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RHP
CADEN DANA

36 LEFT RIGHT 6-4 215

BORN: DEC. 17, 2003 OPENING DAY AGE: 21
BIRTHPLACE: WARWICK, NY RESIDES: MONTGOMERY, NY
MLB SERVICE: 31 DAYS
ACQUIRED: SELECTED IN 11TH ROUND OF 2022 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT
SIGNED THRU: 2025; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 0/3 OPTIONS USED

DANA’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
DANA
2022—ACL Angels 0-0 1.35 3 3 0 0 0 0 6.2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 .240
Inland Empire 0-0 27.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.2 6 5 5 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .545
2023—Inland Empire 1-1 1.20 3 3 0 0 0 0 15.0 6 2 2 1 1 6 0 18 1 0 .120
Tri-City 2-4 4.22 11 11 0 0 0 0 53.1 45 28 25 3 2 24 0 71 6 0 .228
2024— Rocket City 9-7 2.52 23 23 1 0 0 0 135.2 89 46 38 10 9 39 0 147 11 0 .184
LAA 1-2 9.58 3 3 0 0 0 0 10.1 14 12 11 5 1 7 0 8 0 0 .326
MAJOR TOTALS 1-2 9.58 3 3 0 0 0 0 10.1 14 12 11 5 1 7 0 8 0 0 .326
MINOR TOTALS 12-12 3.01 41 41 1 0 0 0 212.1 152 82 71 14 12 70 0 244 20 0 .198
2024 SEASON
◆ Pitched majority of season with Double-A Rocket City, and was named Trash Pandas Pitcher of the Year.
◆ Compiled a 9-7 record with a 2.52 ERA (135.2 IP - 38 ER) and 147 strikeouts in 23 starts for Rocket City...Set Trash
Pandas single season records in strikeouts, innings pitched and ERA while tying the records for wins and starts
(23)...Led all of MiLB with 14 quality starts.
◆ Selected as a 2024 Southern League All-Star and represented the Trash Pandas and Angels at the All-Star Futures
Game at Globe Life Field.
◆ Named Southern League Pitcher of the Month for August after posting a 3-0 record and 0.57 ERA (31.1 IP - 2 ER)
with 32 strikeouts in five starts.
◆ Made Major League debut with Angels on Sept. 1 vs. Seattle at 20 years, 259 days old, becoming the youngest
Angels pitcher since Francisco Rodriguez in 2002 and youngest starting pitcher since Frank Tanana in 1973...
Became the youngest pitcher to win a game for the Angels since Tanana in 1973 and the youngest to win his MLB
Debut in franchise history.
◆ Totaled three starts for Angels before being optioned back to Rocket City on Sept. 16.
NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS AND HONORS
◆ 2024 Futures Game Selection...Baseball America Double-A All-Star...Baseball America Minor League All-Star...
Southern League Post-Season All-Star...All-MiLB Prospect Second Team...Southern League Pitcher of the Month
(August).
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ July 19, 2022...Selected by Angels in 11th round of First-Year Player Draft (signed August 2).
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Caden Lawrence Dana.
◆ Graduated from Don Bosco Prep (NJ) High School, where he led Ironmen to first state title in 14 years, hitting a
home run and recording a save in the championship game...2022 Gatorade New Jersey Baseball Player of the Year.
◆ Committed to play at University of Kentucky before signing with Angels.
◆ His older brother, Casey, was drafted by Angels five rounds after Caden in the 2022 Draft...Eldest brother Cullen
was drafted by San Diego in the 2018 Draft and also played for the Dust Devils when they were Padres affiliates.
◆ Originally signed by Angels scout Drew Dominguez.
CAREER FIELDING
POS PCT G PO A E TC DP PK
P 1.000 3 1 0 0 1 0 0

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