This was not only a nice achievement for him, but it was also a remarkable achievement for his best team, the 1940 Reds. That team won the world championship, but until Lombardi entered Cooperstown, not a single member of that club had gained baseball...

Alex Rodriguez and Cal Ripken Jr. successfully made the shortstop-to-third move that Ramirez will attempt. And several clubs have won it all with big, limited-mobility third basemen like Cabrera and Trumbo. Two of them were the 2002 Angels with Troy...

.710 (74 PA) All-Time OPS Leaders, Post-Season 1. Carlos Beltran 1.302 (101 PA) 2. David Freese 1.258 (71 PA) 3. Willie Aikens 1.215 (49 PA) 4. Babe Ruth 1.211 (167 PA) 5. Lou Gehrig 1.208 (150 PA) 6. Bobby Brown 1.207 (46 PA) 7. Carlos Delgado 1.199...

If there were a Hall of Fame for players who performed well in spite of self-inflicted handicaps, Phillips would be in it. Quick: Name 10 men who played third base for the Angels in their first 51 seasons. Troy Glaus is easy. He is the franchise leader...

Atlanta Braves team that just needs a bat. It’s the same refrain every offseason. Bat. Bat. Bat. Last year, Dan Uggla wasn’t enough. Nor was Troy Glaus in 2010. With their rotation stacked at least seven deep and their bullpen among baseball’s best and...

But when the Angels’ turn came Tuesday, they picked UCLA junior shortstop Troy Glaus with the third overall pick. Glaus, 20, batted a team-high .409 this season to lead the Bruins to the College World Series. He finished the year with 34 home runs, 91...