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Angels GM Perry Minasian says dismissed manager Phil Nevin not to blame for Halos' latest flop
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Manager Phil Nevin wasn't the reason for the Los Angeles Angels' massively disappointing season, general manager Perry Minasian says. Nevin was simply the face of their latest failure, and that was enough to compel the Angels to part ways with their fourth...
Dodgers lost most days to injuries in MLB this season. Overall days lost rise 6.1%
NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers lost the most days of players on the injured list this season at 2,465, while the San Francisco Giants had the most placements at 46. The number of days lost on the injured list rose 6.1% to 44,461 from 41,916, in the season that ended...
Acuña wins Baseball Digest player of the year; Cole and Bautista also honored
NEW YORK (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. was selected major league player of the year by Baseball Digest and eBay after hitting 41 home runs and stealing 73 bases for the Atlanta Braves. The outfielder beat out two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels, who didn't play...
Brandon Drury's 2 homers send Angels past Athletics 7-3 in season finale
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani navigated through the bags and boxes strewn across the Los Angeles Angels' clubhouse after their season finale, exchanging hugs and memorabilia signatures with his teammates while they all packed up for the winter. Everybody in the building knew...
Shohei Ohtani rejoins the Angels amid cheers for the final weekend before an uncertain offseason
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has returned to cheer on his Los Angeles Angels teammates and to receive some cheers of his own in the final weekend of the regular season. Ohtani has been away from the Angels since surgery on his pitching elbow Sept. 19, but he was back in the...
Angels star Shohei Ohtani finishes with the best-selling jersey in MLB this season
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s soaring popularity was even more evident when it came to jersey sales. Ohtani had the best-selling jersey in Major League Baseball this season, the first time a Japanese player finished in the top spot. The league and the Players Association...
Shohei Ohtani headlines majors' soon-to-be free agents, and there's a sizable gap to the next name
CHICAGO (AP) — There is Shohei Ohtani, and then there is the rest of baseball's soon-to-be free agents. With the season winding down and the playoffs coming up, it's almost time for major league teams to go shopping once again. And there is one player that is sure to dominate the...
Angels star Shohei Ohtani's elbow surgery went well, Los Angeles manager Phil Nevin says
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani's elbow surgery on Tuesday went well, Los Angeles manager Phi Nevin said. The Angels' two-way star is expected to be available as a hitter on opening day next season and return to the mound in 2025. “He's in good...
Ohtani has elbow surgery. His doctor expects hitting return by opening day '24 and pitching by '25
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani had elbow surgery Tuesday, and his doctor said he expects the two-way star will be available as a hitter on opening day next season and will return to the mound as a pitcher in 2025. Ohtani tore the ulnar collateral...
Angels tumble to 8th straight losing season as Tigers win 5-3 for 3-game sweep
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels were assured their eighth consecutive losing season, falling to Detroit 5-3 on Sunday as the Tigers completed a three-game sweep behind two home runs from Jake Rogers in the first three innings. The Angels (68-82), playing without...
