MADISON, Ala. — The Los Angeles Angels have transferred infielder Caleb Ketchup to Triple-A Salt Lake from the Rocket City Trash Pandas on Saturday.
The Trash Pandas roster is now at 27 players.
Ketchup was promoted to the Trash Pandas from High-A Tri-City on September 10 and started in two games while appearing as a pinch-runner in one game. All three appearances came during the Trash Pandas current series on the road against the Chattanooga Lookouts.
The infielder recorded one hit which was a three-run homer in his first Double-A at bat and stole one base. With his home run, Ketchup became the first Trash Panda since Denzer Guzman on May 7 to homer on his first Rocket City at-bat.
This will be Ketchup’s first appearance on a Triple-A roster.
Ketchup was drafted by the Angels in the 15th round of the 2023 First-Year Player Draft and played in 120 games at High-A this season.
The Jonesboro, Georgia native finished with a .207 average with six home runs, 37 RBI and a High-A leading 62 stolen bases. The infielder is in his second professional season, having played in 21 games split between High-A and the Angels ACL affiliate.
Ketchup played collegiately at Lipscomb from 2022-2023 where he hit for a combined .269 average with 22 home runs, 69 RBI and stole 61 bases. The infielder was named the ASUN Defensive Player of the Year in 2022. He began his collegiate career at the University of Georgia where he transferred after 2021.
