The Los Angeles Angels’ president says the fatal overdose of pitcher Tyler Skaggs was tough for the baseball club and he wished he knew sooner about drug use by the player and one of the team’s employ

Some players are classic “change of scenery” guys, and the Los Angeles Angels are hoping that’s the case with infielder Vaughn Grissom. The Angels acquired the second baseman from the Boston Red Sox in what was considered a minor deal during this week’s winter meetings,

The Los Angeles Angels are losing former bench coach Ryan Goins to the San Diego Padres. Goins is expected to become the infield coach, according to Dennis Lin

Los Angeles landed infielder Vaughn Grissom in a trade with Boston during the 2025 Winter Meetings, with Boston receiving outfielder Isaiah Jackson in return. ESPN's Jeff Passan and MassLive.com's Chris Cotillo first reported the news.

Vaughn Grissom, who rose the ranks of the Atlanta Braves organization before a trade sent him north to the Red Sox for Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale, is on the move again. According to multiple reports Tuesday, the Red Sox are trading Grissom to the Los Angeles Angels for a minor league player.

In a 2013 text to another player, Skaggs wrote “I ran out of pain pills you know anyone with them,” adding “Plus I’m pitching today (expletive) me.”

The Los Angeles Angels have acquired infielder Vaughn Grissom in a trade with the Boston Red Sox, who received minor league outfielder Isaiah Jackson.

Attorneys for the Angels aimed to paint a longer arc of drug and alcohol abuse by Tyler Skaggs in the wrongful-death lawsuit against the club.

In the time since singing his mega-deal ahead of the 2020 season, Rendon has played in just 257 games, including missing all of last season.

An attorney for the Los Angeles Angels pressed Tyler Skaggs’ wife and his mother about the pitchers’ illicit drug use and spending habits during testimony in an ongoing wrongful death trial on Monday, Dec 8, as the high-profile case entered what is expected to be the final week of testimony.

"And the ceiling is very high. ESPN's Kiley McDaniel ranked Rodriguez as the game's top pitching prospect in 2022 and rated him nearly as high in 2023. The mere possibility of Gray-Rod (did it again) fulfilling that potential in an Angels uniform is an exciting notion for fans in Anaheim."