ARLINGTON, TX – OCTOBER 24: John Curtiss #84 of the Tampa Bay Rays pitches in the eighth inning during Game 4 of the 2020 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life Field on Saturday, October 24, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Right-handed reliever John Curtiss was traded Wednesday by the Tampa Bay Rays to the Miami Marlins for minor league first baseman Evan Edwards.
Curtiss went 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA in 17 games last year. He had a 6.30 ERA in 10 innings in the postseason for the American League champions.
Curtiss also has pitched for the Angels and Twins, and he has a 3,83 career ERA.
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He further strengthens the bullpen for the Marlins, who earlier added left-hander Ross Detwiler and right-handers Dylan Floro, Anthony Bass and Adam Cimber.
Edwards was a fourth-round pick out of North Carolina State in 2019. He hit .281 with nine homers in 73 games in the low minors that year.
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