Angels release Jordan Romano, call up LHP Mitch Farris and designate LHP Joey Lucchesi for assignment
The Los Angeles Angels recalled left-hander Mitch Farris from Triple-A Salt Lake and designated lefty Joey Lucchesi for assignment on Wednesday before their game in Chicago against the White Sox. They also released reliever Jordan Romano after a rough start to the season.
The 25-year-old Farris returns to the Angels for a second stint this season. He was 0-0 with a 2.08 ERA over 4 1/3 innings in three games earlier this month.
Farris was 1-3 with a 6.66 ERA in five appearances, all starts, with Los Angeles in 2025. The Atlanta Braves traded him to the Angels in December 2024.
Lucchesi, in his eighth major league season, was 0-1 with 13.50 ERA in 3 1/3 innings over five games with the Angels in 2026 after signing with them as a free agent on April. 9. He previously pitched for the Padres, Mets and Giants, and is 23-28 with a 4.15 ERA in 124 games, including 77 starts, for his career.
The 6-foot-5, 32-year-old Lucchesi's best season was his second in the majors in 2019 with San Diego, when he was 10-10 with a 4.18 ERA while making 30 starts.
Romano, 33, appeared in 11 games for the Halos this season and had a 10.13 ERA after allowing nine runs in eight innings pitched. The Angels will owe him the remainder of his $2 million contract that he signed in the offseason.