Late Night time LaMonte is heading to the land of late-night TV.
The Giants have traded first baseman LaMonte Wade to the Los Angeles Angels in change for a participant to be named later or money, the group introduced Sunday. San Francisco additionally despatched out cash within the deal.
Wade was designated for task on Wednesday because the Giants sought a roster shakeup with their offense struggling mightily. They signed veteran first baseman Dominic Smith to take Wade’s roster spot and have gained 5 consecutive video games since.
The 31-year-old Wade batted .167 in 50 video games with the Giants this season, and his struggles go additional again: For the reason that second half of final season, Wade has hit .188/.297/.308.
He arrived in San Francisco by way of commerce in February 2021 from Minnesota in change for righty Shaun Anderson and was named the Willie Mac Award winner after hitting 18 residence runs and having a number of massive late-game moments to assist the group attain a franchise-record 107 wins.
The deal marks the primary between Giants normal supervisor Zach Minasian and his brother Perry, the Angels’ longtime GM.
Past Smith, the Giants even have Jerar Encarnacion and Casey Schmitt obtainable to play first base, with prime prospect Bryce Eldridge climbing to Triple-A final week as he learns the place. Wilmer Flores has performed 4 video games on the place this season, too, however in any other case has solely been a delegated hitter.
