sentences:  On July 27, 1996, Ellis was traded to the California Angels for Pat Borders.Ellis reached the majors in 1996 with the Angels, spending one year with them before moving to the Arizona Diamondbacks (), Los Angeles Dodgers () and Texas Rangers ().His most productive season came in 2001 with Arizona, when he set career-highs in wins (6), strikeouts (41) and innings pitched (92.0).