturing their first national championship in school history in 2015.
◆ ◆ In 2013, selected by Boston in the 32nd round out of Jackson Memorial High School (Jackson Township, NJ)
where he was twice named First-Team All-State.
◆ ◆ Batted .343 with 17 homers and 70 RBI in high school career...Named First-Team All-Shore Conference three
times...Named to High Honor Roll all four years.

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