Los Angeles Angels

The Los Angeles Angels play at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, one of the older ballparks still in use in the American League. The franchise has been home to some of the most gifted individual talents in the sport's history, including Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani during his years in Anaheim. The halo atop the stadium's big "A" sign is a landmark visible from the nearby freeway. Angels fans have endured a mix of thrilling individual performances and postseason frustration in recent decades.

Founded as an expansion franchise in 1961, the Angels reached their first World Series in 2002 and won the franchise's only championship that year, defeating the Giants in seven games behind the Rally Monkey-fueled Anaheim crowd. The team has since produced generational talents like Mike Trout and two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, though sustained postseason success has been elusive since 2002. One championship anchors a franchise history defined largely by individual brilliance.