The Los Angeles Angels were playing their best baseball since 2015. Blessed by the talents of Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani, but cursed to never showcase them in October, the Angels have spent years desperately grasping for enough supporting talent to get over the hump and make the playoffs.
This spring, it finally looked like they had done it. Infused with some new blood and a lot of surprise contributions, the Angels started 27-17. It was their best 44-game stretch of any kind since the summer of 2015, the year after their last postseason appearance.