Slegers announced his retirement from baseball Thursday.
Slegers noted that a nagging shoulder injury -- which limited him to just two rehab appearances in 2022 -- is the reason behind his decision. The 30-year-old finishes his career with a 5.46 ERA over 49 appearances -- six starts -- across parts of five major-league seasons.
The Rays reassigned Slegers to minor-league camp Monday.
Slegers was one of 11 players optioned or reassigned Monday as the Rays pare down their big-league camp group ahead of Opening Day. Before inking a two-year, minor-league deal with Tampa Bay last August, the 29-year-old made 29 relief appearances for the Angels in 2021. Over 31 innings at the big-league level, he posted a 6.97 ERA and 1.87 WHIP.
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Rays' Aaron Slegers: Signs minor-league deal with Rays
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Slegers signed a two-year minor-league contract with the Rays on Tuesday which includes an invitation to next year's spring training, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Multi-year minor-league deals are rare, but this one makes sense given the timing. Slegers finds himself back with an organization where he's had success in the past, as he produced a 3.41 ERA in 29 innings for the Rays in 2019 and 2020. He owns a poor 5.46 career ERA and had a 6.97 ERA in 31 innings for the Angels earlier this year, however, so he'll head to the minors to sort things out for now.
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Aaron Slegers: Opts for free agency
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Slegers elected to become a free agent after clearing waivers and being outrighted to Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday.
The right-hander struggled with the Angels this season, posting a 6.97 ERA and 1.87 WHIP across 31 innings. He enjoyed a much stronger campaign with Tampa Bay in 2020, so he could draw some interest from an organization that believes it can help turn Slegers back around.
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Angels' Aaron Slegers: Outrighted to Triple-A
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Slegers cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday.
Slegers was designated for assignment by the Halos last week, but he'll stick around the organization after going through waivers unclaimed. The 28-year-old has a 6.97 ERA in 29 big-league appearances and a 6.43 ERA in 16 outings at Triple-A this season.
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Angels' Aaron Slegers: Optioned to Triple-A
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Slegers was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday.
Slegers was hit hard as a long reliever Thursday, as he allowed four runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out two in 3.1 innings. The right-hander will now head back to the minors after right-hander Jose Marte's contract was selected by the Angels on Friday.
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Angels' Aaron Slegers: Hit hard in long-relief outing
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Slegers allowed four runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out two batters versus the Tigers on Thursday.
Starter Jose Quintana was pummeled for six runs (five earned) over 1.1 innings of work, so Slegers was called upon in the second frame to try to restore order. The right-hander didn't fare much better, yielding four runs of his own and serving up a pair of long balls, though the Angels would rally from an eight-run deficit to pull out a wild win. Slegers' appearance was his first since being recalled from the minors Wednesday. He has struggled in his first campaign with the Angels, posting a 6.97 ERA, 1.87 WHIP and poor 25:15 K:BB across 31 innings.
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Angels' Aaron Slegers: Rejoins big-league club
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Slegers was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday.
Slegers was sent down to Triple-A last week and will quickly rejoin the Angels with Patrick Sandoval (back) landing on the injured list. The right-hander has a 6.51 ERA, 1.81 WHIP and 23:14 K:BB over 27.2 innings this season and should fill a low-leverage bullpen role.
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Angels' Aaron Slegers: Optioned again
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Slegers was optioned by the Angels to Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday.
Slegers was recalled Aug. 8 to take the place of Steve Cishek, who was placed on the bereavement list. With Cishek back on the roster, Slegers has been optioned to the minors. In his four days with the team, Slegers made one appearance and allowed three earned runs across four innings while striking out four.
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Angels' Aaron Slegers: Returns to majors
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Slegers was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.
Slegers will rejoin the Angels on Sunday after spending the past month in the minors. The right-hander has a 6.46 ERA, 1.90 WHIP and 19:13 K:BB across 23.2 major-league innings this season.
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Angels' Aaron Slegers: Demoted once again
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Slegers was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
The righty appeared in three games after his June 30 call-up, allowing two runs on three hits and a pair of walks in 2.2 innings of work. In 27 games with the Angels in 2021, Slegers has pitched 23.2 innings with a rough 6.46 ERA. Kean Wong was recalled in a corresponding move Friday.
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Angels' Aaron Slegers: Back with big club
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Slegers was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake prior to Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
This will mark Slegers' third stint with the Angels this season. The right-hander posted an ugly 6.43 during his previous 21 major-league innings to begin the campaign, though that number is largely inflated by his four runs allowed in just one-third of an inning against Oakland on May 27. James Hoyt was optioned to Salt Lake in a corresponding roster move.
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Angels' Aaron Slegers: Demoted back to Triple-A
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Slegers was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday.
Slegers has been in the minors for the majority of June, but was recalled Tuesday and threw one inning in relief. He allowed one earned run on two hits and a walk. Luis Rengifo was recalled in the corresponding move.
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Angels' Aaron Slegers: Joins big-league club
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Slegers was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday.
The right-hander was sent to Triple-A in late May, and he'll rejoin the Halos after spending the past couple weeks in the minors. Slegers has struggled in 2021 with a 6.30 ERA, 1.85 WHIP and 19:10 K:BB across 20 innings.
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Angels' Aaron Slegers: Sent to Triple-A
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Slegers was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday.
Slegers struggled mightily in Thursday's loss to Oakland, as he allowed four runs on three hits and a walk while only recording one out. He'll now head to the minors after left-hander Jose Suarez was recalled in a corresponding move.
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Angels' Aaron Slegers: Lit up in loss
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Slegers (2-2) allowed four runs on three hits and a walk while recording only one out via strikeout in a loss to Oakland on Thursday.
Spot starter Patrick Sandoval delivered five shutout innings Thursday, but Slegers made a mess of the sixth inning. Slegers had strung together five scoreless innings prior to Thursday's meltdown. The 28-year-old has a 6.30 ERA, 1.85 WHIP and 19:10 K:BB across 20 innings this year, mainly in a low-leverage role. He's added a hold and two blown saves in 23 outings.
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Angels' Aaron Slegers: Takes first loss in relief
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Slegers (2-1) allowed two earned runs on one hit and one walk while recording just one out, taking the loss against the Astros on Tuesday.
Slegers entered a tie game in the eighth inning Tuesday and only retired one of the three batters he faced. Both runners he was responsible for ended up scoring on a three-run homer by Yuli Gurriel. Slegers has now walked at least one batter in five straight relief appearances. This is a new issue for the 27-year-old, as he didn't allow a single walk in his first 11 appearances this season. In the month of May, he's issued seven walks while only striking out two.
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Angels' Aaron Slegers: Earns second relief win
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Slegers (2-0) pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, walking two batters en route to earn the win over the Dodgers on Sunday.
Slegers picked up his second win of the season after preserving the 2-1 lead into the sixth inning. The 28-year-old has a 3.77 ERA and 1.60 WHIP through 14.1 innings. He is not a high-strikeout candidate, with a 7.5 K/9. In addition, he's run into trouble recently, walking six batters in his last 4.1 innings of relief.
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Angels' Aaron Slegers: Earns first win of season
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Slegers (1-0) got the win in Friday's 10-3 victory over the Twins, allowing one run on three hits while registering two outs.
Slegers entered the game in the sixth inning with two runners on base and one out on the board. The Twins would notch three straight hits off Slegers, who allowed three runs to score and lost the lead in the process before finishing the inning. The 28-year-old would get some help from his offense in the bottom of the sixth innings as the Angels immediately scored to regain the lead and set Slegers up with the win. On the season, the righty has a 4.26 ERA and has yet to walk a batter across seven appearances.
