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Jeff Fletcher

Jeff Fletcher has covered the Angels since 2013. Before that, he spent 11 years covering the Giants and A's and working as a national baseball writer. Jeff is a Hall of Fame voter. In 2015, he was elected chairman of the Los Angeles chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.

The Angels’ Taylor Ward, right, and Nolan Schanuel celebrate after Ward’s tie-breaking two-run home run during the seventh inning of their game against the Phillies on Friday night in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Taylor Ward’s late homer helps Angels to victory over Phillies

July 19, 2025 at 3:47 a.m.

Ward’s 22nd homer of the season snaps a tie in the seventh inning of the Angels’ 6-5 win. Jo Adell and Jorge Soler also homer as the Angels erase an...

Angels star Mike Trout, shown in an image from earlier this season in Chicago, did some drills in the outfield before Friday’s game in Philadelphia. His return to the outfield would give the Angels more lineup flexibility. (Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images)

Mike Trout says he’s hoping to return to Angels’ outfield ‘soon’

July 18, 2025 at 3:16 p.m.

Trout has been limited to DH duty since returning from the injured list in late May and hadn’t done drills in the outfield in more than a month before Friday....

Angels star Mike Trout hits a solo home run during the fifth inning of their game against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night at Angel Stadium. Trout hit two of the Angels’ four homers in an 11-8 win. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Jorge Soler, Mike Trout hit key homers as Angels win slugfest

July 9, 2025 at 11:35 p.m.

Soler hits a tie-breaking two-run homer in the eighth and Trout hits two homers, a game-tying blast and a go-ahead shot, as the Angels outlast the Rangers in a see-saw...

Angels relief pitcher Hunter Strickland has been diagnosed with a “significant strain” in a muscle in his shoulder. The injury doesn’t require surgery, but the veteran was moved to the 60-day injured list on Wednesday, making him ineligible to return until September. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)

Angels’ Hunter Strickland will be out until at least September

July 9, 2025 at 4:44 p.m.

The reliever says he has a “significant strain” in a muscle in his shoulder. It does not require surgery, but he will be sidelined for a while with a goal...

Angels starting pitcher Jose Soriano throws to the plate during the first inning of a game against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. Soriano pitched three scoreless innings before things unraveled in the fourth in a game the Angels lost, 13-1. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Inconsistency strikes Angels’ José Soriano again in nightmare inning

July 8, 2025 at 11:20 p.m.

Soriano pitches three hitless, scoreless innings and then gives up five runs in the fourth. The Angels turn to minor league Sam Aldegheri and infielder Kevin Newman to pitch the...

The Angels are happy to have Yoán Moncada back at the plate and in the field after the third baseman missed more than a month with right knee inflammation. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

Yoán Moncada returns to Angels’ lineup after more than a month

July 8, 2025 at 5:01 p.m.

Moncada, who was out with right knee inflammation, was 4 for 9 with one home run in three minor league rehab games, all at the rookie-level Arizona Complex League.

The Angels’ Nolan Schanuel (18) celebrates with teammates after he drew a bases-loaded walk to drive in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning of their 6-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Angels beat Rangers on Nolan Schanuel’s walk-off walk

July 7, 2025 at 11:15 p.m.

Schanuel works a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth to push home the decisive run in a 6-5 win. The Angels tied the score and took the lead...

Angels relief pitcher Robert Stephenson, who has been out with a stretched nerve in his bicep, resumed throwing on Monday, after he didn’t feel right the week before. Stephenson says it will be a slow build-up. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Angels reliever Robert Stephenson encouraged by start of throwing program

July 7, 2025 at 9:02 p.m.

Stephenson, who has been out with a stretched nerve in his bicep, resumed throwing on Monday, after he didn’t feel right the week before. Stephenson says it will be a...

Angels starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Angels’ Yusei Kikuchi named to All-Star team for 2nd time

July 6, 2025 at 3:16 p.m.

The left-hander, in the first season of a three-year, $63 million contract, has a 2.81 ERA in 18 starts and is the Angels’ lone selection. Outfielder Jo Adell could still...

Angels’ Taylor Ward hits an RBI single off Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman during fifth-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Sunday, July 6, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Angels swept in Toronto after missed chances

July 6, 2025 at 1:44 p.m.

The Angels go 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position and leave 12 on base in a 3-2 loss, marking their third straight one-run defeat. They finish the series...

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