The Los Angeles Angels were dealt another blow to their bullpen with news that left-handed reliever Aaron Loup will miss some time. Entering play on Saturday, the Angels currently have the third-best bullpen in all of Major League Baseball with a collective 2.85 ERA.
The Los Angeles Angels made the decision to option reliever Andrew Wantz to Triple-A and activated Ryan Tepera to take his spot in the bullpen on Tuesday, but this decision was less about performance and everything to do with a simple roster crunch.
Miles Mikolas will try to continue his recent surge on Wednesday when the St. Louis Cardinals host the Los Angeles Angels in middle contest of a three-game series.
The Los Angeles Angels activated Ryan Tepera from the 15-day injured list prior to their series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday. To make room on the active roster, Andrew Wantz was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake.
The bullpen was one of the early issues for the Los Angeles Angels this season and it cost them a number of games off of the jump. They would be looking at a far different record right now than 11-11 if they had gotten a better rhythm.
Some early season shuffling within the Los Angeles Angels starting rotation is making for some roster moves which fall on players who would otherwise be a lock to stay, and Andrew Wantz learned that the hard way.
Drafted out of the University of North Carolina in the 7th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft, Andrew Wantz played his largest role with the Los Angeles Angels during the 2022 season.
Andrew Wantz was not particularly close to making the Los Angeles Angels big league roster when the COVID-19 pandemic hit at the beginning of 2020. He had come off of a season in Double-A in which he posted a 7.13 ERA, and was ultimately not invited to the summer training camp that season.
Major League Baseball dished out 12 suspensions Monday in response to a bench-clearing brawl between the Los Angeles Angels and Seattle Mariners that happened Sunday.
The Mariners made a significant accusation against the Angels over what may have provoked Sunday’s brawl between the two teams.
The Los Angeles Angels and Seattle Mariners had a lengthy brawl Sunday after Jesse Winker was hit by a pitch in the second inning.
Some afternoon wrestling broke out during Sunday's baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and Seattle Mariners. Angels starting pitcher Andrew Wantz hit...
The right-handed reliever showed strong potential after making his MLB debut in 2021, years after he was signed by the Halos in 2018. The 2021 season took quite a few turns that fans never saw coming.
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