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Dodgers Hit 5 Homers, Eliminate Angels From Postseason Contention, 9-5
Justin Turner homered twice and AJ Pollock, Will Smith and Edwin Ríos also went deep as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Angels 9-5 on Friday to open the first-ever season-closing Freeway Series. The loss mathematically eliminated the Angels from postseason contention in Joe Maddon’s first season as manager, and gave the final AL playoff spot to...
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Trout Hits 300th Career Home Run, Sets New Angels Record
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...
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Mike Trout Ties Angels' HR Record
Mike Trout tied the Angels’ record for career home runs in the first inning and scored the winning run in the 11th as Los Angeles beat the Houston Astros 6-5 on Friday night. Trout drove a sinker from Lance McCullers Jr. over the wall in center for a two-run shot in the first inning for No. 299 of his 10-year…
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Keibert Ruiz Starts Career With Home Run, Dodgers Hit 4 Total in Sweep of Angels, 8-3
Keibert Ruiz homered in his first major league at-bat, Corey Seager hit a three-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers swept the Freeway Series with an 8-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. Max Muncy had a two-run homer, Matt Beaty also homered and Mookie Betts added an RBI single for the NL-leading Dodgers (16-7), who have won…
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Mookie Betts and Mike Trout Both Homer, as Dodgers Beat Angels 6-5 in 10
Chris Taylor scored on Max Muncy’s sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 Saturday night for their season-high fourth consecutive victory. Mookie Betts hit a tying homer in the seventh and drove in three runs for the NL West-leading Dodgers, who also got three RBIs from Muncy...
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Clayton Kershaw Dominates, Cody Bellinger Hits 2 Homers, Dodgers Drop Angels 7-4
Clayton Kershaw allowed one hit over seven brilliant innings, Cody Bellinger hit a pair of two-run homers and the Los Angeles Dodgers opened the Freeway Series with a 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Justin Turner had two hits and drove in a run as the surging Dodgers opened this star-studded annual interleague series with their…
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Angels Rally Twice, Snap 3-Game Skid, Beat Astros 5-4 in 10
Hansel Robles gave up a go-ahead homer to George Springer with two outs in the ninth, and the Los Angeles Angels looked crushed. Their leaky bullpen had blown another late lead and put them on course for another discouraging loss. For the first time in this short season, the Angels responded to their relievers’ woes with some clutch offense of…
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Angels' Trout on Paternity List Ahead of Couple's 1st Child
Mike Trout was placed on the paternity list before the Los Angeles Angels’ game against the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night
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Anthony Rendon Homers in Debut, Angels Rout Mariners 10-2
Anthony Rendon hit a two-run homer and reached base three times in his Angels debut, and Albert Pujols added his 657th career homer in Los Angeles’ 10-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. Rendon’s homer to left field in the eighth inning brought home Mike Trout and capped an encouraging home opener for the Angels, who got...
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AL MVP Mike Trout Says He ‘Doesn't Feel Comfortable' About Playing This Year
Mike Trout rounded third base wearing a white N-95 mask Friday morning as he participated in the Los Angeles Angels first workout of summer camp. The reigning American League MVP is taking every necessary precaution as he ponders whether he will be the lineup when the season begins in three weeks. Trout and his wife, Jessica, are expecting the...
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MLB Players Want More Games, No More Salary Cuts in Response to Owners Proposal
Baseball players appeared likely to propose more regular-season games this year while holding to their demand for full prorated salaries, people familiar with their deliberations told The Associated Press. Washington pitcher Max Scherzer, among eight players on the union’s executive subcommittee, issued a statement late Wednesday night calling management’s proposal for more salary cuts a non-starter. A day after Major League...
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Kobe Bryant, Cody Bellinger, Mike Trout, and Rachel Garcia Honored at LA Sports Awards
The excitement was palpable inside the International Ballroom at the historic Beverly Hilton Hotel on Thursday night in Los Angeles for the 15th annual L.A. Sports Awards. The annual event is produced by the Los Angeles Sports Council and recognizes the best athletes, coaches, and executives within the LA sports landscape. Located within the same space as the Golden...
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They're No Angels: Mike Trout Swings Away at Astros for Cheating Scandal
Mike Trout didn’t waste time in sharing what he thinks about the Houston Astros. The Los Angeles Angels’ three-time AL MVP ripped the Astros and questioned the discipline handed out by Major League Baseball just after reporting to spring training. “It’s sad for baseball,” Trout said. “It’s tough. They cheated. I don’t agree with the punishments, the players not...
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4 to Watch: Mike Trout Swings Away
Mike Trout has played in the same division as the Houston Astros for his entire career. Looking back, he says there was something different about his teams’ visits to Houston. That’s one of the stories we’re featuring today on NBCLA. They’re No Angels: Mike Trout Swings Away at Astros Three-time AL MVP Mike Trout has played a lot of...
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Andre The Giant: Ethier Hits Two Homers, Dodgers Defeat Angels 5-3 in Freeway Series Finale
Andre Ethier played two positions and hit two home runs, including a two-run walk-off blast into the visitor’s bullpen and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Angels 5-3 in the finale of the Freeway Series at Dodger Stadium on Sunday.
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Joe Maddon's Plan for Angels Blends Analytics, Fundamentals
With many of his past players and future ones in the crowd, Maddon outlined his vision for trying to bring the Angels back into contention during his first news conference as manager.
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Joe Maddon Reportedly Set to Interview for Angels' Manager Job
Joe Maddon will interview for the Los Angeles Angels’ managerial vacancy this week, a person familiar with the process told The Associated Press.
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Angels' Mike Trout to Have Season-Ending Foot Surgery
The Los Angeles Angels say the eight-time All-Star will have surgery on his right foot this week because of Morton’s neuroma, a thickening of tissue around a nerve leading to toes that causes pain.
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Angels' Mike Trout Has Minor Cryo Procedure on Ailing Foot
Trout wasn’t in the Angels’ lineup for the second straight game when they opened a homestand against Cleveland.