Tag: Los Angeles Angels

THE GAMES: The Angels lost, 4-1, to the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday at Tempe Diablo Stadium while the other half of the team lost, 7-5, to the Colorado Rockies at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale. The Angels have lost four of their first five Cactus League games. PITCHING REPORT: In Tempe, right-hander Grayson Rodriguez […]

TEMPE, Ariz. — Since Brady Anderson’s last year as a full-time member of the Baltimore Orioles’ front office in 2019, he had worked on the fringes of the sport, helping individual hitters here and there. When the Angels offered him a job to dive back in full time, as their hitting coach, he accepted with […]

THE GAME: Even though the Angels started eight of their nine projected Opening Day starters, they were still shut out in a 6-0 loss to the Texas Rangers on Monday afternoon at Tempe Diablo Stadium. PITCHING REPORT: Left-hander Reid Detmers gave up three runs in the first inning, two on a homer. He was pulled […]

TEMPE, Ariz. — Zach Neto’s goal is simply to stay on the field this season. And if he, and the rest of the Angels key players can do the same, he has high expectations. “I think we’re right there,” the Angels’ shortstop said. “We don’t have young guys who haven’t experienced this before We all […]

THE GAME: With Mike Trout starting in center field for the first time in nearly two years, the Angels jumped to an early lead and held on to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 10-9, on Sunday at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, Ariz. PITCHING REPORT: Right-hander Alek Manoah pitched two scoreless innings, facing the minimum six […]

TEMPE, Ariz. — A year ago, in his first spring training as a professional, Christian Moore thought he knew what it took to be a major leaguer. Now, he knows. “Last year, you think you’re training for it,” the Angels’ infielder said. “At least this year having those 50 games of experience, now I understand […]

THE GAME: The Angels gave up nine runs before sending their fourth batter to the plate, on their way to a 15-2 loss to the Dodgers in their first Cactus League game of the season Saturday before a sellout crowd of 9,631 at Tempe Diablo Stadium. PITCHING REPORT: Right-hander José Soriano was charged with four […]

TEMPE, Ariz. — When José Soriano was at his best, he was everything the Angels could want in a young anchor to their rotation. The problem happened in the other games, which were too frequent. Soriano gave up at least seven runs in four of his starts and five runs in four others. He also […]

TEMPE, Ariz. — On the eve of the Angels’ first spring training game of the season, the team is still trying to figure out what their television situation will look like when the regular season starts in just over a month. The uncertainty is a large reason why the Angels’ payroll is down so much […]

TEMPE, Ariz. — Alek Manoah compared his post-surgery arm to a rental car. “When you drive your car and you use your brakes, you’re comfortable with your brakes,” he said. “You know exactly how sensitive they are and things like that. When you hop in a rental car, those first few stop signs might be […]

TEMPE, Ariz. — Nolan Schanuel continues to look for more bat speed. The Angels’ first baseman improved his average bat speed by 2.3 mph from 2024 to 2025, which was the sixth-best jump in the majors. He said he spent his winter doing the same type of drills, while acknowledging that he needs to maintain […]

TEMPE, Ariz. — Josh Lowe has a simple explanation for why he’s so sure that he can be an impact major-leaguer with a mix of power and speed. “I don’t think I need to re-prove that because I’ve done it,” the Angels outfielder said Tuesday morning. Lowe is one of many players in Angels camp […]