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The Angels released Zuniga on Thursday. Zuniga cleared waivers after being booted from the 40-man roster and has now been cut loose. The 26-year-old is a hard thrower but has just a 16:8 K:BB in 19.2 innings in the majors and a 6.51 ERA at the Triple-A level.
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The Angels designated Zuniga for assignment Tuesday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports. The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for the addition of Travis d'Arnaud, who was signed to a two-year deal Tuesday. Zuniga, 26, posted a 5.09 ERA and 12:8 K:BB over 17.2 innings this season while notching a pair of saves.
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Zuniga struck out the only batter he faced to earn a save against the Astros on Sunday. Zuniga came into a 9-8 game with two outs and two runners on base after Jose Quijada struggled to close out the game. Zuniga struck out Jeremy Pena on five pitches to end the threat. It was Zuniga's second save of the year and first since April 3. He owns a 12:8 K:BB and a 4.30 ERA through 14.2 MLB innings this season.
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The Angels recalled Zuniga from Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday. The right-hander has had a couple short stints up with the Halos this season, and he'll rejoin the big club Tuesday after spending the past two-plus months at Triple-A. Zuniga has allowed five earned runs in seven frames in the majors this year and has a 5.19 ERA over 26 innings with Salt Lake.
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The Angels optioned Zuniga to Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday. Zuniga will end up being the Angels' roster casualty as the team promotes Davis Daniel from Triple-A to start Thursday's game versus the Tigers. Zuniga allowed one run in two innings during his latest stint in the majors, bringing his ERA down to 6.43 through seven innings.
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Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
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2024 | LAA | 15 | 0 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 5.09 | 1.35 |
2023 | STL | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 | 1.00 |