Phillies ink Rollins to rich three-year deal

2011-12-19T20:30:30Z

Philadelphia Phillies slugger Jimmy Rollins has signed a three-year Major League Baseball contract worth $33 million, the club announced on Monday.

The deal includes a vesting option for a fourth season at $11 million for the 2015 season that could, if not vested, become a player...

L.A. Angels welcome slugger Pujols

2011-12-10T19:30:40Z

Los Angeles Angels fans gave Albert Pujols a rapturous welcome as the slugger arrived in Southern California after signing a 10-year, $254 million contract.

Fans screamed and cheered "We got Albert" as Pujols on Saturday donned a red Angels cap and his new No. 5 Angel...

Pujols signs 10-year deal with Angels

2011-12-08T18:30:31Z

Three-time National League Most Valuable Player Albert Pujols and southpaw starting pitcher C.J. Wilson have signed multi-million-dollar deals with the Los Angeles Angels.

The deals, coming on the final day of a Reuters) - Albert Pujols is to leave the World Series winning St. Louis Cardinals and join the Los Angeles Angels on a 10-year deal, worth up to $265 milli...

Major League wages show significant rise

2011-12-05T19:30:35Z

The average major league baseball salary increased 2.7 percent to almost $3.1 million in 2011, the biggest rise since 2008, the Major League Baseball Players Association said Monday.

In its annual report, the union said the 913 players on August 31 rosters and disabled lists averaged $3,095,183.

That's up from $3,014,572 last year -- when the average topped $3 mil...

Tigers' Verlander unanimously wins AL Cy Young

2011-11-15T12:00:20Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers won the American League Cy Young Award as the top pitcher on Tuesday, capping a br...

Reagins resigns as Angels general manager

2011-09-30T15:30:14Z

(Reuters) - Tony Reagins stepped down as general manager of the Los Angeles Angels on Friday after the team's failure to reach the playoffs for a second successive season.

Reagins, who became general manager in October 2007, will remai...

Playoff lines drawn as divisions tied up

2011-09-23T22:30:06Z

(Reuters) - The Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks advanced to the playoffs on Friday by securing the final three divisional titles.

They join the

Angels playoff hopes dimmed by Jays

2011-09-22T21:30:17Z

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Anaheim Angels' playoff hopes dimmed on Thursday after Edwin Encarnacion slammed a 12th inning walkoff homer to lift the Toronto...

Angels' Haren blanks Yankees 6-0

2011-09-10T22:00:05Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Angels starter Dan Haren pitched a complete game to shutout the New York Yankees 6-0 at Reuters) - The Texas Rangers delivered the latest blowout victory in an 11-4 win over the Boston Red Sox that ended a three-game series of lopsided games on Sunday.

The American League West-leading Range...

Mariners trip Angels to send them further down AL West

2011-08-29T23:00:06Z

SEATTLE (Reuters) - The Seattle Mariners rallied to a 5-3 victory Monday that prevented the Los Angeles Angels from closing ground in the American League West.

Rangers' Cruz out for three weeks with hamstring injury

2011-08-29T17:00:12Z

DALLAS (Reuters) - The American League West-leading Texas Rangers suffered a major setback Monday when their in-form slugger Nelson Cruz was sidelined for three weeks becau...

Angels' long bombers sink Rangers

2011-08-27T21:00:07Z

ARLINGTON (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Angels launched five home runs in a crucial 8-4 victory over Texas on Saturday that reinvigorated their pursuit of the first-place Rangers in the LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Angels have secured the services of their ace pitcher for the next half a decade after Jered Weaver agreed to a five-year contract extension with the AL ...

Santana's brilliant run continues

2011-08-07T16:00:11Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ervin Santana showed why he may be the hottest pitcher in baseball after a third straight gem led the Los Angeles Angels past the Seattle Mariners

Angels' Weaver banned six games for throwing at batter

2011-08-02T15:00:13Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Los Angeles Angels right-hander Jered Weaver was suspended six games by Major League Baseball on Tuesday for intentional...

Santana hurls no-hitter for Angels

2011-07-27T17:30:25Z

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Ervin Santana pitched the team's first no-hitter in 27 years even though he could not manage a shutout in a 3-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday.

The 28-year-old Dominican right-hander struck out 10 batters in the afternoon outing...

Angels' Santana tosses no-hitter against Indians

2011-07-27T14:00:29Z

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Los Angeles Angels pitcher Ervin Santana pitched the third no-hitter of the

Dominant Rangers beat Angels for 12th straight win

2011-07-19T23:00:08Z

ANAHEIM, California (Reuters) - The Texas Rangers extended their winning streak to 12 games Tuesday with a 7-0 victory over divisional rivals the Los Angeles Angels.

St...

Blue Jays trade outfielder Rivera to Dodgers

2011-07-12T12:00:08Z

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Blue Jays traded outfielder Juan Rivera to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for a player to be named later or cash consideratio...

Branyan drive gives LA Angels "Freeway Series" over Dodgers

2011-07-03T20:30:14Z

ANAHEIM (Reuters) - Russell Branyan's two-run homer in the seventh inning earned the Los Angeles Angels a 3-1 win over the Dodgers on Sunday, giving them the honours in the 'Free...

Bautista leads new era as All Stars named

2011-07-03T20:00:05Z

PHOENIX, Arizona (Reuters) - Toronto slugger Jose Bautista drew a record 7.45 million votes to lead the list of MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida manager Jack McKeon got his first win since taking over as the Marlins ended a dreadful 11-games losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Reuters) - The first taste of interleague play in 2011 comes this weekend to Major League Baseball and 15 seasons after it was first introduced during the regular season some of the match-ups still create a buzz.

Metropolitan areas that are home to two MLB teams, like New York,

Lester strikes down Angels as Red Sox maintain

2011-05-03T20:30:10Z

BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Red Sox continued their dominance of the Los Angeles Angels with a 7-3 victory on Tuesday.

Starter Jon Lester struck out 11 and allowed ...

Weaver loses first start as Red Sox top Angels

2011-05-02T22:00:05Z

BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Red Sox handed streaking pitcher Jered Weaver his first loss of the season with a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday.

Angels' Morales to start season on disabled list

2011-03-20T14:30:14Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Los Angeles Angels first baseman Kendrys Morales will begin the season on the disabled list recovering from the leg injury he suffered last year while celebrating a game-winning home run.

Morales, coming back from surgery on his left ankle, has had difficul...

Angels reliever Shields retires after brilliant career

2011-03-18T13:30:24Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Los Angeles Angels pitcher Scot Shields, one of the premier set-up relievers of the past decade, announced his retirement from Majo...

Veteran slugger Anderson retires

2011-03-01T20:30:46Z

Garrett Anderson, who played 17 seasons of Major League Baseball, announced his retirement on Tuesday.

The 38-year-old outfielder played the majority of his career with the Anaheim Angels.

Anderson's lone World Series title came in 2002 with an Angels' championship team that later was rocked by accusat...

Blue Jays trade Wells to Angels for Napoli and Rivera

2011-01-21T20:00:04Z

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Blue Jays have traded three times All-Star outfielder Vernon Wells to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for catcher

Fuentes accepts two-year deal with Athletics

2011-01-19T12:00:24Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Oakland Athletics continued to revamp their bullpen by agreeing Wednesday to a two-year contract with free agent reliever Brian Fuentes.

The deal includes a...

Drunk driver gets 51 years for death of Angels pitcher

2010-12-22T15:01:57Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The young motorist convicted of murder for driving drunk in the car crash that killed Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart was sentenced to 51 years to life on Wednesday.

Prosecutors said they sought the m...

Man who killed Angel pitcher gets 51 years to life

2010-12-22T11:30:13Z

Man who killed Angels pitcher Adenhart, 2 others in DUI crash sentenced to 51 years to life

A construction worker who ran a red light and killed Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two other people has been sentenced to 51 years to life in prison.

Sentencing for man who killed pitcher in DUI crash

2010-12-22T02:30:31Z

Sentencing set for man who killed rookie Angels pitcher, 2 others in DUI crash

The attorney for a former construction worker convicted of murder for killing rookie Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others in a drunken-driving crash is asking the judge for leniency at his sentenc...

Matsui signs one-year deal with Oakland

2010-12-14T14:00:41Z

OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - The Oakland A's have agreed to terms with free agent slugger Hideki Matsui on a one-year contract, the American League team said Tuesday.

The 36-ye...

Angels sign free agent reliever Downs

2010-12-10T18:30:13Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Angels have bolstered their bullpen by signing left-handed reliever Scott Downs to a three-year contract, the club said on Friday.

Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

Free agent Downs, ...

Lefty Hisanori Takahashi ready for any role in Angels bullpen

2010-12-03T13:26:02Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Versatile Japanese left-hander Hisanori Takahashi could play a number of roles in the Los Angeles Angels bullpen next season, according to manager Mike Sciosc...

Takahashi agrees to 2-year deal with Angels

2010-12-03T12:32:02Z

LHP Hisanori Takahashi agrees to 2-year deal with Los Angeles Angels

The Los Angeles Angels bolstered their bullpen Thursday, agreeing to an $8 million, two-year deal with Japanese left-hander Hisanori Takahashi.

Takahashi appeared in 53 games this year with the Hisanori Takahashi has signed a two-year Major League Baseball contract with the Los Angeles Angels.

The 35-year-old left-hander made an impressive North American debut last season with the Reuters) - New Mets manager Terry Collins vowed on Tuesday that the 2011 New York team would mirror his approach to baseball by exhibiting energy and respect for execution of fundamentals during the upcoming season.

Collins, who last managed in the major leagues 11 years ago for the Person with knowledge of situation tells AP: Brewers hire Angels coach Roenicke as manager

A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press the Milwaukee Brewers have hired Los Angeles Angels

Looking Ahead to 2011: LA Angels Starting Rotation

2010-11-29T14:51:01Z

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Yankees Jeter Baseball

2010-12-07T08:31:50Z

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2009, file photo, New York Yankees' Derek Jeter reacts after the ninth inning of Game 4 of the American League Championship baseball series against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif. Jeter and the Yankees are near an agreement on a three-year contract that woul...

Mets Manager Baseball

2010-11-21T18:00:36Z

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 1996, file photo, Terry Collins, the newly appointed manager of the California Angels, speaks at a news conference in Anaheim, Calif. Collins is a major league manager once again, hired by the New York Mets to help revitalize a franchise that has struggled on the field a...

Angels Rangers Baseball

2010-10-04T14:45:38Z

Irene Shih, left, of Taiwan, and Bella Monthawornwong, right, of Thailand, pose in front of the Nolan Ryan statue in the center field plaza before the Rangers' baseball game ...

Athletics Angels Baseball

2010-09-29T16:16:34Z

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Bobby Cramer throws to the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/C...

Rangers Angels baseball

2010-09-29T12:48:17Z

Texas Rangers outfielders Jeff Francour and David Murphy celebrate their 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels in twelve innings during a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif....

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