'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
Los Angeles Angels slugger Mike Trout figures if he keeps producing like he did during his historic rookie season, he'll be in line for a handsome raise soon enough.
Josh Hamilton has agreed to a contract with the Los Angeles Angels, according to Texas Rangers manager Jon Daniels.
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and union head Michael Weiner expressed disappointment that the Yankees' Robinson Cano was booed repeatedly by fans at the All-Star Home Run Derby after bypassing Billy Butler of the hometown Kansas City Royals.
Prince Fielder made a splash at the All-Star Home Run Derby. Eight of them.
Rookie Mike Trout and Mark Trumbo each hit two-run homers, Alberto Callaspo added a solo shot and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-7 on Thursday night for their 14th victory in 18 games.
Torii Hunter was placed on the Los Angeles Angels' restricted list Monday after his teenage son was arrested in Texas.
Albert Pujols, stumbling through the longest home run drought of his 12-year career, was not in the Los Angeles Angels' starting lineup Saturday for the first time this season.
Roy Halladay tossed a perfect game and a postseason no-hitter, all in the same year. He also won a Cy Young Award in each league, has been to eight All-Star games, and is one of the best pitchers in baseball history.
C.J. Wilson parked his car and laughed while signing autographs for faceless fans who handed bats, balls and cards to the pitcher from the other side of a brick wall.
Spotless through the summer, Craig Kimbrel struggled in the stretch. The newest NL Rookie of the Year intends to learn from a particular late-season blemish.
Craig Kimbrel overpowered hitters with his rocket right arm, then overwhelmed rivals in the NL Rookie of the Year voting.
The AL West-chasing Los Angeles Angels have to wait until the final series of the regular season for another head-to-head opportunity against Texas.
Ervin Santana pitched the first solo no-hitter for the Angels in nearly 27 years, getting some long overdue revenge against the Cleveland Indians and leading Los Angeles to a 3-1 win Wednesday.
Seven days before the Nationals and Angels began their three-game series at Angels Stadium, the band U2 held a concert here. The Irish quartet rocked to a packed house for two straight nights, but their stage also tore up the field so badly it required a complete re-sodding. It helped to make for some ugly numbers for the two teams: seven combined errors, 16 runs, 26 hits, 22 runners left on base and one loss for the Nationals, 11-5.
"It hasn't quite set in for me, honestly," he said.
"I live near the stadium and drove by and saw the massive amount of cars," Trumbo said. "I guess I wasn't surprised because those are monumental signings."
