Hans Crouse #56

Hans Michael Crouse...On Instagram: @hanscrouse...Designs his own tattoos...Enjoys surfing and going to the beach...Pitched for USA Baseball’s 18U national team as a high school senior in 2016...Tossed seven scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts in Team USA’s gold-medal game victory vs. Cuba in the COPABE Pan American Championship in Mexico...Entered 2019 ranked as Rangers #1 prospect by Baseball America...Was rated by the publication in the Top-10 in the Texas organization each year from 2018-21 and was Phillies #7 prospect entering 2022...Attended Dana Hills HS (Dana Point, CA)...Was raised by his grandparents, Robin and John...Older brother, Marrick, was selected by Blue Jays in 11th round of 2015 Draft, but elected to attend University of Southern California...Marrick signed with Atlanta as a Minor League free agent in July 2019 and played three seasons (2019, 2021-22) with Braves affiliates...Pitched for Peoria in 2021 Arizona Fall League...Originally signed by Rangers scout Steve Flores.

2024

Went 4-3 with a 2.84 ERA (25.1 IP - 8 ER) and 34 strikeouts in 25 relief appearances across two stints with Angels...Earned first three Major League wins in three consecutive games from July 10-14...Did not allow an earned run in 20 of 25 MLB outings...Pitched a scoreless inning in relief in Angels debut, June 22 vs. LAD, in first MLB appearance since Oct. 2, 2021 with Phillies...Went 3-0 with two saves, a 2.27 ERA (31.2 IP - 8 ER) and 59 strikeouts in 29 games for Triple-A Salt Lake.

2021

Began season with Frisco (AA) in TEX’s organization, where he made 13 starts...Acquired from TEX as part of a six-player trade, 7/30...After being traded to the Phillies, made six of his seven starts with Reading (AA), posting a 2.73 ERA (9 ER, 29.2 IP) with 38 strikeouts...In 14 minor league starts from the beginning of June through August, posted a 2.79 ERA (20 ER, 62.2 IP)..Made one start with Lehigh Valley (AAA) on 9/11...In 20 total minor league starts, was 5-4 with a 3.28 ERA (31 ER, 85.0 IP) and 98 strikeouts while holding opponents to a .189 AVG (56-297)...Had his contract selected from Lehigh Valley on 9/26 and made his ML debut that day in a start against PIT...After the season, pitched for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League; had 24 strikeouts in 16.0 IP...Following the season, was named the No. 7 prospect in the Phillies system by Baseball America.

2020

Did not see official game action after minor league season was canceled due to pandemic…was expected to pitch in Fall Developmental League, but returned home to tend to a personal matter…enters 2021 rated as the ninth-best prospect in the Texas farm system (Baseball America).

2019

Rated as Texas’ 6th-best prospect entering 2020 according to Baseball America…achieved career highs in wins (6), starts (19), innings (87.2), and strikeouts (76) for Low-A Hickory, finishing the season as the South Atlantic League’s 17th-best prospect (BA)…on injured list from 6/14-22 (right elbow impingement) and 8/29-end of season (bone spur in right elbow)…underwent surgery to remove bone spur on 10/2…went 2-0, 2.82 (14 ER/44.2) with 9 BB/42 SO over 1st 10 G/GS and was 3-1, 6.39 (27 ER/38.0 IP) with 8 BB/3 SO in final 8 G/GS…RHB slashed .222/.274/.346/.620 compared to .288/.341/.526/.867 by LHB... posted career-best 2.0 BB/9 in addition to career-low 7.8 SO/9... tabbed by Baseball America as Texas’ top prospect entering 2019, and was rated “Best Fastball” in the organization.

2018

Rated as the 2nd-best prospect in the Northwest League and a Short-Season All-Star by Baseball America...was a mid-season All-Star selection in the circuit…began season with Spokane and was promoted to Hickory on 8/11...at time of promotion, led NWL (min. 35 IP) in ERA (2.37), opponent average (.179), wins (5), SO/9 (11.13), and WHIP (0.95)...named NWL Pitcher of the Week for 7/9-15 after whiffing 11 over 7.0 SHO IP on 7/13 vs. Eugene...notched career-high 12 SO on 7/25 vs. TriCity (7.0 IP, 1 R-ER)...permitted one-or-zero ER in 10 of 13 starts...limited RHB to .194/.242/.242/.484 slash line, compared to .232/.330/.341/.671 for LHB...posted 0.49 HR/9 mark for 2nd straight season.