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| 1968 | The Angels trade two catchers, Ed Kirkpatrick and Dennis Paepke, to the Kansas City A's for Hoyt Wilhelm. Before being traded to Atlanta in September, the right-handed knuckleballer will post a 5-7 record and ten saves while compiling a respectable ERA of 2.47 during his five months with the Halos. |
| 1973 | Cubs third baseman Ron Santo, who avoids a trade to the Angels by becoming the first player to invoke the new 10 and 5 rule, agrees to be traded to the south side of Chicago to play for the rival White Sox. In return for the 33-year-old infielder, who will play just one season with the Pale Hose before retiring, the Cubs receive southpaw Jim Kremmel (the player to be named later), Ken Frailing, Steve Stone, and Steve Swisher. |
| 1975 | In a busy day of trading, the Yankees acquire pitchers Dock Ellis and Ken Brett and second baseman Willie Randolph from the Pirates for hurler Doc Medich. In a separate deal with the Angels, the Bronx Bombers trade Bobby Bonds for outfielder Mickey Rivers and pitcher Ed Figueroa. |
| 2014 | In a blockbuster trade, the Marlins obtain speedster Dee Gordon, right-hander Dan Haren, infielder Miguel Rojas, and cash considerations from the Dodgers in exchange for Austin Barnes, Chris Hatcher, Enrique Hernandez, and their top southpaw prospect Andrew Heaney, who will be dealt later in the day by his new team to the Angels for Howie Kendrick. The addition of Gordon, who led the National League with 64 stolen bases last season, gives Miami a bona fide leadoff hitter while improving their defense at second base. |
| 2023 |
Angels' free agent Shohei Ohtani, agreeing to the largest deal in sports history, signs a historic ten-year $700 contract with the Dodgers. The Japanese superstar will receive only $2 million per season, with the remaining $680 million deferred and distributed in $68 million installments annually from 2034 to 2043.
(Ed. Note: The deal surpasses Lionel Messi's $674 million contract with FC Barcelona and is more than double that of baseball's previous record established in 2019 when Mike Trout signed a 12-year deal worth $426.5 million with the Angels. - LP) |
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