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Jersey Number 38
AJ Salgado
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Glendora, Calif.
- High School:
- Glendora HS
Bio
Career Highlights
2025
Appeared in 64 games with 62 starts on his way to Second Team All-Big Ten honors in his redshirt senior season at UCLA...Slashed .312/.418/.581 with 12 home runs and a team-high 19 doubles...Tallied a team-best 13 stolen bases, becoming the first Bruin since 2012 to record double-digit home runs and stolen bases in the same season...Matched the team-high with four triples on the year...Committed just one error defensively while picking up two outfield assists...Collected 56 RBIs, scored 58 runs, and registered 136 total bases...Drew 36 walks and nine hit-by-pitches...Had 19 multi-hit games including four three-hit performances and one four-hit day...Best offensive display came on March 15 against Nebraska when he mashed a pair of home runs and racked up a career-high six RBIs...Went 4-for-5 with two RBIs and a run scored in the win over Illinois on May 10...Blasted a grand slam on Feb. 18 against BYU...Swiped two stolen bases and scored three times in his 2-for-4 performance on Feb. 23 against Michigan State...Went 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs in a series-opening win over Purdue on March 28...Homered in back-to-back games on April 25 and 26 in the series against Penn State, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored in the second game of the series...Launched a big fly in a 2-for-4 day at the plate in the regular season finale and Big Ten regular season title-clinching win over Northwestern on May 17...Hit .347 against right-handed pitchers...Went 26-for-60 (.483) when leading off an inning...Posted a .345 average and went 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts during NCAA Tournament play...Roped a two-RBI double in UCLA's victory over Murray Stateย in the opening game of the Men's College World Series on June 14.
2024
Appeared in 48 games, including 43 starts ... Slashed .300/.362/.422 over 180 at-bats with 32 runs, 54 hits, five doubles, four triples, three home runs, 20 RBIs, 15 walks, and 3 HBPs ... Led the team in triples, ranked second in stolen bases (six), and ranked third in batting, hits, total bases (76), and games ... Ranked fifth in the Pac-12 in triples ... His three triples in Pac-12 play tied for the league lead ... Made a team-high 32 starts in right field, and 11 in center field ... Started at the 1-2, 5-7, and 9 spots in the lineup, including a team-high 18 starts at leadoff ... Had 14 multi-hit games, tied for second-most on the team ... Hit safely in a season-high six straight games from April 2-14 ... Appeared in 26 Pac-12 games, batting .260 ... Hit above .300 in February (.381), April (.317), and May (.333), the only Bruin do so in 3+ months during the 2024 season ... Was one of the Bruins' most-effective hitters on the road, batting .321 in away games ... His .357 batting average in midweek games was tied with Payton Brennan for the team lead ... Had a career-high four hits in six at-bats at Pepperdine on April 30 ... Went 3-4, homered, scored three runs, and drove in three at Washington on April 13 ... Went 10-20 during the Pepperdine-Cal State Fullerton week from April 30 to May 5.
2023
Appeared in 26 games, starting 21, in his debut season in Westwood ... Utilized at first base and in the outfield ... For the season, slashed .225/.354/.313 over 80 at-bats with 16 runs, 18 hits, two doubles, one triple, one home run, 14 RBIs, 14 walks, two HBPs, two sac bunts, and two stolen bases ... Missed about six weeks starting in mid-March due to injury ... UCLA's Opening Day starter in right field, he went 1-5 with an RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base in his Bruin debut ... Top offensive performance of the year came on Feb. 18 against Omaha, as he had three hitsย โ including a bases-loaded tripleย โ as part of a season-high five-RBI day ... In his first start after returning from injury, went 3-5 with a double against Oregon State (May 12) ... Drove in four runs to help UCLA to a 17-4 win over Washington on May 24 at the Pac-12 Tournament ... Was 3-4 on the season with the bases loaded ... Hit .273 in Pac-12 play ... Made eight starts apiece at first base and center field, and five starts in right field ... Hit .292 in home games ... Clubbed his first home run as a Bruin to get UCLA on the board at Oregon on Mar. 10.ย
Cal State LA (2020-22)
Spent two seasons at Cal State LA ... Team did not play in 2021 due to COVID ... In 2022, was named Second Team All-Region by both the ABCA and NCBWA ... Voted Team Offensive Player of the Year ... Was named Cal State LA's school-wide Freshman Male Athlete of the Year ... First Team All-CCAA choice ... Over 49 games (all starts), slashed .362/.462/.519 with 36 RBIs, and 19 extra-base hits ... Led the team in batting, hits (67), walks (32), and OBP ... Was a perfect 15-for-15 in stolen base attempts ... Named the CCAA Player of the Week on Feb. 21, 2022 after going 9-16 (.563) with a home run, double, and five RBIs over four games ... Had 21 multi-hit efforts, including in eight of the first nine games of the season ... Was 5-5 with four RBIs and a double against Biola on Feb. 17, 2022 ... Played summer ball with the Conejo Oaks in the California Collegiate League.
Highย School
Three-year varsity letterwinner at Glendora High School in Glendora, Calif. ... Also played two seasons of varsity football, seeing time at wide receiver, defensive end, and tight end ... Was an all-league selection in football as a junior and senior.ย
Personal
Aaron Jacob Salgado was born in 2001 to parents Pam and Al in San Dimas, Calif. ... Has five siblings: Brennen, Jordan, Ashlyn, Cailynn, and Allie ... Chose UCLA because "it's a great university with a high level of competition in sports" ... Describes hitting his first home run as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Derek Jeter and Kobe Bryant ... Hobbies and interests include outdoor activities, bodyboarding, spending time at the beach, cooking new foods, and working out ... Plans on majoring in sociology.
Career Highs (as of conclusion of 2025)
At-Bats: 7 vs. Omaha (2/18/23)
Runs: 3 (eight times)
Hits: 4 (twice)
RBI: 6 vs. Nebraska (3/15/25)
Doubles: 2 vs. Michigan (3/4/25)
Triples: 1 (many times)
Home Runs: 2 vs. Nebraska (3/15/25)
Stolen Bases: 2 vs. Michigan State (2/23/25)
- Second Team All-Big Ten (2025)
2025
Appeared in 64 games with 62 starts on his way to Second Team All-Big Ten honors in his redshirt senior season at UCLA...Slashed .312/.418/.581 with 12 home runs and a team-high 19 doubles...Tallied a team-best 13 stolen bases, becoming the first Bruin since 2012 to record double-digit home runs and stolen bases in the same season...Matched the team-high with four triples on the year...Committed just one error defensively while picking up two outfield assists...Collected 56 RBIs, scored 58 runs, and registered 136 total bases...Drew 36 walks and nine hit-by-pitches...Had 19 multi-hit games including four three-hit performances and one four-hit day...Best offensive display came on March 15 against Nebraska when he mashed a pair of home runs and racked up a career-high six RBIs...Went 4-for-5 with two RBIs and a run scored in the win over Illinois on May 10...Blasted a grand slam on Feb. 18 against BYU...Swiped two stolen bases and scored three times in his 2-for-4 performance on Feb. 23 against Michigan State...Went 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs in a series-opening win over Purdue on March 28...Homered in back-to-back games on April 25 and 26 in the series against Penn State, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored in the second game of the series...Launched a big fly in a 2-for-4 day at the plate in the regular season finale and Big Ten regular season title-clinching win over Northwestern on May 17...Hit .347 against right-handed pitchers...Went 26-for-60 (.483) when leading off an inning...Posted a .345 average and went 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts during NCAA Tournament play...Roped a two-RBI double in UCLA's victory over Murray Stateย in the opening game of the Men's College World Series on June 14.
2024
Appeared in 48 games, including 43 starts ... Slashed .300/.362/.422 over 180 at-bats with 32 runs, 54 hits, five doubles, four triples, three home runs, 20 RBIs, 15 walks, and 3 HBPs ... Led the team in triples, ranked second in stolen bases (six), and ranked third in batting, hits, total bases (76), and games ... Ranked fifth in the Pac-12 in triples ... His three triples in Pac-12 play tied for the league lead ... Made a team-high 32 starts in right field, and 11 in center field ... Started at the 1-2, 5-7, and 9 spots in the lineup, including a team-high 18 starts at leadoff ... Had 14 multi-hit games, tied for second-most on the team ... Hit safely in a season-high six straight games from April 2-14 ... Appeared in 26 Pac-12 games, batting .260 ... Hit above .300 in February (.381), April (.317), and May (.333), the only Bruin do so in 3+ months during the 2024 season ... Was one of the Bruins' most-effective hitters on the road, batting .321 in away games ... His .357 batting average in midweek games was tied with Payton Brennan for the team lead ... Had a career-high four hits in six at-bats at Pepperdine on April 30 ... Went 3-4, homered, scored three runs, and drove in three at Washington on April 13 ... Went 10-20 during the Pepperdine-Cal State Fullerton week from April 30 to May 5.
2023
Appeared in 26 games, starting 21, in his debut season in Westwood ... Utilized at first base and in the outfield ... For the season, slashed .225/.354/.313 over 80 at-bats with 16 runs, 18 hits, two doubles, one triple, one home run, 14 RBIs, 14 walks, two HBPs, two sac bunts, and two stolen bases ... Missed about six weeks starting in mid-March due to injury ... UCLA's Opening Day starter in right field, he went 1-5 with an RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base in his Bruin debut ... Top offensive performance of the year came on Feb. 18 against Omaha, as he had three hitsย โ including a bases-loaded tripleย โ as part of a season-high five-RBI day ... In his first start after returning from injury, went 3-5 with a double against Oregon State (May 12) ... Drove in four runs to help UCLA to a 17-4 win over Washington on May 24 at the Pac-12 Tournament ... Was 3-4 on the season with the bases loaded ... Hit .273 in Pac-12 play ... Made eight starts apiece at first base and center field, and five starts in right field ... Hit .292 in home games ... Clubbed his first home run as a Bruin to get UCLA on the board at Oregon on Mar. 10.ย
Cal State LA (2020-22)
Spent two seasons at Cal State LA ... Team did not play in 2021 due to COVID ... In 2022, was named Second Team All-Region by both the ABCA and NCBWA ... Voted Team Offensive Player of the Year ... Was named Cal State LA's school-wide Freshman Male Athlete of the Year ... First Team All-CCAA choice ... Over 49 games (all starts), slashed .362/.462/.519 with 36 RBIs, and 19 extra-base hits ... Led the team in batting, hits (67), walks (32), and OBP ... Was a perfect 15-for-15 in stolen base attempts ... Named the CCAA Player of the Week on Feb. 21, 2022 after going 9-16 (.563) with a home run, double, and five RBIs over four games ... Had 21 multi-hit efforts, including in eight of the first nine games of the season ... Was 5-5 with four RBIs and a double against Biola on Feb. 17, 2022 ... Played summer ball with the Conejo Oaks in the California Collegiate League.
Highย School
Three-year varsity letterwinner at Glendora High School in Glendora, Calif. ... Also played two seasons of varsity football, seeing time at wide receiver, defensive end, and tight end ... Was an all-league selection in football as a junior and senior.ย
Personal
Aaron Jacob Salgado was born in 2001 to parents Pam and Al in San Dimas, Calif. ... Has five siblings: Brennen, Jordan, Ashlyn, Cailynn, and Allie ... Chose UCLA because "it's a great university with a high level of competition in sports" ... Describes hitting his first home run as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Derek Jeter and Kobe Bryant ... Hobbies and interests include outdoor activities, bodyboarding, spending time at the beach, cooking new foods, and working out ... Plans on majoring in sociology.
Career Highs (as of conclusion of 2025)
At-Bats: 7 vs. Omaha (2/18/23)
Runs: 3 (eight times)
Hits: 4 (twice)
RBI: 6 vs. Nebraska (3/15/25)
Doubles: 2 vs. Michigan (3/4/25)
Triples: 1 (many times)
Home Runs: 2 vs. Nebraska (3/15/25)
Stolen Bases: 2 vs. Michigan State (2/23/25)
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. LSU (June 17, 2025)
Tuesday, June 17
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. Arkansas (June 17, 2025)
Tuesday, June 17
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. Murray State (June 14, 2025)
Saturday, June 14
Highlights - UCLA Baseball vs. Murray State (June 14, 2025)
Saturday, June 14
