Los Angeles Angels
The Los Angeles Angels are a professional baseball club based in Anaheim, California, competing in Major League Baseball’s American League West.
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Key facts
1960Founding
Gene Autry founded the team.[1]
1961–1962
The 1961 debut season used Wrigley Field; Dodger Stadium followed in 1962.[2]
1965–1966California name and Anaheim home
The team became the California Angels in 1965 and moved into Anaheim’s stadium in 1966.[2]
1973–1975No-hitters
Nolan Ryan threw four no-hitters for the Angels.[2]
On July 15, 1973, he struck out 17 Detroit batters in a 6–0 win.[3]
1979–1986
The first AL West title came in 1979, followed by an ALCS loss to Baltimore. Milwaukee overturned a 2–0 deficit in 1982; Boston overcame 3–1 in 1986.[4]
1996–1999Disney takes control
Disney acquired 25% and became managing general partner on May 15, 1996. The Anaheim Angels name was announced that November. After Gene Autry’s death, Disney completed the remaining purchase on March 31, 1999.[5]
2002World Series championship
Mike Scioscia’s Wild Card club eliminated the Yankees and Twins. After rallying from 0–5 in Game 6, the Angels beat the Giants in seven games.[4]
It was the franchise’s first world championship.[3]
2003Moreno’s purchase
Arte Moreno acquired the team.[2]
2004–2014Six division titles
The Angels won the AL West in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2014.[4]
2005A naming dispute
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim name prompted a city lawsuit.[2]
2008100 wins
The club set a 100–62 record.[6]
Francisco Rodriguez set the major-league single-season record with 62 saves.[3]
2012–2019Trout’s rise
Mike Trout led the AL with 129 runs and 49 steals in 2012, becoming its unanimous Rookie of the Year.[3]
Trout won AL MVP awards in 2014, 2016 and 2019.[7]
2016
The name reverted to Los Angeles Angels.[8]
2018–2023The Ohtani years
Shohei Ohtani began his two-way Angels career in 2018, winning his first pitching start.[3]
He won AL MVP honors in 2021 and 2023.[7]
July 1, 2019Skaggs’s death
Pitcher Tyler Skaggs, 27, was found dead in a Southlake, Texas hotel room. The medical examiner found alcohol, fentanyl and oxycodone in his system.[9]
2022Stadium sale canceled
Anaheim’s council ended the stadium-site sale to the Moreno family’s SRB Management after the mayor resigned amid conflict-of-interest allegations.[10]
October 11, 2022Kay sentenced
Former communications director Eric Kay received 22 years in federal prison for offenses connected to supplying the drugs that killed Skaggs.[9]
July 15, 2024Stadium claim settled
The city and team ownership settled the claim arising from the canceled sale. SRB received a $2.75 million credit against future shared stadium revenue, with no city cash payment.[10]
December 19, 2025Settlement with Skaggs’s family
The Angels reached a confidential settlement of the family’s wrongful-death lawsuit after a two-month trial. The amount was not disclosed.[11]
June 2026
John Mozeliak became interim general manager.[12]
September 2026Sale agreement
Stan Kroenke agreed to acquire the team from Arte Moreno.[13]
Closing was expected in the first quarter of 2027, pending MLB approval.[14]
202662–100
The Angels finished fifth in the AL West and missed the postseason.[15]
Home ballpark
The home is Angel Stadium.[2]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
Los Angeles Angels: Official website: https://www.mlb.com/angels (opens in a new window).[16]
Los Angeles Angels: X: https://x.com/angels (opens in a new window).[17]
Los Angeles Angels: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angels (opens in a new window).[18]
Los Angeles Angels: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angels (opens in a new window).[19]
Los Angeles Angels: YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS7H_WWPj5_qfD-zoUzuX2A (opens in a new window).[20]
Sources
- Gene Autry history, Angels first owner (opens in a new window)
- Big A 2050: Background — Angels History (opens in a new window)
- Los Angeles Angels Starting Nine (opens in a new window)
- Los Angeles Angels History (opens in a new window)
- California Angels (opens in a new window)
- Angels History Timeline (opens in a new window)
- Annual Awards (opens in a new window)
- Los Angeles Angels team name history (opens in a new window)
- Former Angels Communications Director Eric Kay Sentenced to 22 Years in Tyler Skaggs Overdose Case (opens in a new window)
- Claim settled over canceled Angel Stadium sale (opens in a new window)
- Los Angeles Angels settle lawsuit with family of pitcher Tyler Skaggs over fatal overdose (opens in a new window)
- Angels make leadership change in baseball operations (opens in a new window)
- Stan Kroenke to buy Los Angeles Angels for record amount (opens in a new window)
- Stan Kroenke purchases Angels from Arte Moreno (opens in a new window)
- Los Angeles Angels Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics (opens in a new window)
- Los Angeles Angels official website (opens in a new window)
- Los Angeles Angels — x (opens in a new window)
- Los Angeles Angels — instagram (opens in a new window)
- Los Angeles Angels — facebook (opens in a new window)
- Los Angeles Angels — youtube (opens in a new window)