Griffin Canning

Griffin Alexander Canning (born May 11, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Griffin Canning
Canning in 2019
Los Angeles Angels – No. 47
Pitcher
Born: (1996-05-11) May 11, 1996
Mission Viejo, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 30, 2019, for the Los Angeles Angels
MLB statistics
(through August 12, 2020)
Win–loss record5–9
Earned run average4.56
Strikeouts114
Teams

Amateur career

Canning attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. He played for the school's baseball team as a pitcher. As a senior, he had an 11–3 win–loss record with a 1.51 earned run average (ERA) and 123 strikeouts, and was named the Orange County Register Pitcher of the Year.[1][2] In his final game, he led Santa Margarita to victory in the 2014 California Interscholastic Federation SS Division I Championship, recording 11 strikeouts and allowing only two hits.[3] Canning was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 38th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and played college baseball at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for the Bruins.[4]

Canning made 15 appearances with 11 starts as a freshman at UCLA in 2015. He was 7–1 with a 2.97 ERA and 66 strikeouts. As a sophomore, he became UCLA's number one starter.[5] He made 15 starts, going 5–8 with a 3.70 ERA and 95 strikeouts.[6][7] Canning returned as UCLA's ace in 2017.[8] In 17 starts, he went 7–4 with a 2.34 ERA and 140 strikeouts.

Professional career

The Los Angeles Angels selected Canning with the 47th pick in the second round of the 2017 MLB draft.[9][10] He signed with the Angels for a $1,459,200 signing bonus,[11] but did not pitch in 2017. He made his professional debut in 2018 with the Inland Empire 66ers of the Class A-Advanced California League,[12] and after pitching 8.2 scoreless innings, he was promoted to the Mobile BayBears of the Class AA Southern League. He was promoted to the Salt Lake Bees of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League in June. In 25 starts between the three teams, Canning went 4-3 with a 3.65 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP.[13]

Canning returned to Salt Lake to begin the 2019 season.[14] On April 30, 2019, the Angels promoted Canning to the major leagues and he made his debut that night, against the Toronto Blue Jays, recording six strikeouts over ​4 1⁄3 innings pitched.[15] After multiple trips to the IL with elbow inflammation, the Angels announced on August 22, 2019 that they would shut down Canning for the rest of the season, cutting his rookie season short. He went 5-6 with a 4.58 ERA and 96 strikeouts. [16]

Personal

Canning grew up an Angels fan.[17]

gollark: Thus, lunar destruction would not directly result in a lack of months.
gollark: Related to it *yes*, defined by it in commonly used calendars *no*.
gollark: Months are NOT defined by the moon!
gollark: "Neoliberalism" really just seems to be a word for "anything happening now which someone dislikes" these days?
gollark: Since apparently there's no scarcity problem.

References
  1. "Canning is Register's pitcher of the year". ocregister.com. June 13, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  2. "The Bold Eagle – Orange County Register".
  3. Sondheimer, Eric (June 6, 2014). "Baseball: Griffin Canning leads Santa Margarita to Division 1 title" – via LA Times.
  4. "Tuesday Roundup: UCLA's Canning Can Do - BaseballAmerica.com". February 25, 2015.
  5. "Canning Continuing Line Of Stellar Bruins Righthanders". BaseballAmerica.com. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  6. "Santa Margarita High grad named to Golden Spikes Award watch list". ocregister.com. February 16, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  7. Thuc Nhi Nguyen. "UCLA baseball team — what you need to know". Dailynews.com. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  8. "USABaseball.com: News: Golden Spikes Spotlight: Griffin Canning". usabaseball.com. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  10. Thuc Nhi Nguyen. "MLB Draft: UCLA's Griffin Canning primed with patience, persistence – Daily News". Dailynews.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  11. Guardado, Maria (January 20, 2016). "Angels sign Draft pick Griffin Canning of UCLA". MLB.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  12. "66ers' Canning lights-out in pro debut". MiLB.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  13. "Griffin Canning Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  14. Coles, Joe (April 4, 2019). "Griffin Canning, Jaime Barria headline talented Bees pitching staff". Deseret News. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  15. "Toronto Blue Jays at Los Angeles Angels Box Score, April 30, 2019". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  16. Twitter. Angels PR https://twitter.com/LAAngelsPR/status/1164656070259646464. Retrieved August 29, 2019. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. https://www.mlbdailydish.com/2017/6/12/15782170/2017-mlb-draft-griffin-canning-interview
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