Scott Downs

ARLINGTON, Texas — Kevin Jepsen was the Angels’ top right-handed setup man in the second half of 2012, going 3-1 with a 1.67 earned-run average in 40 games from July 5 on, and he looked dominant in his first two games of 2013, striking out...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers got the best of former slugger Josh Hamilton and the Angels on Friday, with Ian Kinsler hitting a two-out, run-scoring single to right field in the eighth inning to lift the Rangers to a 3-2 victory at the Ballpark in...

Join Times writers Dylan Hernandez and Mike DiGiovanna at 11:30 a.m. (or watch it above anytime afterward) as they discuss everything Dodgers and Angels now that the 2013 season is finally underway. Hernandez wrote Tuesday about Dodgers pitcher...

Sizing up the Angels' 25-man roster for opening day: STARTERS No.; Name; ;Pos.; B/T; Age; Comment 27; Mike Trout; LF; R/R;2 1; AL MVP runnerup hit .326 with .399 OBP, .564 slugging, 30 HRs, 129 runs, 49 stolen bases in 2012. 2; Erick Aybar; SS; S/R;...

I don't care what the calendar says, if teams are playing baseball in Arizona, spring has sprung. In fact it was more like summer last week when my sister-in-law, Patsy Hadlich, and I made our annual trip to the Cactus League games, with her son, Jeff,...

TEMPE, Ariz. — Albert Pujols has won three most-valuable-player awards and two World Series titles and hit 475 home runs over his illustrious 12-year career, but the Angels slugger still admitted to being “a little bit nervous” before...

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Mike Trout will lead off for the Angels this season, but not for his entire career. That was the word Wednesday from Angels Manager Mike Scioscia, whose lineup this year will feature Albert Pujols hitting third and Josh Hamilton...

TEMPE, Ariz.—New Angels reliever Ryan Madson experienced soreness in his surgically repaired elbow after a Feb. 1 bullpen session and hasn’t thrown since, the right-hander said Monday, the day before the team’s first spring-training...

NASHVILLE — The Angels have expressed "serious" interest in veteran reliever Sean Burnett, according to a person familiar with negotiations but not authorized to speak publicly about them, but their competition for the veteran left-hander will be...

The Angels are reportedly close to a one-year deal with closer Ryan Madson, a low-risk, potentially high-reward investment for a team that is in dire need of back-of-the-bullpen help. CSNPhilly.com first reported over the weekend that the sides were...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jake Peavy surpassed the 200-inning mark Friday night for the first time since 2007, when he won the National League Cy Young Award with the Padres. Aside from that achievement, there wasn't much else the White Sox could relish as...

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