Through thick and thin. ESPN reporter Laura Rutledge refused to sit by idly when fans would lob insults toward her husband Josh, who played six seasons in MLB from 2012-17. But not wanting to be conspicuous, she created a burner account on Twitter to address Josh’s critics. “When he was with the Angels, I made … Read more
Julia Hill, a TikTokker with more than one million followers, said she was “so scared” after spending six hours in an Anaheim jail following her arrest for storming the field at an Angels-Reds game this week. Hill, who goes by the name “mysteriousjulia” on social media, filmed herself running onto the field Monday night at … Read more
The Angels celebrated for the wrong team. On Saturday night, Eugenio Suarez swatted his second solo home run of the night in the fourth inning for a 2-1 lead in Anaheim. While the dinger was nothing out of the ordinary for the slugger, what happened immediately after sure was. The pyrotechnics crew at Angel Stadium … Read more
Potential freedom stood just a mere second or two away for this fan. Instead, possible legal repercussions could be on the way. One Yankees fan provided the Angel Stadium crowd with an exhilarating chase Wednesday night after running onto the field during the Bronx Bombers’ 1-0 win over the Angels to complete a three-game sweep. … Read more
Instead of Cosmo Kramer the “Assman,” how about Cosmo Kramer the MLB umpire? During the Angels-Braves game Saturday in Anaheim, Calif., umpire James Hoye was seen on the broadcast wearing a shirt depicting the famous “Seinfeld” character underneath his official uniform. Hoye, the crew chief, had been announcing that Braves utilityman Whit Merrifield’s solo home … Read more
While it was a rough night for the Angels on Saturday, Vanessa Hudgens was hyped about her husband’s first appearance as an MLB pitcher. Cole Tucker, a utility player, was called upon to pitch the eighth inning with the Angels trailing the Mariners 9-0 in Seattle, as Ron Washington sought to save his bullpen. The … Read more
The Angels took an L before even taking the field on Tuesday. As reported by The Athletic’s Sam Blum, it was picture day on Tuesday, but star player Shohei Ohtani was apparently unavailable. The Angels were undeterred, however. “[T]hey used a body double, and will presumably photoshop him in,” Blum tweeted. “He was taken through … Read more
Might there be an answer to the cruel twist of fate that has shocked Shohei Ohtani’s season? After the two-way megastar tore his UCL on Wednesday night, preventing him from pitching again this season, fans are searching for an explanation — and some are feeling confident in an unorthodox one. One baseball YouTuber, “Baseball Doesn’t … Read more
Gwen Stefani is “No Doubt” a Shohei Ohtani fan. The star pitcher’s seventh-inning homer on Monday against the Yankees closed a two-run gap for Los Angeles and electrified the crowd at Angels Stadium, including the Grammy award-winning singer. Stefani jumped and cheered in the stands while Ohtani flipped his bat in the air before rounding … Read more
A quick cat can leave you both terrified and hysterical at the same time. During the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 6-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday, a loose cat scurried across the dirt, jumped into the stands and startled two women. Those two women were Emily Edwards and Kierra Fletcher, respectively the fiancée and … Read more