Angels acquire IF Gio Urshela from Twins

The Los Angeles Angels acquired infielder Gio Urshela from the Minnesota Twins on Friday in exchange for minor league pitcher Alejandro Hidalgo. The Angels designated left-hander Jhonathan Diaz for assignment in a corresponding roster move. Urshela, 31, spent one season with the Twins after being traded to Minnesota in March. He played a career-high 144 games and batted .285 with 13 home runs, 27 doubles and 64 RBIs. Primarily a third baseman, Urshela heads to his fifth team. In 602 games with the Cleveland Guardians (2015, 2017), Toronto Blue Jays (2018), New York Yankees (2019-21) and Twins, Urshela is a .275 career batter with 62 home runs, 106 doubles and 256 RBIs. Hidalgo, 19, is a right-handed pitcher who spent 2022 with Class-A Inland Empire. He started 10 games and went 0-3 with a 4.62 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 39 innings. Diaz, 26, went 2-1 with a 3.49 ERA in seven games (five starts) for the Angels over the past two seasons. --Field Level Media