The Atlanta Braves have dealt outfielder Jorge Soler to Los Angeles in exchange for right-handed pitcher Griffin Canning, the teams announced Thursday.
Soler slashed .241/.338/.442 with 21 home runs and 64 RBI in 2024 with the Braves and San Francisco Giants. The 32-year-old Cuban started the season with San Francisco before being traded to Atlanta at the MLB trade deadline in July.
Soler is entering the second year of a three-year, $42 million contract he signed with the Giants in February.
Soler was expendable from the Braves’ lineup with the expected return of Ronald Acuña Jr. next season and as the team was expected to pick up Marcell Ozuna’s $16 million option for 2025.
Canning, 28, made 31 starts for the Angels last season, posting six wins, 130 strikeouts and a 1.40 WHIP in 171 2/3 innings pitched.
