Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
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21 Facts About California Angels
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The California Angels compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League West division.
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California Angels won the World Series in 2002, their first and only championship appearance to date.
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The California Angels were one of two expansion teams established as a result of the 1961 Major League Baseball expansion, along with the second incarnation of the Washington Senators.
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Under Disney's ownership and the leadership of manager Mike Scioscia, the California Angels won their first pennant and World Series championship in 2002.
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Local media in Southern California tend to omit a geographic identifier and refer to the team as the Angels or the Halos.
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The California Spectacular has a running waterfall, and shoots fireworks from the rocks before every game; anytime the Angels hit a home run or win a home game the fireworks shoot from the rocks as well.
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California Angels organization was the first North American team to employ the use of thundersticks.
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Rally Monkey is a mascot for the California Angels which appears if the California Angels are losing a game or if the game is tied from the 7th inning on, but sometimes earlier depending on the situation.
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Amid fervid rally-monkey themed fan support, the California Angels proceeded to score six unanswered runs over the next two innings, winning the game and turning the momentum of the series for good.
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From 2004 to 2009, the California Angels reached the postseason five times, sparking a renewal of the Rally Monkey's popularity.
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California Angels have developed many rivalries in and outside of their division.
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In 2019, the California Angels were fifth in MLB in attendance, with a total of 3,019,012 people.
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In 2009, the California Angels were voted as the number one franchise in professional sports in Fan Value by ESPN magazine.
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Los Angeles California Angels have used ten different logos and three different color combinations throughout their history.
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Directly after this from 1971 to 1985, the Angels adopted a logo that had the word "Angels" written on an outline of the State of California.
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The California Angels used this logo from 1993 to 1996, during that time, the "CA" was either on top of a blue circle or with nothing else.
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The California Angels had announced in November 2009 that Markas and Mark Gubicza would broadcast California Angels' televised games, with Terry Smith and Jose Mota handling the radio side.
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Three months into the 2021 season, Sutton and the California Angels parted ways, and former Miami Marlins announcer Rich Waltz took over as a substitute.
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Waltz only lasted until the end of the 2021 season, after which the California Angels tapped studio host Patrick O'Neal to serve as Vasgersian's substitute.
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California Angels have one member in the Hall of Fame, Vladimir Guerrero, who was inducted in 2018.
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