OUTZach Neto
SS LAA
Wed 5/22/24 3:53 PM

Neto was removed from Wednesday's game against the Astros in the bottom of the fifth inning with an apparent injury, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
EDGE Analysis
Neto made a high throw to first base and was removed from the game shortly therafter. It's not clear what injury Neto might be dealing with, but the Angels should have an update on the shortstop's status soon. Neto went 0-for-2 with a strikeout before being lifted.

OUTZach Neto
SS LAA
Sat 5/18/24 1:31 PM

Neto went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in a 9-3 win against the Rangers on Friday.
EDGE Analysis
Neto broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning with a 405-foot, two-run blast to left field. The shortstop has homered in consecutive contests after going deep just once through his first 13 games in May. Neto is enjoying a strong month overall, slashing .308/.345/.519 with three homers, five RBI, seven runs and two stolen bases over 15 contests.

OUTZach Neto
SS LAA
Thu 5/16/24 8:26 AM

Neto went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in Wednesday's win over the Cardinals.
EDGE Analysis
Neto singled in his first at-bat before being thrown out trying to steal second. He would then add a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth to extend the Angels' lead to four runs, giving the shortstop his fourth long ball of the season and his second in May. Neto has now hit safely in three straight games and hasn't struck out over that stretch after striking out five times in the previous three contests.

OUTZach Neto
SS LAA
Tue 5/14/24 5:32 PM

Neto isn't in the Angels' lineup Tuesday against the Cardinals, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
EDGE Analysis
Neto will get a rare day off after going 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored during Monday's series opener. Luis Guillorme will fill in at shortstop while Kyren Paris mans the keystone.

OUTZach Neto
SS LAA
Tue 5/7/24 12:31 PM

Neto went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's loss to Pittsburgh.
EDGE Analysis
Batting out of the No. 9 slot in the order, Neto produced the Angels' only run of the game with his sixth-inning solo shot to center field. It was the third homer of the campaign for the shortstop, all of which have come over his past 11 games. Neto was batting just .167 after an 0-for-3 effort April 21, but he's turned things around since, slashing .356/.370/.667 over his past 13 contests.

OUTZach Neto
SS LAA
Sun 5/5/24 12:53 AM

Neto went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a stolen base Saturday in a loss to Cleveland.
EDGE Analysis
Neto plated the only Angels run of the contest with a fifth-inning single. The shortstop followed with a stolen base, but he was left stranded in scoring position. Neto was batting .167 as recently as April 21, but he's turned a corner since, hitting .350 with two homers and six RBI over his past 11 contests.

OUTZach Neto
SS LAA
Wed 5/1/24 1:43 PM

Neto went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday in a loss to the Phillies.
EDGE Analysis
Neto plated the Angels' first run with a 408-foot blast in the third inning. It was his second long ball over his past six games after he failed to go deep in any of his first 23 contests of the campaign. Neto has gotten off to a slow start to 2024, slashing .228/.278/.356 with eight runs, 11 RBI and four steals through 108 plate appearances. His strikeout rate sits at 30.6 percent, a significant increase over his 23.4 percent rate as a rookie last year.

OUTZach Neto
SS LAA
Sat 4/27/24 1:07 AM

Neto went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run scored and one RBI in Friday's loss to Minnesota.
EDGE Analysis
Neto doubled and scored in the sixth inning and later added an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth. After producing just two multi-hit efforts through his first 21 games, the second-year shortstop has collected multiple hits in three of his last four games. He still has plenty of work to do, but his season OPS has jumped from .449 to .646 during this recent hot streak.

OUTZach Neto
SS LAA
Wed 4/24/24 9:23 AM

Neto went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Orioles.
EDGE Analysis
Neto now has two hits in back-to-back games and has notched an extra-base hit in both games as well. Prior to this mini outburst, Neto was slashing .167/.241/.208 with just three doubles, six RBI, four runs and a 6:25 BB:K in 78 plate appearances. He's now raised his average to .205 as he looks to continue to pick up steam at the plate.

OUTZach Neto
SS LAA
Sat 4/20/24 2:59 PM

Neto isn't in the Angels' lineup for Saturday's game against Cincinnati, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Neto went hitless in three at-bats and struck out twice during a loss in the series opener Friday, bringing him down to a .495 OPS through 72 plate appearances. He'll give way to Luis Rengifo, who will bat seventh Saturday.