2024 Los Angeles Angels season

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2024  Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.svg
League American League
Division West
Ballpark Angel Stadium
City Anaheim, California
Record10–15 (.400)
Owners Arte Moreno
General managers Perry Minasian
Managers Ron Washington
Television Bally Sports West
(Wayne Randazzo/Matt Vasgersian/Patrick O'Neal, Mark Gubicza)
Radio KLAA (AM 830)
KSPN (AM 710)
Angels Radio Network
Spanish: KWKW (AM 1330)
Stats ESPN.com
BB-reference
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The Los Angeles Angels season is the 64th season of the Los Angeles Angels franchise in the American League, the 59th in Anaheim, and their 59th season playing their home games at Angel Stadium.

Contents

Season standings

American League West

AL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Texas Rangers 13120.520—6–67–6
Seattle Mariners 12120.500½7–65–6
Los Angeles Angels 10150.40033–67–9
Oakland Athletics 9160.36044–95–7
Houston Astros 7180.28064–93–9

American League Wild Card

Division leaders		 W L Pct.
Cleveland Guardians 1870.720
New York Yankees 1780.680
Texas Rangers 13120.520
Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Baltimore Orioles 1680.667+2½
Kansas City Royals 15100.600+1
Detroit Tigers 14110.560—
Boston Red Sox 14120.538½
Toronto Blue Jays 13120.5201
Tampa Bay Rays 13130.5001½
Seattle Mariners 12120.5001½
Minnesota Twins 11130.4582½
Los Angeles Angels 10150.4004
Oakland Athletics 9160.3605
Houston Astros 7180.2807
Chicago White Sox 3220.12011

Record against opponents

2024 American League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2024

TeamBALBOSCWSCLEDETHOUKCLAAMINNYYOAKSEATBTEXTORNL
Baltimore —3–00–00–00–00–04–23–13–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–4
Boston 0–3—0–01–30–00–00–04–20–00–03–02–20–00–00–03–0
Chicago 0–00–0—1–20–30–01–60–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–01–7
Cleveland 0–03–12–1—0–00–00–00–02–01–26–12–10–00–00–00–0
Detroit 0–00–03–00–0—0–00–00–04–30–01–20–01–01–30–03–2
Houston 0–00–00–00–00–0—0–30–00–00–40–00–00–04–32–11–5
Kansas City 2–40–06–10–00–03–0—0–01–20–00–00–00–00–00–01–2
Los Angeles 1–32–40–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–03–40–00–03–3
Minnesota 0–30–00–00–23–40–02–10–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–02–3
New York 0–00–00–02–10–04–00–00–00–0—0–10–02–10–03–34–2
Oakland 0–00–30–01–62–10–00–00–00–01–0—0–00–02–10–03–3
Seattle 0–02–20–01–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–01–27–5
Tampa Bay 0–00–00–00–00–10–00–04–30–01–20–00–0—1–22–24–2
Texas 0–00–00–00–03–13–40–00–00–00–01–20–02–1—0–03–3
Toronto 0–00–00–00–00–01–20–00–00–03–30–02–12–20–0—4–2

Updated with the results of all games through April 21, 2024.

Offseason

The Angels finished the 2023 season 73–89, 17 games out of first place. [1] They missed the playoffs for the 9th consecutive season and now tied for the longest current playoff drought with the Tigers. Both teams have not made the playoffs since 2014.

November–December 2023

On November 2, 2023, infielders Mike Moustakas, Gio Urshela, C. J. Cron, Outfielder Randal Grichuk and P/DH Shohei Ohtani all elected free agency.

On November 8, 2023, the Angels hired Ron Washington to become the teams 23rd manager in team history.

Transactions

November 2023

November 2INF Mike Moustakas, INF Gio Urshela, 1B C. J. Cron, OF Randal Grichuk and RHP/DH Shohei Ohtani elected free agency.
November 6INF Eduardo Escobar and LHP Aaron Loup elected free agency after having their options declined by the club
November 26Angels signed left-handed pitcher Adam Kolarek to a 1 year, $900,000 contract

December 2023

December 8 Atlanta Braves traded 1st baseman Evan White and left-handed pitcher Tyler Thomas to Los Angeles Angels for infielder David Fletcher and catcher Max Stassi
December 13Angels signed right-handed pitcher Luis García to a 1 year, $4.25 million contract
Angels signed right-handed pitcher Adam Cimber to a 1 year, $1.65 million contract

January 2024

January 6Angels signed right-handed pitcher Zach Plesac to a 1 year, $1 million contract
January 23Angels signed right-handed pitcher Robert Stephenson to a 3 year, $33 million contract
January 27Angels signed left-handed pitcher Matt Moore to a 1 year, $9 million contract
January 29Angels signed outfielder Aaron Hicks to a 1 year contract
January 31 Houston Astros traded right-handed pitcher Carlos Espinosa to Los Angeles Angels for infielder/outfielder Trey Cabbage

February 2024

February 3Angels signed right-handed pitcher José Cisnero to a 1 year, $1.75 million contract
February 7 St. Louis Cardinals traded right-handed pitcher Guillermo Zuñiga to Los Angeles Angels for cash considerations

March 2024


April 2024

April 4thAngels signed free agent Third Basemen Cam Williams to a minor league contract
April 8thAngels selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Hunter Strickland from Salt Lake
April 8thAngels selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Carson Fulmer from Salt Lake
April 8thAngels place right-handed pitcher Chase Silseth on the 15-day injured list due to Right Elbow Inflammation.
April 8thAngels designated Livan Soto for assignment
April 8thAngels place right-handed pitcher Guillermo Zuñiga on the 15-day injured list due to Right pectoral strain
April 8thAngels designated Zach Plesac for assignment

Roster

Los Angeles Angels roster
Active rosterInactive rosterCoaches/Other

Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen

Closer(s)


Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders


Pitchers


Infielders

Outfielders


Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list


Opening Day lineup

The team will open up the season on the road at Baltimore on March 28. [2]

OrderNo.PlayerPos.
16 Anthony Rendon 3B
212 Aaron Hicks RF
327 Mike Trout CF
43 Taylor Ward LF
523 Brandon Drury 2B
618 Nolan Schanuel 1B
722 Miguel Sanó DH
814 Logan O'Hoppe C
99 Zach Neto SS
—43 Patrick Sandoval P

Angels team leaders

Batting [3]
Batting average Logan O'Hoppe .407
RBIs Taylor Ward 8
Stolen bases Tied2
Runs scored Taylor Ward8
Home runs Mike Trout 4
Games played Tied9
Pitching [4]
ERA Reid Detmers 1.64
WHIP Reid Detmers0.82
Holds Matt Moore 3
Wins Reid Detmers2
Innings pitched Reid Detmers11.0
Strikeouts Reid Detmers19
Saves Carlos Estévez 3
Games pitched Jose Cisnero 5

Game Log

The Angels opened the 2024 season on the road at Baltimore and loss 11-3.

Legend
 Angels win
 Angels loss
  All-Star Game
 Postponement
BoldAngels team member
2024 Game Log: 10–15 (Home: 3–6; Away: 7–9)
March/April: 10–15 (Home: 3–6; Away: 7–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1March 28@ Orioles 3–11 Burnes (1–0) Sandoval (0–1)—45,0290–1L1
2March 30@ Orioles 4–13 Rodriguez (1–0) Canning (0–1)—28,4200–2L2
3March 31@ Orioles 4–1 Detmers (1–0) Wells (0–1) Estévez (1)20,5761–2W1
4April 1@ Marlins 7–4 Cimber (1–0) Scott (0–2) Estévez (2)9,4112–2W2
5April 2@ Marlins 3–1 Anderson (1–0) Luzardo (0–1) García (1)9,0333–2W3
6April 3@ Marlins 10–2 Sandoval (1–1) Puk (0–2) Zuñiga (1)8,5734–2W4
7April 5 Red Sox 6–8 Martin (1–0) Soriano (0–1) Jansen (3)44,7144–3L1
8April 6 Red Sox 2–1 Detmers (2–0) Weissert (0–1) Estévez (3)44,4855–3W1
9April 7 Red Sox 2–12 Houck (2–0) Silseth (0–1) Anderson (2)38,9175–4L1
10April 8 Rays 7–1 Anderson (2–0) Eflin (1–2)—18,7486–4W1
11April 9 Rays 4–6 Civale (2–1) Sandoval (1–2) Fairbanks (1)20,2716–5L1
12April 10 Rays 2–4 Kelly (1–0) Soriano (0–2) Fairbanks (2)16,6006–6L2
13April 12@ Red Sox 7–0 Detmers (3–0) Houck (2–1)—26,1067–6W1
14April 13@ Red Sox 2–7 Weissert (1–1) Canning (0–2)—31,8787–7L1
15April 14@ Red Sox 4–5 Bello (2–1) Anderson (2–1) Jansen (4)30,7927–8L2
16April 15@ Rays 7–3 García (1–0) Maton (0–1)—12,2678–8W1
17April 16@ Rays 6–7 (13) Cleavinger (3–0) Fulmer (0–1)—12,1608–9L1
18April 17@ Rays 5–4 Strickland (1–0) Fairbanks (0–2)—10,8449–9W1
19April 18@ Rays 1–2 Pepiot (2–2) Canning (0–3) Poche (2)10,6489–10L1
20April 19@ Reds 1–7 Lodolo (2–0) Anderson (2–2)—22,5399–11L2
21April 20@ Reds 5–7 Ashcraft (3–1) Sandoval (1–3) Díaz (3)27,3439–12L3
22April 21@ Reds 0–3 Pagán (2–1) Soriano (0–3) Díaz (4)25,9359–13L4
23April 22 Orioles 2–4 Suárez (1–0) Detmers (3–1) Kimbrel (6)26,0819–14L5
24April 23 Orioles 7–4 Canning (1–3) Rodriguez (3–1) Estévez (4)22,80310–14W1
25April 24 Orioles 5–6 Kremer (1–2) Anderson (2–3) Kimbrel (7)19,55710–15L1
26April 26 Twins –—–
27April 27 Twins –—–
28April 28 Twins –—–
29April 29 Phillies –—–
30April 30 Phillies –—–
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
31May 1 Phillies –—–
32May 3@ Guardians –—–
33May 4@ Guardians –—–
34May 5@ Guardians –—–
35May 6@ Pirates –—–
36May 7@ Pirates –—–
37May 8@ Pirates –—–
38May 9 Royals –—–
39May 10 Royals –—–
40May 11 Royals –—–
41May 12 Royals –—–
42May 13 Cardinals –—–
43May 14 Cardinals –—–
44May 15 Cardinals –—–
45May 17@ Rangers –—–
46May 18@ Rangers –—–
47May 19@ Rangers –—–
48May 20@ Astros –—–
49May 21@ Astros –—–
50May 22@ Astros –—–
51May 24 Guardians –—–
52May 25 Guardians –—–
53May 26 Guardians –—–
54May 28 Yankees –—–
55May 29 Yankees –—–
56May 30 Yankees –—–
57May 31@ Mariners –—–
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
58June 1@ Mariners –—–
59June 2@ Mariners –—–
60June 3 Padres –—–
61June 4 Padres –—–
62June 5 Padres –—–
63June 7 Astros –—–
64June 8 Astros –—–
65June 9 Astros –—–
66June 11@ Diamondbacks –—–
67June 12@ Diamondbacks –—–
68June 13@ Diamondbacks –—–
69June 14@ Giants –—–
70June 15@ Giants –—–
71June 16@ Giants –—–
72June 17 Brewers –—–
73June 18 Brewers –—–
74June 19 Brewers –—–
75June 21@ Dodgers –—–
76June 22@ Dodgers –—–
77June 24 Athletics –—–
78June 25 Athletics –—–
79June 26 Athletics –—–
80June 27 Tigers –—–
81June 28 Tigers –—–
82June 29 Tigers –—–
83June 30 Tigers –—–
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
84July 2@ Athletics –—–
85July 3@ Athletics –—–
86July 4@ Athletics –—–
87July 5@ Cubs –—–
88July 6@ Cubs –—–
89July 7@ Cubs –—–
90July 8 Rangers –—–
91July 9 Rangers –—–
92July 10 Rangers –—–
93July 11 Mariners –—–
94July 12 Mariners –—–
95July 13 Mariners –—–
96July 14 Mariners –—–
ASG July 16 NL @ AL –——N/A
97July 19@ Athletics –—–
98July 20@ Athletics –—–
99July 21@ Athletics –—–
100July 22@ Mariners –—–
101July 23@ Mariners –—–
102July 24@ Mariners –—–
103July 25 Athletics –—–
104July 26 Athletics –—–
105July 27 Athletics –—–
106July 28 Athletics –—–
107July 30 Rockies –—–
108July 31 Rockies –—–
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
109August 1 Rockies –—–
110August 2 Mets –—–
111August 3 Mets –—–
112August 4 Mets –—–
113August 6@ Yankees –—–
114August 7@ Yankees –—–
115August 8@ Yankees –—–
116August 9@ Nationals –—–
117August 10@ Nationals –—–
118August 11@ Nationals –—–
119August 12 Blue Jays –—–
120August 13 Blue Jays –—–
121August 14 Blue Jays –—–
122August 16 Braves –—–
123August 17 Braves –—–
124August 18 Braves –—–
125August 19@ Royals –—–
126August 20@ Royals –—–
127August 21@ Royals –—–
128August 22@ Blue Jays –—–
129August 23@ Blue Jays –—–
130August 24@ Blue Jays –—–
131August 25@ Blue Jays –—–
132August 27@ Tigers –—–
133August 28@ Tigers –—–
134August 29@ Tigers –—–
135August 30 Mariners –—–
136August 31 Mariners –—–
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
137September 1 Mariners –—–
138September 3 Dodgers –—–
139September 4 Dodgers –—–
140September 5@ Rangers –—–
141September 6@ Rangers –—–
142September 7@ Rangers –—–
143September 8@ Rangers –—–
144September 9@ Twins –—–
145September 10@ Twins –—–
146September 11@ Twins –—–
147September 13 Astros –—–
148September 14 Astros –—–
149September 15 Astros –—–
150September 16 White Sox –—–
151September 17 White Sox –—–
152September 18 White Sox –—–
153September 19@ Astros –—–
154September 20@ Astros –—–
155September 21@ Astros –—–
156September 22@ Astros –—–
157September 24@ White Sox –—–
158September 25@ White Sox –—–
159September 26@ White Sox –—–
160September 27 Rangers –—–
161September 28 Rangers –—–
162September 29 Rangers –—–

Grand slams

No.DateAngels batterScoreH/APitcherOpposing team

Ejections

No.DateAngels personnelH/AOpposing team

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Salt Lake Bees Pacific Coast League
AA Rocket City Trash Pandas Southern League
A Tri-City Dust Devils Northwest League
A-Advanced Inland Empire 66ers California League
Rookie ACL Angels Arizona Complex League
Rookie DSL Angels Dominican Summer League

All coaches and rosters can be found on each team's website.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "2023 Los Angeles Angels Schedule". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Angels vs. Orioles". MLB.com. March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Los Angeles Angels Batting Stats 2024". Angels.
  4. ↑ "Los Angeles Angels Pitching Stats 2024". Angels.
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