Angels confirm trade cancellation

The Los Angles Angels confirmed Monday that a pending trade — likely the acquisition of Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson and two others — has been completed.

General manager Bill Eppler issued a statement Monday that did not mention any players by name.

“There are a lot of elements in the deals that need to be met before you get to the point where you call the players and brief them,” Eppler said. “We couldn’t get to that point. And in fairness to our players and players from other organizations, we won’t comment further.”

A deal that would have sent Pederson, pitcher Ross Stripling and minor league outfielder Andy Pages to the Angels was blocked as the Dodgers worked on a trade with the Boston Red Sox that would send outfielder Mookie Betts and left-hander David Price to Los Angeles.

Angels owner Arte Moreno was apparently miffed by the delay.

ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that the Dodgers and Red Sox finally agreed to a trade Sunday night. The Dodgers will receive Betts and Price in exchange for outfielder Alex Verdugo and two minor leaguers: shortstop Jeter Downs and catcher Connor Wong.

–Field level media