{"id":17765,"date":"2026-06-25T15:33:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=17765"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:33:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:33:24","slug":"angels-not-surprised-by-walbert-urenas-quick-success-in-the-majors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=17765","title":{"rendered":"Angels not surprised by Walbert Ure\u00f1a\u2019s quick success in the majors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><ul><div><div><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Angels starting pitcher Walbert Ure\u00c3\u00b1a throws to the plate during...\" class=\"wp-image-17754\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8c07d7ec75e65ea8ea43ff28623a5578-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8c07d7ec75e65ea8ea43ff28623a5578-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8c07d7ec75e65ea8ea43ff28623a5578-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8c07d7ec75e65ea8ea43ff28623a5578-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8c07d7ec75e65ea8ea43ff28623a5578-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8c07d7ec75e65ea8ea43ff28623a5578.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Angels starting pitcher Walbert Ure\u00f1a throws to the plate during the first inning of a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday, June 15, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo\/Rick Scuteri)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Angels starting pitcher Walbert Urena smiles in the dugout after...\" class=\"wp-image-17755\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4c938709b9832a9b6f42053990e28ebd-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4c938709b9832a9b6f42053990e28ebd-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4c938709b9832a9b6f42053990e28ebd-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4c938709b9832a9b6f42053990e28ebd-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4c938709b9832a9b6f42053990e28ebd-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4c938709b9832a9b6f42053990e28ebd.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Angels starting pitcher Walbert Urena smiles in the dugout after retiring the Houston Astros during the fourth inning on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo\/Scott Strazzante)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Walbert Urena delivers during the...\" class=\"wp-image-17756\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a4800e4a43ad84a46b493fdbfb91ee94-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a4800e4a43ad84a46b493fdbfb91ee94-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a4800e4a43ad84a46b493fdbfb91ee94-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a4800e4a43ad84a46b493fdbfb91ee94-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a4800e4a43ad84a46b493fdbfb91ee94-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a4800e4a43ad84a46b493fdbfb91ee94.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Walbert Urena delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo\/Caroline Brehman)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Angels starting pitcher Walbert Urena gestures as he walks off...\" class=\"wp-image-17757\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9c3d7798274b841973f3b9b0f7b4a383-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9c3d7798274b841973f3b9b0f7b4a383-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9c3d7798274b841973f3b9b0f7b4a383-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9c3d7798274b841973f3b9b0f7b4a383-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9c3d7798274b841973f3b9b0f7b4a383-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9c3d7798274b841973f3b9b0f7b4a383.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Angels starting pitcher Walbert Urena gestures as he walks off the field after the top of the first inning of a game against the New York Mets on Friday, May 1, 2026, at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo\/Mark J. Terrill)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Angels pitcher Walbert Ure\u00c3\u00b1a throws during the fifth inning of...\" class=\"wp-image-17758\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f8279006aadad0f67fb23cc75a91bf17-1024x682.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f8279006aadad0f67fb23cc75a91bf17-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f8279006aadad0f67fb23cc75a91bf17-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f8279006aadad0f67fb23cc75a91bf17-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f8279006aadad0f67fb23cc75a91bf17-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/f8279006aadad0f67fb23cc75a91bf17.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Angels pitcher Walbert Ure\u00f1a throws during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif., Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo\/Nic Coury)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Angels starting pitcher Walbert Ure\u00c3\u00b1a throws to the plate during...\" class=\"wp-image-17759\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a313164b62acca04b57fce672d1f61e3-1024x682.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a313164b62acca04b57fce672d1f61e3-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a313164b62acca04b57fce672d1f61e3-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a313164b62acca04b57fce672d1f61e3-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a313164b62acca04b57fce672d1f61e3-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a313164b62acca04b57fce672d1f61e3.webp 1859w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Angels starting pitcher Walbert Ure\u00f1a throws to the plate during the first inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, May 29, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo\/Chris O\u2019Meara)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Angels starting pitcher Walbert Ure\u00c3\u00b1a throws to the plate during...\" class=\"wp-image-17760\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9d6662f7894c8f4db3c55e1ad5abb9c2-1024x682.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9d6662f7894c8f4db3c55e1ad5abb9c2-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9d6662f7894c8f4db3c55e1ad5abb9c2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9d6662f7894c8f4db3c55e1ad5abb9c2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9d6662f7894c8f4db3c55e1ad5abb9c2-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9d6662f7894c8f4db3c55e1ad5abb9c2.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Angels starting pitcher Walbert Ure\u00f1a throws to the plate during the fourth inning of a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night in Phoenix. (Photo by Chris Coduto\/Getty Images)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Angels catcher Logan O\u2019Hoppe, left, and starting pitcher Walbert Urena...\" class=\"wp-image-17761\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/915058d26a01cd2c80f6552fd3a7fd81-683x1024.webp\" width=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/915058d26a01cd2c80f6552fd3a7fd81-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/915058d26a01cd2c80f6552fd3a7fd81-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/915058d26a01cd2c80f6552fd3a7fd81-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/915058d26a01cd2c80f6552fd3a7fd81-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/915058d26a01cd2c80f6552fd3a7fd81-1366x2048.webp 1366w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/915058d26a01cd2c80f6552fd3a7fd81-scaled.webp 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Angels catcher Logan O\u2019Hoppe, left, and starting pitcher Walbert Urena confer on the mound during the fifth inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Scott Strazzante\/Getty Images)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Angels starting pitcher Walbert Urena throws to the plate during...\" class=\"wp-image-17762\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0a1c1adbfce77c7f2e767fc8fb8a90cf-1024x612.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0a1c1adbfce77c7f2e767fc8fb8a90cf-1024x612.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0a1c1adbfce77c7f2e767fc8fb8a90cf-300x179.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0a1c1adbfce77c7f2e767fc8fb8a90cf-768x459.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0a1c1adbfce77c7f2e767fc8fb8a90cf.webp 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Angels starting pitcher Walbert Urena throws to the plate during the fourth inning of a game against the Houston Astros on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. Urena pitched five scoreless innings in a 10-1 win. (AP Photo\/Scott Strazzante)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Angels starting pitcher Walbert Urena prepares to pitch during the...\" class=\"wp-image-17763\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4a7de2ea1d935e7069548e87ba87135c-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4a7de2ea1d935e7069548e87ba87135c-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4a7de2ea1d935e7069548e87ba87135c-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4a7de2ea1d935e7069548e87ba87135c-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4a7de2ea1d935e7069548e87ba87135c-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4a7de2ea1d935e7069548e87ba87135c.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Angels starting pitcher Walbert Urena prepares to pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo\/Caroline Brehman)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Angels starting pitcher Walbert Ure\u00c3\u00b1a throws to the plate during...\" class=\"wp-image-17764\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fb26d48c31d12694bc293aa67b8c326c-1024x691.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fb26d48c31d12694bc293aa67b8c326c-1024x691.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fb26d48c31d12694bc293aa67b8c326c-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fb26d48c31d12694bc293aa67b8c326c-768x518.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fb26d48c31d12694bc293aa67b8c326c-1536x1036.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fb26d48c31d12694bc293aa67b8c326c.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Angels starting pitcher Walbert Ure\u00f1a throws to the plate during the second inning of a game against the A\u2019s last week at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. In his last 10 starts, Ure\u00f1a has a 1.93 ERA. The 22-year-old hasn\u2019t allowed more than three earned runs in a start since April 25. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson\/Getty Images)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/ul><div><div>Angels starting pitcher Walbert Ure\u00f1a throws to the plate during the first inning of a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday, June 15, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo\/Rick Scuteri)\n<\/div><span>Expand<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p>ANAHEIM \u2014 To those who have watched Walbert Ure\u00f1a over the past couple of years, the story of his sudden rise has nothing to do with a new pitch or a tweaked grip.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=17752\">EU releases $3.4 billion loan package for Ukraine\u2019s recovery as part of 2-year commitment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He was throwing the same 99 mph fastball and 90 mph changeup when he was putting up nondescript numbers in the minor leagues and generating little buzz about his future.<\/p>\n<p>All that happened between then and now, they say, is that Ure\u00f1a developed his mind. He gained the confidence in his stuff, and learned when to throw which pitches.<\/p>\n<p>Angels infield coach Andy Schatzley, who was Ure\u00f1a\u2019s manager last season at Double-A Rocket City, is quick to say what a \u201creally good story\u201d Ure\u00f1a\u2019s development has been.<\/p>\n<p>Bullpen coach Dom Chiti, who was the Angels\u2019 minor league pitching coordinator the last two years, used the same phrase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a really good story,\u201d Chiti said.<\/p>\n<p>Press them both for details, though, and you get shrugs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t point to any one thing,\u201d Schatzley said. \u201cIt\u2019s just the total body of work. He\u2019s someone who really embodies daily improvement. Small focus and stay the course. I know that\u2019s a really generic answer, but it was just so steady. He was so mature in how he handled the day to day. When you combine that with the physical talent that\u2019s obvious to everybody, this is what you\u2019re seeing.\u201d<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ure\u00f1a, 22, has a career 4.67 ERA in the minors. So far in his first season in the majors, he\u2019s got a 2.41 ERA. He just pitched five scoreless innings against an explosive A\u2019s lineup in their hitter-friendly ballpark, and he\u2019ll face them again on Friday night at Angel Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>In his last 10 starts, Ure\u00f1a has a 1.93 ERA. He hasn\u2019t allowed more than three earned runs in a start since April 25.<\/p>\n<p>The Angels signed the Dominican Republic native as a 17-year-old in March 2021. He spent his first year working out at the complex in the Dominican, and the next year pitching at the Angels\u2019 facility in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, he pitched for the first time for a full-season affiliate, posting a 5.66 ERA for Class-A Inland Empire. He walked 60 batters in 98\u2154 innings.<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He moved up to high-A the next season, and his ERA at Tri-City was 4.19, with 54 walks in 77\u2153 innings. Last year he was at Double-A and things began to move in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>Ure\u00f1a had a 5.34 ERA in July, but a 2.82 ERA over his final 10 starts. His finish to last season was enough for the Angels to add him to the 40-man roster last winter.<\/p>\n<p>Chiti said it was just a matter of Ure\u00f1a getting a better idea about how to sequence the stuff he had.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=17750\">Mamdani\u2019s success in New York tests Democratic Party\u2019s willingness to change<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ure\u00f1a agreed that it was simply a matter of his approach to hitters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore confidence in my stuff,\u201d Ure\u00f1a said. \u201cTrusting my stuff. Knowing when to throw a pitch in certain situations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ure\u00f1a\u2019s changeup has been his best pitch. Opponents are hitting .153 against it, and they have whiffed on 36% of their swings. The major-league average whiff rate on changeups is 31%. He throws a sinker and a four-seam fastball, and both touch 100 mph. His sweeper is the most recent addition to his repertoire.<\/p>\n<p>Ure\u00f1a answers questions about his pitching in clear English, which is another part of the story that the Angels point to so frequently. They say he learned English in a year, to the point that he started translating for the other Latin players at Double-A.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking English doesn\u2019t help you get hitters out, but the Angels believe it\u2019s indicative of his aptitude to learn, which translates to pitching.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s wise beyond his years,\u201d catcher Logan O\u2019Hoppe said. \u201cThe quality of human he is, the success he\u2019s had is no coincidence. It seems like he\u2019s been doing it for a lot longer than he has.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the most impressive qualities of the start to his major league career is the way he\u2019s been able get himself out of trouble, which comes in handy when he\u2019s still walking too many hitters. He\u2019s had games in which his command has been shaky, but he has limited the damage to two or three runs.<\/p>\n<p>He stranded nine baserunners in pitching five scoreless innings against the Houston Astros on June 9.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust try to be calm,\u201d Ure\u00f1a said that night. \u201cTry to be calm and make pitches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t surprise Schatzley, who managed him last season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s as mature as they come,\u201d Schatzley said. \u201cIt\u2019s not something that came easy to him. It\u2019s something that he put a lot of intentional work into. It hasn\u2019t been smooth sailing to this point. It won\u2019t be smooth sailing from here out. But he\u2019s well equipped with everything he needs to navigate the ebbs and the flows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chiti said he\u2019s also not surprised. He will push back at any suggestion that Ure\u00f1a came out of nowhere simply because he had ugly numbers in the minors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen people look at numbers,\u201d Chiti said, \u201cit doesn\u2019t tell you the story of where they\u2019re at.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>UP NEXT<\/h4>\n<p>A\u2019s (TBA) at Angels (RHP Walbert Ure\u00f1a, 5-5, 2.41 ERA), Friday, 6:38 p.m., ABTV, 830 AM<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=17748\">Federal judge halts Trump\u2019s election executive order seeking to create a federal voter list<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ure\u00f1a, 22, had nondescript numbers in the minor leagues, but the Angels insist that they knew he had the talent and aptitude to learn that would help him become a successful big league pitcher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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