CLEVELAND -- It was exactly the type of outing the Angels envisioned from right-hander José Soriano after he was moved back to the rotation this season on the heels of a breakout rookie year in relief. After turning in the shortest start of his young career in his last outing

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Pitchers are meant to be ahead of hitters. Sluggers need at-bats to get into the rhythm of the season, and that takes time. Or at least that’s how the popular belief goes. But some Minor League hitters are proving they don’t need time at all to come flying out of

ANAHEIM -- Angels superstar Mike Trout had trouble holding back his tears on Tuesday as he described yet another injury that is expected to keep him out for an extended period of time. Trout, a three-time AL MVP and 11-time All-Star, suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee in

ANAHEIM -- After going 1-4 with a 6.33 ERA through his first six starts despite earning the honor of being the Angels' Opening Day starter this season, left-hander Patrick Sandoval vowed to bring a different mentality into his outing against the Phillies on Wednesday afternoon. Sandoval wanted to be more

You know it’s really Draft season when the first mock draft is out. Between now and July 14, when the 2024 Draft begins, Jim Callis and I will be providing prognostications of the first round on a fairly regular basis with the hope that our final mocks the night before

April is in the books, but there’s still plenty of baseball left to be played this season, and you can follow all the action on MLB.TV for a new reduced price. MLB.TV’s All Teams Yearly package, which enables you to stream every out-of-market game, live or on demand, on your

Whenever a Draft list is updated for the first time since December, there are bound to be a lot of changes up and down the rankings. This year's new Draft Top 150 takes that to an extreme, speaking to the volatility and uncertainty of the class outside of the top

ANAHEIM -- After getting swept in an ugly series against the Twins over the weekend, Angels manager Ron Washington called a team meeting after Sunday’s loss to express his disappointment with the way his team was playing. The Angels, who had lost nine of 10, responded promptly to Washington’s message,

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ANAHEIM -- Some things are bigger than baseball. But Angels right-hander Zac Kristofak knows how the power of baseball can heal. He's used it as his platform since going through an unthinkable tragedy in 2012, when his father murdered his mother outside Atlanta when he was only 15 years old.

There's a longtime scout who likes to say, "The Draft is hard." The 2014 Draft was very hard. It's just one of three Drafts where the No. 1 overall pick finished his career without reaching the Majors, and the only one where neither of the top two selections made it.

ANAHEIM -- It wasn't a banner night for Angels pitchers named José on Saturday and it could lead to a roster shakeup on Sunday. Right-hander José Soriano turned in the worst start of his young career, while relievers José Suarez and José Cisnero struggled in a 16-5 loss to the

ANAHEIM -- It was a tough day for the Angels on Friday. Third baseman Anthony Rendon met with reporters before Friday’s 5-3 loss to the Twins at Angels Stadium and said he was diagnosed with a high-grade partial tear in his left hamstring. He said there is no timetable for

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ANAHEIM -- The move to get Mike Trout atop the lineup has worked out for the slugger in the early going, as he homered in a second consecutive game on Wednesday afternoon. With a solo blast in the sixth, Trout became the first player in the Majors to reach 10

Three years ago, Charlie Condon attracted zero interest from pro scouts or NCAA Division I baseball programs. He wound up at Georgia as a preferred walk-on and redshirted during his first season in Athens. Now he's the best prospect in the 2024 Draft and sits atop MLB Pipeline's updated and

ANAHEIM -- With the Angels trying to find a spark with their scuffling offense, superstar Mike Trout was moved up to the leadoff spot for the first time since 2020 on Tuesday against the Orioles. The move paid immediate dividends, as Trout connected on a leadoff blast in the first

There are a kajillion reasons to love baseball -- especially Minor League Baseball. The bobblehead, which has been greeted with an enthusiastic "Yes" from baseball fans at least since MLB put out a set featuring the likes of Roberto Clemente, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays in 1960, combines many of

ANAHEIM -- The storybook script was almost written. The generational cornerstone superstar set up for a thrilling walk-off victory that would seal a comeback and throw an exclamation point on the Angels’ 10,000th regular-season game. But when Mike Trout took a called third strike from Orioles closer Craig Kimbrel on

This story was excerpted from Rhett Bollinger's Angels Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. CINCINNATI -- Throughout Spring Training, pitching coach Barry Enright and bullpen coach Steve Karsay emphasized the importance of getting ahead of hitters and throwing

CINCINNATI -- It was the best start of right-hander José Soriano’s young career, but it was marred by a costly error with two outs in the sixth inning from second baseman Luis Rengifo, who has been struggling with his defense recently. Soriano struck out a career-high seven batters over six