Angels’ Shohei Ohtani update

The 2023 MLB Winter Meetings are set to begin on Sunday from the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Conference Center in Nashville, TN. The annual baseball meetings, which feature multiple professional trade shows, has turned into a massive trade show for free agents, agents, and GM's alike looking to make a splash during the MLB's Hot Stove season. In…

Jon Morosi updated the initial Bichette report with an addendum... what if the Cubs' pursuit of Bichette, in theory, were to bleed into their pursuit of Shohei Ohtani? Half the league is interested in wooing the Los Angeles Angels' two-way superstar to some extent, but the Cubs are frequently on the shortlist of legitimate sleepers located outside…

The MLB offseason goes as Shohei Ohtani goes, and it's his decision that will dictate not only how things go this winter but what the sport looks like for the next decade. Sounds a little dramatic, yeah? Perhaps. However, there has never been this kind of player reaching the market at this point in a Hall of Fame career. When healthy, the…

The Los Angeles Angels need change. That much is very clear. The team has gone through eight consecutive losing seasons and nine straight without a playoff berth. The Angels thought they built a team capable of at least making a run at the playoffs for the first time in Shohei Ohtani's tenure, but they collapsed immediately after buying at the…

The Los Angeles Angels will play the New York Mets in Game 3 of their series on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field in Queens, New York. The Angels have won the first two games in this series by scores of 3-1 and 5-3. New York continues their poor season and they are last in the NL East. The Los Angeles Angels are 63-67 this season and they have lost…

The answer to this question could potentially be found in the past. In 2017 after he was posted by his Japanese team and allowed to take free agent meetings, he chose seven teams to meet with. Those teams were the Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Diego Padres. He…

As the 2023 MLB trade deadline approaches, baseball's top teams are looking to take one last swing at improving their rosters. The cellar-dwellers, meanwhile, are likely looking to acquire prospects for the future and/or shed salary and expiring contracts. This year's deadline will arrive at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 1, and that day could bring…

SEATTLE (KTTV) - Where will Shohei Ohtani go? That's the big question surrounding the 2-way sensation who is arguably MLB's biggest star. The Los Angeles Angels will enter the second half with a 45-46 record, putting them in danger of possibly missing the postseason once again. It has been well documented heading into the 2023 MLB season that…

Nothing says summer is close quite like MLB Opening Day. The latest: All 30 teams will be in action on Thursday, including the Toronto Blue Jays. After a horrific ending to the 2022 season, the squad has its sites set on a bigger and better campaign. Shohei Ohtani's Los Angeles Angels face a divisional rival in the Oakland Athletics, while the New…

Opening Day of the 2023 MLB season is practically here and not a moment too soon. After the incredible action we saw during the World Baseball Classic, getting to see the best players in the sport face off against each other for the next six months feels like digging into the main course after the best appetizers you. could imagine. We've already…

It's an exciting time for baseball fans as the Major League Baseball teams have announced their Opening Day starters for the upcoming season. The league is hoping to drum up interest in what promises to be a transformative season with the inclusion of a pitch clock. The highlight of Opening Day will be the matchup between the Miami Marlins and the…

FILE - Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani (17) and Mike Trout run back to the dugout after scoring against the Detroit Tigers during the third inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Sept. 5, 2022. This could be the last time for Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout to play together with a chance to lead the Los Angeles Angels back to the playoffs.…

Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels 3/18/2023 Picks Predictions Previews The Texas Rangers will go against the Los Angeles Angels in MLB action in Tempe Diablo Stadium, Tempe, AZ, on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at 4:10 PM ET. The Rangers spent about $700 million on Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, and Jacob deGrom over the course of two straight winter…

The Los Angeles Angels have what many fanbases dream of. The Angels have two generational talents in Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani. What has been most frustrating for people following Los Angeles Angels season odds closely is the Angels have little to show for the talent they have. Since Trout's rookie season in 2012, when he won the Rookie of the…

This week, the MLB world experienced something even more unprecedented than Shohei Ohtani excelling at both pitching shutouts and drilling dingers: an owner pulling his team off the market after "exploring" a sale. That literally never happens! Against all odds, Angels fans were tossed back into the James Dolan/Dan Snyder bucket of bad ownership…

It was a very busy offseason for the American League West with teams like the Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels and the Seattle Mariners trying to compete with the Houston Astros who have won the last six straight AL West Titles. So did any of these teams get better so they can overtake the Houston Astros? Here are the offseason grades for every…

3:10PM: While the Mets are looking at several free agent pitchers, the New York Post's Mike Puma that the club is also actively pursuing trade possibilities. 11:30AM: After the Mets saw Jacob deGrom leave for Texas and sign a five-year, $185MM deal with the Rangers, it seems certain they'll move quickly to find other ways to upgrade their rotation.…

As the latest edition of MLB free agency approaches the three-week mark, we haven't seen a lot of activity involving the market's top free agents. Much of this may have to do with the free agency of New York Yankees star and reigning home-run king Aaron Judge. The 30-year-old slugger is coveted by several teams and is expected to earn a hefty…

The 2022 edition of MLB free agency got underway on November 10 and continues to unfold at a comparatively slow pace. In other sports, notably the NFL, signings come fast and furiously at the onset of free agency. Negotiations tend to take longer in baseball, which is why many of the sport's top stars remain available after nearly two…

Steven Souza Jr., who's been in the MLB since 2014, has made a major offseason prediction regarding the Angels and one of baseball's best pitchers. Souza says the team will make a huge splash and bring Jacob DeGrom to LA. This, he says, will help the franchise get back to (and win) the World Series for the first time since 2002. DeGrom is…

The timeline to opening day is filled with milestone dates, awards and a lot of money. March 30, 2023 is the scheduled start of the baseball season. According to CBS Sports who also listed all of the key dates leading to Opening Day 2023, "all 30 clubs will be in action on Opening Day, with nine of the 15 games featuring intra-division…

The New York Mets and Jacob deGrom have begun to talk. The ace opted out of his contract on Monday and will be free to negotiate with other teams starting Thursday. BUY METS TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER This is the time for the Mets to get out ahead of their competition, and SNY's Andy Martino reports that they seem to…

Who will the Mets be able to bring into Queens? The list of viable options is pretty large, especially considering the resource of Steve Cohen's pockets, which seem endlessly deep. BUY METS TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER But money doesn't buy quite everything. Acquiring some players will require more than just paying up.…

Not only was Shohei Ohtani one of the top pitchers in MLB this season, he was one of the premier hitters in the game, too. He's the Babe Ruth of the 21st Century. And he might be on a new team for the 2023 season. It seems unfathomable that the Los Angeles Angels would ship away the game's transcendent star. But Ohtani is a free agent after 2023.…

The LA Angels won't be in the MLB playoffs this year but there has been some great news this week for Angels fans as they look ahead to the 2023 season and the possibility of a change of ownership. Despite speculation that he might be the subject of a trade, star two-way player Shohei Ohtani has committed to the Angels for another year, and his…