MLB Makes Angels Mistake on Friday

MLB Makes Angels Mistake on Friday originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The Los Angeles Angels won eight straight games in May, but have reverted to their usual ways recently. They’re 3-7 over their last 10 contests and are in fourth place in the AL West.

Los Angeles is also five games out of a Wild Card spot and 5.5 games behind the Houston Astros for first place in the division. The club is tied with the Chicago White Sox for the third-worst run differential in the AL at -57.

However, the Angels announced a small silver lining ahead of their matchup with the Seattle Mariners on Friday. They reinstated rookie right-handed pitcher José Fermín from the injured list after optioning southpaw hurler Sam Aldegheri on Thursday, via Angels PR.

Los Angeles signed Fermín as an international free agent in October 2023 and called him up this past April. The 23-year-old has a 5.87 ERA over nine appearances.

MLB’s official site had initially posted that Aldegheri was going to Triple-A, which was incorrect, via The Orange County Register’s Jeff Fletcher. The fellow 23-year-old allowed two unearned runs across 2.1 innings vs. the Boston Red Sox in his season debut on Wednesday.

The Angels nearly swept the Red Sox before their off day on Thursday, but they lost on a 308-foot walk-off homer by center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela on Wednesday. The two-run shot was the shortest walk-off home run since the advent of Statcast in 2015, per Sarah Langs.

Right-handed pitcher Kyle Hendricks (2-6, 5.34 ERA) will start for Los Angeles on Friday.

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 6, 2025, where it first appeared.

MLB Makes Angels Mistake on Friday

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