Angels take on Eduardo Escobar in deal with Mets – MLB.com

Angels acquire Eduardo Escobar in trade with Mets

\n”, “providerName”: “Twitter”, “providerUrl”: “https://twitter.com”, “type”: “oembed”, “width”:550, “contentType”: “rich”},{ “__typename”: “Markdown”, “content”: “Escobar is a .254/.307/.435 career hitter with 162 homers and 621 RBIs in 1,304 games over 13 seasons with the White Sox, Twins, D-Backs and Brewers and Mets. He was an All-Star in 2021, and lately he’s been really hot on the field, scoring .289/.349/.487 in his last 30 games.\n\nThe Venezuelan native is like him for his presence in the clubhouse Long been one of the funniest players in the majors.\n\nEscobar expects to play third base until Rendon returns, but he might play second base and shortstop occasionally. 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Crow, 22, was selected in the 28th round of the 2019 MLB Draft and had a 1.88 ERA with 31 strikeouts in 24 innings with the Trash Pandas. 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