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Rockies 8, Angels 2 (7 innings) – Cactus League 3/6/21 Breakdown

by BJ Martin, Angels Nation Staff   Justin Upton, Mike Trout, Dexter Fowler  The Angels Opening Day starting outfield is all but official.  Saturday afternoon in Tempe, a trio of outfielders continued to impress Joe Maddon and Perry Minansain.   In the shadow of…

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Angels 7, Athletics 3 (7 innings) – Cactus League 3/5/21 Breakdown

by BJ Martin, Angels Nation Staff   It was Shohei Ohtani day at Mesa’s Hohokam Stadium.  Regardless of what anyone else did. Everything was going to be measured based on the pitching performance of Ohtani.  He did not disappoint. His fastball being…

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Reds 7, Angels 5 (8 inn.) — Cactus League 3/2/21 Breakdown

by Stu Matthews, Angels Nation managing editor The Angels played their first full game of spring training at Goodyear Ballpark on Tuesday, and their first night game. And their first overly long game. At the end, the Angels lost to…

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Angels 4, White Sox 4 — Cactus League 3/1/21 Breakdown

by Stu Matthews, Angels Nation managing editor There's no crying in baseball, and there are no tie games either. But it's spring training, and about 2,000 fans watched the Angels "draw" 4-4 against the Chicago White Sox in their home…

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Angels 5, Giants 2 — Cactus League 2/28/21 Breakdown

by Stu Matthews, angelsnation.com managing editor The "No-MLB Anxiety" eased up quite a bit on Sunday. So did the total absence of fans in the stands. The Covid pandemic is still around, but 28 teams played in 14 MLB spring…

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Spring Training Watch: The Outfielders

by Stu Matthews, angelsnation.com managing editor In a month's time, the green, green grass of home will be ready for Mike Trout, Justin Upton, Dexter Fowler and ... Jo Adell, who hopes to get back to the Big A and…

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Spring Training Watch: The Relief Pitchers 

by BJ Martin, angelsnation.com staff writer Every year, non-roster invitees and "no-name" players in the Angels' spring training camp make a big impact for themselves in the Cactus League. Last March, the excellence of pitchers Mike Mayers and Jacob Barnes…

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The Press Gang Forecast the 26-Man Angels Opening Day Roster

by Angels Nation staff | and guest contributors: Angels players, coaches and trainers are hard at work. They're gearing up for the 2021 season in Tempe, Ariz. -- and from the "pressbox" (or Zoom Conference Box, thanks to a worldwide…

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Spring training notes: Two-way talk around Ohtani, Ward, Walsh

Angels pitchers and catchers are the only ones straggling in so far at the team's spring training complex in Tempe, Arizona when the club held their first official workouts. In order to manage the complexities of the ongoing Covid pandemic,…

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Matthews: Angels Nation & Cancer: “Yes We Can” beat it!

My cancer won't stop Angels Nation reaching out to you! And this is Angels Nation. It's for your enjoyment. The idea was much, much more than a private fan's blog -- it's proper journalism here, news, notes, and a healthy…

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