Sam Aldegheri #10

Samuel Aldegheri (pronounced al-duh-GEAR-ee)...On Instagram: @samuel.aldegheri...Began professional career pitching for Parmaclima Baseball Club in the Italian Serie A1...Pitched alongside his older brother Mattia Aldegheri for Parmaclima from 2019-2020...Mattia Aldegheri has a career 3.24 ERA (294.1 IP - 106 ER) across 80 games (51 starts) from 2019-24 with Parma (2019-23) and Verona (2024) in Italian Serie A...Represented Italy in the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup in 2017...Is the first pitcher to be born and raised in Italy in Major League history, and the first Italian-born player in Angels franchise history...First exposure to baseball in Italy was watching videos of Clayton Kershaw on YouTube...Originally signed by Phillies scout Claudio Scerrato.

2025

Made four Major League appearances (two starts) for Angels across three stints in the Majors...Went 0-2 with a 7.90 ERA (13.2 IP - 12 ER) and 12 strikeouts...Season debut with Angels came in relief, June 4 at Boston (2.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO)...Pitched 4.2 innings in each of his two starts for the Halos on Sept. 23 vs. KC and Sept. 28 vs. HOU...In 23 starts for Double-A Rocket City, went 8-8 with a 3.72 ERA (128.1 IP - 53 ER) and 110 strikeouts...Went 6-2 with a 2.30 ERA (66.2 IP - 17 ER) with 52 strikeouts in final 11 Minor League starts from July 13 - Sept. 11... Posted a 3-0 record and 0.78 ERA (23.0 IP - 2 ER) with 19 strikeouts in four July starts with Rocket City...Pitched career-high eight scoreless innings for Trash Pandas on Aug. 30 vs. Columbus...Also worked 6.0 scoreless frames in a start on July 29 vs. Birmingham.

2024

Went 1-2 with a 4.85 ERA (13.0 IP - 7 ER) and 10 strikeouts in three starts for Angels...Made Major League debut Aug. 30 vs. Seattle and allowed two earned runs on six hits with two walks and three strikeouts across five innings pitched (L, 5.0 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO, 1 HR, 2 HBP)...Earned first Major League win in his second career start, Sept. 6 at Texas, and became the first Italian-born player to win a Major League game since Cleveland’s Marino Pieretti in 1949...Became first pitcher born and raised in Italy to play in the Majors...He was the fifth Italian-born MLB pitcher and first since Cleveland’s Marino Pieretti in 1950, but each of the previous four Italian-born pitchers moved to the United States in their childhoods...Overall, became eighth Italian-born player in Major League history and first since Seattle’s Alex Liddi (2011-13)...First Italian-born player in Angels franchise history...Placed on injured list with left middle finger blister on Sept. 15 (retro to Sept. 14) and missed final 15 games of the season...Acquired by Angels alongside Minor League RHP George Klassen from Philadelphia in exchange for RHP Carlos Estévez on July 27...Assembled a 6-9 record and 3.59 ERA (95.1 IP - 38 ER) with 134 strikeouts in 19 starts between High-A Jersey Shore (PHI) and Double-A Reading (PHI) and Rocket City (LAA)...At the time of his promotion to Double-A on July 9, led South Atlantic League and ranked second at the High-A level with 95 strikeouts...Also led High-A with 12.57 strikeouts per nine innings (min. 60 IP)...Named South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week for June 10-16 following a start against the Wilmington Blue Rocks where he tossed 6.0 shutout innings on just two hits and two walks with nine strikeouts.

2023

Spent majority of the season with Clearwater (A)… Went 1-0 with a 2.87 ERA (5 ER, 15.2 IP), 25 SO to three BB and struck out 39.7% (25-of-63) of batters faced over four appearances (three starts) in April… Picked up his first win with Clearwater on 4/29 vs St. Lucie (5.0 IP, ER) and set a career high in SO with eight; had eight SO again on 9/2 vs Aberdeen… Set a career high with six IP on 7/26 (gm 1) at Jupiter… Promoted to Jersey Shore (A) on 8/3 and earned his first win with the BlueClaws on 8/18 vs Asheville (5.0 IP, 0 ER, 6 SO)… Following the season, was rated as having the best pitch control in the Phillies system by Baseball America… Following the season, was ranked as the No. 27 prospect in the Phillies organization by MLB.com.

2022

Pitched for Florida Complex League Phillies (R)… Struck out 31.5% of the batters he faced (17-of-54)… Participated in Florida Instructional League.

2021

Began professional career with FCL Phillies… Made his pro debut, 6/28 at FCL Blue Jays… Promoted to Clearwater, 7/17… Was placed on the IL, 8/20, with a left elbow injury and missed the remainder of the season… Struck out 34.8% of the batters he faced (32-of-92).

2019

Participated in FIL