Angels' Mike Trout: Could move to left field in 2027
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Angels interim general manager John Mozeliak said Monday that Trout approached him about playing left field and designated hitter next season, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Trout logged 109 starts in center field and 33 at DH in 2026, but defensive metrics were again unkind as the 35-year-old finished with a minus-5 in Outs Above Average, per Baseball Savant. The three-time American League MVP's 142 games played in 2026 was his highest total since 2016, but he was more good than great offensively, slashing .242/.382/.421 with 22 home runs, 54 RBI and 11 steals.
Siri went 1-for-1 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 7-3 loss to the Mariners.
Siri also supplied a sacrifice bunt in his first plate appearance of the game. The outfielder's homer came in the eighth inning, getting him to 10 long balls on the year. He hit .241 with a .713 OPS, 33 RBI, 36 runs scored, 10 doubles and nine stolen bases over 251 plate appearances across 108 contests with the Angels this year.
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Angels' Yusei Kikuchi: Strikes out seven in loss
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Kikuchi (1-7) allowed three runs on six hits, a walk and a hit batsman while striking out seven over five innings to take the loss Sunday versus the Mariners.
Kikuchi allowed two runs or fewer in four of seven starts after coming back from shoulder inflammation in late August. He allowed 18 runs (17 earned) over 36.2 innings in that span. The 35-year-old southpaw ends the season at a 4.92 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 67:30 K:BB through 67.2 innings over 14 starts. He has one more year on his contract, so he could be a trade candidate moving forward.
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Angels' Mike Trout: Sitting for Sunday's finale
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Trout is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
With nothing left to play for in 2026, Trout will sit, having already logged 633 plate appearances this season, his most since 2016. Zach Neto will serve as the designated hitter Sunday while Oswald Peraza mans shortstop and bats seventh against right-hander Logan Gilbert.
Johnson allowed four runs on seven hits and four walks while striking out three over five innings in a no-decision versus the Mariners on Saturday.
Johnson allowed 12 runs over 27.2 innings over his five games in September, a step back from his strong August but still a decent way to wrap up the campaign. He closes out at a 5-9 record, 5.04 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 79:43 K:BB through 100 innings over 22 games (19 starts). Johnson's work late in the season should keep him in the mix for a spot in the rotation moving forward.
Moore went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 7-5 win over the Mariners.
Moore has gone 7-for-23 (.304) with eight RBI over his last seven games. The infielder has also struck out nine times in that span, but he has turned things around after a slump in mid-September. For the season, he's hitting just .186 with a .516 OPS, two homers, 18 RBI, four runs scored, four doubles, one triple and one stolen base over 139 plate appearances. With a 33.8 percent strikeout rate in the majors this year, Moore has failed to demonstrate a more patient approach at the plate, which has kept his overall offense limited.
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Angels' Wade Meckler: Comes up homer shy of cycle
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Meckler went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple and two runs scored in Friday's 7-5 win over the Mariners.
Through six innings, Meckler had a triple, a double and a single, but he couldn't get the homer he needed for a cycle. He grounded out in the seventh and singled in the ninth. While he didn't claim a piece of history, Meckler still put up his fourth straight multi-hit effort. He's now batting .306 with a .775 OPS, three homers, 15 doubles, one triple, eight stolen bases, 27 RBI and 42 runs scored over 96 contests this season.
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Angels' Zach Neto: Powers up in win
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Neto went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a pair of doubles, two total RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 7-5 win over the Mariners.
Neto had gone nine games without an extra-base hit before collecting three of them Friday. The shortstop also has four steals on five attempts over his last 10 contests. For the season, he's batting .241 with a .769 OPS, 26 home runs, 24 steals, 77 RBI, 101 runs scored, 31 doubles and five triples over 155 contests.
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Angels' Reid Detmers: Ends strong campaign with win
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Detmers (7-8) allowed two hits and two walks while striking out seven over six scoreless innings to earn the win over the Mariners on Friday.
Detmers struggled in his previous start, but he ends the year in a positive note. The southpaw allowed just eight runs over 30 innings across five starts in September, winning three of them while adding a 37:4 K:BB. Overall, he posted a 3.36 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 211:48 K:BB over 185 innings across 32 starts in 2026, just one year after serving as a full-time reliever. Detmers could attract significant offseason trade interest after his career year.
Watson struck out two in a perfect inning to earn the save in Thursday's 6-4 win over the Mariners.
Ben Joyce (shoulder) is done for the year, so Watson is poised to handle the closing duties in the last series of 2026. The 28-year-old Watson has allowed just one run with an 11:1 K:BB over 8.1 innings in September. He's at a 4.00 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 65:23 K:BB across 72 innings between the Angels and the Red Sox this season. He's converted four of six save chances and added eight holds.
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Angels' Grayson Rodriguez: Shaky control in final start
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Rodriguez (5-8) allowed four runs on five hits and five walks while striking out two over five innings to earn the win over the Mariners on Thursday.
Rodriguez wasn't great, but he did enough to end his season on a winning note. However, the five walks were a season high, and he allowed 19 runs over 27 innings across his five starts in September. Rodriguez ends 2026 at a 6.02 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 85:43 K:BB through 98.2 innings over 20 starts, failing to revitalize his young career with a change of scenery this year.
The Angels recalled Martin from Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday.
Martin returns to the big leagues after being down in Triple-A since his demotion Aug. 30, where the right hander posted 7.88 ERA and 1.38 WHIP across 8.0 innings through four games. He's getting brought up as a corresponding move with Ben Joyce (shoulder) getting placed on the injured list.
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Angels' Jose Siri: Sitting Thursday
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Siri isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mariners, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Siri will begin Thursday's series opener on the bench after going 6-for-18 with a homer, two RBI, two runs and two steals over his last five games. Bryce Teodosio will pick up a start in center field as a result and bat ninth.
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