American League West News

Clint Hurdle plans to have a simple philosophy as hitting coach of the Texas Rangers, emphasizing a team-oriented approach and doing whatever it takes to score one more run than the opponent.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have given general manager Tony Reagins a contract extension, the club announced on Friday.

Pitcher John Lackey and outfielder Matt Holliday were among 79 players who filed for free agency Thursday, the first possible day.

Angels re-sign Abreu for two years Bobby Abreu, seen stroking a single during the American League Championship Series, has signed a new two-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels.

Happy birthday to Jon Shave, who turns 42 today. Shave is a former Ranger who was a 5th round pick in 1990, and who came up as a backup middle infielder in 1993 with the Rangers .

By Mark Starr BOSTON a ' Never has the language of Major League Baseball's championship seemed quite so archaic.

Last year, Mark Teixeira, Frankie Rodriguez and Garret Anderson were in the Angels' graduating class of sixth-year seniors.

By any reasonable evaluation, the Angels had an exceptional season. Yes, it ended too soon for their fans, but that's true of the faithful of 28 other Major League clubs.

There was anger last season in the way the Angels lost to the Red Sox, as if they felt more accomplished than the team that had just beaten them.

On the day before the World Series was to start in the Bronx, the Angels gathered in their clubhouse for the final time in 2009 and cleaned out their lockers.

The Los Angeles Angels' season began with a tragedy and ended in bittersweet defeat.

It has been three American League West titles in a row for the same core of Angels players.

Seattle Mariners designated hitter/outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. underwent a procedure on his left knee on Monday, the club announced.

Alex Rodriguez, welcome to the World Series. The New York Yankees are back in baseball's big event.

A midseason demotion to the minor leagues proved a humbling trip for Howie Kendrick, who had nothing but time to assess what went wrong during a slow start to the first half.

When the Angels traded for Scott Kazmir on Aug. 29, they were by no means assured of a playoff spot.

The Angels lived to play another day and earned a trip back to the Bronx, as Kendry Morales' RBI single capped a three-run rally in the seventh inning and paced Los Angeles past the New York Yankees, 7-6, in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series.

Angels players douse the jersey of late teammate Nick Adenhart in beer and champagne as they celebrate after winning the AL West title last month.

Having dispatched the Yankees in the first round of the playoffs in 2002 and 2005, the Los Angeles Angels meet New York for the first time in the AL Championship Series starting - weather permitting - tonight.

There is a lesson Paul Beeston learned well in his more than 30 years in baseball.