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The Angels claimed infielder Andrew Velazquez connected waivers from the New York Yankees connected Friday, adding mediate infield depth.
Velazquez, 27, has played for the Tampa Bay Rays, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Guardians and Yankees successful parts of 3 seasons successful the majors. He has a vocation .525 OPS.
In 2021, Velazquez played 28 games for the Yankees, including 20 starts astatine shortstop. He besides started the American League wild-card game, which the Yankees mislaid to the Boston Red Sox.
The Angels added much mediate infield extent by adding Brandon Davis to the 40-man roster, preventing him from exercising his close to go a minor-league escaped agent.
Davis, 24, moved done 3 levels of the Angels’ strategy successful 2021, from Class-A to Triple-A, with a combined OPS of .923.
A merchandise of Lakewood High, Davis was the Dodgers’ fifth-round draught prime successful 2015. He was sent to the Texas Rangers arsenic portion of the Yu Darvish commercialized successful 2017.
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