Latest news and updates about the Angels
Last week, I wrote about how Cardinals legend Albert Pujols was brought up in the Eric Kay trial. An ex-Angels club employee allegedly had videos of Pujols making Kay do dares such as being hit on the knee with a 90-mph fastball. The former employee also testified that Pujols was paying kay to do the […]
From Viva El Birdos | 3 days ago | 1 read
Yesterday we discussed the recent report that the Phillies could be fits for the Angels’ Jo Adell and Taylor Ward. We started with breaking down Adell’s profile and the possibility he could be the Phillies target. Today, we’ll look at the other right-handed hitting corner outfielder in Anaheim. If it feels like Taylor Ward’s name […]
From The Good Phight | 3 days ago | 0 reads
The MLB offseason is ever so slowly lurching to life, and that means trade rumors are starting to rear their head. Last week, MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reported that the Los Angeles Angels are considering trading outfielders Jo Adell and/or Taylor Ward and Morosi specifically mentioned the Phillies as a possibility. The Phillies are in […]
From The Good Phight | 4 days ago | 0 reads
Folks who know me well may know that I typically have about 30 to 50 tabs open on my computer at any given time (sadly, not an exaggeration (current count: 43)). There’s just always stuff I want to read, stuff I might want to include in a post, and stuff that might later trigger a new post idea. One tab I’ve had open for weeks is Angels outfielder Jo Adell’s FanGraphs page . At the end of the season, I was just kinda trolling around looking at season performances I hadn’t noticed as they ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 5 days ago | 1 read
Braves Franchise History 1923 – The Boston Braves acquire outfielders Casey Stengel and Bill Cunningham as well as shortstop Dave Bancroft from the New York Giants in exchange for pitchers Joe Oeschger and Bill Southworth. 2015 – The Braves trade shortstop Andrelton Simmons and catcher Jose Briceno to the Angels in exchange for shortstop Erick […]
From Talking Chop | 5 days ago | 0 reads
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article first appeared here Nov. 6, 2024, when Kyle Hendricks signed with the Angels. With the news of his retirement, I thought you’d enjoy reading it again. It’s been updated to include his 2025 season. One thing to remember about Kyle Hendricks’ mostly good-to-great 11 seasons in a Cubs uniform is that […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 6 days ago | 0 reads
By now, I think almost everybody knows what’s going on with the Angels and the trial of Eric Kay, who is serving 22 years in prison for allegedly supplying a fentanyl-laced pill that resulted in left-hander Tyler Skaggs’ death in 2019. The shocking incident took place just a week after the Cardinals had finished a […]
From Viva El Birdos | 9 days ago | 4 reads
Behold, a normal spring training is coming for the Los Angeles Dodgers! Major League Baseball on Wednesday unveiled the full schedule for spring training in 2026. The Dodgers will begin Cactus League play on Saturday, February 21 against the Angels in Tempe. In each of the last two seasons, the Dodgers began their regular season […]
From True Blue LA | 12 days ago | 1 read
When the book closed on the 2025 regular season, the Chicago Cubs had launched an impressive 223 home runs, 6th most in MLB (3rd most in the NL). That was 53 homers more than they hit in 2024, 27 more than they hit in 2023, and 64(!) more than they hit in 2022. 2025 MLB Team Home Run Leaders Yankees: 274 HRs Dodgers: 244 HRs Mariners: 238 HRs Angels: 226 HRs Mets: 224 HRs Cubs: 223 HRs Athletics: 219 HRs (Mickey Mouse ballpark) D-Backs: 214 HRs ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 12 days ago | 5 reads
Good morning, LSB. The Rangers are in need of a new pitching coach after Mike Maddux leaves Texas to join on with the Angels. Evan Grant makes it clear that the Rangers were trying to retain Maddux but he was set on heading west. Elsewhere, the Dodgers force Game 7 on a wild game-ending double […]
From Lone Star Ball | 16 days ago | 2 reads
Mike Maddux, the Texas Rangers’ pitching coach for the past three seasons, is leaving the Rangers to join the Anaheim Angels, per multiple reports. Maddux, who spent 15 years as a major league pitcher, became a pitching coach in 2003 with the Milwaukee Brewers, and has been a well regarded pitching coach since. Maddux joined […]
From Lone Star Ball | 17 days ago | 2 reads
The hottest rumor on the managerial carousel is that Albert Pujols will be managing a major league team in 2026. Some of the franchises linked to him have gone in another direction, while one has him at the top of their list. The Los Angeles Angels, who were thought to be his top suitor, instead hired […]
From Gaslamp Ball | 19 days ago | 2 reads
Tonight was game four, but actually the fifth complete nine innings of baseball in this series. The Jays didn’t look as tired as I feel, though, with a convincing win thanks to solid pitching and steady offence up and down the lineup. Eight of the nine starters reached base and they outhit LA 11-6. The […]
From Bluebird Banter | 19 days ago | 2 reads
The World Series moved to Los Angeles for Game 3 last night. After the Jays took the lead in the top of the seventh, Shohei Ohtani tied it up in the bottom of the inning with his second homer of the night. It was a back-and-forth game that went to extra innings and continued until […]
From Athletics Nation | 20 days ago | 2 reads
Even as the biggest news of late in the sports world is the gambling/rigging/literally-the-mafia-connected NBA scandal , it’s not as if the other major professional sports leagues have been untouched by sports betting-related concerns in recent years. In Major League Baseball, for example, you had the friend and interpreter for the sport’s biggest star going to prison for crimes related to a sports betting operation, funded primarily by stealing from Shohei Ohtani. More recently, Guardian...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 21 days ago | 1 read
On the eve of the first pitch of the 2025 World Series, two west coast teams have announced their new managerial hires. Former A’s catcher Kurt Suzuki will take the helm of our AL West rival Los Angeles Angels. Suzuki has served as a front office assistant for the team for the past two years. […]
From Athletics Nation | 25 days ago | 1 read
The Athletic | Brendan Kuty: ($) Kuty spoke to Brian Schulz, an orthopedic surgeon and the team physician for the Angels, about Anthony Volpe’s partially torn labrum. Schulz offered some idea as to how the team may have not realized how injured their starting shortstop was for much of the season, reasoning that it can […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 25 days ago | 2 reads
Diamondbacks News Three Diamondbacks All-Stars Nominated for Silver SluggerCorbin Carroll joins Ketel Marte and Geraldo Perdomo as finalists. Carroll is looking to make history as a 30-30 player who also wins a Gold Glove this year. Other Baseball News Angels Hire Kurt Suzuki as ManagerThis makes much more sense than when Albert Pujols was a […]
From AZ Snake Pit | 26 days ago | 0 reads
It’s the Wednesday Crawfish Boil! Houston Astros News Injuries and roster moves Astros sign pitcher Nate Pearson AFL update vol. 1 Astros linked to Keller (SN) Astros roster analysis (HC) 2022 Astros named the 3rd best WS team of the 21st century (FS) AL West News Angels hire Kurt Suzuki as new manager (ESPN) Trout […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | 26 days ago | 2 reads
3:30pm: The Angels have officially announced their hiring of Suzuki as the new manager. 12:05pm: The Angels’ managerial search is over, as the New York Post’s Jon Heyman reports that former big league catcher and current Halos special assistant Kurt Suzuki has been hired as the team’s new bench boss. Suzuki was one of multiple…
From RotoFeed | 27 days ago | 2 reads
So there has been some news regarding the Washington Nationals and a managerial hire. However, it was not the team making a hire. It is a former National becoming a manager elsewhere. Multiple reports have now indicated that former Nat Kurt Suzuki will become the manager of the Los Angeles Angels. That is not only […]
From Federal Baseball | 27 days ago | 2 reads
The Anaheim Angels are hiring long-time former major league catcher Kurt Suzuki as their new manager, per multiple reports. Suzuki has been a special assistant to general manager Perry Minasian the past three years, meaning both A.L. West teams who have made managerial changes this month have replaced their 70-something year old veteran managers with […]
From Lone Star Ball | 27 days ago | 2 reads
It’s the Tuesday Crawfish Boil! Houston Astros News Injuries and roster moves What will Houston do with Blubaugh next season? Walker Janek continues to rake in the AFL (MCS) Some Astros prospects to keep on the radar AL West News Angels talks with Pujols end (USAT) M’s lose in game 7 thanks to a familiar […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | 27 days ago | 1 read
Padres plan to interview Albert Pujols for manager position (Kevin Acee – U-T) Padres To Interview Albert Pujols In Managerial Search (Nick Deeds – MLB Trade Rumors) Source: Pujols, Pads to meet; talks with Angels off11hAlden GonzalezStacy Revere/Getty Images (Alden Gonzales – ESPN) Dodgers, Blue Jays to meet in World Series: Prediction, key players and moreCan the […]
From Gaslamp Ball | 27 days ago | 1 read
As we wait for the World Series to begin, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today: 1. World Series matchup set: The Mariners will go another year without making it to the World Series. After leading for most of the game, Seattle righty Eduard…
From RotoFeed | 27 days ago | 2 reads