Stu Matthews

Stu Matthews has been covering the Angels and MLB since Barry Bonds was skinny. He's the former internet editor of angels.com from the days when it was run by Disney elves and not MLB Advanced Media. Stu's about the same height as Jim Edmonds and two inches shorter than Mike Trout on a good day and a bit less powerful. Previous work (US): The Los Angeles Times, South Bay Daily Breeze, Cox Interactive, Disney/Go.com, Vox Media/SB Nation (halosheaven.com), (UK) ESPN, Made Up Media Ltd. (UK), Kentish Gazette, Inverness Courier. Guitarist and songwriter for the moderately popular 2000s California indie band Orange Olive.
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Rangers 6, Angels 4 (9 innings) — Cactus League 3/23/21

by Stu Matthews, Angels Nation managing editor Taylor Ward has an idea of what kind of major-league player he can be. “I think I do have power,” he said last month. “Not light-tower power but enough power -- especially doubles…

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Angels 15, Cubs 7 (9 innings) — Cactus League 3/22/21

by Stu Matthews, Angels Nation managing editor On Monday, Angels fans heard one of the most satisfying sounds of the spring so far. That was when four-time All-Star Justin Upton crushed the prettiest double you'd ever want to see to…

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Maddon: The Best Spot Now For Jo Adell Is The Minors

By Stu Matthews, Angels Nation managing editor Angels skipper Joe Maddon has been saying since before spring training that Jo Adell needs seasoning in the minors before joining the Angels' MLB squad as a regular. "Absolutely. He doesn't need to…

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Padres 4, Angels 0 (9 innings) — Cactus League 3/21/21

by Stu Matthews, Angels Nation managing editor Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani headed to the mound with a dirty uniform Sunday to face the San Diego Padres in the bottom of the first inning. Why? Well, Ohtani -- the Halos'…

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Angels’ Jose Rojas Can Rake — But Falls Short In One Spot

By Stu Matthews, Angels Nation managing editor If you look at the stat sheets every day, you've got to be noticing the name of Jose Rojas always high in the batting stats for the Angels while they're in the spring…

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Athletics 11, Angels 2 (9 innings) — Cactus League 3/20/21

by Stu Matthews, Angels Nation managing editor Halos skipper Joe Maddon has a bit of a saying about spring training wins: Even though they're exhibition baseball and the games don't really count, a win in a spring training game means…

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Youngsters Detmers, Rodriguez Could Open Up In Angels’ ‘Pen

By Stu Matthews, Angels Nation managing editor Oh yes -- the dreaded spring training injuries have popped up for the Angelsy. These untimely injuries happen every spring, derailing plans and forcing Plans B and C into action. But this time,…

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Angels 4, Royals 4 (9 innings) — Cactus League 3/19/21

by BJ Martin, Angels Nation Staff  Last week, the Angels named Dylan Bundy their Opening Day starter April 1st against the Chicago White Sox.  Friday afternoon, the right-hander took the mound against the Kansas City Royals for his third start of…

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Angels 3, Brewers 2 — Cactus League 3/18/21

by Stu Matthews, Angels Nation managing editor Angels manager Joe Maddon is delighted every day as he watches his starting staff -- dismissed as a thin, underwhelming unit by many in the media -- rack up inning after inning of…

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Angels 7, Mariners 4 (7 innings) — Cactus League 3/17/21

by Stu Matthews, Angels Nation managing editor Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani got a pleasant surprise Wednesday evening when he had the chance to chit-chat with one of his heroes -- retired Seattle legend Ichiro Suzuki, still a special assistant for…

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