'Weird feeling': Trout exits with knee soreness, hopes to play Thursday
SEATTLE -- The lineup changes that manager Ron Washington drew up during Monday's off-day began to bear fruit in Wednesday's 9-3 loss to the Mariners to cap a two-game set at T-Mobile Park. But a promising start on both sides of the ball was dampened by an injury to Angels
April's hottest hitting prospects -- one for each organization
The Minor League season is a month old and several of the game's best hitting prospects are off to fast starts. Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony is tearing up Triple-A (just like he did at the end of last year), Padres shortstop Leo De Vries is leading the High-A Midwest
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The first month of the season is in the books, but there's plenty of action in store. There are races to track in all of the divisions, milestones within reach for star players and it's never too early to think about who will capture some coveted hardware. And there's only
Latest Angels injuries & transactions
This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Angels injury news and transactions.
'It’s in him': Kochanowicz digs deep despite early hiccup, cold bats
SEATTLE -- Jack Kochanowicz spent six innings on a tightrope of his offense’s making in Tuesday’s 5-3 loss to the Mariners.
Why Neto hasn't skipped a beat after late start to '25
MINNEAPOLIS -- Despite undergoing right shoulder surgery in November, Angels shortstop Zach Neto has picked up right where he left off on his breakout season last year. Neto has provided a spark since returning to the lineup on April 18, as he’s hit .294/.314/.647 with three homers, three doubles, three
Schanuel 'feeling a lot better' one day after fouling ball off knee
MINNEAPOLIS -- Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel fouled a ball off his right knee that caused him to leave Saturday afternoon's 5-1 loss against the Twins at Target Field in the fourth inning. But he said on Sunday that he’s feeling better and is day-to-day. Facing right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson,
Angels top prospect Moore volunteers up a homer in Tennessee homecoming
Baseball fans in Knoxville are used to seeing this. Christian Moore got a hold of one for the Angels' Double-A affiliate in the former Tennessee Volunteers standout's return to the city Tuesday night. MLB.com's No. 64 prospect homered for the first time this season for Rocket City in a 9-6
Halos shake up 'pen in effort to strengthen bridge to Jansen
MINNEAPOLIS -- The back end of the Angels’ bullpen has been a strength this season with strong showings from closer Kenley Jansen and setup reliever Ryan Zeferjahn. But the Angels, still looking to find consistency from their lower-leverage relievers, shuffled their bullpen on Saturday, recalling lefty Jake Eder from Triple-A
NEW! Top 150 Draft Prospects: Major changes, big jumps highlight list
The Washington Nationals are on the clock. OK, not quite yet, but they do have the No. 1 pick in this year’s Draft, and MLB Pipeline has an updated and expanded Draft Top 150, ranking the players all 30 teams are criss-crossing the country to see to line up their
Dana, Natera among early standouts in Angels' farm system
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 -- The Minor League season is in full swing, so it’s time to check in on how a few Angels prospects are faring
Angels hit road with momentum after Neto flips script
ANAHEIM -- With the offense scuffling over the last 10 games, Zach Neto played the much-needed role of hero for the Angels on Thursday night. Neto blasted a go-ahead solo homer in the eighth inning to lift the Angels to a 4-3 win over the Pirates and avoid a three-game
'It means a lot': Soler reaches 10 years of service time
ANAHEIM -- Angels slugger Jorge Soler hit a major career milestone on Thursday, officially reaching 10 years of service time. It’s an amazing achievement reached by roughly seven percent of players who get to the Majors, and his teammates celebrated him with a special ceremony in the clubhouse before their
Kochanowicz better, but done in by long ball and lack of support
ANAHEIM -- It wasn’t perfect, but it was the kind of outing that right-hander Jack Kochanowicz needed after struggling in consecutive starts. The righty bounced back by going six innings, allowing two runs on eight hits and a walk in a 3-0 loss to the Pirates on Wednesday. Kochanowicz, though,
The fastest prospects in the game -- one for each team
When discussing the fastest prospects (and frankly, all players) in baseball, there’s the Rays’ Chandler Simpson and then there’s everyone else. Now in the big leagues, Simpson has led scouts to say that he should get at least a 90 run grade on the 20-to-80 scouting scale. Watching him do
Here's every team's 2025 Draft bonus pool and all pick values
The Nationals own the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 Draft, which comes with a record assigned value. But the Mariners, who jumped from No. 15 to No. 3 in the Draft Lottery, own the largest overall bonus pool. MLB released the slot values and bonus pools to teams
'Pass the baton over': Wash envisions better approach for Angels
ANAHEIM -- After scoring a combined 19 runs, powered by 10 homers, in a three-game series win in Tampa Bay from April 8-10, it looked like the Angels offense was starting to roll after a slow start to the year.
How the Angels' clubhouse has become more tight-knit
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No. 3 prospect strikes out nine in strong start at Double-A
A new week of Minor League Baseball kicked off with plenty of fireworks. Padres teenager Leo De Vries put together a historic night in the High-A Midwest League, the Royals' Jac Caglianone continued his recent tear and Giants slugger Bryce Eldridge returned with some thunder. Not to be outdone, Pirates
'We needed that': Adell the hero as Angels walk off in stunning win
ANAHEIM -- With the way the Angels had been scuffling offensively for more than a week, a comeback certainly didn’t appear likely being down three runs in the ninth inning.
Dana among Triple-A Statcast standouts
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'Some things finally clicked': Trout breaks dry spell with 2-HR game
ANAHEIM -- After finding himself in a 1-for-22 funk with 14 strikeouts, Angels superstar Mike Trout responded by homering in consecutive at-bats against the Giants on Saturday. Trout connected on a pair of solo homers and nearly came through with a game-tying blast in the ninth, only for it to
1 newcomer on each team making an early impression
Every player wants to get off to a hot start. But for those debuting with new clubs, making a strong first impression feels a little more important. That holds true for everyone -- from megastars who secured record-breaking contracts to non-roster invitees just hoping to stick around in the Majors.