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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Los Angeles Angels have signed&amp;nbsp;righthanded pitcher Mat&amp;nbsp;Latos, the team announced Monday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Latos, 27, was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, after having been&amp;nbsp;designated for assignment by the team on Sept. 17. He was acquired by the Dodgers from the Marlins in July&amp;nbsp;in a three-team trade-deadline deal that also involved the&amp;nbsp;Braves.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Latos last took the mound for the Dodgers on Sept. 15, as a reliever in the team's 16-inning loss to the Colorado&amp;nbsp;Rockies.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 2015,&amp;nbsp;Latos&amp;nbsp;is 4\u201310 with a 4.95 ERA in 112 2/3 innings.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While Latos won't be available for the Angels if they make the postseason, the seven-year MLB veteran is able to pitch during the final week of the regular season as the team attempts to make the playoffs.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With seven games remaining, Los Angeles is three games behind the Texas Rangers for first place in the American League West, and 1/2 game out of the final wild card spot.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Angels and Rangers will meet in Texas for a four-game series to close &amp;nbsp;the regular season.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;Harper-Papelbon fight another sad chapter in dismal season for Nationals\u200B&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Kayla Lombardo&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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