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The Angels acquired Soler from Atlanta on Thursday in exchange for Griffin Canning, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports. There's no money changing hands, so the Angels will be solely responsible for the $32 million Soler is owed over the next two seasons. Slated to turn 33 in February, Soler slashed .241/.338/.442 with 21 home runs over 142 regular-season games between San Francisco and Atlanta in 2024. He is likely to be used mostly at designated hitter with the Angels, although general manager Perry Minasian said Thursday that Soler could play some in the outfield, as well, per Taylor Blake Ward of the Sporting Tribune.
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Soler went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, a walk and an additional run scored in Friday's 6-2 victory over the Dodgers. The outfielder stretched Atlanta's lead to 5-0 with a 393-foot blast to left off Landon Knack in the second inning. The long ball broke a stretch of 49 consecutive plate appearances without a homer for Soler, as he last went deep Aug. 28 against Minnesota. The 2021 World Series MVP has struggled in his return to Atlanta. He's batting .217 (23-for-106) with six homers, 17 RBI and 17 runs scored over 34 games since joining the club at the trade deadline.
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Soler isn't in Atlanta's lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays. Soler has tallied a base hit in each of his last three games, but he'll take a seat on the bench Saturday while Ramon Laureano takes over in right field.
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Soler isn't in Atlanta's lineup Saturday versus the Nationals, Lindsay Crosby of AthlonSports.com reports. Atlanta will give Soler a day to rest Saturday as the team attempts to ease him back into playing after he missed over a week with a hamstring injury. He'll be replaced in right field by Ramon Laureano, who will bat sixth.
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Soler (hamstring) will start in right field and bat second in Friday's game against the Nationals. It's his first start in more than a week since injuring his left hamstring, although he did make a couple pinch-hitting appearances during that stretch. Soler has collected a .969 OPS with four home runs in 15 games with Atlanta.
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| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ATL | 142 | 493 | 84 | 119 | 21 | 64 | 68 | 141 | 1 | .241 |
| 2023 | MIA | 137 | 504 | 77 | 126 | 36 | 75 | 66 | 141 | 1 | .250 |
| 2022 | MIA | 72 | 270 | 32 | 56 | 13 | 34 | 31 | 90 | 0 | .207 |
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| Situation | H/AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | BB | KO |
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| vs LUCCHESI (CAREER) | 1/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| vs LHP | 85/364 | 0.23 | 15 | 46 | 1 | 45 | 106 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB |
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| 9/30 | vs  |
6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/29 | vs  |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/28 | vs |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/27 | vs |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/24 | vs |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9/22 | @  |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/21 | @ |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |