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Angels agree to terms with Dominican left-hander

Los Angeles Times staffer Mike DiGiovanna
By Mike DiGiovanna
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The Angels confirmed a report out of the Dominican Republic that they have agreed to terms with 20-year-old left-hander Nataneal Rodriguez.

According to the Dominican Prospect League, Rodriguez, a hard thrower who is projected as a short reliever, will receive a $180,000 signing bonus.

--Mike DiGiovanna

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Mike DiGiovanna

Mike DiGiovanna has been covering Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Times since 1995 and spent 19 years as the Angels beat writer and two seasons on the Dodgers. He won Associated Press Sports Editors awards for game-story writing in 2001, feature-story writing in 2017 and breaking news in 2019. A native of East Lyme, Conn., and a graduate of Cal State Fullerton, he began writing for The Times in 1981.

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