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Los Angeles Angels rookie Reid Detmers threw a no-hitter against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday. The left-hander walked only one batter and was the beneficiary of a borderline error call in the seventh inning. Brett Phillips reached with one out in the seventh when first baseman Jared Walsh ranged to his right and bobbled Phillips’ grounder. The crowd cheered…

If you happened to have the date of March 31, 2022 circled on your calendar for Opening Day of the MLB season, you can go ahead and uncircle it. For the first time since the players’ strike of 1994-95, MLB has canceled regular season games. On Tuesday, the league announced that the first two series of the upcoming 2022 season…

Shohei Ohtani donated his earnings from this week’s Home Run Derby to members of the Los Angeles Angels’ support staff

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With Memorial Day Weekend coming up, and Father’s Day just around the corner, there are plenty of sales going on this week for sports retailers. So whether you’re buying for yourself, or looking to find an early Father’s Day present, here’s some gift ideas for all the (LA) sports fans out there. Here are our editor’s picks. NBC does not...

Albert Pujols is grateful to be chasing another World Series ring now with the Los Angeles Dodgers, yet he’s also disputing the Los Angeles Angels’ version of the circumstances that led to his big move up the freeway. The 41-year-old slugger formally joined the Dodgers on a one-year deal Monday, vowing to contribute to the defending World Series champions...

Jared Walsh hit a two-run double in the third inning and the Los Angeles Angels held on for a 2-1 victory Sunday over the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers. After the Dodgers struck first in the third on Chris Taylor’s two-out RBI single, the Angels responded in the home half when Walsh lined a bases-loaded, ground-rule double down the right-field...

The Los Angeles Dodgers scored 13 runs in two innings to take a massive mid-game lead. Over the next two innings, they gave 10 of it back to the Los Angeles Angels. The way the World Series champions’ rocky title defense has been going for the past three weeks, perhaps it’s no surprise they couldn’t claim their first win in…

David Fletcher drove in three runs on three hits, Shohei Ohtani had two RBI doubles and the Los Angeles Angels snapped their five-game losing streak with a 9-2 victory over the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. Justin Upton and Taylor Ward homered in the Angels’ four-run second inning, and Mike Trout had a late RBI triple as the…

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Dexter Fowler has a torn ACL in his left knee that requires season-ending surgery.

Los Angeles Angels reliever Ty Buttrey has retired from baseball, saying he’s lost his affection for the game.

Bullpen coach Matt Wise will serve as the Los Angeles Angels’ interim pitching coach. He replaces Mickey Callaway, who is being investigated by Major League Baseball over allegations of inappropriate behavior toward several women who work in sports media. New Angels executive Dom Chiti will fill in as Manager Joe Maddon’s bullpen coach while the investigation of Callaway is concluded....

Shohei Ohtani agreed to a two-year, $8.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels, avoiding arbitration. The two-way player will make $3 million in 2021 and $5.5 million in 2022. Both years are guaranteed. Ohtani asked for $3.3 million for the upcoming season, and the Angels countered with $2.5 million. Ohtani earned $259,259 in the prorated portion of his $700,000...

The 40-year-old Braves assistant GM went through several rounds of lengthy Zoom interviews and emerged as a finalist. After more lengthy conversations with owner Arte Moreno and the Angels’ top brass, Minasian landed the responsibility to build a big-budget roster that can finally get Mike Trout’s first playoff victory.

Los Angeles Angels fired general manager Billy Eppler Sunday after five disappointing seasons in which the team never reached the postseason.

Shortstop Andrelton Simmons has opted out of the remainder of the Los Angeles Angels’ season. The Angels announced the four-time Gold Glove-winning shortstop’s decision Tuesday before they faced the San Diego Padres. Los Angeles (24-31) is still technically in the playoff race with five games left in the regular season, and Simmons clearly caught the Angels by surprise, although...

Mike Trout delivered a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels rebounded from a rough start for their third straight victory, 4-3 over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night. Shohei Ohtani homered in his first plate appearance in eight days for the Angels (23-30), who have won 11 of 16 to stay on the fringes…

Albert Pujols needed nearly five weeks to tie Willie Mays for fifth place on the career home run list. It took only five days for the Los Angeles Angels slugger to pass him. Pujols hit No. 661 in the fifth inning on Friday night against the Texas Rangers to break the tie with Mays, then connected again in his next...

Albert Pujols tied Willie Mays for fifth place on the career homer list with a two-run shot in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 5-3 win over the slumping Colorado Rockies on Sunday. Trailing 3-2, the 40-year-old Pujols lined a fastball from Carlos Estevez (1-3) into the empty seats in left-center for his 660th homer….

Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout became the team’s career home run leader when he hit No. 300 Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader against Houston. Trout broke a tie with Tim Salmon for the franchise record. Trout had matched Salmon with a homer Friday night, and has connected five times in eight games. Trout’s major league-leading...