Below is a partial list of Minor League Baseball players in the Los Angeles Angels system.
Players Hayden Alvarez
Hayden Samuel Alvarez (born March 19, 2007) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in the Los Angeles Angels organization.
Alvarez signed with the Los Angeles Angels organization as an international free agent in January 2024 for $685,000, marking the second highest signing bonus as an international free agent for the Angels that year. He made his professional debut that year with the Rookie-Level Dominican Summer League Angels, hitting .250 with a home run and 32 stolen bases. Alvarez started the 2025 season with the Rookie-Level Arizona Complex League Angels. He slashed .335/.427/.429 with two home runs and 24 stolen bases in 55 games at ACL Angels, being promoted to the Single-A Inland Empire 66ers on August 2.
Alvarez started the 2026 season with the Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and was promoted to the High-A Tri-City Dust Devils in August, after slashing 296/.396/.479 with 11 home runs, 26 doubles and five triples in 96 games with Rancho. Between the two levels, he hit .289 with 12 home runs, 32 doubles and 62 RBI. Following the season, he was selected as the first overall pick in the 2026 LIDOM Rookie Draft by the Tigres del Licey.
Brady Choban
Brady Choban (born September 16, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Angels organization.
Choban attended Lewis-Palmer High School. He played college baseball at Marshall University in 2019 - 2021 seasons. At Marshall, he went 1 - 4 in 14 games. In 2022 - 2023 season, he committed to University of Rio Grande. He recorded 0-2 with a 4.70 ERA in 8 games as a starting pitcher in 2023, finishing 2 seasons at Rio Grande with a 5.11 ERA, 56 strikeouts and 18 walks over 37 innings.
The Los Angeles Angels signed with Choban as an undrafted free agent in 2023. He made his professional debut that year with Rookie-Level Arizona Complex League Angels. He started 2024 with High-A Tri-City Dust Devils, and was promoted to Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas during the season. He started 2025 with Double-A, posting a 2.64 ERA with 37 strikeouts and a 1.24 WHIP in 41.1 innings pitched over 39 games. He was promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake Bees in August.
Jacob Cozart
Jacob Hayes Cozart (born January 9, 2003) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Los Angeles Angels organization.
Cozart grew up in High Point, North Carolina and attended Wesleyan Christian Academy. He played college baseball at NC State University.
Cozart became the starting catcher for the NC State Wolfpack baseball during his freshman season in 2022 and batted .240. After the season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was named second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) as a sophomore after batting .301 with 10 home runs, 14 doubles, and 42 RBI. He was named first-team All-ACC after batting .305 with 19 home runs as a junior in 2024.
Cozart was selected by the Cleveland Guardians in the second round of 2024 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the team for $2.05 million.
Cozart made his professional debut after signing with the High-A Lake County Captains and hit .119 across 13 games. In 2025, he played with Lake County and the Double-A Akron RubberDucks and batted .235 with nine home runs and 49 RBI across 93 games with both teams. Cozart returned to Akron to start the 2026 season.
On August 3, 2026, the Guardians traded Cozart to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for Jo Adell.
Cozart's father, Craig Cozart, is a college baseball coach and served as the head coach of the High Point Panthers from 2009 to 2021.
NC State Wolfpack bio
Gabriel Davalillo
Gabriel Jose Davalillo (born November 6, 2007) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher in the Los Angeles Angels organization.
Davalillo signed with the Los Angeles Angels organization in January 2025 for a $2.0 million bonus. He was considered as the top catching prospect in 2025 international class. He made his professional debut that year with the Rookie-Level Dominican Summer League Angels and slashed .302/.408/.518 with seven home runs and three stolen bases in 41 games, being named to the DSL AL Mid-Season All-Star team.
Davalillo is the grandson of Vic Davalillo, who played in Major League Baseball across 16 seasons including the California Angels during 1968 - 1969 and became a member of Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. His uncle is Pompeyo Davalillo, who was older brother of Vic and also played in Major League Baseball. His father, David Davalillo, is a former professional baseball player who played in the Angels’ organization. His older brother, David Davalillo, is also a professional baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers’ system.
Davalillo was selected as a representative of Venezuela team in the 2023 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup, playing 8 games.
Mason Erla
Mason Andrew Erla (born August 19, 1997) is an American baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Angels organization.
Erla played college baseball at Michigan State for five seasons. He pitched in two games as a freshman before tearing the Latissimus dorsi muscle in his pitching shoulder and using a medical redshirt. In 2018, he briefly played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Erla went 2-0 four starts before the 2020 season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. As a redshirt junior, he had a 5-6 record with a 3.50 ERA 80 strikeouts.
Erla was selected in the 17th round by the Los Angeles Angels in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. After signing with the team he was assigned to the Arizona Complex League Angels and made two appearances before being promoted to the High-A Tri-City Dust Devils. Erla was assigned to the Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas at the start of the 2022 season. After his first start, Erla was placed on the injured list due to shoulder soreness and did not return for six weeks.
Michigan State Spartans bio
Juan Flores
Juan Daniel Flores (born February 13, 2006) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher in the Los Angeles Angels organization.
Flores signed with the Los Angeles Angels organization in January 2023 for $280,000. He made his professional debut that year with the Rookie-Level Dominican Summer League Angels, slashing .236/.352/.388 with 6 home runs, 26 RBIs and 6 stolen bases in 46 games.
Flores started 2024 with the Single-A Inland Empire 66ers, and was promoted to the High-A Tri-City Dust Devils in June. Between the two levels, he had a combined slash line of .254/.312/.372 with 5 home runs and 4 stolen bases. He spent 2025 with the High-A, slashing .207/.283/.341 with 10 home runs, 11 doubles and 40 RBIs in 89 games. After the season, he played in Arizona Fall League for the Salt River Rafters, being named to the Arizona Fall League Fall Stars Game. He started 2026 with the High-A. In April, he was selected as the best defensive prospect in the Angels' farm system by MLB pipeline. On June 22, he was promoted to the Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas, after slashing .275/.341/.538 with 11 home runs across 46 games in the High-A.
Ben Gobbel
Benjamin Thomas Gobbel (born November 2, 1999) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Los Angeles Angels organization.
Gobbel attended Pinecrest Academy and played college baseball at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina. In 2022 season as a senior, he batted .371 with 16 home runs, 71 RBI, and 13 stolen bases, leading the team with batting average, hits, RBI, and home runs. Following the season, he was named to the Conference Carolinas All-Conference First Team. Also he was named to the All-Southeast Region Team by D2CCA, NCBWA and ABCA.
The Los Angeles Angels signed with Gobbel as an undrafted free agent in 2022. He made his professional debut that year with the Rookie-Level Arizona Complex League Angels.
Gobbel played the 2023 season for the Single-A Inland Empire 66ers, hitting .267 in 59 games. He split the 2024 season with the High-A Tri-City Dust Devils and the Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas. Gobbel started the 2025 season with the High-A, batting .284 with nine home runs, 30 RBI, four stolen bases, and an .857 OPS. On June 17, he was assigned to Double-A. On September 13, Gobbel promoted to the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees.
Gobbel's grandfather, Tom Paciorek, is a former Major League Baseball player.
Belmont Abbey Crusaders bio
Austin Gordon
Austin Michael Gordon (born June 14, 2003) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Angels organization.
Gordon attended Myrtle Beach High School and played college baseball at the Clemson University. In his 2022 season as a freshman, he pitched as a relief pitcher, recording a 1-0 with a 5.14 ERA, 2 saves and 31 strikeouts in 28.0 innings pitched. In his 2023 season as a sophomore, he pitched in 16 games as a starting pitcher, posting a 4.61 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 84.0 innings pitched. In his 2024 season as a junior, he mainly pitched as a closer, earning 11 saves with a 4.35 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 39.1 innings. Following the season, he was given the Stowe Award as the Clemson’s most valuable pitcher of 2024. At Clemson, he went a 5-6 record with an 4.64 ERA and 160 strikeouts in 151.1 innings pitched during 3 years.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Gordon in the 4th round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft, the 110th overall selection. He signed with the team for a $572,500 bonus. Gordon made his professional debut in 2025 with the High-A Tri-City Dust Devils, posting a 4-5 record with a 5.44 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 84.1 innings pitched as a starting pitcher.
Gordon played the whole 2026 season with the Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas. On August 27, he pitched the first seven innings of a combined no-hitter against the Birmingham Barons along with Lucas Mahlstedt and Camden Minacci, making it the third no-hitter in Rocket City Trash Pandas history. He was named the Southern League Pitcher of the Month for August, posting a 4-0 record with 1.44 ERA, 33 strikeouts and a 0.60 WHIP in 25.0 innings pitched across four starts. Clemson Tigers bio
C. J. Gray
Charlie Junior Gray (born January 25, 2007) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Angels organization.
Gray attended A.L. Brown High School in North Carolina. He threw more than 2,000 pitches in his four-year varsity career. In football, he threw for 4,120 yards across three seasons as the starting quarterback, throwing 34 touchdowns and rushing for 15 more. He also played basketball his first 2 years in high school. In 2025 season as a baseball player, he was named Greater Metro Conference Player of the Year despite his team recorded 2-10 in conference play. He hit .508 with 11 home runs, and recorded 3-1 on the mound.
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Gray in the 5th round of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft, the 140th overall selection. He had some scholarship offers to play quarterback, but he chose to play baseball. He signed with the team for a $1,247,500 bonus, above the slot value of $519,000 for the pick.
Trey Gregory-Alford
Trey Robert Gregory-Alford (born May 4, 2006) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Angels organization.
Gregory-Alford attended Coronado High School, where he emerged as a notable baseball prospect; The Gazette later dubbed him "the most valued high school draftee in Colorado Springs history." In 2024, he recorded a 2-0 with a 1.84 ERA, a save and 94 strikeouts in 45.1 innings pitched while slashing .492/.597/1.033 with 34 RBI, 7 home runs and 26 runs scored as a first baseman. After the season, he was named Colorado's Gatorade Player of the Year, being the first player chosen from Coronado High School.