This doesn’t really affect any upcoming affiliation deals in 2018, but the Salt Lake Bees (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and the Los Angeles Angels extended their existing player-development contract (PDC) through 2022. (more…)
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2018 Preview: Los Angeles Angels, Angel Stadium
Ballpark Digest is previewing what every MLB team is doing to begin the season, both on and off the field, as the 2018 campaign is underway. Up next: the Los Angeles Angels and Angels Stadium. (more…)
Who Has The Best Player-Development Facilities? We Rank From Bottom to Top, Part 1
The backbone of any successful MLB franchise is a successful player-development system. And these days successful player development means strong MiLB and spring-training facilities. We rank MLB organizations by the quality of their player-development facilities, today through next Wednesday. (more…)
Angels Changing Angel Stadium Outfield Wall Dimensions
Prior to the 2018 season, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will lower the right field home run boundary at Angel Stadium. (more…)
Angels Continue to Voice Objections to Development
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim continue to voice their objections to a proposed development, and may up their efforts to stop the plan. (more…)
Angels Disapprove of Planned Development Around Ballpark
Despite the Los Angeles Angels‘ desire for an alternate plan, the City of Anaheim is proceeding with a development proposal for the land surrounding Angels Stadium. (more…)
Fifty Years Ago: Designing Angel Stadium
In the early 1960s, California was the land of perpetual sunshine, an oasis of progress and optimism promoted on television and movies. With Walt Disney’s park vision in place, the Los Angeles suburban sprawl turned Anaheim into a boom town – a growth that spawned Anaheim Stadium 50 years ago. (more…)
Could development drive Angels from Anaheim?
With a Chinese investor pitching a $450-million development next to Angel Stadium and the Angels clearly not wanting to continue the status quo, the future of the team in Anaheim is once again in play. (more…)
Could Disney become part of Angels ballpark discussions?
With a potential resolution of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ballpark situation happening in 2015, we could see some big regional players become part of the discussions. (more…)
Window on the past: When the PCL shot for the majors
A recently discovered newsreel shows the state of the post-war Pacific Coast League in 1946, as the eight-team circuit prepped for a move to a major league with legends like Casey Stengel and Lefty O’Doul in the dugouts. After the end of World War II, the minor leagues — which shut down as part of […]