Cole Percival

Cole Austin Percival

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 5", Weight 220 lbs.
• School University of California, Riverside, New York Institute of Technology
• High School Riverside Polytechnic High School

• Born February 26, 1999 in Riverside, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Cole Percival is the son of All-Star closer Troy Percival. In fact, Troy was not only Cole's father, but one of his college baseball coaches.

The junior Percival was drafted out of high school by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 31st round of the 2017 Amateur Draft. He did not sign and played summer collegiate ball with the Medford Rogues of the Great West League, where he was one of a handful of 18-year-olds on the team. Afterwards, he attended his father's alma matter, UC Riverside, where said father was head coach. He missed what would have been his sophomore year, and as a redshirt sophomore, transferred to New York Tech, where he finished his collegiate career.

He was eligible for the 2020 Amateur Draft. But the baseball world was in disarray that year in reaction to the coronavirus pandemic, and the draft was slashed down to a mere five rounds. Cole went undrafted, and instead signed as an undrafted free agent on September 28 with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He began his professional career the following spring in the revamped High-A Central league, appearing in 26 ballgames (2 starts) with the Great Lakes Loons. In 72 2/3 innings, his ERA was 3.34, and his opponents batting average was only .204. But he walked 41 men while striking out 68.

He began 2022 back with the Loons where he put up very similar numbers to his 2021 totals. On August 2nd, he was moved up to the AA level and the Tulsa Drillers. He struggled, however. In 15 innings, he had a very high ERA at 12.00, fueled by 19 walks, 19 hits and 3 home runs. On September 15th, he was transferred to the development list, where he spent the remainder of the season. 2023 got off to a rough start. Back in Tulsa, he tossed 4 2/3 innings over five games while putting up a 7.71 ERA; he walked 7. The Dodgers organization released him on May 9th.

Eight days after being released by the Dodgers, he signed with the organization with whom his father spent the first 10 years of his Major League career - the Los Angeles Angels. He began his tenure in the Angels chain in the advanced-A Northwest League with the Tri-City Dust Devils.