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ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Jose Soriano #59 of the Los Angeles Angels looks on before the game against the Athletics at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on May 21, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Luke Hales\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
The MLB<\/a> trade deadline is set for Monday at 6 p.m. ET, leaving teams with just a few more hours to make their final moves and bolster their rosters for a playoff push.<\/p>\n One team actively doing just that is the Toronto Blue Jays, who made a notable trade with the Los Angeles Angels<\/a> on Monday morning for the team\u2019s top starting pitcher.<\/p>\n Blue Jays Acquire Jose Soriano<\/p>\n After trading veteran Kevin Gausman on Sunday, the Blue Jays quickly replenished their rotation by acquiring starter Jos\u00e9 Soriano from the Angels, according to ESPN\u2019s Jeff Passan.<\/p>\n The Angels were widely expected to be sellers, but they landed an impressive return for Soriano.<\/p>\n Los Angeles acquired shortstop Arjun Nimmala, the Blue Jays\u2019 No. 2 prospect, along with outfielder Eddie Micheletti and right-hander Angel Rivero in exchange for Soriano.<\/p>\n The Angels will receive top shortstop prospect Arjun Nimmala, outfielder Eddie Micheletti and right-hander Angel Rivero from the Blue Jays for Jose Soriano, sources tell ESPN.<\/p>\n \u2014 Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Fans React on Social Media<\/p>\n \u201cJays got fleeced,\u201d one fan wrote.<\/p>\n Another added, \u201cWe traded one of our few decent starters for prospects? Nimmala better hit because our rotation just got thinner.\u201d<\/p>\n A third fan wrote, \u201cThis just feels like a steal for the Blue Jays.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIs this rage bait? They just sold their pitcher and gave up their second-ranked prospect plus more for two months of Soriano??\u201d another fan posted.<\/p>\n One more commented, \u201cGiving up Nimmala for Soriano\u2026 man, I hope this works out because that kid was looking special.\u201d<\/p>\n Soriano\u2019s 2026 Season<\/p>\n Soriano has been the Angels\u2019 most effective starter this season, posting a 9-6 record with a 3.29 ERA.<\/p>\n He has made 22 starts for Los Angeles, and although the Angels have struggled, Soriano has been one of the more reliable pitchers in the American League. His addition gives Toronto a legitimate rotation piece after parting with Kevin Gausman.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tCole Sullivan<\/a> Cole Sullivan is a sports journalist for Heavy.com covering the NFL, NBA, college football, and college basketball. A member of the United States Basketball Writers Association, he has written for FanSided, Athlon Sports, The Sporting News, and Newsweek. Sullivan earned an Associate degree from Franklin Pierce University and a Bachelor’s degree from Lynn University, where he studied Communications and Media Studies with a focus on Sports Journalism. More about Cole Sullivan<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Jose Soriano #59 of the Los Angeles Angels looks on before the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":768938,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2390],"tags":[291,5,1165,446,3223,774,56,3224,3222,4],"class_list":["post-768937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles-angels","tag-angels","tag-baseball","tag-la","tag-la-angels","tag-laangels","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-angels","tag-losangeles","tag-losangelesangels","tag-mlb"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/117032036817062707","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=768937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/768938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=768937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=768937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=768937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}