Thomas Pomeranz: Everything you need to know

Thomas Pomeranz

#13 RP

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
3/22	LAD	L 13-5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/19	KC	W 4-3	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/15	COL	W 6-5	0.1	0	3	0	0	0	2	3	3
3/7	ATH	W 3-0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2/28	AZ	L 8-5	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	2
2/24	SF	L 4-1	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Preseason Totals			4.2	4	4	0	0	0	5	5	5

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
4/15	NYY	L 5-4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/12	CIN	W 9-6	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
3/29	HOU	L 9-7	1.0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	3
3/26	HOU	W 3-0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Regular Season Totals			4.1	1	0	1	0	0	3	4	4

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	0	8.0	0	1	0.0	5	1	1	0	6	4	4	0	0	0.214	1
Away	0	6.2	0	1	0.0	5	0	0	0	5	4	4	0	0	0.217	1
Home	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.200	0
Night	0	5.0	0	0	0.0	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.167	0
Day	0	3.0	0	1	0.0	1	0	0	0	3	4	4	0	0	0.300	1
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.125	0
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	3	1	1	0	5	4	0	0	0	0.250	1
March	0	3.1	0	1	0.0	2	0	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	0.250	0
April	0	4.2	0	0	0.0	3	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0.188	1
Opponent
vs SEA	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.200	0
vs HOU	0	2.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	0.286	0
vs CIN	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0.333	1
vs CHC	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.200	0
vs NYY	0	2.1	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.125	0
Venue
@ Chicago	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.200	0
@ New York	0	2.1	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.125	0
@ Houston	0	2.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	0.286	0
@ Los Angeles	0	1.1	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.200	0
@ Cincinnati	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0.333	1

Thomas Pomeranz: Breaking News

Pomeranz allowed three runs on two hits and three walks while striking out one batter in one-third of an inning in a Cactus League contest against the Rockies on Sunday. Pomeranz had trouble with his control, as only 12 of his 29 pitches were strikes. The veteran reliever had issued just one walk this spring coming into Sunday, though he's given up two homers and five earned runs across his four outings spanning 3.1 frames. Despite his Cactus League struggles, Pomeranz is expected to take on a high-leverage role out of the Angels' bullpen this season.

Pomeranz signed a one-year, $4 million contract with the Angels on Tuesday, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports. Pomeranz was dominant during his time with the Cubs this past season -- his first MLB campaign since 2021 -- finishing the year with a 2.17 ERA and 1.07 WHIP alongside a 57:15 K:BB over 49.2 regular-season frames. By joining the Angels, the 37-year-old southpaw instantly becomes one of the most reliable arms in a bullpen that finished 2025 with an AL-worst 4.86 ERA, and he figures to receive a fair share of save opportunities alongside Ben Joyce (shoulder) and Robert Stephenson (elbow).

Pomeranz will serve as the Cubs' opening pitcher Saturday in Game 5 of the NLDS versus Milwaukee, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Pomeranz has struck out five batters across five scoreless innings in the postseason so far, and the Cubs will now entrust him to collect the first several outs of Saturday's winner-take-all matchup. He most likely will come out of the game after the first inning, at which point Shota Imanaga could take over as the Cubs' bulk reliever.