Moisés Ballesteros - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Angels' Moises Ballesteros trade is looking better, but he must answer this one key question Trading for Moises Ballesteros could pay off for the Los Angeles Angels, but he will need to upgrade one side of his game.

1 DAY AGO • HALOHANGOUT.COM

Homers, racks up three hits Ballesteros went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Red Sox.

Impact Ballesteros accounted for three of the Angels' six hits in this game while recording the first three-hit performance of his major-league career. He broke up Boston's shutout with his eighth homer of the season off Wyatt Olds in the sixth and finished just a triple shy of the cycle. The rookie slugger, a deadline addition on a trade with the Cubs, is hitting .246 with a .675 OPS in his last 15 games.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Adley Rutschman's three-run HR off Pesky Pole carries Red Sox past Angels, 5-2

Adley Rutschman hit a three-run homer off the Pesky Pole in right field, Brayan Bello pitched five scoreless innings in his first start since early June and the hot-again Boston Re...

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Yusei Kikuchi pitches 6 scoreless innings to lead Angels to a 6-1 win over the Pirates

Yusei Kikuchi pitched six scoreless innings and earned his first win of the season as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Saturday night

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Goes yard in loss Ballesteros went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 6-3 extra-inning loss to the Yankees.

Impact Ballesteros went deep in the 10th inning, but the Angels weren't able to get closer than a three-run deficit. The long ball was his first in the majors since May 3 when he was still with the Cubs, a span of 54 contests without a homer for the 22-year-old. He's hitting .207 with a .594 OPS, seven homers, 29 RBI, 22 runs scored, nine doubles and one stolen base over 85 contests between the Angels and the Cubs this year.

SEPTEMBER 3 • ROTOWIRE

Spencer Jones and Jazz Chisholm Jr. homer early to back Gerrit Cole in Yankees' 7-3 win over Angels

Spencer Jones homered and drove in three runs, Jazz Chisholm Jr. also went deep and finished with three hits, and the New York Yankees pulled away for a 7-3 victory over the Los An...

SEPTEMBER 2 • Associated Press

Wheeler throws 6 strong innings, Sosa hits go-ahead homer in Phillies' 5-2 win over Angels

Zack Wheeler allowed one run in six innings as the Philadelphia Phillies completed a three-game sweep with a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels

AUGUST 30 • Associated Press

Receiving rest Wednesday Ballesteros is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.

Impact The Angels will give the left-handed-hitting Ballesteros a breather for the day game while the Guardians send southpaw Joey Cantillo to the hill. Ballesteros had been including in the lineup in each of the last eight games, making four starts at designated hitter, three at catcher and one at first base while going 7-for-35 (.200 average) with four RBI and three runs.

AUGUST 26 • ROTOWIRE

Messick throws 6 strong innings and Hedges hits 2-run homer as Guardians beat Angels 4-2

Parker Messick pitched six innings of one-run ball and Austin Hedges hit a two-run homer in the Cleveland Guardians’ 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels

AUGUST 25 • Associated Press

Moises Ballesteros has a huge opportunity with the Angels he never got with the Cubs The Angels acquired Moises Ballesteros for his bat, though he could emerge as one of the franchise's most valuable players

AUGUST 16 • HALOHANGOUT.COM

Mike Trout leads offense and George Klassen earns 1st MLB win as Angels top Rangers 5-2

Mike Trout had three hits and two RBIs, Jose Siri keyed a three-run sixth inning with a pinch-hit RBI double, and George Klassen earned his first major league win in the Los Angele...

AUGUST 13 • Associated Press

Getting start at catcher Thursday Ballesteros will start at catcher and bat sixth in Thursday's game versus the Orioles.

Impact Ballesteros' first two starts with the Angels came from the designated hitter spot, but he'll get a turn behind the plate in Thursday's series finale. It will mark his ninth game at catcher this season, leaving him just one game shy of picking up eligibility at the position in many fantasy leagues.

AUGUST 6 • ROTOWIRE

Starting at DH in Angels debut Ballesteros will start at designated hitter and bat sixth in Tuesday's game against the Orioles.

Impact Ballesteros was acquired from the Cubs in a trade Monday and will be thrown right into the lineup. That the left-handed-hitting Ballesteros is getting a start versus a lefty in Cade Povich is an encouraging sign that the Angels plan to give him everyday reps down the stretch. Ballesteros is a career .249/.328/.408 hitter with a 10.8 percent walk rate and 19.9 percent strikeout so far in the majors.

AUGUST 4 • ROTOWIRE

Cubs restock staff at deadline, acquire pitcher Clay Holmes and outfielder Tyrone Taylor from Mets

The Chicago Cubs have acquired pitcher Clay Holmes and outfielder Tyrone Taylor from the last-place New York Mets for touted infield prospect Jefferson Rojas

AUGUST 3 • Associated Press

Lands opportunity with Halos The Angels acquired Ballesteros and right-hander Mason McGwire from the Cubs on Monday in exchange for right-hander Ryan Zeferjahn, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register repo...

Impact Ballesteros had been playing regularly at Triple-A Iowa over the past six weeks, but he may not have to wait long to receive a look with the Angels, either as a designated hitter or an option at catcher. The 22-year-old is firmly a bat-first catching prospect, though the Angels will likely have more patience than the Cubs in developing him behind the dish. After recently dealing away Logan O'Hoppe, the Angels are left with the underwhelming veteran duo of Travis d'Arnaud and Tyler Heineman as their catching tandem, and it wouldn't be surprising if Ballesteros was prioritized ahead of them down the stretch. Ballesteros has already demonstrated himself to be a big-league-caliber hitter, producing a .249/.328/.408 slash line with a 10.8 percent walk rate and 19.9 percent strikeout rate over 241 career plate appearances with the Cubs.

AUGUST 3 • ROTOWIRE

MLB trade deadline: Red Sox, Phillies, Padres are the biggest buyers at the buzzer

The Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies took big swings Monday ahead of baseball’s trade deadline, with the Red Sox adding three-time All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman a few ho...

AUGUST 3 • Associated Press

Is a Cubs Trade Looming After Ballesteros, Alcantara Share Cryptic Messages? Trade speculation is running rampant in Chicago, and two of the Cubs' top prospects just dumped some more fuel on the fire. On Friday, both...

JULY 25 • SI.COM

Optioned to Triple-A Ballesteros was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Thursday, Elias Schuster of SI.com reports.

Impact Ballesteros will head to Iowa after struggling to a .128 average with one home run, seven RBI, four runs scored and a stolen base over 94 at-bats in his last 34 contests. The 22-year-old will look to hit the reset button at the Triple-A level and then get another shot with the major-league roster down the road this year.

JUNE 19 • ROTOWIRE

Cubs Finally Demote Moises Ballesteros Amid Big Slump According to the Chicago Cubs' transaction log, the organization has sent Moises Ballesteros back to Iowa. The team has yet to officially an...

JUNE 19 • SI.COM

Kept out of lineup against lefty Ballesteros is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies.

Impact Left-hander Sean Sullivan will start for the Rockies, so the Cubs will send the left-handed Ballesteros to the bench and swap a righty bat in Matt Shaw into the lineup. The Cubs have gone out of their way to shield Ballesteros from lefties this season, with the 22-year-old having logged just eight of his 175 plate appearances against same-handed pitching.

JUNE 17 • ROTOWIRE

Resting up Tuesday Ballesteros isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Colorado.

Impact Ballesteros will retreat to the bench Tuesday after going just 2-for-14 across his last five games. His absence will give Seiya Suzuki a start as the Cubs' designated hitter, opening up right field for Matt Shaw.

JUNE 16 • ROTOWIRE

Pete Crow-Armstrong hits for the cycle as the Cubs walk off the Rockies, 5-4

Pete Crow-Armstrong became the first major league player to hit for the cycle this season as the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies

JUNE 16 • Associated Press

Chapman's 10th-inning single gives the Giants a 2-1 win over the Cubs

Matt Chapman singled to drive in automatic runner Jonah Cox in the 10th inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants over the Chicago Cubs 2-1 for their fourth win in their last five g...

JUNE 8 • Associated Press

Taking seat Sunday Ballesteros is not in the starting lineup Sunday night versus St. Louis.

Impact Ballesteros will head to the bench as Chicago squares off with southpaw Matthew Liberatore on the mound in the series finale. Kevin Alcantara will draw his first start since being called up from Triple-A Iowa on May 23, batting eighth while handling the designated hitter role.

MAY 31 • ROTOWIRE

Regaining traction in lineup Ballesteros will start at designated hitter and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Pirates.

Impact Just when he appeared to have ceded primary DH duties to Michael Conforto, Ballesteros has re-emerged to take back playing time at that spot in the lineup. Ballesteros will be awarded a fifth consecutive start after going 2-for-9 with a 5:3 BB:K and a run scored over the previous four contests. The Cubs will still look to shield Ballesteros from left-handed pitching, but he could continue to see the bulk of the starts at DH versus righties if he can continue to get on base at a steady clip.

MAY 27 • ROTOWIRE

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