Los Angeles Angels

Angels expect veteran catcher Travis d’Arnaud to boost pitching staff

The former Lakewood High star is know for his rapport with pitchers, and the Angels believe he will help theirs as well as starting catcher Logan O’Hoppe.

Angels catcher Travis d’Arnaud throws out the Dodgers’ Max Muncy, not pictured, on a short ground ball during the fifth inning of a Freeway Series exhibition game on Monday, March 24, 2025, at Angel Stadium. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)

Starter Yusei Kikuchi gives up three runs in six innings in his Angels debut, but the offense manages just five hits and no runs until the ninth inning of an 8-1 loss. They use infielder Nicky López to pitch after allowing five runs in the eighth.

Angels blown out by White Sox in season opener

By releasing Mickey Moniak and sending down Matthew Lugo, the Angels hand the job to Adell while preferring to keep Mike Trout in right field.

Angels’ Jo Adell has opportunity as everyday center fielder

Trout has battled injuries in recent years, but he hasn’t felt like his “old self” even when he has played. The three-time AL MVP spent his winter working to rediscover his swing.

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Angels’ Mike Trout believes return to MVP form is all about his hands

By Jeff Fletcher

March 27, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.

Trout has battled injuries in recent years, but he hasn’t felt like his “old self”...

Betts, who had not played in a game since March 9 because of a stomach ailment, pronounces himself ready to play in Thursday’s home opener after playing into the sixth inning in a 4-1 exhibition win.

Dodgers’ Mookie Betts returns in Freeway Series finale against Angels

By Doug Padilla

March 25, 2025 at 11:56 p.m.

Betts, who had not played in a game since March 9 because of a stomach...

The 2024 second-round draft pick is in line to be the first Angels player to debut without playing a minor-league game since Jim Abbott in 1989. Mickey Moniak, Jose Quijada and Angel Perdomo are cut loose, as Kyren Paris and Tim Anderson make the roster. Free-agent infielder Nicky Lopez is signed.

Pitcher Ryan Johnson to skip minors as Angels firm up Opening Day roster

By Michael Huntley

March 25, 2025 at 9:39 p.m.

The 2024 second-round draft pick is in line to be the first Angels player to...

Moniak, 26, who was competing with Jo Adell for time in center field after Mike Trout was moved to right, had a .606 OPS this spring.

Angels release outfielder Mickey Moniak

By Jeff Fletcher

March 25, 2025 at 2:11 p.m.

Moniak, 26, who was competing with Jo Adell for time in center field after Mike...

How will the division races unfold? Will the Dodgers repeat as World Series champs? Which players will collect the top awards?

2025 MLB Predictions: SCNG staffers call their shots

By Staff report

March 26, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.

How will the division races unfold? Will the Dodgers repeat as World Series champs? Which...

The Angels know they will be without Zach Neto for the early portion of the season, while the Dodgers are trying to get a line on their infield situation as Mookie Betts deals with an illness that is now going on two weeks.

Angels rally past Dodgers as both teams navigate missing shortstops

By Doug Padilla

March 25, 2025 at 5:53 p.m.

The Angels know they will be without Zach Neto for the early portion of the...

Kochanowicz was outstanding in the final months of the 2024 season and followed that with a strong spring training. Detmers, who was demoted for part of 2024, is a multi-inning reliever for now.

Jack Kochanowicz gets final spot in Angels’ rotation; Reid Detmers to bullpen

By Michael Huntley

March 25, 2025 at 11:03 a.m.

Kochanowicz was outstanding in the final months of the 2024 season and followed that with...

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