Tag: Joe Maddon

Angels News: Top Pick Detmers Could Be A Callup

Reid Detmers, the prized University of Louisville left-hander the Angels drafted 10th overall in the 2020 draft, was considered "major-league ready" by Angels scouting personnel prior to the draft. In the bizarre scenario of 2020 coronavirus baseball, Detmers' time may…

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Angels News: SS David Fletcher’s Great Play Is MLB’s Best

David Fletcher probably isn't going to win any MVP awards, but the Angels' Swiss Army knife defender and leadoff man's jaw-dropping play at shortstop Saturday was named the MLB Play of the Week. "You have to say it's as good…

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Freeway Series Recap: Dodgers Tee Off On Angels Pitching In Sweep

Joe Maddon sounded defiant, if not a little bit desperate, after the Angels were beaten 8-3 by the crosstown rival Dodgers, who completed a sweep of the Halos in Anaheim. The defiant part? Maddon insisted the Angels aren't about to…

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Freeway Series Recap: Angels Fall In 10 Innings As Dodgers Cash In

The Angels came out on the wrong side Saturday night of the crapshoot that is known as extra-innings baseball in the COVID-19 pandemic. After a three-hour battle in regulation innings that highlighted the best of the star-powered drama of Southern…

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Freeway Series Recap: Kershaw, Bellinger Too Much For Angels In Opener

For an hour or so, Angels neophyte Patrick Sandoval and Dodgers longtime ace Clayton Kershaw were locked in a duel of seeing how many worms they could kill in the Angels Stadium infield. But the comparisons stopped there. In the…

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Angels News: Eppler Confident Despite Club’s Slow Start

Angels general manager Billy Eppler is looking forward to the trade deadline, which is slightly more than two weeks away on August 31. But in this shortened season, Eppler said he's confident that the Angels can still contend, especially after…

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Preview: Angels Host Dodgers In Freeway Series Without Fans

The red and blue uniforms will be the same Friday night, and the players will mostly be the same. The star power in both dugouts will still be tantalizing -- and most likely, the games, like most years, should be…

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Recap: Oakland’s Laureano Thwarts Angels’ Bid For Sweep

Joe Maddon was wishing Wednesday that the wheels of justice at Major League Baseball headquarters were moving faster. Ramon Laureano, the Oakland A's' defensive wiz in center fielder, has been suspended for six games for his part in a brawl…

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Angels News: Questions On Simmons, Upton, Lineup

Andrelton Simmons, the Angels' acrobatic shortstop, is getting closer to returning from the injured list. Simmons' return should be good news, but it does present manager Joe Maddon with several lineup quandaries. Leadoff man and sparkplug David Fletcher has been…

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Recap: Bundy Dominates A’s And Angels Power Up, 6-0

It was expected that the 2020 Angels would pack a powerful offense. Veteran right-hander Dylan Bundy was expected to pitch quality innings. It wasn't expected that Bundy would suddenly be one of the major leagues' most dominant starting pitchers. Bundy…

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