The 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists were announced on Tuesday morning, with winners set to be unveiled on ESPN’s “Baseball Tonight” on Nov. 3 at 8:30 p.m. ET. Both leagues have three finalists at each position, including the utility spot, which was awarded for the first time in 2022.

It’s that time of year again: the announcement of the MLB Pipeline Hitting and Pitching Prospects of the Year for each organization. The group is led by our overall Hitting Prospect of the Year Kristian Campbell (Red Sox) and Pitching Prospect of the Year Quinn Mathews (Cardinals). They are two

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ANAHEIM -- Angels owner Arte Moreno said he’s as frustrated as anybody with their 99-loss season in 2024 but believes the organization is heading in the right direction because of the development of a young core. Moreno, speaking to MLB.com by phone on Wednesday, said the goal is to compete

No matter where Angels infielder David Mershon turned as a kid, there was baseball. His father, Brian, played college ball at Illinois and spent a year in the Reds organization. He has three uncles who also played at the Division I level. Luckily, David was happy to take the heirloom,

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. ANAHEIM -- After setting the franchise record for losses in a season, the Angels have plenty of questions heading into next year. There’s no

There is a ton that goes into constructing an Arizona Fall League roster. Each AFL club receives prospects from five separate organizations, all with different needs and priorities. Some want their best prospects to spend time in the desert. Others primarily want formerly injured players to make up for lost

The Angels' injuries and roster moves page will be updated throughout the offseason. Players currently on the 60-day injured list must be added back to the 40-man roster upon the conclusion of the World Series. The Angels ended the season with 11 players on the 60-day IL, although Matt Moore

The Arizona Fall League is upon us, and in this circuit of elite prospects, there is something to watch for every night. Here's what's on the docket for the second week of the campaign.

The month of October brings baseball fans the excitement of postseason play in the Majors and the dawn of a new Arizona Fall League campaign. The Surprise Saguaros and Mesa Solar Sox kicked off the 32nd season of AFL competition on Monday, pulling the curtain up on six weeks of

The Arizona Fall League is often called a showcase circuit or prospect graduating school – a place where the Minors’ top talents gather for six weeks in the Valley of the Sun to compete before putting their stamps on the Majors. But the six AFL rosters aren’t loaded with Top

CHICAGO -- As a 32nd-round pick out of Cal State Dominguez Hills in 2011, it was an accomplishment for Kevin Pillar to even reach the Major Leagues. But Pillar continued to defy the odds with a stellar career and reached a major milestone on July 6, getting to 10 years

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ANAHEIM -- Growing up in the small town of San Martino Buon Albergo in Verona, Italy, Samuel Aldegheri had big dreams about a sport that wasn’t commonly played in his native country. His main connection to baseball was watching videos of Clayton Kershaw, and he was fortunate to have a

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ANAHEIM -- Flamethrowing reliever Ben Joyce was extra amped up in front of a sold-out crowd against the rival Dodgers on Sept. 3, and it showed in a big way. Joyce fired a 105.5 mph fastball to strike out Tommy Edman to end the top of the ninth of the

ANAHEIM -- Angels general manager Perry Minasian held his annual end-of-season press conference at Angel Stadium on Monday, vowing that things are going to get better after a difficult season that saw them drop a franchise-worst 99 games. Minasian, who signed a two-year extension in late August, stressed the importance

The wheel never stops turning in these parts. The Minor League season may be over and the Majors might be in the midst of the postseason, but the Arizona Fall League begins with its Opening Day on Monday. So let’s give the MLB Pipeline Top 100 Prospects list a quick

Just think of some of the big numbers put up in the Minors this year -- 40 homers, 104 stolen bases, 202 strikeouts -- and they’re just the tip of the iceberg. Terrific performances came in a variety of shapes and sizes during the 2024 Minor League season. To celebrate

ANAHEIM -- It was a difficult year for the Angels in 2024, as they set the franchise record for losses in a season with 99, topping their previous worst of 95 losses set in both 1968 and ’80. They scuffled down the stretch, dropping their final six games, including an

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As always, the Arizona Fall League is loaded with talent. The developmental circuit, which starts its six-week season on Monday, has sent more than 3,000 players to the big leagues, including Hall of Famers Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Derek Jeter and Mike Piazza and current stars including Mookie Betts, Bryce

ANAHEIM -- It wasn’t always pretty but right-hander Griffin Canning stayed healthy and took the ball for every one of his scheduled outings this season. Canning had his fair share of ups and downs, but he finished 2024 on a high note with five strong innings before the bullpen imploded

ANAHEIM -- Lefty Reid Detmers’ final start of the year was a perfect microcosm of his season. Detmers showed off his impressive stuff en route to tying a career high with 12 strikeouts, but he also struggled to locate his pitches at times and served up three homers in a