Pete Crow-Armstrong is the MVP Baseball Needs Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong is going to win the NL MVP. His brash, charismatic personality makes him the star baseball needs right now. Sports Illustrated · Sep 3
SI:AM | Mike Trout ‘Super Excited’ After Arte Moreno Finally Sells Angels The sale to Rams owner Stan Kroenke marks the end of a disappointing two-decade run under Moreno’s control. Sports Illustrated · Sep 2
Stan Kroenke Is the Best Owner Angels Fans Could Have Hoped For Stan Kroenke has agreed to buy the Angels for a record $4 billion. He’s already turned several teams across different sports into winners. Sports Illustrated · Sep 1
Phillies Surge in Mike Trout 2027 Next Team Trade Market on Kalshi Mike Trout's next team market on Kalshi lists the Philadelphia Phillies as a potential destination. Sports Illustrated · Aug 5
Tom Verducci’s Four Things to Watch at the MLB All-Star Game From a long overdue All-Star Game debut to a long awaited return, here’s the most interesting storylines heading into Tuesday’s premier exhibition. Sports Illustrated · Jul 14
How Mike Trout Reinvented Himself for an All-Star Homecoming The Angels star and three-time MVP is set to play in the All-Star Game for the first time since 2019 in the middle of an impressive renaissance season. Sports Illustrated · Jul 14
SI:AM | The Yankees Are MLB’s Worst Team Right Now Their offense is sputtering without Aaron Judge, and they’re falling farther and farther out of first place. Sports Illustrated · Jul 9
Tom Verducci’s Nine Changes to the MLB All-Star Game Starting Lineups Our senior writer disagreed on half of the fan-elected starters. Sports Illustrated · Jul 6
MLB All-Star Game: American and National League Starters, Full Rosters MLB on the Fourth of July revealed the American and National League starters and full rosters for the 96th All-Star Game. Sports Illustrated · Jul 5
Six Decisions That Sunk Perry Minasian—and What’s Next for the Angels The Angels are heading in a new direction after parting ways with Minasian, but history shows that this remains a rudderless franchise. Sports Illustrated · Jun 30
The AL MVP Race Is Wide Open and Full of Flawed Candidates This season will mark the first time since 2019 that Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani won’t be named the American League MVP. Sports Illustrated · Jun 30
The Phillies Have the Greatest Need of Any Contender—and Two Obvious Trade Fits This article was originally published as part of Verducci’s View, a new weekly baseball newsletter from Sports Illustrated senior writer Tom Verducci. Every Mon Sports Illustrated · Jun 24
SI's 2026 MLB All-Star Team: Mike Trout Returns, Jacob Misiorowski Earns NL Starting Nod The Angels star hasn't played in the Midsummer Classic since 2019, but should return in front of his hometown crowd. See all of our picks and why we chose them. Sports Illustrated · Jun 18
Mike Trout homers as LA Angels shut out Arizona Diamondbacks 7-0 The Los Angeles Angels secured a dominant 7-0 victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Mike Trout was instrumental with a two-run home run and an RBI double. Pitcher Reid Detmers delivered a stellar performance, pitching seven scoreless innings. The Angels' offense produced 14 hits, with Logan O'Hoppe contributing significantly. The Diamondbacks… The Economic Times · Jun 17
Sports Illustrated · Jun 16 Five Eye-Opening Takeaways From MLB's First All-Star Voting Update The first update from Phase 1 of MLB’s All-Star voting process included some surprises.
Sports Illustrated · Jun 12 The Top Trade Chips for Six Likely MLB Trade Deadline Sellers Trade season isn't quite here yet, but already there are teams that look to be clear sellers. Who might they trade? Let’s take a look at their top assets.
Sports Illustrated · May 20 Ranking MLB’s 15 Best Outfielders From bulky sluggers to slick defenders and everything in between, the outfield is home to a wide range of baseball archetypes.
Sports Illustrated · May 1 Ranking the 25 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time Major League Baseball's best through the years.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 30 Checking In on MLB’s Award Races After One Month: Cy Shohei? What do MLB's MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and Manager of the Year Award races look like after the season's first full month?
Sports Illustrated · Apr 20 ‘Lab-Grown’ Pitches Are Making Hitting More Difficult Than Ever More pitchers are adding weapons to their arsenal, leaving hitters confused in an era already defined by high velocity and tunneling.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 18 Inside the Subtle Swing Change That Powered Mike Trout’s Historic Home Run Binge Trout was mired in a 2-for-33 slump. Two weeks later, he belted five home runs in four days at Yankee Stadium. Here's what changed.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 17 Garret Anderson Was Quietly One of the Greatest Angels Ever The understated Anderson, whose death was announced Friday, was by some measures the best hitter in Angels history, and leaves a legacy that speaks for itself.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 17 SI:AM | A Power Surge in New York Mike Trout and Aaron Judge put on a home run show during a memorable three-game series.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 17 Aaron Boone Accuses Umpires of Being Overly Sensitive After Yet Another Ejection Boone has led the American League in ejections in five straight seasons.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 17 Mike Trout Is Back Where He Belongs, and It Shows The three-time MVP looks like his old self at the plate. Angels manager Kurt Suzuki thinks it may be because Trout is back in center field.