The conclusion of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) would have stood out even without the participation of prominent players. This was not the case between Shohei Ohtani and Team Japan and Mike Trout and Team USA in the fourth inning of their final game. This was a tough confrontation with a decisive conclusion. Ohtani and […]
On a fortuitous Tuesday in Tempe, Arizona, the Oakland Athletics triumphantly achieved a victory against the Los Angeles Angels in a riveting spring training game with a score of 6-5. The Athletics, despite a momentary setback, were able to clinch the victory in the ninth inning thanks to Cristian Pache’s expertly executed double-play grounder, which […]
Shohei Ohtani The Los Angeles Angels’ version of Babe Ruth took home the trophy for the American League. He beat out the two Yankees Miguel Andújar and Gleyber Torres. He finished with 25 out of 30 first place votes and the other five were given to Andújar. While Ohtani missed a chunk of the season […]
As the Los Angeles Angels wrap up their season with their last game on Sunday, they announced on Tuesday that pitcher Shohei Ohtani will need Tommy John surgery in the offseason. This will likely mean Ohtani will not pitch again until 2020, but he can continue his role as designated hitter in the meantime. The rookie’s […]
The New York Yankees lost the final game of a 3-game set in Philadelphia on Wednesday, June 27th. The Yankees lost to the Phillies, 3-0. The Yankees won each of the first two games rather handily, but the team was clearly not trying to win Wednesday’s game. Luis Cessa started for the Yankees in an […]
Angels manager Mike Scioscia has been the manager of the team since 2000. He has compiled a combined record of 1625-1404 (.536) at the time of this writing. 19 seasons is a long time for anybody to be in one organization, so when there was a report that Mike Scioscia would be stepping down after […]
The Boston Red Sox made a move to acquire more infield depth late Monday night, acquiring Ian Kinsler from the Angels in exchange for a pair of mid-tier pitching prospects, RHP Ty Buttrey and LHP Williams Jerez. Kinsler, 36, was a long-time Texas Ranger and spent the last four years with the Detroit Tigers, after […]
The Boston Red Sox have acquired 4-time All-Star Ian Kinsler from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for William Jerez and Ty Buttrey. Kinsler isn’t the player he used to be and has had a rough past couple of years. Compared to his career batting average of .272, Kinsler has hit a combined .237 in […]
Albert Pujols launched a solo home run in the bottom of the second inning of the Angels’ 11-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox Wednesday night. That blast was the 631st in the career of Pujols, which passed Hall-of-Famer Ken Griffey Jr. for sole possession of sixth place on the all-time home run list. The […]
Angels’ Japanese wunderkind, Shohei Ohtani, has been medically cleared to begin throwing again. Ohtani missed an extended period of time, and it was thought by many that he could require Tommy John Surgery and miss the remainder of his rookie season as both a starting pitcher and a designated hitter. Ohtani has been so impressive […]
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim put out a statement on Twitter Wednesday that defended superstar Mike Trout after some controversial comments were made by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. Manfred said that Trout limits his own popularity and fame by not actively marketing himself well enough. Baseball has a problem across the league where its […]
We’re in the middle of the All-Star break and are now just a couple of weeks away from the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. It seems as good a time as any to check up on who the latest trade deadline targets could be for the New York Yankees. The Yankees have one glaring hole […]
