Angels place three-time MVP on injured list from Adam Gretz, with YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com The Los Angeles Angels are trying to hang around in the American League playoff race but that task got a lot tougher on Tuesday due to a major injury to one of their best players. Mike Trout suffered a fracture of the hamate bone in his left hand on Monday, ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez reported. The injury is going to sideline him for several weeks. Trout was apparently injured Monday while fouling off a pitch from San Diego’s Nick Martinez when he led off the eighth inning and was…
Shohei Ohtani ahead of trade deadline: ‘Right now I’m an Angel’ from Adam Stites, with YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com Shohei Ohtani struck out 11 and allowed only two runs Thursday night against the Texas Rangers, but it wasn’t enough and the Los Angeles Angels fell to 42-57 on the year with a 2-0 loss. After the game, Ohtani addressed the growing possibility that he could be part of a blockbuster deal before the Aug. 2 trade deadline. “Regardless of where I’m playing, I’m going to give it my all and try to win that ballgame in front of me,” Ohtani told reporters through…
Angels fire Joe Maddon as manager amid 12-game losing streak from Adam Stites, with YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com The Los Angeles Angels fired Joe Maddon on Tuesday amid the team’s worst losing streak in over three decades. The team announced Phil Nevin will take over as the interim manager. Maddon, 68, became the Angels’ manager in October 2019, but the team disappointed with back-to-back fourth-place finishes in the AL West in his first two years. The 2022 season got off to a strong start with Los Angeles jumping out to a 27-17, but since then, the Angels have lost 12 straight to tumble…
Joe Maddon explains decision to order intentional walk with bases loaded from Larry Brown Sports, with Dan Benton, and from YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com Los Angeles Angels skipper Joe Maddon is no stranger to controversial managerial decisions, and we were all reminded of that on Friday night. With the bases loaded and one out in the fourth inning, Maddon made his way to the mound. He had come to the conclusion that the best course of action was to intentionally walk Corey Seager, much to the dismay of pitcher Austin Warren. The decision to walk Seager put the Rangers up by two runs.…