Griffin Canning

Griffin Canning
Griffin Canning (2019)
Los Angeles Angels - No. 47
Pitcher
Born: May 11th, 1996 Mission Viejo , United States
Strikes: Right	Throws: Right
Debut in Major League Baseball
April 30,  2019  at the  Los Angeles Angels
MLB statistics (until the end of 2019)
Win - Loss	6-6
ERA	4.46
Teams
Los Angeles Angels (since 2019 )
Last update: November 9, 2019

Griffin Alexander Canning (born May 11, 1996 in Mission Viejo , California ) is an American baseball player who plays for the Los Angeles Angels in Major League Baseball (MLB) on the position of pitcher .

Career

Canning first played on the baseball team at Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita . In 2014, his final year there, he was named Orange County Register Pitcher of the Year . In the 2015 MLB Draft , he was selected in the 38th round by the Colorado Rockies , where he never signed a contract and instead was active in baseball for the university team of the University of California, Los Angeles . Finally, he was again up for the MLB Draft 2017 and was therefore selected in the second round in a total of 47th position by the Los Angeles Angels .

In June 2017, he signed a contract with the Los Angeles Angels with a so-called signing bonus valued at $ 1,459,200 US dollars. Initially, however, the pitcher played in the minor leagues California League , Southern League and the highest-ranking Pacific Coast League . He made his MLB debut on April 30, 2019 against the Toronto Blue Jays .

Web links

• Player information and statistics from MLB  or  ESPN  or  Baseball Reference  or  Fangraphs  or  The Baseball Cube  or  Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Antonio Morales: Canning is Register's pitcher of the year. June 13, 2014, accessed October 28, 2019 . 
2. ^ Maria Guardado: Angels sign Draft pick Griffin Canning of UCLA. January 20, 2016, accessed October 28, 2019 .