The Giants designated veteran first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. for assignment on Wednesday and signed former first-round pick Dominic Smith to a major league contract, among several moves.

Acquired in a trade with the Giants on Sunday, the Angels will tap into Wade’s ability to play a corner outfield spot and hope to get his left-handed bat on track.

The Angels and Giants swung a trade this evening, as San Francisco sent first baseman and outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. to Anaheim in exchange for a player to be named later or cash.

Wade will take a seat against a right-handed starting pitcher (Didier Fuentes) for the second day in a row and looks as though he'll have to settle for a reserve role moving forward after the Angels ...

3 potential landing spots for LaMonte Wade Jr. #3 Seattle Mariners Currently second in the AL West, the Mariners are again battling the Houston Astros for a playoff spot this season.

Alex Pavlovic posted to social media that the San Francisco Giants has traded 1B/DH/OF LaMonte Wade Jr. to the Los Angeles Angels for a player to be named later or cash considerations. While LWJ ...

The San Francisco Giants trading LaMonte Wade Jr. isn't a surprise, but the Giants sending him to the Los Angeles Angels certainly was for one reason. Zack Minasian, San Francisco's general ...

A little over a month ago, we looked at the early returns for LaMonte Wade Jr. and saw that they weren’t promising. His results? Poor. His bat speed? Slow. Has any of this changed in the past 30 ...

LaMonte Wade Jr., a graduate of St. Paul's in Brooklandville and former Terps star, was designated for assignment by the Giants. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 77°F.

LaMonte Wade Jr. had a .167 batting average and a .275 on-base percentage in 50 games with the San Francisco Giants this season, but the Angels hope they can get him on track after acquiring him ...