Angels Make Surprising Trade for Luis Garcia, Andrew Chafin
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J.P. Hoornstra writes and edits Major League Baseball content. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los Angeles Angels (occasionally of Anaheim) from 2012-23 for the Southern California News Group. His first book, The 50 Greatest Dodgers Games of All-Time, published in 2015. In 2016, he won an Associated Press Sports Editors award for breaking news coverage. He once recorded a keyboard solo on the same album as two of the original Doors.
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The Angels are on the outside looking in at the Wild Card race, but that didn’t stop them from acquiring a pair of high-leverage relievers Wednesday.
Veteran right-hander Luis Garcia and left-hander Andrew Chafin will go to Anaheim, as first reported by Jeff Passan of ESPN. Garcia will be entering his third stint with the Angels, having previously pitched for them in 2019 and 2024.
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After reports suggested the Angels might be sellers in advance of the 6 p.m. ET Thursday deadline, Wednesday’s move suggests the Angels will look to increase their standing in the American League.
Luis Garcia #66 of the Los Angeles Angels and Matt Thaiss #21 celebrate after the game against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on May 22, 2024 in Houston, Texas. Luis Garcia #66 of the Los Angeles Angels and Matt Thaiss #21 celebrate after the game against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on May 22, 2024 in Houston, Texas. Tim Warner/Getty Images
At 53-55, the Angels are three games behind the Texas Rangers for third place in the AL West, and four games behind Seattle in the Wild Card hunt.
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