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On Monday night, Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels made history, as he became the first pitcher since Babe Ruth to start a game while leading the league in home runs. He took the mound for his third start of the season while also remaining in the batting lineup. Ohtani slugged from the two-spot […] READ MORE
In 2019, the MLB introduced the first-ever All-MLB Team. A team that consists of the best players at each position, voted by fans and writers. It is used as a fashion of congratulating the best of the best at the end of the season rather than during the mid-summer classic in July. The All-MLB Team […] READ MORE
With the return of Stephen Strasburg, the Washington Nationals have excellent depth in their starting rotation heading into 2021. READ MORE
The Angels 2020 Season The Los Angeles Angels 2020 season ended the same way their previous five seasons did- they missed the playoffs. This time they finished two games behind the Houston Astros for the second spot in the AL West. Two games. But, it wasn’t enough to save general manager Billy Eppler from being […] READ MORE
Angels 7, Diamondbacks 3 The Los Angeles Angels got to Arizona Diamondbacks starter Alex Young early, scoring six runs in the first three innings en route to a 7-3 victory Thursday in Anaheim. David Fletcher and Taylor Ward each had three hits for the Angels, while Anthony Rendon and Albert Pujols each had two hits. […] READ MORE
The season is roughly halfway over for most teams, so now is a good chance at what should have been the all-star teams from each of the respective leagues. Members of the Last Word on Sports baseball staff voted on what these hypothetical 2020 All-Star squads would look like. So here are the results for […] READ MORE
Angels Bullpen Woes The Los Angeles Angels sit at the bottom of the AL West with a 9-20 record. With the pre-season speculation that the Angels could be a playoff contender, what went wrong? The batting lineup consists of big offensive names like Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon. Thus, pitching (mainly relief pitching since no […] READ MORE
This past week Major League Baseball had the most home runs hit in this shortened season. We saw two different streaks of four homers. There were multiple grand slams and game-winning homers with one being an inside the park homer. Two more players hit their first career home runs and one player is slowly carving […] READ MORE
Rough Weekend The Los Angeles Angels had an extremely rough weekend as they got swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers are the real deal and the only team in the majors to not lose a series this year. It is never good to get swept, especially at home. The Angels struggled all around […] READ MORE
An elbow injury may be limiting Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani from stepping up to the mound, but he looks to be a key contributor offensively. So far, Ohtani’s bat is off to a hot August start. So far, he has hit for a 0.318 BA and a 1.105 OPS. While we will […] READ MORE
A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Scott Shaffer received his Bachelor of Science in Political Science and was commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy. He received his Master of Arts from Arizona State University in Criminal Justice and researched public policies relating to criminal justice as well as other areas of national security. He also holds a Masters of Business Administration from Boise State University. He has contributed to the Naval Historical Foundation, USNI’s Proceedings, the Richard Nixon Foundation, and the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR).