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Joel
Joel
HURTADO 72

Bats Throws Height Weight
RHP RIGHT RIGHT 6-1 215
BORN: FEBRUARY 6, 2001 OPENING DAY AGE: 25
BIRTHPLACE: PUERTO PLATA, DR RESIDES: PUERTO PLATA, DR
ACQUIRED: SIGNED AS INTERNATIONAL FREE AGENT, JUNE 27, 2022
SIGNED THRU: 2026; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 0/3 OPTIONS USED

NON-ROSTER INVITEE
HURTADO’S LIFETIME PITCHING RECORD
HURTADO
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK BAA
2022— DSL Angels 1-1 3.50 5 4 0 0 0 0 18.0 12 8 7 3 1 9 0 21 4 1 .190
2023— Inland Empire 6-5 5.42 22 10 0 5 0 0 78.0 78 53 47 2 8 31 0 90 9 2 .260
2024— Tri-City 9-8 4.61 26 26 0 0 0 0 138.2 137 85 71 8 14 82 0 134 12 2 .258
2025— Rocket City 5-6 2.70 18 18 0 0 0 0 86.2 81 29 26 6 2 27 0 56 2 1 .246
Salt Lake 0-0 3.60 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .176
MINOR TOTALS 21-20 4.22 72 59 0 5 0 0 326.1 311 177 153 19 25 150 0 304 27 6 .251
2025 SEASON
◆ Pitched majority of season with Double-A Rocket City, going 5-6 with a 2.70 ERA (86.2 IP - 26 ER) and 56 strikeouts
in 18 games (all starts).
◆ Posted a 2.40 ERA (45.0 IP - 12 ER) in home games, compared with a 3.09 ERA (46.2 IP - 16 ER) on the road.
◆ Allowed three-or-fewer runs in 16 of 18 starts for Trash Pandas, including 11 starts with one-or-fewer runs.
◆ Pitched a season-high 7.0 innings on three occasions, including 7.0 scoreless innings on May 14 at Pensacola.
◆ Held right-handers to a .210 (33/157) batting average on the season.
◆ Promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake on September 16 and made one start for Bees on Sept. 20 to conclude the season
(ND; 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO).
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
◆ Made professional debut July 22, 2022 with DSL Angels at DSL Colorado.
◆ Named California League Pitcher of the Week (July 23, 2023).
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ June 27, 2022...Signed by Angels as international free agent.
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Joel Alexander Hurtado.
◆ Enters 2026 ranked as Angels #23 prospect by Baseball America...Was also rated as an Angels Top 30 prospect
entering 2024 and 2025.
◆ Participated in Angels Fall Instructional League, including “Fall Classic” games at Angel Stadium in 2022, 2024
and 2025.
◆ Originally signed by Angels scouts Jonathan Genao & Rusbell Cabrera.

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