Oakland Athletics Acquire Mike Fiers
Aug 6, 2018, 12:00 AM | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:32 am
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The Oakland Athletics announced that they got their man. On August 6, the A’s announced they acquired Mike Fiers in exchange for two players to be named later or cash considerations, per CBS Sports.
#Athletics acquire RHP Mike Fiers from Detroit for two PTBNL or cash considerations. To clear a spot on 40-man roster, LHP Jeremy Bleich has been DFA'd.
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— Oakland Athletics 🌳🐘⚾️ (@Athletics) August 6, 2018
Fiers’s time in Detroit ends after 21 starts. He would help bolster the Athletics rotation as they make a bid for a wild card spot in the AL West.