Tag: Los Angeles Angels

Recap: Punchless Angels Waste Sandoval’s Fine Performance

Angels manager Joe Maddon is maintaining his hitters are on the verge of greatness, that's these current struggles are only a matter of timing. "You look at the numbers, you know they're going to get better," he said. But they…

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Recap: Angels Kick One Away In Texas, 4-3

The 2020 Angels should be built for contention for a postseason spot in this year's 60-game race to MLB's one-time 16-team playoffs. But they've got to do the little things -- and the big things -- better than this. Sloppy…

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Angels News: Thaiss, Rodriguez Sent Down As 28-man Roster Is Set

Major League rosters changed from 30 players to 28 on Thursday, and the Angels responded by sending infielder Matt Thaiss and reliever Jose Rodriguez to their alternate training facility at Blair Field in Long Beach. With Thaiss sent down, the…

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Recap: Angels Flex Muscle But Bullpen Can’t Hold On

These days it doesn't seem to matter how much power the Angels can pack into their lineup. Two days after returning to the club after the birth of his son, Mike Trout belted a pair of home runs. And the…

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Recap: Angels Power Up With Trout Return, Adell Debut

It was clear from the Angels' recent results -- and their roster moves -- that the team was switching up to a more aggressive, offense-minded strategy. Thanks to the return of superstar Mike Trout from the paternity list, and perhaps…

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Angels News: Mike Trout Is A Father; Gains ‘Dad Strength?’

Angels superstar Mike Trout is a brand-new father now, and he could be back in the lineup as early as Sunday. It's also unknown if Trout will be possessing the "Dad Strength" of urban legend. Angels manager Joe Maddon said…

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Recap: Angels Sink Lower Into Pandemic Midnight In Historic Loss to Astros

It would take some clever manipulations of numbers and dates to make the start of this Los Angeles Angels season look much less gloomy. In the longest nine-inning game in Angel Stadium history, the Angels and the Houston Astros combined…

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Recap: Trout-less Angels flail, bullpen wastes Dylan Bundy’s effort

The Los Angeles Angels will soon enough have an extra Trout in their family. Mike Trout, the Angels' superstar centerfielder, left the team Thursday to attend to the birth of his first child. Without baseball's best player for an unknown…

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Angels News: Mike Trout Heads For Paternity List As He Awaits Son’s Birth

The Angels will be waiting for the newest addition to their family, and to the return of superstar Mike Trout to the team. Meanwhile, the rest of the major leagues are waiting to see if there's any way the 28-year-old…

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Recap: Joe Maddon Gets Second-Guessers’ Attention As Bullpen Implodes Twice In 10-7 Loss

Joe Maddon didn't get through his second full week as the Angels' official manager before he faced second-guessing over his early hook of starter Andrew Heaney on Wednesday night. The Angels' bats were potent, but the bullpen coughed up a…

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