George Klassen

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Born
2002 (24 years old)
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West Bend, WI, United States

Position
Starting Pitcher

Status
Active

Ethnicity
White

Team Number
58

Height
6' 2"

Weight
195 lbs

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Team
Los Angeles Angels

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George Edward Klassen (born January 26, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2026.

Amateur career
Klassen attended Port Washington High School in Port Washington, Wisconsin. In 2019 season as a junior, he recorded 56 strikeouts in 22 innings pitched, allowing only 10 hits. As a two way player, he batted .362 with 25 hits. He also played for the GRB Rays and Midwest Reds Scout Team, posting a 5-2 with 39 strikeouts in 38 innings pitched over 3 seasons. At the 2020 Major League Baseball draft class, he was ranked No. 259 overall player by Baseball America. Furthermore, Perfect Game USA ranked him as No. 1 pitcher and No. 2 overall player in the state.

Klassen played college baseball at the University of Minnesota. He missed his freshman year at Minnesota in 2021 after undergoing Tommy John Surgery. In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Lakeshore Chinooks of the Northwoods League. In his sophomore 2023 season, he had 5.72 ERA with 49 strikeouts in 56.2 innings pitched across 14 games, including 13 starts.