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New state bill proposes legislating ‘Anaheim’ back in the Angels’ team name

2026-03-26 20:30:00 UTC

Assemblyman Avelino Valencia introduced this week the bill dubbed the “Home Run for Anaheim Act.”

Commentary: What is the Angels’ future in Orange County? In Anaheim, uneasy lies the halo

2026-03-26 20:30:00 UTC

In the coming months, the city of Anaheim expects to release an assessment of what it would take to keep Angel Stadium up and running for years to come.

In Anaheim and Sacramento, a two-front challenge to the Angels’ Los Angeles name

2026-03-26 20:30:00 UTC

Assemblyman Avelino Valencia has introduced state legislation that could require any sale or new lease of the stadium property be conditioned upon the team reverting to the Anaheim Angels name.

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The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California, within the Greater Los Angeles area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West Division. Since 1966, the team has played its home games at Angel Stadium.

The franchise was founded in Los Angeles in 1961 by Gene Autry as one of MLB's first two expansion teams and the first to originate in California. Deriving its name from an earlier Los Angeles Angels franchise that played in the Pacific Coast League (PCL), the team was based in Los Angeles until moving to Anaheim in 1966. Due to the move, the franchise was known as the California Angels from 1965 to 1996 and the Anaheim Angels from 1997 to 2004. "Los Angeles" was added back to the name in 2005, but because of a lease agreement with Anaheim that required the city to also be in the name, the franchise was known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim until 2015. The current Los Angeles Angels name came into use the following season.