Mason Erla #36

Mason Andrew Erla....2023 marks first season as a non-roster invitee to Major League Spring Training....During summer of 2018, pitched for Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox in Cape Cod League....Pitched five seasons at Michigan State University...Compiled 243 career college strikeouts which rank third on MSU’s career list (fellow Angels non-roster invitee Cam Vieaux ranks fourth on the list)...Won Robin Roberts Most Valuable Pitcher MSU team award in 2020 and 2021...Named to Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2018....Graduate of Cass City HS (Cass City, Mich.)....Originally signed by Angels scout Drew Dominguez.

2022

Spent entire season with Double-A Rocket City, totaling 16 starts for Trash Pandas... Missed time on injured list from Apr. 19 - June 8...Had made one start for Rocket City before the IL placement... Following return from IL, went 3-0 with a 1.85 ERA (24.1 IP - 5 ER) and 23 strikeouts across five starts from June 9 - July 6... Pitched 6.0 scoreless innings in two starts (July 6 vs. Chattanooga and Sept. 16 vs. Birmingham)... Tallied season-high eight strikeouts in Sept. 10 start at Montgomery... Was Trash Pandas starting pitcher in Game 3 of Southern League Division Series vs. Tennessee (ND; 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO).