Announcement
Hometown: Malden, MA College: UMass-Amherst Professional:California Angels
Veteran first baseman returns to the Chiefs for his tenth season in 2018......Ht a team best .357 during the 2017 regular season with two homers and an overall 16 RBI's... Appeared in 33 games in 2016 with two homers and 22 RBI's .....Had a great year in 2015, hitting a lofty overall .398 with three homers and 16 RBI...Batted an overall .277 in 2014 with a homer and 12 RBI's in 26 games while battling through a few injuries.....Led the Chiefs in
hitting during 2013 with an overall .326 average while starting 35 games and knocking
in a team high 20 runs…Made his return to the Chiefs in time for the 2012
championship after spending the majority of 2011 in the California Angels
organization.....Was signed by the Angels on July 1, 2011, after hitting a lofty
.476 for the Chiefs during the first half of the ICL season.....Completed a great career at UMass-Amherst in 2011
and was named to the NEIBA D-1 all-star squad..... Over four years with the
Minutemen, Copa played in 140 games and hit .319 (149-for-467)
with 119 runs scored, 106 RBI, 29 doubles, six triples, and 24 home runs. His
home run total ranks tied for sixth on the UMass career all-time list....Holds
a career .331 Chiefs average, including playoffs, in nine seasons....Hit .366 in 2010 with 17
RBI....Was the Chiefs' batting leader in 2009 with an overall average of .329...
Can play many positions but is primarily a first baseman... On the all-time Chiefs' career list he is currently 9th in RBI with 123 and 11th in hits with 208..... Was a three-year
letter winner as an infielder for Malden Catholic….Captained MC his senior
season and lead his team to a 15-7 record while accumulating a .385 BA and 18
RBI….Son of Pedro and Anna Copa of Malden, MA...
