Jose Suarez promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake
MOBILE, Ala. (May 27, 2018) - The Los Angeles Angels announced Sunday that left-handed pitcher Jose Suarez has been promoted from the Double-A Mobile BayBears to Triple-A Salt Lake.Suarez, 20, made seven starts with the BayBears after opening the season with Class A Advanced Inland Empire. He went 2-1 with
MOBILE, Ala. (May 27, 2018) - The Los Angeles Angels announced Sunday that left-handed pitcher
Suarez, 20, made seven starts with the BayBears after opening the season with Class A Advanced Inland Empire. He went 2-1 with a 3.03 ERA and 51 strikeouts over 29 2/3 innings pitched in the Southern League. Suarez fanned a career-high 11 batters in each of his last two starts. He is tied for third in all of Minor League Baseball with 69 strikeouts in 38 2/3 innings pitched, combined between Mobile and Inland Empire.
In two starts with the 66ers to begin the season, Suarez walked just one batter and recorded 18 strikeouts in nine innings pitched. He allowed four runs, two earned, on six hits. Suarez was the Angels Minor League Pitcher of the Month in April.
The Venezuelan southpaw is in his fourth professional season after signing with the Angels as an international free agent on July 3, 2014. After joining Class A Burlington last June, Suarez went 6-1 with a 3.28 ERA and fanned 90 batters over 68 2/3 innings, an average of 11.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Suarez was named a 2017 MiLB.com Angels Organization All-Star.
Suarez is currently the Angels No. 5 pitching prospect, and he is ranked No. 11 overall in the organization, according to MLB Pipeline. This is the first time he has been promoted to Triple-A in his career.
In a corresponding move, catcher
The BayBears wrap up a five-game home series against the Biloxi Shuckers Sunday at 2:05 p.m. CDT. Live coverage can be seen on MiLB.tv (subscription required, promo code: BAYBEARS) and heard on the BayBears Broadcast Network, the TuneIn Radio App, and the MiLB First Pitch App, with the Countdown to First Pitch starting at 1:45 p.m.
The BayBears host a total of 70 home dates through Labor Day, September 3. Single-game tickets and ticket packages are currently on sale. Season tickets and group and hospitality offerings for the 2018 season can be reserved by calling (251) 479-BEAR (2327).
About the Mobile BayBears
The Mobile BayBears are the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels and play their games at Hank Aaron Stadium in Mobile, Ala. The BayBears were founded in 1997 and have won four Southern League titles in 1998, 2004, 2011, and 2012. Additionally, the 1998 and 2011 championship squads were named Minor League Team of the Year by Baseball America. More than 160 former BayBears have reached the Major League level, including All-Stars Max Scherzer, Paul Goldschmidt, Jake Peavy,
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