Mike Scioscia
L.A. Angels welcome slugger Pujols
Dec 10, 2011 21:39 EST
Los Angeles Angels fans gave Albert Pujols a rapturous welcome as the slugger arrived in Southern California after signing a 10-year, $254 million contract.
Angels playoff hopes dimmed by Jays
Sep 23, 2011 00:23 EDT
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Anaheim Angels' playoff hopes dimmed on Thursday after Edwin Encarnacion slammed a 12th inning walkoff homer to lift the Toronto Blue Jays a 4-3 win.
Angels' long bombers sink Rangers
Aug 28, 2011 00:40 EDT
ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Angels launched five home runs in a crucial 8-4 victory over Texas on Saturday to reinvigorate their pursuit of the first-place Rangers in the American League West.
Angels' Weaver banned six games for throwing at batter
Aug 02, 2011 17:49 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Los Angeles Angels right-hander Jered Weaver was suspended six games by Major League Baseball on Tuesday for intentionally throwing a pitch at Detroit Tigers catcher Alex Avila.
Dominant Rangers win 12th in a row
Jul 20, 2011 04:09 EDT
ANAHEIM (Reuters) - The Texas Rangers extended their winning streak to 12 games Tuesday with a 7-0 victory over divisional rivals the Los Angeles Angels.
Lester downs Angels as Boston maintain
May 04, 2011 02:21 EDT
BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Red Sox continued their dominance of the Los Angeles Angels with a 7-3 victory on Tuesday.
Angels' Morales to start season on disabled list
Mar 20, 2011 17:24 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Los Angeles Angels first baseman Kendrys Morales will begin the season on the disabled list recovering from the leg injury he suffered last year while celebrating a game-winning home run.
Angels reliever Shields retires after brilliant career
Mar 18, 2011 16:27 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Los Angeles Angels pitcher Scot Shields, one of the premier set-up relievers of the past decade, announced his retirement from Major League Baseball, the team said on Friday.
Blake, Visnovsky each score twice, Ducks win
Dec 31, 2010 22:40 EST
Ducks get 2 goals each from Blake, Visnovsky in win over Flyers, Getzlaf out indefinitely. Jason Blake and defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky each scored two goals and Jonas Hiller made 35 saves, leading the Anaheim Ducks to a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night.
Sentiment for expanded playoffs, but no plan yet
Dec 07, 2010 19:28 EST
Sentiment for expanded playoffs, but no plan from special committee as of yet. Commissioner Bud Selig's special committee for on-field matters discussed both expanded playoffs and increased use of video review by umpires without making any recommendations.
Lefty Hisanori Takahashi ready for any role in Angels bullpen
Dec 03, 2010 14:58 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Versatile Japanese left-hander Hisanori Takahashi could play a number of roles in the Los Angeles Angels bullpen next season, according to manager Mike Scioscia.
Expanded playoffs appear inevitable
Nov 18, 2010 16:26 EST
Bud Selig's plan to expand baseball playoffs to 10 teams gains sense of inevitability. Commissioner Bud Selig's plan to expand baseball's playoffs to 10 teams seemed inevitable after little to no opposition emerged during meetings this week with owners and general managers.
Brewers officially hire Roenicke as manager
Nov 04, 2010 17:01 EDT
Brewers officially hire Roenicke as manager, giving him 2-year deal. The Milwaukee Brewers put Ron Roenicke through multiple interviews that lasted hours upon hours in their search for a new manager. When he finally got an offer, Roenicke took 2 1/2 minutes to say yes.
AP News in Brief
Nov 02, 2010 21:56 EDT
AP News in Brief. Republicans gain Indiana Senate seat, tea party favorites Rand Paul, Marco Rubio win, too
Bochy: Guillen off roster because of neck injury
Oct 30, 2010 16:35 EDT
Giants manager Bruce Bochy says decision to leave Guillen off roster made because of injury. San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said he decided to leave Jose Guillen off the postseason roster before learning of the outfielder's alleged link to a federal investigation into shipments of performance-enhancing drugs.
Report: Giants OF Jose Guillen tied to drug probe
Oct 29, 2010 04:43 EDT
Giants OF Guillen, not on postseason roster, tied to federal investigation involving HGH. After winning their first two World Series games at home, the San Francisco Giants had to deal with some surprising news.
Texas Rangers are really Nolan Ryan's team now
Oct 04, 2010 17:35 EDT
Nolan Ryan part of everything good Rangers ever been and everything great they could become. Nolan Ryan went to the Texas Rangers planning to pitch one more year to end his Hall of Fame career. That turned into five seasons on the mound, and so much more.
In Year of the Pitcher, home runs plummet
Oct 03, 2010 21:51 EDT
In Year of the Pitcher, home runs and offense plummet while strikeouts rise to record level. The decade-plus torrent of home runs slowed this year as major league pitchers enjoyed their most dominant season since before the Steroids Era.
In Year of the Pitcher, home runs plummet
Oct 03, 2010 19:55 EDT
In Year of the Pitcher, home runs and offense plummet while strikeouts rise to record level. The decade-plus torrent of home runs slowed this year as major league pitchers enjoyed their most dominant season since before the Steroids Era.
Man convicted of DUI crash that killed pitcher
Sep 28, 2010 04:01 EDT
Man faces 50 years to life for DUI crash that killed Angels pitcher Adenhart, 2 others. Parents of victims wept as guilty verdicts were read for a construction worker accused of killing promising Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart and two of his friends in a drunken-driving crash.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Mike Scioscia | |
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| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim — No. 14 | |
| Catcher / Manager | |
| Born: November 27, 1958 Upper Darby, Pennsylvania | |
| Batted: Left | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 20, 1980 for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 2, 1992 for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .259 |
| Home runs | 68 |
| Runs batted in | 446 |
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As player As manager
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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