Tag: Shohei Ohtani

Angels News: Joe Maddon Encourages Angels To Scoreboard-Watch, Gets Ejected

After splitting a weather-imposed doubleheader on Tuesday in Houston, Angels manager Joe Maddon tried bravely to explain his team's struggles early in this preciously short 2020 MLB season. He doesn't want the players focusing on their stats. He doesn't want…

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Angels News: Brian Goodwin’s Colorful Cleats Up For Auction

Angels fans can find all sorts of game-worn and autographed memorabilia on the Angels Auctions website -- usually with very high price tags. Jerseys worn in games by the likes of Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani are big-ticket items, usually…

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Recap: Angels’ Freefall His All-Time Low After Loss To Giants

Poor Justin Upton. A fine major-league player -- a former No. 1 overall draft pick, a slugger with 300 career home runs -- Upton was cast Wednesday night as the sad poster boy for the Angels' dismal start in this…

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Recap: Angels’ Bats, Bundy Wilt In Heat Against Giants

The fact that the Angels' as offense took the afternoon off on Tuesday wasn't any great surprise 24 days into this strange, shortened season. The fact that burly right-hander Dylan Bundy would join the offense in a siesta was definitely…

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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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Recap: Trout Crushes Game-Winner In Angels Comeback

The fans would have loved it every single piece of this Angels rally. In front of zero paid fans at Angels Stadium due to COVID-19, the Angels stormed from five runs behind to win a 10-9 thriller against the Oakland…

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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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Recap: Dylan Bundy Is Masterful In Complete Game In Seattle, 6-1

The remedy to the Angels' recent bullpen woes came bounding eagerly up the steps of the team's dugout Thursday afternoon and onto the field like a ginger-haired labrador retriever before the ninth inning. A starting pitcher ready to go the…

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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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