Veteran Carl Edwards Jr. returns to majors in Angels’ bullpen shakeup
ANAHEIM — The Angels are giving Carl Edwards Jr. another chance.
Edwards, 33, pitched in 297 major-league games heading into the 2024 season, but he had only faced three big-league hitters since then.
After bouncing between the Chicago Cubs’ and San Diego Padres’ farm systems in 2024, and with a winter detour to Mexico, Edwards signed a minor-league deal with the Angels at the end of spring training.
He posted a 1.54 ERA in 11⅔ innings at Triple-A, with 13 strikeouts and