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Reid Detmers throws no-hitter in Angels’ 12-0 win over Rays

Little did Joe Maddon know how prophetic he would sound when the Angels manager was asked before Tuesday night’s game to assess the progress of pitcher Reid Detmers, a 22-year-old left-hander who was occasionally effective but mostly erratic in his first five starts.

Los Angeles Times · May 11, 2022

Shohei Ohtani hits 1st grand slam as Angels rout Rays

Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash might have been wise to take a page out of Joe Maddon’s playbook and walk Shohei Ohtani intentionally with the bases loaded in the seventh inning Monday night, just like the Angels manager did with Texas Rangers slugger Corey Seager on April 16.

Los Angeles Times · May 10, 2022

Anthony Rendon’s walk-off single completes dramatic Angels comeback vs. Nationals

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Angels rallied for three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning for a dramatic 5-4 walk-off victory over the Washington Nationals before a Mother’s Day crowd of 32,337 in Angel Stadium on Sunday.

Los Angeles Times · May 9, 2022

Jared Walsh sits against another left-hander, and Angels fall to Orioles

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Angels faced a left-handed pitcher for the sixth time this season, and Jared Walsh assumed what has become an all-too-familiar position — a spot on the bench for Friday night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles, the fifth straight game he did not start against a lefty.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 23, 2022

'He's just a jokester': Shohei Ohtani performs CPR on his bat in Angels' dugout

AHAHEIM, Calif. — Some players who are struggling at the plate will punctuate a strikeout or popup by snapping their bat in half over their knee. Not Shohei Ohtani, who must have taken some kind of Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to his lumber.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 13, 2022

Noah Syndergaard is effective and efficient in debut with Angels, who blank Astros

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Noah Syndergaard stepped onto the Angel Stadium field in bare feet Saturday afternoon, strolling through the outfield grass and around the dirt of a bullpen mound in an effort to soak up negative ions, which are supposed to increase the flow of oxygen to the brain, resulting…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 10, 2022

Bill Shaikin: Here’s the competitive balance reform MLB barely talks about

LOS ANGELES — Of all the non-competitive nonsense of the last few years, the blatant tanking was not the most odious. Teams such as the Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates did not hide their strategy. They were not trying to win, and they were so good at being bad that…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 8, 2022

AL West preview: Angels hope improved pitching makes them a contender

TEMPE, Ariz. — Archie Bradley played 5 1/2 seasons in Arizona, the final month of 2020 in Cincinnati and 2021 in Philadelphia, but the reliever has faced the Angels enough and followed them enough from afar to know their recent history all too well.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 6, 2022

Angels’ Joe Maddon Explains ‘Interesting’ Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani Lineup Decision

The Angels manager has been testing out different lineup combinations in Spring Training.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 2, 2022

Has Shohei Ohtani set the bar too high for future two-way players? Some Angels wonder.

TEMPE, Ariz. — When Jared Walsh reported to spring training as a two-way player in 2019, he felt pretty confident about his chances of playing first base and pitching out of the bullpen in the big leagues.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 21, 2022