Tag: Los Angeles Angels

Shuhei Ohtani for the Dodgers? Juan Soto extended? 23 Bowden Predictions for the 2023 MLB Season

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With the opening date only a few days away, it’s time to score again with predictions for the 2023 season and beyond in the off-season. While we wait for the season to kick off, here are 23 bold (and not so bold) predictions for the year. Like all preseason predictions, some will come out and others will flop. Let me know what you think, and share your predictions, in the comments section. 1. Juan Soto, who turned down a 15-year, $440 million offer from the Nationals before he was traded…

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Rosenthal: With Shohei Ohtani vs. Mike Trout, WBC perfect ending scenario with Japan beating the USA

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MIAMI – The text, everyone kept talking about the text. For the past month and a half, Mike Trout has heard all about how things should work. It’s in the batter box. Shuhei Ohtani is on the hill. The perfect match for the World Baseball Classic. Once the USA and Japan make it to the final, the ending is perfect. The script was definitely what the fans wanted. But in sports, the scenario works well with just one aspect. So when it came to an end, after Otani hit Trout…

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Minors Madness: Round 1, Hoo-Hoos and Gasbags regions

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The bracket of 64 teams is set. Let’s admire it: As you can see, Friday’s vote in the Gasbags didn’t result in a single surprise. It was the least dramatic round of voting yet. Good fare for the Senators, Fightin Phils, Braves, Aviators, Cubs, Missions, Threshers, Redbirds, Clippers, Braves (again), Bandits, Dodgers and Baysox. The closest match was between Emeralds No. 16 and Blue Rocks No. 17, which was determined by a margin of 53.8-46.2 percent. But, before we looked forward, a quick shout out to the defeated Blue Rocks.…

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Rosenthal: An exuberant Mike Trout thrives as captain of Team USA in the WBC

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Monday night, just before I was interviewed on FS1, Mike Trott told me he was having the time of his life. During the interview, I asked him why he felt this way. Trout talked about his teammates, his coaches, the atmosphere, and put the United States on his chest. world classic baseball, He saidwas “incredibly fun”. Trout, 31, is always optimistic, even during his periods of intense frustration with the Angels. Seven consecutive losing seasons did not crush his spirit. Nor have the Angels failed to reach the playoffs since…

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Why Angels leader Logan Ohbe was catching Shuhei Ohtani in spring training

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Tempe, Arizona. — When Shuhei Ohtani threw his first spring trigger last week, Logan Ohope was behind the plate. When Ohtani participated in his first head-to-head batting practice on Wednesday, O’Hoppe was his hitting sidekick. And when Ohtani starts his first spring training game on Tuesday, O’Hoppe will once again be the one to catch him. The Angels try to get O’Hoppe and Ohtani on the same page. And it’s a significant indicator of how ready the Angels are for the 23-year-old rookie to feel on a major league roster.…

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Angels’ Anthony Rendon sets goal for 2023: ‘No more surgery’

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Tempe, Arizona. Many of the Angels’ hopes of putting together a successful baseball team hinged on Anthony Rendon. It is one of the facets of excellence. His image is one of four affixed at the entrance to Tempe Diablo Stadium, and one of five before you enter Angel Stadium. Rendon signed a seven-year, $245 million contract with the Angels after winning a World Series with the Nationals in 2019. There is no denying that he has yet to fulfill that deal. The first season was shortened by COVID-19. He was…

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What Shuhei said surrounded me and he did not say about the future of his angels

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TEMPE, Ariz. The biggest baseball story of this season will be Shohei Ohtani’s future. He is the most dynamic and elite player in sports, and he competes on one of baseball’s most uniquely disappointing teams. All with imminent free agency and an owner reluctant to cross the luxury tax threshold. It’s a story full of intrigue that will only grow. His spring training press conference Thursday morning represented Ohtani’s first real opportunity to gauge his temperature and get a sense of how he sees the situation that others have already…

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Baseball Hall of Fame ballots 2023: The Athletic’s voters reveal their selections

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Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling no longer dominate the annual conversation around Hall of Fame voting, having collectively fallen off the ballot in their final years of eligibility. But that doesn’t mean everything is suddenly straightforward, especially with this year’s addition of Carlos Beltrán, so inexorably tied to the 2017 Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal. Meanwhile, with those big names gone, candidates like Scott Rolen, Andruw Jones, and Billy Wagner could see the gains made in recent years accelerate. We asked some of The Athletic’s writers who vote for…

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The Year in Strange But True: Judge! Ohtani! And MLB’s 20 most mind-blowing hitting, pitching feats

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Hey! I know you’re about to join your friends and loved ones to sing a Champagne-drenched chorus of “Auld Lang Syne.” But first, did you know that the definition of Auld Lang Syne has something to do with “fondly remembering old times”? No kidding. So here’s an idea. Let’s all fondly remember the Strange But True baseball season of 2022. In which … A guy taking his first swing in the big leagues hit a foul ball to his mother. … And another guy got called up and then debuted before he…

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Top 25 remaining MLB free agents: Which teams will land Correa, Rodón, Swanson?

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MLB teams have already spent more than $2.5 billion on free agents, but some clubs are just getting started. Nineteen of the top 25 free agents from my original ranking in early November have signed, but the new top 25 of remaining free agents will likely receive another billion dollars in this hot market. Two of the elite free-agent shortstops have signed, but Carlos Correa and Dansby Swanson are still on the board. Two of the top-tier starting pitchers have inked new deals, but Carlos Rodón is still available. Where will…

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