The Los Angeles Angels designated outfielder/designated hitter Jorge Soler for assignment, according to reports by BeisbolFR.com and Mike Rodriguez. Soler, 34, has played 76 games as DH compared to just nine in right field this season, his second with the Angels.
Career Statistics
Soler has a career .238 batting average with 215 homers and 599 RBIs in 1,180 games with the Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, San Francisco Giants, and Angels.
The Angels, with the worst record in the majors at 43-69, were among the biggest sellers at the trade deadline, shipping off right-handed starter Jose Soriano to Toronto, slugging outfielder Jo Adell to Cleveland, right-hander reliever Ryan Zeferjahn to the Chicago Cubs and right-handed reliever Kirby Yates to Pittsburgh on Monday.
Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.