| Ángel Moreno | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1955-06-06)June 6, 1955 (age 70) Soledad de Doblado,Veracruz,Mexico | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: August 15, 1981, for the California Angels | |
| CPBL: August 26, 1995, for the Uni-President Lions | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: June 25, 1982, for the California Angels | |
| CPBL: August 20, 1999, for the Wei Chuan Dragons | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 4–10 |
| Earned run average | 4.02 |
| Strikeouts | 34 |
| CPBL statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 13–9 |
| Earned run average | 3.15 |
| Strikeouts | 134 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Member of the Mexican Professional | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2012 |
Angel Veneroso Moreno (born June 6, 1955) is a former professionalbaseballpitcher. He played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for theCalifornia Angels, and in theChinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for theUni-President Lions andWei Chuan Dragons.
Moreno began his career in 1975 with theRieleros de Aguascalientes of theMexican League, with whom he played for from 1975 to 1980 before joining theLos Angeles Angels organization. He made his debut on August 15, 1981, and played in 21 totalMajor League Baseball games, his last being a game on June 25, 1982. He spent 1983 inMinor League Baseball for the Angels and split 1984 in the minors for the Angels andDetroit Tigers. In 1988, Moreno played in 2 games with theTigres Capitalinos of theMexican League. After a six-year hiatus from professional baseball, Moreno played in two games with theUni-President Lions of theChinese Professional Baseball League in 1995. From 1998 to 1999, Moreno played in 29 games for theWei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League, winning theTaiwan Series in 1998 and 1999. In 2000, Moreno played for theDiablos Rojos del Mexico of theMexican League, and switched to theAlgodoneros de Unión Laguna for the 2001 season. Moreno remained in the LMB in 2002 and 2003, playing for theRojos del Aguila de Veracruz, also playing for the club in 2005. In 2006, Moreno played 8 games between Veracruz and the Diablos Rojos del Mexico before ending his playing career.[1]
In 2020, Moreno was selected as the starting left-handed pitcher on the Mexican League Historic Ideal Team by a committee of baseball journalists and historians.[2]
In February 2025, Moreno was selected by a committee of journalists as a pitcher for the Mexican League Centennial All-Time Team on the occasion of the league's hundredth anniversary.[3]
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