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So Cal, Portland Announce Big Swap Monday, July 12th, 2027 The So Cal Republic made a major move this afternoon, shipping 31-year-old RHP Toyotomi Nakano, 26-year-old 1B Lai-hsiang Xiu, 26-year-old RF Vihaan Vedant, 23-year-old minor league SS Alex Lontok and 24-year-old minor league C Phillip Lewis to the Portland Beavers for 24-year-old LHP Tanner Johnson. The Republic general manager, explaining the trade, said: "To add a player of this ability, you've got to give up a good player. That's just how it works." For the year Xiu has hit .337 with 14 home runs, 49 RBIs and scored 48 runs. This year Johnson has made 18 starts, thrown 136.1 innings, fanned 135 batters and walked 21. His won-lost record is 7-7 with a 3.30 ERA. |
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