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Trout, Angels take down another Rangers ace in 2nd straight win

11:26 PM PDT

ANAHEIM -- With the way things have been going for the Angels and their offense over the last month, it looked like they were in for a tall order by facing veteran aces Jacob deGrom and Nathan Eovaldi in the first two games of their series against the Rangers.

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May 4, 2026

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Guess who's back? One day after retiring, Chris Taylor reinstated 

@bmags94
May 23, 2026

Longtime Dodger and two-time World Series champion Chris Taylor's retirement from baseball was a short one. After retiring on Friday, he changed his mind on Saturday and was reinstated with a twist, as he was also placed on Minor League injured list with a left forearm fracture.

Return of the Meck! O.C. native dazzles in Angels debut

May 23, 2026

ANAHEIM -- For most baseball fans, it’s a childhood dream to play for their favorite team and make a difference. But for Wade Meckler, it became a reality on Friday night. An Orange County native who graduated from Esperanza High School in Anaheim, Meckler grew up as an Angels fan.

Head groundskeeper Lopas honored by Angels before moving into part-time role

May 22, 2026

ANAHEIM -- After 30 years as the head groundskeeper at Angel Stadium, Barney Lopas officially transitioned into a part-time role on Friday and the Angels held a special pregame ceremony to honor him before their game against the Rangers. Lopas, 62, began his esteemed tenure with the Angels in 1996

Soriano's bounce-back effort not enough in 'disappointing' Angels loss

May 22, 2026

ANAHEIM -- Right-hander José Soriano bounced back on Thursday and looked more like himself coming off a tough outing against the Dodgers, but again it wasn’t enough for the struggling Angels. Soriano retired the first nine batters he faced and allowed just two runs over 6 2/3 innings, but the

Latest Angels injuries & transactions

10:57 PM PDT

This page will be updated throughout the season with all the latest Angels injury news and transactions.

Mock draft: Shift in the top five, after that, uncertainty abounds

May 21, 2026

We’re less than two months away from the Draft now, with high school playoffs rolling on and colleges in conference tournament play. It might have been efficient to do this week’s mock draft in person at the SEC Tournament in Alabama, because it felt that pretty much every scouting director

Kikuchi (shoulder) hopeful to be back early in second half

May 21, 2026

ANAHEIM -- Angels veteran lefty Yusei Kikuchi said before Wednesday’s 6-5, 10-inning loss to the A’s that he’s set to start his throwing program soon after being diagnosed with left shoulder inflammation early in May, and he’s hopeful to return in the early part of the second half of the

How being nicer to himself paid off for Neto

May 20, 2026

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The most pleasant prospect surprises so far -- one for each team

May 21, 2026

This is the time of year when we like to look at pleasant developments in the early part of the Minor League schedule. When we did so a year ago, we spotlighted several prospects who were steaming toward MLB Pipeline's Top 100 list: A.J. Ewing, Carlos Lagrange, Joe Mack, Rainiel

Angels can't sustain their walk-off momentum, strand 11 runners

May 20, 2026

ANAHEIM -- The Angels were hopeful their unlikely ninth-inning comeback on Monday, keyed by Zach Neto’s walk-off homer, would provide a spark and get the team going after a rough stretch. Instead, we saw more of the same on Tuesday, as lefty Reid Detmers struggled while allowing eight runs over

Vote for the best nickname in Minor League Baseball!

@benweinrib
May 19, 2026

Minor League Baseball is full of quirks and joy, two of its most endearing qualities. That extends not only to the games and teams but the players themselves. Across 120 full-season teams and more than 6,000 players, there are countless characters with incredible nicknames to match. Some of them may

Inspired by dugout speech, Angels go from being no-hit to epic walk-off homer

May 19, 2026

ANAHEIM -- It took only six pitches for the Angels to go from potentially being on the wrong side of history to winning in an incredibly unlikely fashion. They came into the ninth inning being no-hit by A's right-hander J.T. Ginn, only for Adam Frazier to break up the no-hitter

Angels prospect Lucas Ramirez's strange home run trot kinda reminds us of ... his All-Star dad's!

@brendan_samson
May 20, 2026

There’s a phrase baseball fans became familiar with in the early 2000s -- “Manny being Manny.” Whenever 12-time All-Star Manny Ramirez high-fived a fan mid-play or disappeared into the Green Monster, it was just Manny being Manny. And it turns out the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

How can the Angels get back on track?

May 18, 2026

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.

Predicting this season’s All-MLB Team

@Theo_DeRosa
May 19, 2026

This far into the 2026 MLB season, we’ve seen all sorts of standout performances from a variety of players, from established stars to inexperienced prospects to surprise performers. But who will be the best at their positions when the season comes to a close? In the latest vote predicting the

655 days later, Rodriguez is a big league starter once more

May 17, 2026

ANAHEIM -- Grayson Rodriguez’s first Major League start in nearly two years didn’t quite go to plan, as the right-hander was hindered by a costly misplay at first base as part of a five-run fourth inning. Rodriguez, making his Angels debut and his first start in the big leagues since

Soriano's dominant start unravels after losing command 

May 17, 2026

ANAHEIM -- It looked just like José Soriano's last start against the Blue Jays that saw him give up an early run, only to lock in and turn in another dominant performance.

O'Hoppe exits 1st game off IL with left wrist irritation; team says it's precautionary

Grayson Rodriguez activated ahead of season debut Sunday
May 16, 2026

ANAHEIM -- It started off as a good day on the injury front for the Angels with catcher Logan O'Hoppe getting reinstated from the 10-day injured list and returning to the lineup for Friday’s opener in the Freeway Series against the Dodgers. Right-hander Grayson Rodriguez is slated to come off

Angels prospect lands on Team of the Week

@benweinrib
May 18, 2026

The 2026 season may not be going as expected for the 20-27 Giants, but down on the farm, the kids are alright. For the fifth time in six weeks, San Francisco has a player on the Prospect Team of the Week. The Giants have had six different prospects grace the

Moved out of leadoff spot, Neto responds with 2-run shot

@hellapalattella
May 13, 2026

CLEVELAND -- At some point after the Angels’ loss to the Guardians on Tuesday night, manager Kurt Suzuki approached Zach Neto to let him know that he wasn’t going to be hitting in the leadoff spot on Wednesday. Instead, Suzuki scratched Neto’s name into the No. 6 spot in the