Brewers Acquire First Baseman Rowdy Tellez From Blue Jays
Send Right-Handed Pitchers Trevor Richards and Bowden Francis to Toronto
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired first baseman Rowdy Tellez (teh-LEHZ) from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for right-handed pitchers Trevor Richards and Bowden Francis. The announcement was made by President of Baseball Operations David Stearns.
Tellez, 26, has played his entire Major League career with Toronto (2018-21), batting .241 with 37 HR and 99 RBI in 219 games. He hit .209 with 4 HR and 8 RBI in 50 games over two stints with the Blue Jays this season and .298 with 4 HR and 11 RBI in 13 games with Triple-A Buffalo. His 181 career starts have come at first base (105) or designated hitter (76).
Richards, 28, was acquired by Milwaukee in a trade with Tampa Bay on May 21. He is 3-0 with a 3.69 ERA and 1 save in 21 relief appearances between the Rays and Brewers this season, including 3-0 with a 3.20 ERA in 15 games with Milwaukee. Richards has gone 13-21 with a 4.34 ERA and 1 save in 85 career games (52 starts) with Miami (2018-19), Tampa Bay (2019-21) and Milwaukee (2021).
Francis, 25, was selected by the Brewers in the seventh round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft. He went 22-23 with a 4.23 ERA in 69 career Minor League appearances (63 starts), including 7-3 with a 3.62 ERA in 11 starts between Double-A Biloxi and Triple-A Nashville this season.
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