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Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno took responsibility on Wednesday for his team’s failures for the past three seasons.  In the article written by David Brown of Yahoo Sports, Moreno was quoted as saying “there are a lot of underlying things we need to fix and adjust in the organization” From Moreno’s comments it appears that manager Mike Scioscia and ... Read More »

The Angels made team history with their  3-1 victory against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday.  As an organization, the Angels have never won an extra inning on an Opening Day game, but that finally changed.  The Angels and Reds played 13 innings and due the clutch hitting from Chris Iannetta, who drove in all three runs, the Angels came out ... Read More »

Los Angeles Angels veteran outfielder Vernon Wells may be on his way out of Southern California, as multiple sources have told ESPN.com that the New York Yankees are close to acquiring his services. “We have discussed a deal with the Yankees,” said Angels general manager Jerry DiPoto, who would not go into further detail in the matter. The 34-year-old Wells ... Read More »

Mike Trout had his contract renewed by the Los Angeles Angels this past week and was given a $20,000 raise.  After earning the league minimum of $490,000 this past season and he will receive $510,000 to play ball in 2013. To many fans and observers of the sport, this seems unfair because Trout was the American League Rookie of the Year and runner ... Read More »

The Los Angeles Angels made headlines when they renewed Mike Trout‘s contract for $510,000 after a historic season, and the 2012 Rookie of the Year is responding as professionally as he looked throughout the season that carried him to instant national stardom.  Trout told reporters via the Associated Press that he had no hard feelings and understood that his play ... Read More »

Mike Trout will make just $20,000 above the Major League Baseball minimum salary next season as the Los Angeles Angels renewed their All-Star outfielder’s contract for $510,000 on Saturday, according to team beat writer Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times.  The alternative would have been signing for a salary on a new contract. The fact that no deal was ... Read More »

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout bulked up in the offseason, and gained 10-15 pounds, according to beat writer Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times.  Now a reported 240 pounds, Trout was listed at 210 last season according to the Angels’ official website, but sources close to the situation believe he played at close to 220 pounds and looked ... Read More »

Over the past two off seasons, the Los Angeles Angels have made the push to win and win now.  In order to do that, they have made a splash in the free agent market which can be considered good or bad.  The signings of Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton, while exciting for fans in the present, could potentially be costly ... Read More »