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The Angels' center fielder is set to have surgery on Monday for a sports hernia. He is expected to be ready for Spring Training in February.
Mike Scioscia, selected as 2009 American League Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers' Association of America on Wednesday, will have his entire coaching staff back in 2010.
The Angels added outfielder Peter Bourjos to their 40-man roster on Thursday, bringing their total of players to 38. Bourjos is considered the fastest player in the organization.
With six players eligible for bids when free agency's doors swing open at 9:01 p.m. PT on Thursday night, the Angels have much to resolve before forging on with the shaping of their 2010 roster.
The most emotionally challenging of his 10 seasons as leader of the Angels culminated in Mike Scioscia's selection on Wednesday as 2009 American League Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
With his third consecutive AL West title and fifth in six seasons, Mike Scioscia took his sixth team in his first 10 years as a manager to the postseason -- an unprecedented feat.
Will the Angels re-sign any of their free agents? What will they be looking for in the trade market? Beat reporter Lyle Spencer looks at these and other questions in the latest Inbox.
The launching of the Virtual Catalog at the MLB.com Shop signals the official start to another season of holiday shopping.
GM Tony Reagins denied a report that said the Angels are one of three teams, along with the Yankees and Red Sox, with the resources and serious interest to sign Holliday, a Type A free-agent outfielder.
Mike Scioscia is likely in waiting, but Torii Hunter has stolen the show for the Halos thus far during the awards season.
The Angels' exclusive negotiating rights to Chone Figgins expire on Friday, raising questions among fans regarding the team's in-house options to replace Figgins at the top of a batting order that produced a club-record 883 runs.
All eyes were on John Lackey as a 23-year-old rookie when he won Game 7 of the 2002 World Series, and all eyes are on him seven years later now that he's finally a free agent.
The Angels announced Saturday that Dennis Kuhl, who has served as club president since 2003, has been promoted to chairman, with John Carpino elevated to the president post.
Torii Hunter was recently honored as the 2009 winner of the Branch Rickey Award for humanitarian contributions.
Torii Hunter won his first Silver Slugger Award on Thursday, two days after he won his ninth Gold Glove.
In a perfect world, Tony Reagins would like to bring back a majority of his high-profile free agents to Anaheim. The Angels general manager also realizes the existing economic climate makes this current baseball world slightly less than perfect.
Angels center fielder Torii Hunter claimed his ninth consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove for fielding excellence on Tuesday.
The Dodgers and Angels have agreed to swap dates for their originally scheduled Interleague series next season, a change prompted by a U2 concert to be held at Angel Stadium in Anaheim.
The Angels have viable candidates for several upcoming awards on the heels of a third consecutive American League West title.
Angels general manager Tony Reagins has been rewarded by club owner Arte Moreno with a long-term contract extension, the club announced on Friday.
From Mike McCann, representing Darren Oliver, comes word that the Angels' southpaw will pitch in 2010 "and perhaps beyond."
The Angels signed outfielder Bobby Abreu to a two-year deal with a club option for 2012. Abreu, 35, batted .293 with 103 RBIs and 30 steals in his first season with the Angels.