Braves trade DH/OF Jorge Soler to Angels for RHP Griffin Canning

The Atlanta Braves have traded outfielder Jorge Soler to Los Angeles in exchange for right-handed pitcher Griffin Canning, the teams announced Thursday.

Soler slashed .241/.338/.442 with 21 homers and 64 RBI in 2024 with the Braves and San Francisco Giants. The 32-year-old Cuba native began the season with San Francisco before being traded to Atlanta at the MLB trade deadline in July.

Soler is entering the second year of a three-year, $42 million contract he signed with the Giants in February.

Soler has been expendable from the Braves’ roster because Ronald Acuña Jr. is expected to return next season and the team is expected to pick up Marcell Ozuna’s $16 million option for 2025.

Canning, 28, made 31 starts for the Angels last season, recording six wins, 130 strikeouts and a 1.40 WHIP in 171.2 innings.