SF Giants trade 1B/OF LaMonte Wade Jr. to Los Angeles Angels

The Los Angeles Angels acquired veteran first baseman/outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. and cash considerations from the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.

San Francisco will send a player to be named or cash to the Angels.

San Francisco designated Wade for assignment on Wednesday.

The Giants traded LaMonte Wade Jr. and cash considerations to the Angels for cash considerations or a player to be named later. A small deal between the Minasian brothers.

— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) June 8, 2025

LaMonte Wade Jr. trade details

LaMonte Wade Jr., 31, is playing on a one-year deal worth $5 million. A .238 career batter, Wade was hitting just .167 in 50 games with a homer and 15 RBIs. He was in his fifth season with the Giants, batting .240 with 52 HRs and 178 RBIs in 488 games with the team.

Overall, he has 54 home runs and 182 RBIs with the Minnesota Twins (2019-20) and Giants. He was selected in the ninth round of the 2015 draft by the Twins.

The Angels designated right-hander Michael Darrell-Hicks for assignment to open up a 40-man roster spot.

Darrell-Hicks, 27, was 1-0 with a 9.39 ERA in six relief appearances for the Angels.

–Field Level Media

More on LaMonte Wade Jr.’s exit from San Francisco

As the San Francisco Giants continue to stumble offensively, they are searching for answers in an aggressive fashion.

The Giants announced a flurry of roster moves on Wednesday that included the parting of ways with longtime 1B/OF LaMonte Wade Jr., who was designated for assignment following five seasons in San Francisco.

Wade, who was hitting just .167 with one home run over 50 games this season, batted .240 to go along with 52 home runs and 176 RBI since being acquired from Minnesota in 2021.

Backup catcher Sam Huff was also DFA’d by the Giants, while San Francisco optioned infielder Christian Koss to AAA Sacramento.

Veteran first baseman Dominic Smith was also signed to a Major League deal and added to the active roster.

Smith, an eight-year veteran first baseman who has spent time in the majors with the New York Mets, Washington Nationals, Boston Red Sox, and Cincinnati Reds, opted out of his minor league deal with the New York Yankees last week.

The 29-year-old was hitting .255 with eight home runs and 28 RBI, along with 20 walks against 30 strikeouts over 45 games with New York’s AAA affiliate, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

SF Giants trade 1B/OF LaMonte Wade Jr. to Los Angeles Angels

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