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BOSTON —When Phil Nevin decided to give both Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon a day off on Monday, the Angels manager he was planning on riding Shohei Ohtani’s arm deep into the game.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Angels’ mandate from owner Arte Moreno over the last six seasons, all of them losing ones, can be summed up in six words: Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani, no rebuild.

There’s no reason to go back to the dawdling pace that the sport previously adopted, even for one inning.

Angels starting pitcher José Suarez has had a rough start to his season.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The sign was written by hand, with love, not on an enormous poster but on a sheet torn from a notebook. "We're here on our honeymoon!"

Sunday's matinee could have resulted in a third straight series win to open the season for the Angels. Instead, they squandered an early six-run lead against the Toronto Blue Jays, then tried to win from behind but ultimately fell short in extra innings.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The cheers at Angel Stadium were already deafening before the ball started its descent. Mike Trout, leader of the Angels and destroyer of baseballs, hit a two-run home run that at first disappeared into the night, but then came crashing down by the SUV parked beyond the…

Shohei Ohtani added another unprecedented bulletpoint to his resume Wednesday, becoming the first player in Major League Baseball history called for a pitch clock violation as both a pitcher and a batter in the Angels' win over the Seattle Mariners.

The crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd … the game of baseball, long part of the American landscape and firmly placed in the hearts of millions, is back.

SEATTLE — Never has a Mariners team been more excited to travel to Cleveland.

OAKLAND, Calif. — First it was rookie catcher Logan O’Hoppe. Then it was Mike Trout. And, of course, Shohei Ohtani. Three homers that tallied six runs of support of a stellar start for Tyler Anderson.