The Twins designated pitcher John Curtiss for assignment on Monday, and on Tuesday they traded him to the Los Angeles Angels for an 18-year-old prospect.
Daniel Ozoria, an infielder who played rookie ball last season, will join the Twins in the deal. A native of the Dominican Republic, he signed with the Angels at age 16. In 111 games in the Los Angeles system over the past two seasons he hit .222 with 27 stolen bases.
Curtiss pitched in 17 games over the past two seasons for the Twins and was 0-1 with a 7.20 ERA in 15 innings with 17 strikeouts. He was DFA'd to make room on the roster when the Twins signed former Angels reliever Blake Parker on Monday.
Morris to be on Tigers TV
Jack Morris, who has spent 12 seasons as a broadcaster for the Twins, also will be part of the Tigers' TV team in 2019, Fox Sports Detroit revealed.
Morris, a St. Paul native and hero of the Twins' World Series championship in 1991, also will handle games for the Twins in 2019, as he did in 2016 and last season. In Detroit he'll work with Kirk Gibson and Dan Petry, teammates of his on the Tigers' 1984 World Series championship team.
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