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Phillies land 2023 All-Star closer Carlos Estevez from Angels for pitching prospects

Sat, Jul 27, 2024
MLB News (AP)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies acquired closer Carlos Estevez from the Los Angeles Angels for a pair of minor league pitching prospects as they strengthen their bullpen for a run at their first World Series championship since 2008.

Estevez has 20 saves this season, a year after he had 31 and was an All-Star for the Angels.

The 31-year-old Estevez, a native of the Dominican Republic, originally signed with Colorado as an international free agent in 2011 and made his major league debut in 2016.

He has 76 saves in 418 career appearances, all in relief.

The Phillies lost the World Series in 2022 to Houston and lost in the NL Championship Series a year ago to Arizona. They entered Saturday's game against Cleveland with the best record in baseball at 64-39 but had lost seven of 10 games.

The Phillies surrendered minor league pitchers George Klassen and Samuel Aldegheri to land Estevez.

Estevez was expected to help strengthen a bullpen that lost an arm Friday, after they traded Seranthony Dominguez to Baltimore as part of a trade for outfielder Austin Hays.

Estevez has a streak of 18 straight scoreless innings. He set an Angels franchise record when he converted his first 23 save opportunities to begin the 2023 season.

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The 22-year-old Aldegheri, 22, was 6-7 with a 3.23 ERA in 15 starts between Class A Jersey Shore and Double-A Reading this season. He was originally signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent on June 13, 2019.

The 22-year-old Klassen was 3-2 with a 1.97 ERA in 14 starts for Class A Clearwater and Jersey Shore this year. He was originally selected by the Phillies in the sixth round of the 2023 amateur draft.

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