Matt Thaiss| Year | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | Rate |
| 2024 proj | 233 | 50 | 29 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 74 | 2 | 0.215 | 7.5 |
| 2024 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0.226 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | 263 | 56 | 32 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 83 | 2 | 0.213 | 8.1 |
| 2022 | 69 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 0.217 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.143 | -0.3 |
| 2020 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.143 | -0.4 |
| 2019 | 147 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 23 | 17 | 52 | 0 | 0.211 | 6.5 |
| Date | News |
| 4/16/24 | Mike Trout's 2-run homer highlights 5-run outburst in the 8th as the Angels top Rays 7-3. Mike Trout’s two-run homer highlighted a five-run outburst in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3. Trout gave the Angels a 2-1 lead with his seventh homer of the season, off Pat Maton (0-1). Matt Thaiss extended the Angels’ lead to 5-1 with three-run double. Taylor Ward added a two-run homer in the ninth inning. Reliever Luis Garcia (1-0) worked an inning and earned the win. Harold Ramírez hit a two-run homer and had three RBIs for Tampa Bay. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/mike-trout-s-... |
| 4/15/24 | Mike Trout's 2-run homer highlights 5-run outburst in the 8th as the Angels top Rays 7-3. Mike Trout’s two-run homer highlighted a five-run outburst in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3. Trout gave the Angels a 2-1 lead with his seventh homer of the season, off Pat Maton (0-1). Matt Thaiss extended the Angels’ lead to 5-1 with three-run double. Taylor Ward added a two-run homer in the ninth inning. Reliever Luis Garcia (1-0) worked an inning and earned the win. Harold Ramírez hit a two-run homer and had three RBIs for Tampa Bay. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/mike-trout-s-... |
| 1/26/24 | Angels 2024 spring training position preview: catchers. Logan O’Hoppe is set to return as the starter after hitting 14 home runs in just 199 plate appearances in 2023. Matt Thaiss is in line to be his backup. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2024/01/26/angels-2024-... |
| 6/19/23 | Angels’ Matt Thaiss has come full circle to find comfort as a major league catcher. Thaiss was a catcher in college, but the Angels moved him to different positions for a few years. Now, he’s finally back behind the plate, and he’s succeeding defensively and offensively. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2023/06/19/angels-matt-... |
| 5/30/23 | Drury, Angels spoil Hendriks' return with win over White Sox. Matt Thaiss and the Los Angeles Angels spoiled Liam Hendriks' party. Thaiss and Brandon Drury homered during a fast start for the Angels, who graciously welcomed Hendriks back to the majors before holding off the Chicago White Sox for a 6-4 victory Monday night. Drury hit a three-run shot and Thaiss followed with another drive during a four-run first inning against a shaky Michael Kopech. Source: https://www.avpress.com/sports/drury-angels-spoil-... |
| 5/23/23 | Matt Thaiss' solo home run (2). Matt Thaiss crushes a solo home run to left-center field in the bottom of the 5th inning, making it a 2-0 Angels lead Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/matt-thaiss-solo-home-run... |
| 5/13/23 | Angels appreciate Matt Thaiss back behind the plate. Thaiss, who spent five years trying other positions, has made the pitchers feel comfortable and is hitting well at a time when other Angels catchers are hurting Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2023/05/13/angels-appre... |
| 5/09/23 | Angels' Catcher Having Huge Turnaround After O'Hoppe Injury. Angels' Catcher Having Huge Turnaround After O'Hoppe Injury Matt Thaiss is coming into this own Author: Ricardo Sandoval Publish date: May 9, 2023 9:30 PM EDT In this story: Los Angeles Angels The Los Angeles Angels suffered a huge loss in late April as their young catcher Logan O'Hoppe tore his labrum. The rookie catcher was coming into his own and was on his way to having an extraordinary rookie season. That left a massive hole for the Halos to fill, and many wondered if the players at their disposal would be adequate for the job. Not only are the Angels playing some good baseball since O'Hoppe went down, but the two catchers are holding up their own, especially 28-year-old catcher Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/angels/news/angels-catcher-... |
| 4/26/23 | Matt Thaiss' two-run double. Matt Thaiss hits a two-run double to right field to give the Angels a 3-1 lead over the A's in the bottom of the 2nd inning Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/matt-thaiss-two-run-doubl... |
| 4/22/23 | Matt Thaiss' go-ahead homer (1). Matt Thaiss crushes a go-ahead homer in the bottom of the 8th, giving the Angels an 8-6 lead over the Royals Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/matt-thaiss-ahead-homer-1... |
| 4/16/23 | Angels Catcher Distraught After Costly Mistakes In Loss To Red Sox. You probably couldn't have found anyone in the Angels clubhouse who took Saturday's loss harder than Matt Thaiss. With Los Angeles nursing a 7-6 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning at Fenway Park, Thaisse turned in a rare frame that ultimately doomed the visitors. After Kiké Hernández led off the inning with a single, a pinch-hitting Raimel Tapia reached base via catcher's interference. Two batters later, Reese McGuire earned a free pass after Thaiss once again invaded the swing path. Source: https://nesn.com/2023/04/angels-catcher-distraught... |
| 4/15/23 | Chang has 4 RBIs, Red Sox rally for 9-7 win over Angels. Yu Chang snapped an 0-for-28 drought with a two-run homer and delivered a go-ahead, two-run single after Los Angeles’ Matt Thaiss was called for his second catcher’s interference in the eighth inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 9-7 comeback win over the Angels. Rafael Devers added his seventh homer, a two-run shot, and Rob Refsnyder drove in two runs for Boston. Gio Urshela hit a grand slam and drove in five runs and Mike Trout added three hits with his 300th career double for the Angels, who were sloppy in a 5-3 loss in the series opener. The 31-year-old Trout became the fourth in MLB history to reach 300 doubles, 300 homers and 200 stolen bases by his age-31 season, joining Willie Mays, Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/chang-has-4-r... |
| 3/20/23 | Angels have high hopes for catcher Logan O’Hoppe, their top prospect. The Angels have little doubt that O'Hoppe, 23, is going to be a good everyday catcher in the majors. Catcher Matt Thaiss has also had a good spring, and he's out of options. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2023/03/20/angels-have-... |
| 9/07/22 | Matt Thaiss's two-run homer (1). Matt Thaiss collects his first home run of the year with a two-run jack to right-center field as the Angels take the lead, 2-1, in the 4th Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/matt-thaisss-two-run-home... |
| 8/27/22 | Angels' Matt Thaiss impresses in first big-league start at catcher. It was a big moment for Thaiss after being moved back behind the plate at the start of the 2021 season but never starting a game in the big leagues at catcher until Friday night. He had played the final couple innings in two games, on July 1 and on Thursday afternoon. Detmers said Thaiss did a particularly good job helping him make some adjustments after a tough first couple innings. Source: https://www.sbsun.com/2022/08/27/angels-matt-thais... |
| 6/27/22 | Angels will try Matt Thaiss in the infield as they try to add offense. Thaiss has been a catcher for all but one game this season at Triple-A, but he used to play different infield spots in the majors, so the Angels are going to give him work at those again. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2022/06/27/angels-will-... |
| 12/03/21 | Jones, Thaiss Voted into Virginia Baseball Hall of Fame. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Former Cavalier pitcher Connor Jones (2014-16) and catcher/outfielder Matt Thaiss (2014-16) will be inducted into the Virginia Baseball Hall of Fame on January 29, 2022. The former batterymates will be officially inducted along with the 2021 class in a ceremony at the Darden Event and Conference Center. Source: https://virginiasports.com/news/2021/12/03/jones-t... |
| 10/01/21 | Angels’ Matt Thaiss enjoys return to catcher. A catcher in college, Thaiss was moved to first base when the Angels drafted him in 2016. He returned to catcher this spring and is happy getting back to the position. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2021/10/01/angels-matt-... |
| 9/30/21 | Angels recall C Matt Thaiss, option RHP Janson Junk. The Los Angeles Angels recalled catcher Matt Thaiss on Thursday, one day after right-hander Janson Junk was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake. Thaiss, 26, has played just two games for the Angels this season and 10 over the past two seasons. In 63 career games over three seasons, he is batting . Source: https://www.northcarolinadaily.com/news/271364101/... |
| 5/23/21 | Angels experimenting with Matt Thaiss returning to catcher. The Angels drafted Thaiss as a catcher in 2016, but he has mostly played first base in his pro career. Manager Joe Maddon said Thaiss wanted to try getting back behind the plate, and the Angels want to see if he could be a regular catcher in the big leagues. Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2021/05/23/angels-exper... |
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