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"in 1958. The Los Angeles Dodgers carried their successful ways, and there were no trolleys to be dodged in Los Angeles. When major league baseball expanded in 1961, a new entry in the American League revived the old nickname. The team was renamed the California Angels in 1965, anticipating their move to Anaheim. After 32 years as ""California"", the team became the ""Anaheim Angels"" starting with the 1997 season, as a result of a contractual agreement connected with renovations to their stadium. Starting with the 2005 season, the club again changed its name. The ownership wanted to revert to the"
"Los Angeles Angels The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball franchise based in Anaheim, California. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The Angels have played home games at Angel Stadium since 1966. The current MLB franchise was established as an expansion team in 1961 by Gene Autry (1907-1998), the team's first owner. Autry was a famous singing cowboy actor in a series of films in the 1930s to 1950s, and later was the subject of the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum. The ""Angels"" name was"
"History of the Los Angeles Angels The Los Angeles Angels are a professional baseball team is based in Anaheim, California. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The ""Angels"" name originates from the city that was their original home, Los Angeles, and was inspired by a minor league club of the same name. The Angels have played home games at Angel Stadium since 1966. For many years, there had been talk of an existing American League team relocating to Los Angeles. In 1940, the St. Louis Browns asked"
"to sign Shohei Ohtani, a two-way player who previously played for the Nippon-Ham Fighters in the Nippon Professional Baseball league. History of the Los Angeles Angels The Los Angeles Angels are a professional baseball team is based in Anaheim, California. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The ""Angels"" name originates from the city that was their original home, Los Angeles, and was inspired by a minor league club of the same name. The Angels have played home games at Angel Stadium since 1966. For many years, there"
"a new arena in Inglewood. The arena has not yet been approved and lawsuits are currently pending. Sports in Los Angeles The Los Angeles metropolitan area is home to several professional and collegiate sports teams. The Greater Los Angeles Area has eleven major league professional teams: the Anaheim Ducks, the Los Angeles Angels, the Los Angeles Chargers, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles FC, LA Galaxy, the Los Angeles Kings, the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Sparks,and the Los Angeles Rams. USC Trojans football, UCLA Bruins men's basketball, USC Trojans baseball, USC Trojans track & field,"
"Los Angeles Clippers The Los Angeles Clippers, abbreviated by the team as the LA Clippers, are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of Pacific Division of the league's Western Conference. The Clippers play their home games at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, an arena shared with fellow NBA team the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). The franchise was founded in 1970 as the Buffalo"
"to the team as ""the Los Angeles Angels"", ""the Angels"", or ""Los Angeles"". The team refers to itself as the ""Los Angeles Angels"" on its social media accounts, including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. In 2013, the team was to officially drop ""of Anaheim"" from its name, as part of a new Angel Stadium lease negotiated with the Anaheim city government. The deal was never finalized, though as of 2017, most official sources omit the ""of Anaheim"" suffix and the official MLB Style Guide has referred to the team as simply the ""Los Angeles Angels"" since the 2016 season. The mantra"
"Los Angeles FC Los Angeles Football Club is an American professional soccer franchise based in Los Angeles, California, that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. LAFC play their home games at the Banc of California Stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood. The team shares the Los Angeles area market with the LA Galaxy, and the two clubs compete in a rivalry dubbed El Tráfico. On October 30, 2014, Major League Soccer awarded a new expansion team to Los Angeles, filling the vacancy in the market created by the dissolution of Chivas USA three"
"from the English translation of ""Los Angeles"", which means ""The Angels"" in Spanish. The team name started in 1892; in 1903, the team name continued in L.A. through the PCL, which is now a minor league affiliate of MiLB. The Angels franchise of today was established in MLB in 1961 after former owner Gene Autry bought the rights to continue the franchise name from Walter O'Malley, the former Los Angeles Dodgers owner who had acquired the franchise from Phil Wrigley, the owner of the Chicago Cubs at the time. As stated in the book ""Under the Halo: The Official History"
"the Los Angeles Angels. The team won the World Series under manager Mike Scioscia in 2002. In 2005, new owner Arte Moreno wanted to change the name to ""Los Angeles Angels"" in order to better tap into the Los Angeles media market, the second largest in the country. However, the standing agreement with the city of Anaheim demanded that they have ""Anaheim"" in the name, so they became the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. This name change was hotly disputed by the city of Anaheim, but the change stood and still stands today, which prompted a lawsuit by the city"
"CONCACAF Champions League, as champions of North America. Los Angeles FC Los Angeles Football Club is an American professional soccer franchise based in Los Angeles, California, that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. LAFC play their home games at the Banc of California Stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood. The team shares the Los Angeles area market with the LA Galaxy, and the two clubs compete in a rivalry dubbed El Tráfico. On October 30, 2014, Major League Soccer awarded a new expansion team to Los Angeles, filling the vacancy in the market"
"LA Galaxy The LA Galaxy, also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy, is an American professional soccer franchise based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Western Conference. The club began play in 1996 as one of the league's eight charter members. The Galaxy was founded in 1994 and is owned by Anschutz Entertainment Group. In their early years, the club played its home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Since 2003, they have played at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. The team holds"
"the formation of a new Los Angeles-area team to replace Chivas USA, which shut down operations following the 2014 season. The new team was announced with the working name, ""Los Angeles Football Club"", which later became its official name in September 2015. LAFC's ownership group is led by venture capitalist Henry Nguyen, film producer Peter Guber, and former National Basketball Association executive Tom Penn. The team began play in 2018 in a new, dedicated venue, Banc of California Stadium. Major League Soccer plans to grow from 23 teams in 2018 to 26 teams by 2020. MLS plans to add an"
"History of the Brooklyn Dodgers The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League baseball team, active primarily in the National League (founded 1876) from 1884 until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, California, where it continues its history as the Los Angeles Dodgers. The team moved west at the same time as its longtime rivals, the New York Giants, also in the National League, relocated to San Francisco in northern California as the San Francisco Giants. The team's name derived from the reputed skill of Brooklyn residents at evading the city's trolley streetcar network. The Dodgers played in"
"Los Angeles Ballers The Los Angeles Ballers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. The team competes in the Junior Basketball Association (JBA), a league created for high school and junior college players as an alternative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). They won the championship for the league's inaugural 2018 season. The week JBA was first announced on December 20, 2017, when media personality LaVar Ball said to ""Slam"" magazine that he would create a professional league targeted at high school graduates and fully funded by his sports apparel company Big Baller Brand. The league"
"Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics, often referred to as the A's, are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team plays its home games at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum. They have won nine World Series championships, the third-most of all current MLB teams. The 2018 season was the club's 50th while based in Oakland. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the team was founded in Philadelphia in 1901 as the Philadelphia Athletics. They won three World Series"
"Los Angeles Lakers all-time roster The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Lakers' franchise was founded in 1947 in Detroit, Michigan before moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where the team got its official title from the state's nickname, ""Land of 10,000 Lakes"". The Minneapolis Lakers won five NBA Finals before relocating to Los Angeles in the 1960–61 NBA season, becoming the first West Coast team in league history. In the 1960s, the Lakers reached the NBA"
"assist totals those years. LA Galaxy The LA Galaxy, also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy, is an American professional soccer franchise based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Western Conference. The club began play in 1996 as one of the league's eight charter members. The Galaxy was founded in 1994 and is owned by Anschutz Entertainment Group. In their early years, the club played its home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Since 2003, they have played at the StubHub Center in Carson,"
"although it was correctly anticipated that the team would be referred to as simply the ""Los Angeles Angels"" by the media and the majority of the public. At the same time they announced the name change, the Angels aggressively marketed themselves to Los Angeles, buying space on nearly 500 billboards in the area that read simply ""City of ANGELS"" in the team's wordmark. The Dodgers, not wanting to give up any of its market share to the Angels, countered with their own billboard campaign, featuring the slogan ""LA Baseball"" (with ""LA"" depicted in the team's insignia), and putting ""Los Angeles"
"San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego, California. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won two NL pennants — in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both years. As of 2017, they have had 14 winning seasons in franchise history. The Padres are one of two Major League Baseball teams (the other being the Los Angeles Angels) in California to originate from that state; the Athletics were originally from"
"address announcer for the Angels. Anaheim Ducks announcer Phil Hulett serves as the secondary public address announcer. The Angels have a team Hall of Fame, with the following members: The Angels have one member in the Hall of Fame, Vladimir Guerrero, who was inducted in . Also, several Hall of Famers have spent part of their careers with the Angels and the Hall lists the Angels as the ""primary team"" of Nolan Ryan. Los Angeles Angels The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball franchise based in Anaheim, California. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a"
"regularly participate, including work with the development and continued coordination of SDSU's International Case Competition, which annually attracts participation from top business schools. San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego, California. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won two NL pennants — in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both years. As of 2017, they have had 14 winning seasons in franchise history. The Padres are one of two"
"teams include UCLA Bruins Football, Los Angeles Sparks, Pepperdine Waves baseball, and formerly the Los Angeles Raiders and Los Angeles Aztecs. Between them, these Los Angeles area sports teams have won a combined 105 Championship Titles. Los Angeles area colleges have produced upwards of 200 National Championship Teams, primarily from USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference. The 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics were held in Los Angeles. In 2028 the city will host the Olympics for a third time. Los Angeles is home to major league sports teams from all five major leagues — MLB, MLS, the"
"expansion team—and also the first in Major League Baseball in over 70 years—was the Los Angeles Angels (later the California Angels, the Anaheim Angels, and, as of 2005, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim), who brought the American League to southern California in 1961. Northern California, however, would later gain its own American League team, in 1968, when the Athletics would move again, settling in Oakland, across San Francisco Bay from the Giants. Along with the Angels, the other 1961 expansion team was the Washington Senators, who joined the American League and took over the nation's capital when the moved"
"championships, more than any other MLS team at present. The two teams play in ""El Tráfico"", the cross-town derby. From 2005 to 2014, the Galaxy and Chivas USA played in the SuperClasico. Chivas USA folded in 2014 and was replaced by Los Angeles FC. The collegiate level East Los Angeles Dodgers and their rival the Orange County Angels in the Southern California Collegiate Baseball League. The metropolitan area has two teams in the NBA G League, each of which is owned by one of the area's two NBA teams. The Agua Caliente Clippers play in Ontario, and the South Bay"
"San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1883 as the New York Gothams, and renamed three years later the New York Giants, the team eventually moved to San Francisco in 1958. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. As one of the longest-established and most successful professional baseball teams, the franchise has won the most games of any team in the history of American baseball. The team was the first major league team based in"
"the results you should.<nowiki>""</nowiki> On July 27, 2017, Bradley was announced as the team's first head coach for the inaugural season of Los Angeles FC, an expansion MLS team that started playing in the 2018 season. On March 4, 2018, Los Angeles FC won 1–0 against the Seattle Sounders in the team's first ever game. Bradley's brother Scott Bradley played for the Seattle Mariners and three other Major League Baseball teams in the 1980s and 1990s, and is the current baseball coach at Princeton University. Another brother, Jeff Bradley, is a sports journalist who has worked for ESPN and the"
"Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began. Like some other WNBA teams, the Sparks have the distinction of not being affiliated with an NBA counterpart, even though the market is shared with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers. As of 2015, the Sparks are the last franchise to win back-to-back titles. Lakers owner Jerry Buss owned the Sparks from 1997 to 2006 when Williams"
"who is the all-time leading scorer for both the club and the league. LA Galaxy is one of the ten founding teams in Major League Soccer. The name ""Galaxy"" was derived from Los Angeles being home to the ""stars"" of Hollywood. The team began competing in the first season of the then new league, which took place in 1996. In the inaugural season, Los Angeles finished first in the Western Conference and were one of the two teams that contested in the first MLS Cup. The Galaxy finished as runners up, losing to D.C. United in the final. The 1997"
"a 4-2 record. Los Angeles Lightning The Los Angeles Lightning is a professional basketball team in the Independent Basketball Association (IBA). The Lightning are owned by Mark Harwell, an entertainment industry executive, and play in the Gilbert Sports Arena on the campus of California Lutheran University. Founded in 2007, the Lightning first played in the International Basketball League for four years (2007–10). LA joined the IBA for the 2012 Spring season. The Lightning captured the 2009 IBL title with an 18-5 record. Lamond Murray, a first-round pick of the Los Angeles Clippers in 1994 NBA Draft, was named MVP of"
"County as well as the modified Seal of Los Angeles County, California which is featured on the Flag of Los Angeles. The name ""Galaxy"" was created by Nike at the conception of the league, the company was also the original uniform supplier for the team. The Galaxy first turned a profit in 2003, becoming the first MLS team to do so. After the team moved into the new Home Depot Center, the team saw increased attendance, a doubling of revenue from sponsors, and revenues from parking and concessions. A ""Forbes"" 2015 report ranked the LA Galaxy second in MLS in"
"League Baseball decided to expand a year earlier than planned to stave off threats of losing its exemption from the Sherman Antitrust Act. At the winter meetings that year, it awarded a new team to Los Angeles (the Angels, now the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim) as well as a new team in the nation's capital. This new team adopted the old Senators name, but was (and still is) considered an expansion team since the Twins retained the old Senators' records and history. The Senators and Angels began to fill their rosters with American League players in an expansion draft."
"Martinez Clippers The Martinez Clippers are a professional baseball team based in Martinez, California, United States, and are members of the six-team Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs, an independent professional baseball circuit not affiliated with Major League Baseball. The team is named for New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio, who was nicknamed ""The Yankee Clipper"" and was born in Martinez. On February 8, 2018, the Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs annoucned the additions of the Napa Silverados and Martinez Clippers for the upcoming summer season. On April 22, 2018, the Clippers signed their first pitcher, Zach Compton. The team"