ANAHEIM — The Angels have been looking to add to their overall depth this offseason and did just that on Friday, acquiring third baseman Gio Urshela from the Twins in exchange for Minor League right-hander Alejandro Hidalgo. Urshela, 31, gives the Angels a veteran third baseman who also has some experience at shortstop and first... Read more
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels acquired third baseman Gio Urshela from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for minor league right-hander Alejandro Hidalgo on Friday. Urshela batted .285 with 13 homers and 64 RBIs while playing a career-high 144 games in his only season with the Twins, who acquired him from the Yankees last... Read more
The Los Angeles Angels acquired 3B Gio Urshela from the Minnesota Twins, per Jeff Passan. The Angels sent minor league pitcher Alejandro Hidalgo to Minnesota in return for the slick fielding third baseman. This is already the second high-profile move the Angels have made during the offseason, the first coming in the form of the Tyler... Read more
According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Urshela heads to Southern California after spending just one season in the Twin Cities. In return, the Twins receive minor league pitcher Alejandro Hidalgo. Urshela, 31, first signed with the then-Cleveland Indians as an international free agent out of Colombia in 2008. He made his big league debut in 2015... Read more
NEW YORK — Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award on Thursday night, and St. Louis Cardinals slugger Paul Goldschmidt took the NL prize. After hitting 62 home runs this season to break the AL record, Judge easily beat out Los Angeles Angels two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani in an... Read more
Judge, 30, won the honor over Angels two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani. There had been some debate over whether Ohtani had a stronger case than Judge, but the Baseball Writers’ Association of America overwhelming decided in Judge’s favor, as he received 28 of 30 first-place votes. Ohtani received the other two top votes, while Houston’s Yordan... Read more
Aaron Judge etched a permanent spot in the memories of baseball fans when he set the American League single-season home run record and chased a Triple Crown down the stretch for the New York Yankees. Now, he has a final accolade to top his historic 2022. The slugger was crowned AL Most Valuable Player on... Read more
Anthony Rizzo is staying put in New York after agreeing to a contract extension with the Yankees, but he also would like to have Aaron Judge remain in the Bronx. “I hope Judge stays just for the sake of the game,” Rizzo said Wednesday, “because you see a lot of franchise icons not getting what... Read more
Perhaps it was a closing act. More likely, it was mere prelude. Either way, Aaron Judge received the ultimate reward for one of the greatest seasons in New York Yankees history. Playing under the weight of a prove-it edict from a front office not yet prepared to make him a Yankee for life, Judge hit... Read more
Judge, a slugging outfielder for the Yankees, swatted 62 home runs and beat out Shohei Ohtani, the Angels’ two-way superstar, for the American League’s top honor. The notion of value shadowed Aaron Judge all season. In April, the Yankees placed a value on his long-term future with the team: $213.5 million over seven years. In... Read more
