ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Albert Pujols circled the bases without showing much emotion after hitting his long-awaited first home run for the Los Angeles Angels – same as he did 445 times with the St. Louis Cardinals. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News
On Saturday, May 5, the Los Angeles Angels sat first baseman Albert Pujols out of the starting lineup for the team’s home game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Pujols has struggled this season with a .194 batting average and no home runs. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News
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This kid: In the span of five major league games, Bryce Harper has gone from curiosity to essential for the Washington Nationals. Manager Davey Johnson batted the 19-year-old rookie third in the order Thursday night and Harper came through with a go-ahead RBI double in the sixth inning of Washington’s 2-1 victory against Arizona. Harper had batted seventh in his first four games. He’s 6 for 16 with four doubles so far.
”He’s a baseball player,” teammate Jayson Werth said. ”When you’re a baseball player, you can be 15 or you can be 50. If you know how to play the game you can play.”
Can’t top this ( du, du-du-du ): Anything that Jered Weaver can do, Brandon Morrow can do … almost as well. A day after Weaver no-hit the Minnesota Twins, Morrow tossed a three-hit shutout at the Los Angeles Angels. Also backed by J.P. Arencibia’s three-run homer, the Toronto Blue Jays won 5-0. It was Morrow’s second career shutout, his other coming in 2010 when he struck out 17 against the Rays. That day, in Dave Stieb-like fashion , Morrow had a no-no broken up by Evan Longoria with two outs in the ninth.
“I missed more bats that night, but I think I pitched better tonight,” Morrow said. ”My fastball command was really what did it for me. That’s probably the best I’ve ever been with that. I mean, I felt like I could have hit that down-and-away strike with my eyes closed. I probably could have thrown all fastballs the way I was locating.”
Damn: In case you missed it, Mariano Rivera tore the ACL in his right knee shagging a fly ball during batting practice. He’s probably out for the season. Perhaps for good. Rivera’s loss also overshadowed a 4-3 loss by the New York Yankees at Kansas City. Mike Moustakas homered and drove in three runs, and Royals left-hander Danny Duffy was a tad better than Yanks rookie David Phelps.
Miami: A sound machine after all?:
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The May 2012 Los Angeles Angels schedule gives the team a great chance to make a run towards the top of the American League West. With 12 games against the division, the Angels have their opportunity to make a real run at the division lead. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News
The 2012 MLB regular season is finally underway. It will be a long road to October baseball but one every team and fan is excited to travel this season. The beginning of the year brings promise, as many memories will surely be created this season. At this point, anything can happen! View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News
Two seasons without October baseball were enough to prompt Angels owner Arte Moreno to hand his GM a blank check. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News
TORONTO – Jeff Mathis can wait to get to work with the Toronto Blue Jays pitching staff. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News
The Los Angeles Angels traded catcher Jeff Mathis to the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday for left-hander Brad Mills. Although Mathis is a strong defensive catcher, he batted just .174 with three homers and 22 RBIs in 2011. He is batting .194 with 26 homers since starting his major league career in 2007. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News
Having just picked up catcher Chris Iannetta earlier in the week, the Los Angeles Angels sent catcher Jeff Mathis to the Toronto Blue Jays for lefty Brad Mills, the team announced Saturday. The Blue Jays were seeking a backup backstop to replace Jose Molina, who signed with the… View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News
ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Toronto Blue Jays have traded left-handed reliever Brad Mills to the Los Angeles Angels for catcher Jeff Mathis. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News
