Austin Warren #61

Austin Davis Warren...On Twitter: @austinwarren96...Represented Angels in 2019 Arizona Fall League and pitched to a 1.54 ERA (11.2 IP - 2 ER) in nine appearances...Attended University of North Carolina at Wilmington...Also played two seasons of junior college ball at Wake Tech Community College (Raleigh, NC)...Graduate of Terry Sanford HS (Fayetteville, NC) where he earned All-Conference honors three times and All-Region honors twice...Was also on bowling team, earning All-Conference honors and finished third in state individual championships...Father, Marty, was White Sox eighth round pick in 1985 Draft out of Campbell University and pitched during two minor league seasons in Chicago’s system...Originally signed by Angels scout Chris McAlpin.

2021

Began season at Triple-A Salt Lake and recorded 4+ outs in 14 of 22 appearances...In final six games with Bees, pitched to a 2.70 ERA (13.1 IP - 4 ER) and 20 SO...Made Major League debut with Angels pn July 29 vs. Oakland and tossed 1.1 perfect innings...Entered game inheriting the bases loaded with two outs in seventh inning and retired Ramon Laureano on a groundout...Recorded first career strikeout vs. Sean Murphy to end eighth inning...Became third pitcher in Angels history to inherit bases loaded in MLB debut and strand all three runners, joining John Verhoeven (July 6, 1976, vs. CLE) and Vern Geishert (Aug. 26, 1969, at CLE)...Did not allow an earned run in 13 of 16 Major League appearances and yielded just four total earned runs across his 20.1 innings pitched (1.77 ERA)...Also stranded 10 of 13 inherited runners (77%)...Earned first Major League win in relief Aug. 6 at Dodger Stadium, after retiring seven of eight batters faced...Recorded first career save Aug. 19 at Detroit with two perfect innings pitched...Missed 22 games on injured list from Aug. 25-Sept. 20.