Los Angeles Angels

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The Los Angeles Angels name originates from the first Los Angeles–based sports team, the Los Angeles Angels of the California League, who took the name from the English translation of {{lang|es|Los Angeles}}, which means 'The Angels' in Spanish. The team name started in 1892. In 1903, the team name continued through the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League. The current Angels franchise was established by MLB in 1961 after original owner Gene Autry bought the rights to the franchise name from Walter O'Malley, the former Los Angeles Dodgers owner, who had acquired the franchise from Phil Wrigley, the owner of the Chicago Cubs at the time. As stated in the book Under the Halo: The Official History of Angels Baseball, "Autry agreed to buy the franchise name for $350,000, and continue the history of the previously popular Pacific Coast League team as his own expansion team in the MLB."{{cite book|last=Donovan|first=Pete|title=Under the Halo: The Official History of Angels Baseball|year=2012|publisher=INSIGHT EDITIONS|location=San Rafael, California|isbn=978-1-60887-019-6|pages=35, 36}} After the Angels joined the MLB, some players from the Angels' PCL team joined the MLB Angels in 1961.

As an expansion franchise, the club continued in Los Angeles and played their home games at Los Angeles' Wrigley Field (not to be confused with Chicago's ballpark of the same name), which had formerly been the home of the PCL Angels. The Angels were one of two expansion teams established as a result of the 1961 Major League Baseball expansion, along with the second incarnation of the Washington Senators (now Texas Rangers). The team then moved in {{baseball year|1962}} to newly built Dodger Stadium, which the Angels referred to as Chavez Ravine, where they were tenants of the Dodgers through {{baseball year|1965}}.

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The team's founder, entertainer Gene Autry, owned the franchise for its first 36 years. During Autry's ownership, the team made the postseason three times, but never won the pennant. The team has gone through several name changes in their history, first changing their name from Los Angeles Angels to California Angels on September 2, 1965, with a month still left in the season, in recognition of their upcoming move to the newly constructed Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim at the start of the 1966 season.The Sporting News, The Complete Baseball Record Book (St. Louis: The Sporting News, 1994), 223. Also see the American League standings printed in the New York Times on September 4, 1965. When The Walt Disney Company took control of the team in {{baseball year|1997}}, it extensively renovated Anaheim Stadium, which was then renamed Edison International Field of Anaheim. The City of Anaheim contributed $30 million to the $118 million renovation with a renegotiated lease providing that the names of both the stadium and team contain the word Anaheim.{{cite news|last=Kasindorf|first=Martin|title=Angels' name prompts devil of a lawsuit|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/angels/2006-01-30-angels-court_x.htm|newspaper=USA Today|date=January 30, 2006|access-date=December 25, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=June 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629074835/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/angels/2006-01-30-angels-court_x.htm}} The team was renamed the Anaheim Angels and became a subsidiary of Disney Sports, Inc. (later renamed Anaheim Sports, Inc.). Under Disney's ownership and the leadership of manager Mike Scioscia, the Angels won their first pennant and World Series championship in 2002.

In 2005, new owner Arte Moreno added Los Angeles to the team's name. In compliance with the terms of its lease with the city of Anaheim, which required Anaheim be a part of the team's name, the team was officially renamed the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.{{cite press release|title=Angels Baseball announces official name change|url=http://www.mlb.com/content/printer_friendly/ana/y2005/m01/d03/c926747.jsp|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|website=Angels.com|date=January 3, 2005|access-date=May 19, 2020|archive-date=January 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102185039/http://www.mlb.com/content/printer_friendly/ana/y2005/m01/d03/c926747.jsp|url-status=live}} Fans, residents, and the municipal governments of both Anaheim and Los Angeles objected to the change, with the City of Anaheim pursuing litigation; nevertheless, the change was eventually upheld in court and the city dropped its lawsuit in 2009. The team usually refers to itself as the Angels or Angels Baseball in its home media market, and the name Los Angeles never appears in the stadium, on the Angels' uniforms, nor on official team merchandise. However, throughout the team's history in Anaheim, the uniforms have traditionally said "Angels" instead of the city or state name, depending on the team's geographic identifier at the time. Local media in Southern California tend to omit a geographic identifier and refer to the team as the Angels or the Halos. Due to this agreement, Topps baseball cards have also omitted the geographic identifier from any of the team’s official trading cards. The Associated Press, the most prominent news service in the U.S., refers to the team as the Los Angeles Angels, the Angels, or Los Angeles. In 2013, the team officially planned to drop of Anaheim from its name and restore its original name Los Angeles Angels, as part of a new Angel Stadium lease negotiated with the Anaheim city government.{{cite news|last=Gonzalez|first=Alden|title=Report: After vote, Halos may drop 'of Anaheim'|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/report-after-vote-halos-may-drop-of-anaheim/c-59079762|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|date=August 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818132905/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/59079762/|archive-date=August 18, 2017|access-date=May 27, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Benne|first=Jon|title=Angels dropping Anaheim from name|url=https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2013/9/4/4694936/los-angeles-angels-drop-anaheim-name|website=SB Nation|date=September 4, 2013|access-date=May 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818175457/https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2013/9/4/4694936/los-angeles-angels-drop-anaheim-name|archive-date=August 18, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Schoch|first=Josh|title=Angels Will Finally Be Allowed to Drop Anaheim from Their Team Name|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1761872-angels-will-finally-be-allowed-to-drop-anaheim-from-their-team-name|website=Bleacher Report|date=September 4, 2013|access-date=June 1, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606223850/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1761872-angels-will-finally-be-allowed-to-drop-anaheim-from-their-team-name|archive-date=June 6, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Shaikin|first=Bill|title='Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim' could be no more|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2013-aug-30-la-sp-sn-angels-anaheim-los-angeles-arte-moreno-20130830-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=August 30, 2013|access-date=December 25, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|url-status=live|archive-date=May 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505130020/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/aug/30/sports/la-sp-sn-angels-anaheim-los-angeles-arte-moreno-20130830}} Although the deal was never finalized, as of 2020, most official sources omit the of Anaheim suffix.{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Angels History|url=https://www.mlb.com/angels/history|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|website=Angels.com|access-date=May 18, 2020|archive-date=January 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102185048/https://www.mlb.com/angels/history|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Marroquin|first1=Art|last2=Tully|first2=Sarah|title=Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: 10 years later, how big of a deal was the name change|url=http://www.ocregister.com/2015/01/07/los-angeles-angels-of-anaheim-10-years-later-how-big-of-a-deal-was-the-name-change/|newspaper=Orange County Register|date=January 7, 2015|access-date=June 18, 2017|quote=In 2013, the City Council initially approved a memorandum of understanding that would allow the team to strip the of Anaheim from its name, as well as other financial arrangements. Follow-up negotiations, however, haven't happened – and the Angels have threatened to leave Anaheim.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614104325/http://www.ocregister.com/2015/01/07/los-angeles-angels-of-anaheim-10-years-later-how-big-of-a-deal-was-the-name-change/|archive-date=June 14, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Shaikin|first=Bill|title=Move into a new stadium? Renovate the old one? Angels could just play out their lease in Anaheim|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-anaheim-stadium-20160927-snap-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 27, 2016|access-date=December 25, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|url-status=live|archive-date=July 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702051640/http://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-anaheim-stadium-20160927-snap-story.html}}{{cite news|last=Moura|first=Pedro|title=Angels to stay in Anaheim through at least 2029|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-stadium-lease-20170218-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=February 18, 2017|access-date=December 25, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|url-status=live|archive-date=May 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506133412/http://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-stadium-lease-20170218-story.html}}

On December 20, 2019, the city of Anaheim voted to sell Angel Stadium and the land around it to a group led by the team owner Arte Moreno for $325 million. The deal would have included a new or refurbished stadium, 5,175 apartments and condominiums, 2.7 million square feet (251,000 square meters) of office space, and 1.1 million square feet (102,000 square meters) of retail stores, restaurants and hotels.{{cite news|last1=Park|first1=Jeong|last2=Robinson|first2=Alicia|title=Anaheim votes to sell Angel Stadium and the land around it for $325 million|url=https://www.ocregister.com/anaheim-votes-to-sell-angel-stadium-and-the-land-around-it-for-325-million|newspaper=Orange County Register|date=December 21, 2019|access-date=December 25, 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=January 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102184903/https://www.ocregister.com/2019/12/20/anaheim-votes-to-sell-angel-stadium-and-the-land-around-it-for-325-million/|url-status=live}} The deal was later canceled by the city council due to bribery and corruption allegations by the FBI on the deal between an Angels Baseball employee and Anaheim mayor Harry Sidhu, allegedly in exchange for a $1 million campaign contribution toward the mayor's reelection. Mayor Sidhu resigned on May 24, 2022.{{cite news|url=https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/business/2022/05/28/angels-owner-agrees-to-cancel--320-million-angel-stadium-land-deal |title=Angels owner agrees to cancel Angel Stadium land deal |publisher=Spectrumnews1.com |date=May 28, 2022 |accessdate=July 14, 2022}} In 2023 the Angels scored a franchise record 25 runs against the Rockies, scoring 13 runs in the third inning alone.

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The mantra "Win One for the Cowboy" is a staple that is deeply rooted in Angels history for fans. The saying refers to the Angels' founder and previous owner, Gene Autry, who never saw his Angels win a World Series in his 38 years as owner. Years went by as the team experienced many losses just strikes away from American League pennants. By the time the Angels won their first World Series in 2002, Autry had been dead for four years. After winning the World Series, Angels player Tim Salmon ran into the home dugout and brought out one of Autry's signature white Stetson hats in honor of the "singing cowboy". Autry's #26 was retired as the 26th man on the field for the Angels.

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Angel Stadium of Anaheim is nicknamed "The Big A". It has a section in center field nicknamed the "California Spectacular", a formation of artificial rocks made to look like a desert mountain in California. The California Spectacular has a running waterfall, and also shoots fireworks from the rocks before every game; anytime the Angels hit a home run or win a home game the fireworks shoot from the rocks as well.{{cite web |url=http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/al/AngelStadium.htm |title=Angel Stadium, Los Angeles Angels ballpark |publisher=Ballparks of Baseball |access-date=May 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523103019/http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/al/AngelStadium.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2015 |url-status=live}}

Each game begins with the song "Calling All Angels" by Train being played accompanied by a video that shows historical moments in team history.{{cite web |last1=Blum |first1=Sam |title=How Angels, Train bonded over an unlikely team anthem: 'It's pretty emotional for me' |url=https://theathletic.com/4385119/2023/04/06/angels-mlb-train-calling-all-angels/ |website=The Athletic |language=en |date=April 6, 2023}}

Since 2024, the Angels' home run song has been "Dance With Me" by Blink-182. Previous home run songs include "Song 2" by Blur, "Chelsea Dagger" by The Fratellis, "Kernkraft 400" by Zombie Nation, "Killin' It" by Krewella, and "Bro Hymn" by Pennywise{{cite web |last1=Bollinger |first1=Rhett |title=A brief history of Angel Stadium's music |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/angel-stadium-music-history |website=MLB.com |language=en |date=February 11, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Ciardelli |first1=Anthony |title=How a Southern Californian punk rock song became an Orange County hockey anthem |url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/story/2021-02-04/how-a-southern-californian-punk-rock-song-became-an-orange-county-hockey-anthem |website=Los Angeles Times |date=February 4, 2021}}

After an Angels home win, the phrase "Light That Baby Up!" is used in reference to Angel Stadium's landmark {{convert|230|ft|adj=on}} tall letter "A" with a halo surrounding the top, which lights up every time the Angels win a home game. Other phrases associated with Angel wins include "Just another Halo victory!", popularized by late Angels broadcaster Rory Markas; and before that: "And the Halo shines tonight!" used by legendary broadcaster Dick Enberg.

The Angels organization was the first North American team to employ the use of thundersticks.

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The Rally Monkey is a mascot for the Angels which appears if the Angels are losing a game or if the game is tied from the 7th inning on, but sometimes earlier depending on the situation. The Rally Monkey appears on the scoreboard in various movies or pop culture references that have been edited to include him.{{cite news |last1=Witz |first1=Billy |title=Angels' Rally Monkey Comes Off the Bench |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/sports/baseball/08angels.html |access-date=October 10, 2019 |agency=The New York Times |date=October 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113133736/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/sports/baseball/08angels.html |archive-date=November 13, 2018 |url-status=live}}

The Rally Monkey was born in 2000 when the scoreboard showed a clip from Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, after which the Angels rallied to win the game. The clip proved to be so popular that the team hired Katie, a white-haired capuchin monkey, to star in original clips for later games. When seen, she jumps up and down to the House of Pain song "Jump Around" and holds a sign that says "RALLY TIME!"{{cite news |last1=McCollum |first1=Charlie |title=Angels' mascot, the Rally Monkey, swings into the World Series |url=https://www.semissourian.com/story/91128.html |access-date=October 10, 2019 |agency=Southeast Missourian |date=October 18, 2002}}

The Rally Monkey came to national and worldwide attention during the Angels' appearance in the 2002 World Series against the San Francisco Giants. In the Game 6 of the series, the Angels were playing at home, but were trailing the series three games to two and facing elimination. They were down 5–0 as the game entered the bottom of the 7th inning. Amid fervid rally-monkey themed fan support, the Angels proceeded to score six unanswered runs over the next two innings, winning the game and turning the momentum of the series for good (they went on to clinch the championship in Game 7).{{cite web |last1=Landers |first1=Chris |title=15 years ago, the Angels' Rally Monkey was born with some help from Ace Ventura |url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/15-years-ago-angels-rally-monkey-was-born/c-128832446 |website=MLB |access-date=October 10, 2019 |date=June 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130075220/https://www.mlb.com/cut4/15-years-ago-angels-rally-monkey-was-born/c-128832446 |archive-date=January 30, 2019 |url-status=live}}

From 2004 to 2009, the Angels reached the postseason five times, sparking a renewal of the Rally Monkey's popularity.

The Angels drew more than 3 million fans per year to the stadium from 2003 to 2019, at least 2 million per year since 2002, and a game average in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 of 40,000 fans at each game despite not making the playoffs all four years.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ANA/attend.shtml |title=Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |date=January 1, 2009 |access-date=May 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322232004/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ANA/attend.shtml |archive-date=March 22, 2015 |url-status=live}} This is 2nd in all of MLB, only trailing the New York Yankees. In 2019, the Angels were fifth in MLB in attendance, with a total of 3,019,012 people.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance |title=2019 MLB Attendance – Major League Baseball – ESPN |publisher=Espn.go.com |access-date=September 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016145842/http://espn.go.com/mlb/attendance |archive-date=October 16, 2015 |url-status=live}}

As of 2015, the Angels fans have set six Guinness World Records for the largest gatherings of people wearing blankets, wrestling masks, cowboy hats, wigs, Santa hats, superhero capes, and sombreros. They have also set the world record for largest gathering of people with selfie sticks.{{cite web|last1=CARLISLE|first1=MARK|title=VIDEO: Selfie-stick world record set at Angel Stadium|date=May 6, 2016|url=http://www.ocregister.com/2016/05/06/video-selfie-stick-world-record-set-at-angel-stadium/|access-date=June 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215122512/https://www.ocregister.com/2016/05/06/video-selfie-stick-world-record-set-at-angel-stadium/|archive-date=December 15, 2018 |url-status=live}}

In 2009, the Angels were voted as the number one franchise in professional sports in Fan Value by ESPN magazine.{{cite web |last1=Keating |first1=Peter |title=Your introduction to the Ultimate Franchise Rankings |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/news/story?id=4297569 |website=ESPN.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826064606/https://www.espn.com/espn/news/story?id=4297569 |archive-date=August 26, 2023 |language=en |date=June 30, 2009}} In 2012, ESPN & Fan polls by ESPN ranked the Angels fifteenth in the best sports franchises, third best among MLB teams. The rankings were determined through a combination of sports analysts and fan votes ranking all sports franchises by a combination of average fan attendance, fan relations, "Bang for your Buck" or winning percentage over the past 3 years, ownership, affordability, stadium experience, players effort on the field and likability, coaching, and "Title Track".{{cite web | url=http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/teamrankings%23table | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124152858/http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/teamrankings%23table | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 24, 2013 | title=Ultimate Team Rankings – All Sports – SportsNation – ESPN }}

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The Los Angeles Angels have used ten different logos and three different color combinations throughout their history. Their first two logos depict a baseball with wings and a halo over a baseball diamond with the letters "L" and "A" over it in different styles. The original team colors were the predominantly blue with a red trim. This color scheme would be in effect for most of the franchise's history lasting from 1961 to 1996.

On September 2, 1965, with the team still a tenant of the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine, Autry changed its name from the "Los Angeles Angels" to the "California Angels". With the club's 1966 move to Anaheim, the logo changed as well. During the 31 years of being known as the "California Angels", the team kept the previous color scheme, however, their logo did change six times during this period. The first logo under this name was very similar to the previous "LA" logo, the only difference was instead of an interlocking "LA", there was an interlocking "CA". Directly after this from 1971 to 1985, the Angels adopted a logo that had the word "Angels" written on an outline of the State of California. Between the years 1971–1972 the "A" was lower-case while from 1973 to 1985 it was upper-case.

It was in 1965, while the stadium was being finished, that Bud Furillo (of the Herald Examiner) coined its nickname, "the Big A" after the tall letter A that once stood beyond left-center field and served as the ballpark's primary scoreboard (it was relocated to a section of the parking lot southeast of the stadium in 1980 when the facility was enclosed and expanded for the NFL's Rams.).

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In 1986, the Angels adopted the "big A" on top of a baseball as their new logo, with the shadow of California in the background. After the "big A" was done in 1992, the Angels returned to their roots and re-adopted the interlocking "CA" logo with some differences. The Angels used this logo from 1993 to 1996, during that time, the "CA" was either on top of a blue circle or with nothing else.

After the renovations of then-Anaheim Stadium and the takeover by the Walt Disney Company, the Angels changed their name to the "Anaheim Angels" along with changing the logo and color scheme. The first logo under Disney removed the halo and had a rather cartoon-like "ANGELS" script with a wing on the "A" over a periwinkle plate and crossed bats. With this change, the Angels' color scheme changed to dark blue and periwinkle. After a run with the "winged" logo from 1997 to 2001, Disney changed the Angels' logo back to a "Big A" with a silver halo over a dark blue baseball diamond. With this logo change, the colors changed to the team's current color scheme: predominantly red with some dark blue and white.

When the team's name changed from the "Anaheim Angels" to the "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim", the logo changed only slightly, the name "ANAHEIM ANGELS" and the blue baseball diamond were removed leaving only the "Big A".

For the 2011 season, as part of the 50th anniversary of the Angels franchise, the halo on the 'Big A' logo temporarily changed colors from silver to old gold, paying tribute to the Angels logos of the past (and also the 50th Anniversary tradition of gold). The uniforms also reflected the change to the gold halo for this season.

During the 50th Anniversary season the players wore throwback jerseys at each Friday home game reflecting all the different logos and uniforms previously worn by players. Also, Angels alumni from past seasons threw the ceremonial first pitch at every home game during the 50th Anniversary season.

A new patch was added on the uniforms before the 2012 season, featuring a red circle encircling the words "Angels Baseball" and the club logo inside and flanking the year 1961 in the middle, which was the year the Angels franchise was established. With this new patch, the Angels' A with the halo now appears on three different locations of the jersey: the right shoulder, the wordmark, and the left shoulder.

File:Los Angeles Angels logo (1961-1965).svg|Los Angeles Angels logo from 1961-1965

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The Angels have historically developed rivalries with other AL West members: the Oakland Athletics,{{cite news |last1=Kreidler |first1=Mark |title=A's-Angels rivalry better than you think |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=kreidler_mark&id=2172668 |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=ESPN |date=September 26, 2005}} Seattle Mariners,{{cite news |title=Angels-Mariners new rivalry to watch |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/angels-mariners-rivalry-watch-051300847--mlb.html |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=Yahoo! Sports |date=April 19, 2008}} Texas Rangers,{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/preview12/story/_/id/7750708/los-angeles-angels-texas-rangers-now-baseball-superpowers |last=Bryant |first=Howard |title=Los Angeles Angels, Texas Rangers now among baseball's superpowers |work=ESPN |date=March 30, 2012 |access-date=May 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095731/http://espn.go.com/mlb/preview12/story/_/id/7750708/los-angeles-angels-texas-rangers-now-baseball-superpowers |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |url-status=live}} and, to a lesser extent, the Houston Astros, who joined the division in 2013.{{cite news |last1=Schoenfield |first1=David |title=Real or Not? Shohei Ohtani helps fire up an Angels-Astros rivalry |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/85968/shohei-ohtanis-new-gift-helping-fire-up-a-red-hot-angels-astros-rivalry |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=ESPN |date=April 24, 2018}} The Angels also considered the New York Yankees{{cite web |last=Spencer |first=Lyle |url=http://losangeles.angels.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110908&content_id=24405108&vkey=news_ana&c_id=ana |title=Halos-Yanks rivalry gaining steam as years pass |work=MLB.com |publisher=MLB Advanced Media |date=September 8, 2011 |access-date=May 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226225939/http://losangeles.angels.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110908&content_id=24405108&vkey=news_ana&c_id=ana |archive-date=February 26, 2014 |url-status=dead}} and the Boston Red Sox{{cite news |last1=Fletcher |first1=Jeff |title=Angels' playoff history |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2014/10/01/angels-playoff-history/ |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=Orange County Register |publisher=Southern California News Group |date=October 1, 2014 |url-access=limited}} rivals due to a total of seven postseason series against the two teams in the 2000s. The Los Angeles Dodgers are considered a geographical rival as the two teams share the Greater Los Angeles television market.

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The Angels have held a steady rivalry with the Athletics since their relocation to California and to the AL West in 1969. Though not as intense as the Dodgers–Giants rivalry equivalent in the National League; the A's and Angels have often been competitive in their own battle for the division through the decades.{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/112065-oakland-as-la-angels-the-fight-for-the-west|title=Oakland A's, LA Angels: The Fight For The West|website=Bleacher Report }} The peak of the rivalry was during the early part of the millennium as both teams were stellar and perennial contenders. But even then, there were only two down-to-the-wire finishes between the Angels and the A's during that time. During the 2002 season; both teams were proving to be contenders as the A's famous Moneyball tactics led them to a league record 20 game winstreak; knocking the Angels out of the 1st seed in the division, finishing 4 games ahead while the Angels secured the Wild Card berth.{{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/jenkins/article/A-s-Angels-rivalry-30-years-in-making-After-3325207.php|title=A's-Angels rivalry 30 years in making / After decades, rivalry is heated}} Despite the 103 win season for Oakland; they would fall in a shocking upset to the Minnesota Twins in the ALDS. The Angels managed to pull off an underdog victory over both the New York Yankees and the Twins, and went all the way to the franchise's first and only World Series victory. During the 2004 season, both teams came down to the wire: tied for wins headed into the final week of September with the last three games being played in Oakland against the Angels.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-athletics-baxter-20140829-story.html|title=Angels-Athletics is becoming a real rivalry|website=Los Angeles Times |date=August 29, 2014 }} Both teams were battling to secure the division title; however, Oakland fell in 2 crushing losses to the Angels with only one victory in the series coming in the final game. Oakland would find themselves eliminated from the playoff hunt, though the Angels would go on to suffer a crushing sweep at the hands of the eventual champion Boston Red Sox.{{cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/2012/9/10/3313359/as-angels-rivalry-wild-card-standings|title=A's vs. Angels: The Rivalry That Should Be (And Eventually Will)|date=September 10, 2012 }} The Athletics lead the series 527-479; the two teams have yet to meet in the postseason.

{{Main|Angels–Rangers rivalry}}

The Angels' rivalry with the Texas Rangers has been said to have developed over a domination in the division between the two teams, and also in recent years more animosity between the two teams due to players who have played for both teams, including Nolan Ryan, Mike Napoli, Darren Oliver, Vladimir Guerrero, C. J. Wilson, and Josh Hamilton. In 2012, Wilson played a joke on Napoli, his former teammate, by tweeting his phone number, causing Napoli to exchange words with Wilson.{{cite news |title=C.J. Wilson, Mike Napoli Twitter Feud: Angels Pitcher Tweets Phone Number Of Rangers Catcher |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/19/cj-wilson-mike-napoli-twitter-phone-number_n_1365335.html |access-date=September 6, 2013 |work=Huffington Post |publisher=AOL |date=March 19, 2012}} The feuds go back to two incidents between Angels second baseman Adam Kennedy and Rangers catcher Gerald Laird which led to punches being thrown.{{cite news |last1=Grant |first1=Evan |title=Rangers-Angels rivalry: How did we get here? |url=http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2012/05/rangers-angels-rivalry-how-did.html/ |access-date=September 6, 2013 |work=The Dallas Morning News |date=May 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506182158/http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2012/05/rangers-angels-rivalry-how-did.html/ |archive-date=May 6, 2014}}

The Angels and Rangers have each pitched a perfect game against each other, making them the only pair of MLB teams to have done so. Mike Witt pitched a perfect game for the Angels against the Rangers in 1984 at Arlington Stadium and Kenny Rogers for the Rangers against the Angels in 1994.

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The rivalry with the Los Angeles Dodgers has been referred to as the Freeway Series because of the freeway system (mostly via Interstate 5) linking the two teams' home fields.{{cite web |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/205042-angels-dodgers-what-i-learned-about-the-freeway-series |last=Proctor |first=Travis |title=Angels/Dodgers: What I Learned About The Freeway Series |work=Bleacher Report |date=June 23, 2009 |access-date=May 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529010728/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/205042-angels-dodgers-what-i-learned-about-the-freeway-series |archive-date=May 29, 2013 |url-status=live}} The Freeway Series is one of four MLB rivalries between two teams in the same metropolitan area.

From 1962 to 1965, the Angels played their home games at Dodger Stadium. Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley granted approval for an American League franchise in Los Angeles under the condition that they play at Dodger Stadium. As a result, Angels owner Gene Autry signed a three-year deal to rent the stadium with a subsequent four option years. On May 5, 1962, Angels pitcher Bo Belinsky pitched the first no-hitter in Dodger Stadium history in a game against the Baltimore Orioles.{{cite news |title=Rivalry goes deeper than just games |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/747292695/ |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=Press Dispatch |agency=Orange County Register |date=June 17, 1997 |location=Victorville, California |page=C1}}

With the introduction of interleague play in the 1997 season, the Angels and Dodgers played each other in the regular season for the first time with a two-game series beginning on June 17 at Dodger Stadium. A bench-clearing brawl occurred during a June 1999 series between the two teams when Angels pitcher Tim Belcher tagged out Dodgers pitcher Chan Ho Park after his at-bat, leading to an exchange of words that was followed by Park punching and kicking Belcher. Park was ejected from the game and subsequently suspended for seven games.{{cite news |last1=Shaikin |first1=Bill |last2=Foster |first2=Chris |title=Belcher Issues Statement Regarding Park |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jun-07-sp-45101-story.html |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=June 7, 1999 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |title=L.A. Pitcher Park Suspended |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/la-pitcher-park-suspended/ |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=CBS News |date=June 8, 1999}}

On December 9, 2023, Angels star pitcher and hitter Shohei Ohtani signed with the Dodgers in free agency, signing the largest contract in professional sports history.{{cite web |last=Wexler |first=Sarah |date=December 11, 2023 |title=$700M stunner: Ohtani to Dodgers on biggest deal in sports history |url=https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/news/shohei-ohtani-contract-with-dodgers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212074442/https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/news/shohei-ohtani-contract-with-dodgers |archive-date=December 12, 2023 |access-date=December 11, 2023 |publisher=Major League Baseball}}

{{Main|List of Los Angeles Angels broadcasters}}

The flagship radio station of the Angels is Orange, California-licensed KLAA 830 AM, a station owned by the team. The broadcast features Terry Smith providing play-by-play commentary since 2002 and Mark Langston providing color commentary since 2012.{{cite web |title=Broadcasters - Los Angeles Angels |url=https://www.mlb.com/angels/team/broadcasters |website=MLB.com |publisher=MLB Advanced Media |access-date=December 29, 2022}} KLAA replaced KSPN (710 AM), on which frequency had aired most Angels games since the team's inception in 1961. The station, then known as KMPC and owned by Gene Autry, aired games from 1961 to 1996.{{cite news |title=Angels Return to 710 ESPN Radio |url=https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/radio/news/story?page=partnership100331 |access-date=December 29, 2022 |work=ESPN |date=March 31, 2010}} In 1997 and 1998, the flagship station was KRLA (1110 AM).{{cite news |last1=Hochman |first1=Steve |title=Switch Hits |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/160133950/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 1, 1998 |page=28}} In 1999, it was replaced by KLAC (570 AM) for five seasons, including the 2002 championship season.{{cite news |last1=Shaikin |first1=Bill |title=Angels Switch the Dial to KLAC |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/155489818/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 9, 1999}} In 2003, the Angels returned to KSPN, a partnership that lasted until 2007. Spanish-language Angels broadcasts are hosted on KWKW (1330 AM) with José Tolentino providing play-by-play commentary.

Angels games are televised on cable channel FanDuel Sports Network West (FDSNW). The broadcast booth features Wayne Randazzo as play-by-play announcer since 2023 and Mark Gubicza serving as color commentator since 2007. Matt Vasgersian and Patrick O'Neal provide play-by-play commentary for select games, such as when Randazzo is working the national Friday Night Baseball broadcast.{{cite news |last1=Valenzuela |first1=Sarah |title=Angels announce Wayne Randazzo as their new play-by-play announcer |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2023-01-04/angels-wayne-randazzo-new-television-announcer-matt-vasgersian |access-date=January 4, 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 4, 2023 |url-access=subscription}} As the Angels share the network with the Los Angeles Kings ice hockey team, sister channels FanDuel Sports Network SoCal and KCOP-TV may be used for broadcasts in the event of a scheduling conflict.{{cite news |title=Angels 2021 MLB schedule: Games times and TV channels |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2021-03-30/angels-2021-mlb-season-schedule-tv-radio-streaming |access-date=December 29, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 30, 2021 |url-access=subscription}}

The Angels have been affiliated with BSW since the 1993 season when the network was originally known as Prime Ticket. The network has changed names multiple times since, including Prime Sports West, Fox Sports Net West, and Fox Sports West. Over-the-air station KTLA carried Angels games from 1964 to 1995 as both entities were owned by Gene Autry. KCAL-TV has twice held Angels broadcast rights, originally from 1961 to 1963 under the name of KHJ-TV and again from 1996 to 2005. Dick Enberg served as the Angels play-by-play announcer for KTLA from 1969 to 1978 and later won the Ford C. Frick Award in 2015 for his work with the team.{{cite news |title=2015 Ford C. Frick Award Winner Dick Enberg |url=https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/awards/frick/dick-enberg |access-date=December 29, 2022 |work=National Baseball Hall of Fame}} Enberg was known for his signature "And the halo shines tonight" call after Angels wins in reference to the Big A sign. Former play-by-play announcer Victor Rojas (2010–2020) followed every Angels win by saying "Light that baby up," also a reference to the sign.{{cite news |last1=Bollinger |first1=Rhett |title=Big A still standing proud, 55 years later |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/history-of-angels-big-a-sign-in-anaheim |access-date=December 29, 2022 |work=MLB.com |publisher=MLB Advanced Media |date=January 8, 2021}}

File:Gene Autry 1942.JPG, team founder and owner (1960–1998)]]

{{see also|Los Angeles Angels award winners and league leaders}}

{{Retired number list|

{{Retired number|image=AngelsRetired11.png |name=Jim
Fregosi |alt= |pos=SS, Manager |date=August 1, 1998}}

{{Retired number|image=AngelsRetired26.png |name=Gene
Autry |alt= |pos=Team Founder |date=October 3, 1982}}

{{Retired number|image=AngelsRetired29.png |name=Rod
Carew |alt= |pos=1B, Coach |date=August 12, 1986}}

{{Retired number|image=AngelsRetired30.png |name=Nolan
Ryan |alt= |pos=P |date=June 16, 1992}}

{{Retired number|image=AngelsRetired50.png |name=Jimmie
Reese |alt= |pos=Coach |date=August 2, 1995}}

{{Retired number|image=AngelsRetired42.png |name=Jackie
Robinson|alt= |pos=All MLB|honored=April 15, 1997}}

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• No. 26 was retired for Gene Autry to indicate he was the team's "26th Man" (25 was, at the time, the player limit for any MLB team's active roster, except in September)
• No. 42 was retired throughout Major League Baseball in 1997 to honor Jackie Robinson.

• No. 1 has been out of circulation since the retirement of Bengie Molina.
• No. 34 was out of circulation since the death of Nick Adenhart in 2009, until worn by Noah Syndergaard in 2022.
• No. 45 has been out of circulation since the death of Tyler Skaggs in 2019.

File:Rod Carew Angelscard.png was inducted into the team's Hall of Fame in 1991.]]

File:Nolan Ryan 1972.jpeg threw four no-hitters with the Angels and was inducted into the franchise Hall of Fame in 1992.]]

File:Vladimir Guerrero (1428701289).jpg won an MVP with the Angels in 2004 and was inducted to the team Hall of Fame in 2017.]]

The Angels established a team Hall of Fame in 1988. They have inducted fifteen individuals (fourteen players and one executive) along with members of the 2002 team.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/angels/history/hall-of-fame |title=Angels Hall of Fame |website=MLB.com |publisher=Los Angeles Angels |access-date=June 19, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/hof/Angels-Hall-of-Fame.shtml|title = Angels Hall of Fame | Researched by Baseball Almanac}}

• Jerry Remy, 1977{{cite news |last1=Medeiros |first1=Dan |title=From Angel to mental health advocate: 10 facts you should know about Red Sox legend Jerry Remy |url=https://www.heraldnews.com/story/sports/pro/2021/11/01/red-sox-legend-jerry-remy-10-facts-you-should-know/6229269001/ |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=The Herald News |publisher=Gannett |date=November 1, 2021 |location=Fall River, Massachusetts |url-access=limited}}
• Don Baylor, 1978–1982{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/hof/Angels-Hall-of-Fame.shtml|title=Angels Hall of Fame|publisher=Baseball Almanac|website=Baseball-Almanac.com|accessdate=June 2, 2024}}

Several Hall of Famers have spent part of their careers with the Angels{{cite web|title=Hall of Famers by Category: Player|url=http://baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/lists/players.htm |access-date=September 3, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813094324/http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/lists/players.htm |archive-date=August 13, 2006}} and the Hall lists the Angels as the "primary team"{{refn|Since 2015, inductee biographies for players, managers, and many executives at the Hall of Fame's website include a "primary team". This listing does not necessarily match an inductee's cap logo.}} of Nolan Ryan.{{cite web |url=http://baseballhall.org/explorer?name=&team=129&induction=All&pos=All&state=All&born%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=&bats=All&throws=All |title=Hall of Fame Explorer: Primary team, LA/California Angels |publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |access-date=September 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927082200/http://baseballhall.org/explorer?name=&team=129&induction=All&pos=All&state=All&born%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=&bats=All&throws=All |archive-date=September 27, 2015 |url-status=live}} Additionally, the Angels have one member in the Hall of Fame wearing an Angels cap insignia, Vladimir Guerrero, who was inducted in {{bhofy|2018}}.{{cite news |author1=Keith Sharon |title=Hall of Famers Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman show baseball's place in Orange County's heart |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2018/07/28/hall-of-famers-vladimir-guerrero-trevor-hoffman-show-baseballs-place-in-orange-countys-heart/ |access-date=July 31, 2018 |publisher=Orange County Register |date=July 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731213437/https://www.ocregister.com/2018/07/28/hall-of-famers-vladimir-guerrero-trevor-hoffman-show-baseballs-place-in-orange-countys-heart/ |archive-date=July 31, 2018 |url-status=live}}

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The Los Angeles Angels farm system consists of six minor league affiliates.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/affiliate.cgi?id=ANA|title=Los Angeles Angels Minor League Affiliates|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=November 8, 2023}}

• A 1985 episode of The Jeffersons titled "The Unnatural" featured the Angels. George Jefferson is disheartened after dropping a foul ball hit by Reggie Jackson on live television. Brian Downing and Mike Witt also portrayed themselves in minor roles.{{Cite web |title=The Jeffersons |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-jeffersons/episodes-season-11/1030002522/ |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}
• The team is featured prominently in the 1988 comedy film The Naked Gun. Police lieutenant Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) secretly umpires a game between the Angels and Seattle Mariners while Reggie Jackson portrays himself in the movie.{{cite news |last1=Banks |first1=Paul |title=Why a Mariners/Angels Game at Dodger Stadium? Your 'Naked Gun' Questions Answered Here |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/dodgers/news/why-a-mariners-angels-game-at-dodger-stadium-your-naked-gun-questions-answered |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=FanNation |publisher=Sports Illustrated |date=June 29, 2020}}
• The 1990 comedy Taking Care of Business features a fictional World Series matchup between the Angels and the Chicago Cubs. Angels pitcher Bert Blyleven was cast in the film.{{cite news |last1=Abbott |first1=Jim |title=James Belushi keeps the laughs coming on film |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/229862283/ |access-date=December 28, 2022 |work=Orlando Sentinel |publisher=Tribune Publishing |date=August 17, 1990}}
• The 1994 Disney film Angels In The Outfield features foster kid Roger (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who loves the California Angels, even though they're the worst team in the major leagues. His estranged dad promises to reunite the family if the Angels make it to the World Series, so Roger decides to ask for some divine help and prays that his favorite team will turn things around. Soon, a real angel named Al (Christopher Lloyd) shows up in response to Roger's prayers, and Anaheim's hopeless coach (Danny Glover) is shocked to see his team on a winning streak.{{cite web |author1=IMDB |title=Angels In The Outfield|url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109127 |website=IMDB.com |language=en |date=September 10, 2023}}
• In 2014, the Angels and Angel Stadium were featured in season eight of The Big Bang Theory in an episode titled "The First Pitch Insufficiency".{{cite web |author1=MLB Fan Cave |title="The Big Bang Theory" Heads to Angel Stadium |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/the-big-bang-theory-heads-to-angel-stadium/c-97039238 |website=MLB.com |language=en |date=September 29, 2014}}

• List of Los Angeles Angels first-round draft picks
• List of Los Angeles Angels no-hitters
• List of Los Angeles Angels Opening Day starting pitchers
• List of Los Angeles Angels owners and executives
• List of Los Angeles Angels seasons

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• Bisheff, Steve. Tales from the Angels Dugout: The Championship Season and Other Great Angels Stories. Sports Publishing L.L.C., 2003. {{ISBN|1-58261-685-X}}.
• 2005 Angels Information Guide.

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• [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ANA/ Los Angeles Angels Baseball-Reference.com]

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