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| 1966 | The Dodgers finish their tour Japan tour with the worst results ever compiled by an American big league team. Los Angeles loses the last four games of the trip, returning to the West Coast with a mediocre 9-8-1 record against their Japanese opponents. |
| 1976 | California signs free-agent Don Baylor to a six-year, $1.6 million deal. The Austin (TX) native, who played with the A's last season after being dealt by the Orioles in the Reggie Jackson trade, will become the first Angel to win the MVP Award (1979) until Vladimir Guerrero cops the honor in 2004. |
| 2004 | Receiving 21 of the 28 first-place votes, Vladimir Guerrero (.337, 39, 126) wins the 2004 American League's MVP Award. The 28-year-old former Expo outfielder signed as a free agent with the Angels after the Mets refused to guarantee his salary based on advice from their medical staff. |
| 2012 | The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum announces the winners of its Legacy Awards, naming Mike Trout as its choice for the AL's Oscar Charleston Award, recognizing the 20-year-old outfielder as the league's most valuable player. The Angels' freshman also receives the Larry Doby Award, an honor given to the top rookie of each circuit. |
| 2019 | Veteran manager Joe Maddon (1,252-1,068), who spent nine seasons with the Rays and five more with the Cubs, comes to terms on a three-year deal with the Angels, reportedly worth $12 million to $15 million. The 65-year-old skipper, replacing first-year pilot Brad Ausmus, spent 31 years with the organization before leaving to manage Tampa Bay in 2006. |
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