Tag: Taylor Ward

White Sox 6, Angels 5 (9 innings) — Cactus League 3/13/21

by Stu Matthews, Angels Nation managing editor The Shohei Show was only so-so on Saturday on a grey, chilly afternoon at Camelback Ranch in Arizona. But worry not, Shohei Ohtani fans -- the good "so" in this "so-so" was much…

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Angels 4, Indians 2 (8 innings) – Cactus League 3/10/21

by BJ Martin, Angels Nation Staff  Joe Maddon has been preaching aggressive baserunning all spring. Wednesday a group of Angels hitters fighting for spots on the roster did their best to impress their skipper.   Carving out three runs in the…

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Brewers 10, Angels 9 (7 innings) – Cactus League 3/8/21

by BJ Martin, Angels Nation Staff  Justin Upton’s offense has been missed greatly by Angels most of the past two seasons.   Monday, the veteran left fielder showed he’s ready to be that middle of the order presence the team needs this…

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Angels 6, Mariners 2 (6 innings) – Cactus League 3/7/21

by BJ Martin, Angels Nation Staff   Joe Maddon continues to have his players run aggressively on the bases. It’s a mindset going back to his earliest days as a manager and scout for the Angels in the early Eighties.  After Jose…

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Diamondbacks 9, Angels 2 (8 innings) – Cactus League 3/4/21 Breakdown

by BJ Martin, Angels Nation Staff   The Arizona Diamondbacks hitters were barreling up well on the ball before 2,100 fans at Salt River Fields Thursday afternoon. Scoring at least a run each of the first six innings off Angels pitching until…

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Reds 7, Angels 5 (8 inn.) — Cactus League 3/2/21 Breakdown

by Stu Matthews, Angels Nation managing editor The Angels played their first full game of spring training at Goodyear Ballpark on Tuesday, and their first night game. And their first overly long game. At the end, the Angels lost to…

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Spring Training Watch: The Outfielders

by Stu Matthews, angelsnation.com managing editor In a month's time, the green, green grass of home will be ready for Mike Trout, Justin Upton, Dexter Fowler and ... Jo Adell, who hopes to get back to the Big A and…

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The Press Gang Forecast the 26-Man Angels Opening Day Roster

by Angels Nation staff | and guest contributors: Angels players, coaches and trainers are hard at work. They're gearing up for the 2021 season in Tempe, Ariz. -- and from the "pressbox" (or Zoom Conference Box, thanks to a worldwide…

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Spring training notes: Two-way talk around Ohtani, Ward, Walsh

Angels pitchers and catchers are the only ones straggling in so far at the team's spring training complex in Tempe, Arizona when the club held their first official workouts. In order to manage the complexities of the ongoing Covid pandemic,…

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Recap: Angels’ Bats, Bundy Wilt In Heat Against Giants

The fact that the Angels' as offense took the afternoon off on Tuesday wasn't any great surprise 24 days into this strange, shortened season. The fact that burly right-hander Dylan Bundy would join the offense in a siesta was definitely…

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