1 reason for every team to be thankful
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. In the words of a great bird I once met, “Gobble, gobble.” Thanksgiving is not a holiday traditionally associated with baseball, but if you’re reading a baseball site on Thanksgiving Day, you know that in a just world, every holiday is one associated with baseball. So, today,
Aggressive Angels sign Kikuchi to 3-year deal
ANAHEIM -- The Angels have been the most aggressive club in free agency this offseason, and they kept it up on Monday with their first big splash, agreeing to a three-year, $63 million deal with left-hander Yusei Kikuchi. The deal, formally announced on Wednesday, is the Angels’ largest since Perry
Here are the Angels' 2025 rotation candidates
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30 reasons to be thankful -- 1 for each farm system
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One 2025 Rookie of the Year candidate for each team
A year ago, we provided one Rookie of the Year candidate for every team. How’d we do? We nailed the NL top rookie (Paul Skenes) and also picked out two others who received votes (Jackson Chourio and Mason Miller). That’s a good enough success rate to try the whole exercise
Angels non-tender Sandoval, three others ahead of deadline
ANAHEIM -- The Angels non-tendered four players before Friday’s deadline to tender contracts for the 2025 season, including left-hander Patrick Sandoval. It was a bit of a surprise decision for the Angels, as Sandoval is one of the club’s longest-tenured players, but he’s coming off Tommy John surgery in late
Angels injury updates and roster moves
The Angels' injuries and roster moves page will be updated throughout the offseason.
MLB announces schedule adjustments for 2025 regular season
Major League Baseball today announced adjustments to its 2025 master schedule as a result of the Tampa Bay Rays playing their 2025 regular season home schedule at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa due to the damage to Tropicana Field during Hurricane Milton. These proactive schedule adjustments have been made
Angels' latest additions share SoCal roots
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Triple-A Salt Lake Bees generate buzz with evolution of logos, uniforms for 2025
"It's a refresh, not a rebrand. We would say it's an evolution, not a revolution." That's how Ashley Havili, VP of marketing and merchandise for the Salt Lake Bees, describes her team's new logos and uniforms. The Triple-A Angels affiliate unveiled its refreshed look on Monday, checking off a key
Examining Halos' options at shortstop if Neto misses time
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Here were the toughest Rule 5 calls and their outcomes
The 6 p.m. ET deadline to add players to their 40-man rosters and protect them from the Rule 5 Draft has come and gone. We've listed every organization's ranked prospects who are Rule 5-eligible and whether they were protected or not. There were four Top 100 prospects who required protection
Angels prospect Kavadas named AFL Offensive Player of the Year
MESA, Ariz. – MLB’s July 30 Trade Deadline had passed five minutes earlier when Triple-A Worcester catcher Mark Kolozsvary approached first baseman Niko Kavadas with a fist bump. “Congrats,” Kolozsvary said. “We survived the Deadline.” Kavadas reciprocated, then was getting ready to take the field when he was told manager
These sleeper prospects earned 40-man roster spots
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New streaming option part of Angels' broadcast deal with FanDuel
ANAHEIM -- The Angels reached a multiyear agreement with Diamond Sports Group to broadcast their games on FanDuel Sports Network, the club announced Thursday. FanDuel Sports Network, formerly Bally Sports, will remain the home for the Angels’ broadcasts both via cable/satellite providers and streaming. For the first time, FanDuel Sports
Angels continue bustling offseason, agree to deal with Newman
ANAHEIM -- With starting shortstop Zach Neto possibly missing the start of the 2024 season after undergoing right shoulder surgery last week, the Angels made yet another move to improve their infield depth on Thursday, agreeing to terms with infielder Kevin Newman. The contract is for one year and $2.5
Which prospects got spots before the 40-man roster deadline passed?
For all 30 Major League teams, some of the biggest decisions of the offseason had to be made by Tuesday's deadline for setting 40-man rosters. Any player eligible for the Rule 5 Draft and not added to his organization’s roster by 6 p.m. ET now will be available to be
Witt's wedding party is in the cards for Angels prospect Britt
MESA, Ariz. -- Three years into his Major League career, Bobby Witt Jr. has already had 2,035 regular-season plate appearances. That’s a lot of chances to make an impression. But when it comes to your wedding, you only get one chance to hit it out of the park.
Angels stay busy, sign catcher d'Arnaud to 2-year deal
ANAHEIM -- The Angels continued making moves early in the offseason, signing catcher Travis d'Arnaud to a two-year, $12 million contract on Tuesday. The move comes on the heels of adding Kyle Hendricks to the rotation last week as well as making trades for slugger Jorge Soler and infielder Scott
Hunter, Matthews Jr. co-host golf tourney for Youth Academy
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Former Major League All-Stars Torii Hunter and Gary Matthews Jr. first met when they competed against each other as teenagers and developed a lifelong friendship that even saw them play together as teammates on the Angels from 2008-09. But they’ve also made it their mission to
Angels prospect among standouts from AFL's showcase weekend
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Neto undergoes right shoulder surgery, may miss Opening Day
ANAHEIM -- Shortstop Zach Neto underwent right shoulder surgery on Wednesday and could miss the start of the season, general manager Perry Minasian said Friday. Neto injured himself on a slide into second base against the White Sox on Sept. 26 and missed the final three games of the season.
Pitching prospect Natera among Fall Stars Game top performers
MESA, Ariz. -- Thayron Liranzo wielded one of the Arizona Fall League’s most potent bats in the first four weeks of the season, but he had struggled as of late. Coming into the annual Fall Stars Game, he had gone hitless in his last 10 at-bats. But with the contest