Logan O'Hoppe (pronounced oh-HOP-ee)...On Instagram: @logan_ohoppe...Has an identical twin sister, Melanie...Hosted the O'Hoppe All Star Bowl in the 2024 offseason to raise funds and awareness for Corey's Promise, an organization dedicated to supporting families affected by pediatric cancer...Was committed to playing collegiately at East Carolina University, his father's alma mater...Named a 2018 Preseason Perfect Game All-American and All-Region Team...Posted a .467 average with three home runs and 22 RBI in 21 games his senior season...Named Catholic High School Athletic Association Player of the Year after netting the Triple Crown and leading high school to its first league championship since 2014...Recognized as the top High School catcher in the country with 2018 Gold Glove win...Originally signed by Phillies scout Alex Agostino.
2024
Batted .244 (117/479) with 64 runs, 17 doubles, 20 home runs, and 56 RBI in 136 games...Ranked sixth among A.L. backstops with 2.7 bWAR...Finished third in the Majors with 20 home runs as a catcher, behind Seattle's Cal Raleigh (28 HR) and Oakland's Shea Langeliers (27 HR)...Tied with Mike Napoli (20) for most home runs by a Halos catcher in a season since 2008...Tied for fifth among MLB catchers with 21 baserunners caught stealing in 2024...Caught 125 games behind the plate, third-most in MLB behind Cal Raleigh (131) and Shea Langeliers (126)...Named the Angels 2024 Heart and Hustle Award nominee...Recorded four games with at least four hits; Tied for most four-hit games at catcher in MLB (Will Smith)...Also notched second career game with three XBH on Sept. 21 at HOU (last; Sept. 11, 2023 at SEA)...Hit career-high 20th home run Sept. 21 and finished ranked third (tied) on Angels...Tied Lance Parrish (1990) for most first half home runs (14) by an Angels catcher in franchise history...Hit longest career home run (467 feet) on June 15 at SF...Batted .313 (50/160) from June 4 - Aug. 4 with 26 runs, seven doubles, nine HR, 20 RBI and an .891 OPS...Homered in consecutive games three times during the season (May 29-30, June 28-29 and July 31 - Aug. 1)...In June, finished second among MLB catchers (min. 20 games) with a .324 (24/74) batting average and ranked first with a .971 OPS and 11 extra-base hits...Collected an extra-base hit in 10 of 17 games June 7-29 (six doubles and five HR)...Notched first career game with five hits on June 9 (first Angels five-hit game since Mickey Moniak and Hunter Renfroe on June 24, 2023 at COL) and capped it with a walk-off home run to beat the Astros; became the third player all-time with 5+ hits including a walk-off HR in a nine-inning game, joining Atlanta's Fred McGriff (Aug. 24, 1996 vs. CHC) and the St. Louis Browns' Wally Judnich (July 24, 1940 vs. NYY)....Also recorded first career stolen base in the game...Finished with 27 multi-hit games... Had two career-long eight-game hitting streaks (June 4-15; March 30 - April 7). Grand slam on April 5 was first career grand slam and first by an Angels catcher since Chris Iannetta on 5/28/2015 vs. DET...Had career-high 17-game on-base streak Sept 22, 2023 - April 7, 2024, which was longest by an Angels catcher since Bengie Molina in 2005.
2023
Made first Opening Day roster...Played in 51 games for Angels in first full Major League season... Became youngest (23 years, 49 days) Opening Day catcher in franchise history (previous was Buck Rodgers in 1962 (23 years, 237 days)... Recorded first Major League home run on April 2 at OAK...Totaled six RBI in opening series at Oakland... Missed 103 games with left shoulder inflammation... Recorded a home run in back-to-back games Sept. 8-9 for first time in career... Tallied first career multi-homer game Sept. 11 at SEA... Finished month of September tied for first in A.L. with nine home runs...Led Angels with slugging (.587), OPS (.879), total bases (54), and runs (15)... On Sept. 30, tied Bengie Molina (2000) for second-most home runs in a season by an Angels rookie catcher with 14th homer of the year... Drew four walks Oct. 1, first four-walk game of career; third Angel catcher (fourth occurrence) to log four free passes in a game... Collected two three-hit games (April 20 at NYY and Sept. 11 at SEA).
2022
After starting the season in the Phillies organization, was acquired by the Angels on Aug. 2 in exchange for OF Brandon Marsh...Became the Angels #1 prospect following mid-season trade...Made Major League debut Sept. 28 vs. Oakland...Became the second position player born after 2000 to debut for the Angels (Livan Soto)...Singled in first career plate appearance off Adrian Martinez...Logged hits in four of five big league games...In 104 combined games in Double-A with Rocket City and Reading, batted .283 (102/360) with 26 home runs, 14 doubles, 78 RBI and 196 total bases...With Rocket City, hit .306 (30/98) and led the Southern League in home runs, RBI, OBP, SLG and OPS after joining the Club on August 4...Selected to the All-Star Futures Game at Dodger Stadium.
2021
Was a non-roster invitee to ML spring training...Collected 106 hits and 180 total bases, both of which ranked 2nd among all Phillies minor league players...Finished T-1st in SF (6) and 9th in AVG (.270) among High-A East hitters...Began the season with Jersey Shore (A) and was promoted to Reading (AA), 8/25...Promoted to Lehigh Valley (AAA), 9/22...Batted .270 (106-393) with 19 doubles, two triples, 17 HR, 58 RBI and a .789 OPS in 104 combined games...Named an Organization All-Star by MiLB.com...Caught 27 of 107 (25.2%) runners attempting to steal in 76 games (all starts) at catcher...Following the season, played for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League and posted a .299/.440/.519 slash line with eight doubles, three HR, 17 RBI, 19 runs and 21 walks in 22 games...Started for the West squad in the AFL’s Fall Stars Game...Won the AFL’s Dernell Stenson Sportsmanship Award, which is presented annually to the player who exemplifies unselfishness, hard work and leadership...Following the season, was named the No. 6 prospect in the Phillies minor league system by Baseball America.
2020
Appeared in one exhibition game with the Phillies, 7/20 at NYY (0-1)…Spent the remainder of the season at the club’s alternate training site in Lehigh Valley.
2019
Spent the entire season with Williamsport (A)…Named a New York-Penn League All-Star...Selected as Phillies Minor League Hitter of the Month for July after slashing .343/.373/.743 with 16 XBH (9 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR) and 18 RBI in 19 games that month...Chosen as Phillies Minor League Player of the Week, 7/15-21, and NYPL Player of the Week, 7/22-28...In 34 games (all starts) at catcher, caught 13 runners in 42 SB attempts (31.0%)…Participated in Florida Instructional League...Following the season, played for Adelaide in the Australian Baseball League.
2018
Began his professional career with Gulf Coast League Phillies West (R)...Posted an 11-game hitting streak (.487 AVG) from 7/5-28...Caught nine of 27 (33.3%) runners attempting to steal...Collected a season-high four hits, 7/14 vs GCL Tigers East...Participated in FIL.
