Anaheim’s Jose Rojas: Promotion To Majors ‘Hasn’t Sunk In Yet’
By Stu Matthews, Angels Nation managing editor It's time to change Jose Rojas' uniform number -- No. 80, the number of a football wide receiver -- to a lower number more fitting for a major league professional baseball player. Because…
Hot-hitting Jose Rojas Gets Maddon’s Endorsement
By Stu Matthews, Angels Nation managing editor Angels manager Joe Maddon gave his clearest signal yet on Wednesday that he's leaning towards sentimental favorite Jose Rojas to make the Halos' Opening Day roster as the sixth infielder. "I’m getting pretty…
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…
Matthews: Angels Outscore Seattle 23-9 In Series — And Lose Anyway
Quantity outweighs quality -- Some would say. Tell that to what's left of the Los Angeles Angels, and their season metrics. While their blue rivals across town, the Dodgers, seemingly can win at a snap of their fingers and get…
Trade Deadline Recap: Angels OF Goodwin Dealt To Reds At Last Minute
Just minutes before the 4pm EST Major League Baseball trade deadline elapsed, Angels general manager Billy Eppler dealt veteran outfielder Brian Goodwin to the Cincinnati Reds for left-handed pitching prospect Packy Naughton and a player to be named later or…
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…
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…
Recap: La Stella’s Walk-Off Gives Angels Crucial Win
The last time Tommy La Stella had hit a walk-off home run, the Angels second baseman said he was "probably about seven years old." La Stella was grinning ear-to-ear like a kid after hitting a two-run walk-off homer to beat…
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…
Recap: Maddon Preaches Relaxation; Strategy Misfires
Going into Sunday's series finale against the host Texas Rangers, Angels manager Joe Maddon advised his slumping hitters to take some pressure off themselves. "Try easier," Maddon said, quoting what he said to his players. "I mean, they can't try…
