Just a couple of hours later Steve Cohen tweeted that he was looking for smoke signals, a Vatican-style reference to the Mets waiting for a response from Kyle TuckerThe Los Angeles Dodgers surprised him and the entire baseball world by signing the slugger to a contract worth $60 million a year Thursday night. So it’s…
SANTA ANA, California – The Los Angeles Angels reached a confidential settlement Friday in a lawsuit over the drug overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. The decision to settle came after a two-month civil trial in Southern California over whether the Angels should be held liable for Skaggs’ death in 2019 after he snorted a…
PASADENA, California (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is catching up with more legends. The baseball superstar ends 2025 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year award for the fourth time, tying him with Lance Armstrong, LeBron James and Tiger Woods for most male honorees. Advertisement “To receive this award multiple times is really…
New San Francisco Giants head coach Tony Vitello is reportedly close to making his first major addition to the team’s coaching staff. Former Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington will reportedly join the Giants as the team’s infield coach, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. Washington, 73, managed the Angels for two seasons before the…
For all the angst that comes with big nine-figure MLB contracts when they’re first signed (welcome to the club, Dylan Cease), they actually tend to be pretty good investments. Sometimes you get a paradigm-shifting superstar who elevates your franchise to the promised land (e.g. Shohei Ohtani, Corey Seager, Max Scherzer). Other times, you find a…
The Baltimore Orioles acquired outfielder Taylor Ward from the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night in exchange for right-hander Grayson Rodriguez in one of the first big moves of the baseball offseason. Ward, 31, hit a career-high 36 home runs last season and will join an Orioles team hoping to bounce back after falling to…
A baseball legend could return to the Los Angeles Angels bench this low season … as the new team manager. The former legend of Los Angels Slugger and St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols interview for the equipment vacant manager, according to the Baseball informant Jon Heyman. The news comes a day after the team announced…
