THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF ANGELS BASEBALL MAGAZINE VOL. āĈ / SPRING TRAINING / 2020 $3.00 0 Cover.indd 1 2/5/20 11:52 AM TAKE ME OUT AFTER THE BALLGAME. Page Springs Cellars, Cornville Start planning at VisitArizona.com/SpringTraining, and download the Visit Arizona App for Android and iOS to customize your trip. TABLE OF CONTENTS THE OFFICIAL GAME PUBLICATION OF ANGELS BASEBALL VOLUME 17 | SPRING TRAINING Angels team photo from 1961 courtesy the Baseball Hall of Fame courtesy 1961 from photo Angels team The 2020 season marks the 60th spring training and 60th on-field season for the Halos! WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THIS ISSUE 3 ANGELS SPRING 30 SCORECARD 55 A LOOK BACK – 2019, THE TRAINING SCHEDULE 32 CACTUS LEAGUE ROSTERS REGULAR SEASON 4 ANGELS REGULAR 39 ARTE & CAROLE MORENO 56 A LOOK BACK – 2019, SPRING SEASON SCHEDULE 41 FRONT OFFICE EXECUTIVES TRAINING 7 AWARD WINNERS 45 ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE 59 A LOOK BACK – 1961-2019 14 WELCOME, ANTHONY RENDON 47 THE PROSPECT 62 THE BIG A 19 WELCOME (HOME), JOE MADDON 49 DUAL THREAT 63 ANGELS PROMOTIONS 24 COACHING STAFF 50 NEW IN 2020 64 ANGELS TICKET INFORMATION 27 SPRING TRAINING ROSTER PUBLISHED BY PROFESSIONAL SPORTS PUBLICATIONS ANGELS BASEBALL 519 8th Ave., 25th Floor | New York, NY 10018 2000 Gene Autry Way | Anaheim, CA 92806 Tel: 212.697.1460 | Fax: 646.753.9480 Tel: 714.940.2000 facebook.com/pspsports twitter.com/psp_sports facebook.com/Angels ©2020 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. All rights reserved. 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ANGELS EXPRESS FAN TRAIN Less traffic. More fun! Serving all Angels weekday home games starting at 7:07 p.m. from Los Angeles, Riverside, and Orange Counties AngelsExpress.net MIKE TROUT AWARD WINNER Mike Trout in 2019 received the following awards following another banner season with the Angels. • 2019 American League Most Valuable Player • 2019 Hank Aaron Award • 2019 Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award • 2019 Sporting News Player of the Year • 2019 All-MLB Team (outfielder) • 2019 Baseball Digest/eBay MLB Player of the Year • 2019 Los Angeles Sports Council Sportsmen of the Year (co-winner with Cody Bellinger) 7 7-12 Award Winners.indd 7 2/5/20 10:34 AM AWARD WINNER The 28-year-old and two-time A.L. MVP, completed his 2019 season batting .291 with 27 doubles, two triples, 45 home runs, 104 RBI, 11 stolen bases, 110 walks and 110 runs scored. Below is a list of some of his accomplishments in what was his ninth big league season: • Ranked in the Top-10 in several of the American League’s offensive categories including home runs (2nd), OBP (1st), slugging (1st), OPS (1st), walks (2nd), runs (T-5th) and RBI (T-8th). • Scored 100 runs for the seventh time in career and became the fifth player in MLB history to score 100 runs seven times by his age-27 season, joining: Alex Rodriguez, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle and Mel Ott. • 2019 marked second time leading the league in both OBP and slugging percentage (also, 2017)…Joins Ty Cobb and Mickey Mantle as the only center fielders to lead their league in both categories in multiple seasons. • 2019 marked his fourth 100 R/100 BB season (also, 2013, 2016 and 2018)…Only players with more prior to their age-28 campaign were Mickey Mantle (5) and Frank Thomas (5). • First player in A.L. history to have 25+ HR and 10+ stolen bases in eight consecutive seasons…Only N.L. players to do so are Barry Bonds, Darryl Strawberry and Willie Mays. • Joined Mickey Mantle and Alex Rodriguez as only A.L. players to have eight consecutive 20+ home run seasons by their age-27 season. • Fifth player in A.L. history with an OPS above 1.070 in four straight seasons, joining Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx and Ted Williams. • Became first player ever with 275 home runs and 200 steals before their age-28 season and just the seventh player in American League history to reach those marks in a career. 8 7-12 Award Winners.indd 8 2/5/20 10:34 AM Our goal with this food truck was to bring back the childhood nostalgia of the corndog using high quality real foods. 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Allow us to be a part of your upcoming wedding, private/corporate event, or gathering!” Connect with us: 480-694-9969 @ worldsbestcorndogsaz worldsbestcorndogsaz.com AWARD WINNER ADVANCED METRICS… • According to Baseball Reference, finished 2019 with 8.3 Wins Above Replacement (WAR) this season, which led the American League and ranked second in the Majors…Sixth time in career with a bWAR above 6.0…Only other players to have six seasons with a 6+ bWAR within their first nine big league campaigns are Albert Pujols (7) and Ted Williams (6). • His 72.5 career bWAR is the best ever by a player before their age-28 season, ahead of Ty Cobb (69.0) and Mickey Mantle (68.1). • Trout’s 184 OPS+ led the A.L. for a fifth consecutive season…Only other players to do so are Ty Cobb (1907-15), Babe Ruth (1919-24, 1926-31) and Mickey Mantle (1958-62). • Led Majors (for a fourth straight season) with a 179 wRC+ (Fangraphs)…Fifth consecutive year leading A.L. in wRC+. • Led A.L. in Win Probability Added according to Fangraphs (5.62) and Baseball Reference (5.193). **Research provided by Fox Sports West, Elias Sports Bureau, STATS LLC, ESPN Stats & Research, baseball-reference.com, Fangraphs and MLB** 10 7-12 Award Winners.indd 10 2/5/20 10:34 AM ANDRELTON SIMMONS AWARD WINNER Andrelton Simmons won the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year at shortstop in 2019. It marked the sixth time in the past seven years he has been honored with the prestigious award. The Wilson award goes to one player at each position and is based solely on objective statistics. Simmons is no stranger to awards of course. He is also a four-time Gold Glove winner and, along with Omar Vizquel, is the only shortstop to capture multiple Gold Gloves in both the National and American Leagues. 12 7-12 Award Winners.indd 12 2/5/20 10:34 AM WELCOME, ANTHONY RENDON In October, Anthony Rendon was lifting the World Series trophy. In December, he was wearing an Angels jersey. How quickly things can change. The Angels made one of the biggest moves of the offseason when they agreed to terms with third baseman Anthony Rendon on a seven-year contract. The deal came together quickly; just weeks after he won a title with the Nationals and just a few months removed from a season in which he was named to his first All-Star team in addition to earning his second Silver Slugger Award. The decision to jet west, Rendon said, was made very quickly after the Angels approached him. “The fact that Arte and Carole were adamant about reaching out to [agent] Scott Boras and saying that they really wanted me to be a part of the Angel organization means so much to me and my family,” said Rendon upon being introduced to the media at Angel Stadium. 14 14-16 Welcome Rendon.indd 14 2/5/20 10:40 AM WELCOME, ANTHONY RENDON “To have that respect, to feel wanted and to want someone to come and be part of your family. That was the one important thing we always talked about when trying to look for an organization we wanted to head to or stay at was a family atmosphere. Somewhere we can plant our roots, build a foundation and just grow our family together.” At the press event Rendon was flanked by family — specifically his wife Amanda and their young daughter Emma. The couple is expecting their second child soon. It was a special moment to culminate an incredible 2019. For the 2019 season, Rendon led the National League in RBI (126), tied for first in doubles (44), ranked second in OBP (.412) and was third in batting average (.319), slugging (.598) and OPS (1.010). Additionally, he was named as the third baseman for the 2019 All-MLB First Team. Rendon has always been a known commodity in baseball-circles. But his red-hot October certainly opened a lot of eyes nationwide.