Griffin Canning

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Griffin Canning
Canning with the Los Angeles Angels in 2019
Los Angeles Angels – No. 47
Pitcher
Born: (1996-05-11) May 11, 1996 (age 27)
Mission Viejo, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 30, 2019, for the Los Angeles Angels
MLB statistics
(through April 23, 2024)
Win–loss record20–24
Earned run average4.77
Strikeouts373
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Gold Glove Award
    (2020)

Griffin Alexander Canning (born May 11, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He made his MLB debut in 2019.

Amateur career

Canning attended

2015 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and played college baseball at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for the Bruins.[4]

Canning made 15 appearances with 11 starts as a freshman at UCLA in 2015. He was 7–1 with a 2.97 ERA and 66 strikeouts. As a sophomore, he became UCLA's number one starter.[5] He made 15 starts, going 5–8 with a 3.70 ERA and 95 strikeouts.[6][7] Canning returned as UCLA's ace in 2017.[8] In 17 starts, he went 7–4 with a 2.34 ERA and 140 strikeouts.

Professional career

The

Class AAA Pacific Coast League in June. In 25 starts between the three teams, Canning went 4–3 with a 3.65 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP.[13] Canning returned to Salt Lake to begin the 2019 season up until his major league promotion.[14]

Los Angeles Angels

On April 30, 2019, the Angels promoted Canning to the major leagues and he made his debut that night, against the Toronto Blue Jays, recording six strikeouts over 4+13 innings pitched.[15] After multiple trips to the IL with elbow inflammation, the Angels announced on August 22, 2019, that they would shut down Canning for the rest of the season, cutting his rookie season short. He went 5–6 with a 4.58 ERA and 96 strikeouts. [16]

In 2020, Canning went 2–3 with a 3.99 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 11 starts. He was tied for the AL lead among pitchers with three defensive runs saved and made just one error out of 16 chances. Canning went on to win his first

Gold Glove Award that season.[17]

In 2021, Canning went 5–4 with a 5.60 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 13 starts.[18] On July 3, 2021, Canning was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake.[19] On August 10, 2021, the Angels announced that Canning would miss the rest of the season with a low back stress fracture.[20]

Canning was placed on the 60-day injured list to begin the 2022 season. In August, he was shut down after experiencing multiple setbacks in his recovery, and did not make a professional appearance on the year.[21]

On January 13, 2023, Canning signed a one-year, $850K contract with the Angels, avoiding salary arbitration.[22]

Personal

Canning grew up an Angels fan.[23]

References

  1. ^ "Canning is Register's pitcher of the year". ocregister.com. June 13, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "The Bold Eagle – Orange County Register". July 9, 2014.
  3. ^ Sondheimer, Eric (June 6, 2014). "Baseball: Griffin Canning leads Santa Margarita to Division 1 title" – via LA Times.
  4. ^ "Tuesday Roundup: UCLA's Canning Can Do - BaseballAmerica.com". February 25, 2015.
  5. ^ "Canning Continuing Line Of Stellar Bruins Righthanders". BaseballAmerica.com. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  6. ^ "Santa Margarita High grad named to Golden Spikes Award watch list". ocregister.com. February 16, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  7. ^ Thuc Nhi Nguyen (February 15, 2017). "UCLA baseball team — what you need to know". Dailynews.com. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  8. ^ "USABaseball.com: News: Golden Spikes Spotlight: Griffin Canning". usabaseball.com. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
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  10. ^ Thuc Nhi Nguyen (June 11, 2017). "MLB Draft: UCLA's Griffin Canning primed with patience, persistence – Daily News". Dailynews.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  11. ^ Guardado, Maria (January 20, 2016). "Angels sign Draft pick Griffin Canning of UCLA". MLB.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  12. ^ "66ers' Canning lights-out in pro debut". MiLB.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  13. ^ "Griffin Canning Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  14. ^ Coles, Joe (April 4, 2019). "Griffin Canning, Jaime Barria headline talented Bees pitching staff". Deseret News. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  15. ^ "Toronto Blue Jays at Los Angeles Angels Box Score, April 30, 2019". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  16. ^ Twitter. Angels PR https://twitter.com/LAAngelsPR/status/1164656070259646464. Retrieved August 29, 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ^ Bollinger, Rhett. "Canning snags 1st career Gold Glove". Los Angeles Angels. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  18. ^ Fletcher, Jeff (August 10, 2021). "Angels shut down Griffin Canning with lower back stress fracture". Orange County Register.
  19. ^ Anthony Franco (July 3, 2021). "Angels Option Griffin Canning, Designate Scott Schebler". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  20. ^ Desai, Evan (August 10, 2021). "LA Angels: Struggling starting pitcher takes another hit, out for season". Halo Hangout.
  21. ^ "Angels' Griffin Canning: Won't pitch this season". cbssports.com. August 4, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  22. ^ "Jon Heyman on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  23. ^ "MLB Draft Q&A: Angels' Griffin Canning". June 12, 2017.

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