Keynan Middleton #99

Has two daughters: Kamrynn and Karter...Played basketball at Milwaukie (Ore.) High School and signed a "half-and-half" scholarship to play baseball and basketball at Lane Community College...Was "shocked" when the Angels drafted him in 2013 because he believed then that basketball was his No. 1 sport...Coached the JV basketball team at his high school for two off-seasons when he was in the Minors.

2021

Went 1-2 with four saves, a 4.94 ERA (17 ER in 31.0 IP) in 32 games (1 start) with the Mariners...Boasted a 3.60 ERA (12 ER in 30.0 IP) as a reliever...On the 10-day injured list from May 5-20 with a strained right biceps...Made his first Major League start on July 21 @ Rockies (L; 5 ER in 1.0 IP)...Designated for assignment Aug. 26…did not pitch after Sept. 9 and was placed on Triple-A Tacoma's 60-day injured list on Sept. 17...Signed by the D-backs as a Minor League free agent Dec. 1.

2020

Appeared in 13 games for Los Angeles-AL, going 0-1 with a 5.25 ERA (7 ER, 12.0 IP), 11 strikeouts and six walks.

2019

Missed first 133 games of season on Angels injured list recovering from Tommy John surgery (May 22, 2018)... Made 10 total rehab appearances between AZL Angels, Adv.-A Inland Empire and Triple-A Salt Lake and allowed one run in nine total innings with 16 strikeouts... Made season debut Aug. 28 vs. Rangers…First Major League outing since May 13, 2018 vs. Twins... Did not allow a run in first 10 appearances for Angels (7.1 IP)...Only run allowed came in final appearance of year, Sept. 28 vs. Houston (RBI double by Jose Altuve)... Held opposing batters to a .083 (1/12) average against offspeed pitches...Batters went 0-for-8 against his changeup.

2018

Made Opening Day roster with Angels for first time in career...Pitched to 1.04 ERA (8.2 IP - 1 ER) on the road across eight total appearances... Appeared in 13 games during opening month of season, primarily as Angels closer...Did not allow a run in 10 of 13 contests...
Converted six of seven save opportunities in Mar./Apr. before suffering right elbow inflammation and being placed on disabled list...Made one rehab appearance with Triple-A Salt Lake May 8 at Sacramento and pitched one scoreless inning before returning to Angels May 10... Made three appearances for Angels following reinstatement from disabled list, but exited game May 13 vs. Minnesota after recurrence of right elbow injury...Underwent Tommy John surgery performed May 22 by Dr. Neal ElAttrache and missed remainder of season on disabled list.

2017

Entered year ranked by Baseball America as #9 prospect in Angels system ... Began season with Triple-A Salt Lake for 10 appearances, before being promoted to Angels, May 5...Did not allow an earned run in each of final eight outings for Bees (9.1 IP) ... Made Major League debut May 5 vs. Houston...Became first member of Angels 2013 draft class to reach Major Leagues ... Earned first Major League win June 11 at Houston with one scoreless inning ... Recorded first Major League save Aug. 8 vs. Baltimore ... Six wins tied Cam Bedrosian for most by an Angels reliever for season...Most wins by an Angels rookie reliever since Dane De La Rosa (6) in 2013 ... His 64 appearances tied Jason Bulger (2009) and Jose Alvarez (2015) for third most ever by an Angels rookie...Only Dane De La Rosa (75 games in 2013) and Bill Kelso (67 games in 1967) had more ... Led A.L. rookies with average fastball velocity of 97.2 MPH.

2016

Pitched exclusively out of bullpen for fi rst ti me in career...Began season with Adv.-A Inland Empire and averaged 13.9 strikeouts per nine innings...Worked at least two innings in 11 of 25 outi ngs with 66ers...Promoted to Double-A Arkansas June 30...Did not allow a run in 11 of 13 appearances for Travelers and averaged 10.8 strikeotus per nine innings...Recorded saves in six consecuti ve appearances from July 16-29...Six saves ranked ti ed for second most on season for Travelers...Promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake August 7 and did not allow a run in six of eight outi ngs for Bees...Had streak of eight consecuti ve scoreless innings across four games for Bees from Aug. 15-25.