Angels acquire slugger Jorge Soler from Braves in veryfirst trade of offseason

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The Los Angeles Angels haveactually obtained outfielder Jorge Soler from the Atlanta Braves in a trade for right-hander Griffin Canning.

The groups revealed the offer Thursday.

Soler hasactually been a efficient power player for 5 groups over the previous 11 significant league seasons. The Cuban slugger was the MVP of the 2021 World Series with the Braves, and he likewise won a ring with the Chicago Cubs in 2016.

He led the AL in homers with the Kansas City Royals in 2019 when he hit a career-high48 He made his veryfirst All-Star group with the Miami Marlins in 2023.

Soler has 2 years left on the three-year, $42 million agreement he signed with the San Francisco Giants earlier this year. The Giants traded Soler to Atlanta on July 29 for his 2nd stint with the Braves.

He had 21 homers and 64 RBIs with a .780 OPS last season with the Braves and Giants. One year earlier, he hit 36 homers for Miami.

Canning is an Orange County native and a previous second-round draft choice who hasactually been part of the Angels’ beginning rotation for the past 6 years when healthy. He won a Gold Glove in 2020 however missedouton the whole 2022 season with a back injury.

Canning went 6-13 with a 5.19 ERA while making a career-high 32 begins last season for the Angels, who endedup with the worst record in franchise history.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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