The Angels acquired Eduardo Escobar in a trade to the Mets

\n “,” ProviderName “:” Twitter “,” ProviderUrl “:” https://twitter.com “,” type “:” oembed “,” width “,” width ：550 “,” contentType “:” rich “}, { “__typename”: “Markdown”, “content”: “Escobar is a career .254/.307/.435 hitter with 162 homers and 621 RBI in 1,304 games over 13 seasons with the White Sox, Twins, D-backs, Brewers and Mets . He was an All-Star in 2021 and has been heating up lately, slashing .289/.349/.487 over the course of his 30 games. He has always been one of the most entertaining players on the Majors. \n \nEscobar personals to play third base until Rendon’s return, but he can also occasionally fill in at second base and shortstop. The Angels’ Andrew Velasquez started at shortstop in Neto’s absence, while Luis Rengifo started at third base. “,” type “:” text “}, {“__typename “:” Video “,” contentDate “:” 2023-06-18T20:21:17.422Z “,” preferPlaybackScenarioURL({\”preferPlaybacks\”:\” mp4AvcPlayback \”}) “:” https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-06/18/8fd5d959-925d29da-096c2ad1-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4 “,” type ” :” video “,” description “:” Eduardo Escobar makes a great running display for the finale from the top of the eighth inning “,” displayAsVideoGif “,” duration “:” 00:00:25 “,” slug “:” david- robertson-in-play-out-s-to-brendan-donovan-ruhgdi”,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”season-2023″,”title”:”Season 2023″,”type”:”season”},{“__typename”:”GameTag”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-500871″,”title”:”Eduardo Escobar”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:500871″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-121″,”title”:”New York Mets”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:121″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight”,”title”:”highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”defense”,”title”:”defense”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”in-game-highlight”,”title”:”in-game highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”style”,”title”:”style”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”eclat-feed”,”title”:”Eclat feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”international-feed”,”title”:”International Partner feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”fan-duel”,”title”:”Fan Duel”,”type”:”taxonomy”}]”,” Thumbnail”: {“__typename”: “Thumbnail”, “templateUrl”: “https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/s0mjb622ziw6jgpodhza”}, “title : “Eduardo Escobar’s Running catch”, “dynamicSiteUrl”: “/video/david-robertson-in-play-out-s-to-brendan-donovan-ruhgdi”}, {“__typename”: “Markdown”, ” content”: “Brandon Drury and Michael Stefanik split time at second base, while Jared Walsh and Kevin Badlowe platoon at first base. \n \nDespite that, the Angels are expected to send a player to make room for Escobar on the 26-man roster Urshela was transferred to IL for 60 days to make room for Escobar on the 40-man roster.\n \nRendon’s wrist was feeling better Friday, but there’s still no set timeline for his return, while Neto isn’t on a road trip nor He’s still expected to be out for a few weeks.But the Angels wanted to be aggressive and acquired Escobar, who was in the final year of his contract, and who also had a $9 million option for 2024.”,” type “:” text “},{“__ typename “:” Video “,” contentDate “:” 2023-06-16T00:23:34.219Z “,” preferPlaybackScenarioURL({\”preferPlaybacks\”:\”mp4AvcPlayback\”})”: “https://bdata- producclips.mlb.com/20afcce7-c5db-4be3-83c8-e0ebe04b3503.mp4″,”type”: “video”, “description”: “Anthony Rendon runs wild from Nathan Eovaldi in the first half”, “displayAsVideoGif”: false “,” duration “:” 00:00:08 “,” slug “:” anthony-rendon-hit-by -itch-shohei-ohtani-to-second “,” tags “,”[{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”season-2023″,”title”:”Season 2023″,”type”:”season”},{“__typename”:”GameTag”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-543685″,”title”:”Anthony Rendon”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:543685″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-108″,”title”:”Los Angeles Angels”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:108″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”eclat-feed”,”title”:”Eclat feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”fan-duel”,”title”:”Fan Duel”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”international-feed”,”title”:”International Partner feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”}]”,” Thumbnail”: {“__typename”: “Thumbnail”, “templateUrl”: “https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/nickjrvjbfjyoumuzahm”}, “title : “Anthony Rendon’s HBP”, “dynamicSiteUrl”: “/video/antony-rendon-hit-by-Pitch-shohei-ohtani-to-2nd”}, {“__typename”: “Markdown”, “content”: To take on Escobar, the Angels broke away from a pair of Double-A Rocket City right-handers. \n \n Marceaux, 23, was Halos’ third-round pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, and had a 4.88 ERA with 45 strikeouts in 59 games. 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