Angels trade slugger Jo Adell to Cleveland Guardians for Jacob Cozart

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adell-jo/bm78e003/"]Adell[/a], 27, is slashing .239/.287/.395 this season with 16 home runs and 62 RBI. The seven-year vet is coming off a 2025 campaign in which he hit a career-high 37 home runs with 98 RBI. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cozart-jacob/KWXibouP/"]Cozart[/a], 23, is the Guardians' No. 18 prospect. The catcher is slashing .239/.330/.384 with 10 home runs and 44 RBI in 79 games at the Double-A level this season.[/p][embed guid="26fd0d64-e751-4684-913d-1729b070854a" url="https://x.com/MLB/status/2084314134548549662?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Adell has spent his entire career with the Angels after making his debut in 2020. After a few rough seasons, Adell finally found his stride in 2024 when he broke out with a 20-home-run season with 62 RBI and 15 stolen bases before putting up career numbers in 2025. [/p][p]He's also been making headlines with his glove. Earlier in the season, Adell caught the MLB world by storm when he robbed three home runs in a single game. [/p][embed guid="96b403a2-5a8b-4442-8472-826453c62ae3" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeJjnr68I5I&t=152s&pp=ygUYSm8gQWRlbGwgaG9tZSBydW4gcm9iZXJ5" social-type="youtube" /][p]The Guardians are in the midst of an AL Central pennant race as they sit three games behind the Chicago White Sox for first place with a 57-56 record. [/p][p]Los Angeles, on the other hand, is continuing on with another rebuild. Other trades they've made so far this deadline include [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/los-angeles-angels-trade-jose-soriano/G0MH8oU0/"]Jose Soriano to the Blue Jays[/a] and another sending [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/rangers-acquire-chase-silseth-logan-o-hoppe-in-trade-deal-with-angels/hrk3r9X0/"]Chase Silseth and Logan O'Hoppe to the Rangers[/a].[/p][infobox id="3e982646-21d3-4baf-ac34-10f731dff476" /]