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ANAHEIM — Angels star Mike Trout finished fifth among American League outfielders in the first round of All-Star voting, advancing to the Phase 2 in the selection process. Trout will be on the ballot in the next round with Riley Greene and Javy Baez of the Detroit Tigers and Steven Kwan of the Cleveland Guardians. Two of those four will join Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees … [Read more...] about Angels’ Mike Trout advances to next round in All-Star voting

ANAHEIM — The Angels provided baseball draft followers with the ultimate irony this week. An organization that is routinely roasted for its failures in scouting and player development achieved a feat so rare that none of the players involved were even born the last time it happened. On Monday night, the Angels used eight players who they drafted in the first round in a 9-5 … [Read more...] about Angels’ scouting amid struggles helped them make homegrown history

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ANAHEIM — Zach Neto said he is going to sleep much better now, and perhaps he can dream about sliding feet first. Neto hurt his right shoulder on a head-first slide on Tuesday, the same way he suffered the injury last September that led to offseason surgery. After an MRI exam on Wednesday morning showed no structural damage, Neto said he was both relieved and eager to find a … [Read more...] about Angels’ Zach Neto avoids serious shoulder injury, remains day to day