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Matt Moore agrees to $7.55M, 1-year contract with Angels

Published February 16, 2023 12:42 PM

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Left-hander Matt Moore and the Los Angeles Angels agreed Thursday to a $7.55 million one-year contract.

Moore was a fulltime reliever for the first time last season, going 5-2 with a five saves and a 1.93 ERA for Texas. He struck out 83 and walked 38 in 74 innings, holding opponents to a .187 batting average.

Moore is 61-62 with a 4.45 ERA in 11 big league seasons for Tampa Bay (2011-16), San Francisco (2016-17), Texas (2018, 2022), Detroit (2019) and Philadelphia (2021). He spent 2020, with Fukuoka in Japan’s Pacific League.

Right-hander Davis Daniel was put on the 60-day injured list with a strained right shoulder, opening a roster spot.

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