The Los Angeles Angels have acquired veteran outfielder and DH Jorge Soler in a trade with the Atlanta Braves, who in return are receiving right-hander Griffin Canning. The Braves announced the deal on Thursday, roughly 14 hours after the Dodgers defeated the Yankees to win the 2024 World Series.

The Atlanta Braves traded outfielder Jorge Soler to the Los Angeles Angels for a relief pitcher on October 31.

The Los Angeles Angels have acquired outfielder Jorge Soler from the Atlanta Braves in a trade for right-hander Griffin Canning

The Braves traded outfielder Jorge Soler to the Angels for pitcher Griffin Canning Thursday afternoon. Soler, whom the Braves acquired from the Giants at the trade deadline, finished the season with 21 home runs, 64 RBIs, a .241 average and .780 OPS.

Soler, the 2021 World Series MVP for the Braves, was in his second tour of duty with Atlanta. The team acquired him from San Francisco in a mid-season desperation move, just beating the trade deadline, after a plethora of injuries plunged the offense into a deep funk.

The Angels and Braves swung the first trade of the offseason, sending Jorge Soler to Los Angeles. Before the Los Angeles Dodgers can even soak in their World Series victory, MLB has seen its first offseason trade. The Los Angeles Angels have acquired slugger Jorge Soler from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Griffin Canning.

The Los Angeles Angels have acquired slugger Jorge Soler in a trade that sent right-handed starter Griffin Canning to the Atlanta Braves in a one-for-one swap, the teams announced Thursday. The 32-year-old slugger immediately becomes an impact bat for the Angels,

Jorge Soler's second time around with the Atlanta Braves turned out to be another short tenure, this one ending with a trade to the Los Angeles Angels.

Since the season ended, I have talked at length about the Braves DH situation. The experiment to play Jorge Soler in the outfield failed. He would have been the worst defender in baseball this year had he played right field the entire season.

When the Atlanta Braves traded Jorge Soler to the Los Angeles Angels for Griffin Canning, Soler was surprised. The trade marked the first one in the offseason, and came from an Angels team that recently has not been known for making major acquisitions.