It’ll be some time before we see Mike Trout and Zach Neto team up in the Los Angeles Angels lineup. Not only is Trout healthy, but he crushed a home run in Wednesday’s 9-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.

Angels manager Ron Washington said Thursday that Neto (shoulder) will not be ready for Opening Day but should make his season debut "soon after" in April, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Ron Washington discusses the success of his first season as Angels manager and his expectations for the team in his second year

Angels manager Ron Washington names left-hander Yusei Kikuchi as the team's opening day starter. The Angels open the season against the White Sox in Chicago on March 27.

I’m trying to preserve the legs.” The decision came after a meeting with manager Ron Washington and GM Perry Minasian on Sunday. Trout expressed a willingness to move dating back to the end of the 2024 season,

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Manager Ron Washington says Neto won’t be ready for the March 27 opener in Chicago after the shortstop had shoulder surgery in November.

When José Suarez returned to the majors from his demotion to Triple-A last year, Angels manager Ron Washington sensed that the left-hander had a new attitude. Washington believes Suarez finally understood the consequences of his performance.

Yusei Kikuchi discusses his decision to sign with the Angels, and Ron Washington's ambitions to turn the culture around in the clubhouse

Angels manager Ron Washington said he plans to use a combination of Taylor Ward, Mike Trout and Jorge Soler in some order among his top four spots in the lineup. But if it’s up to Ward, he’d prefer to be the club’s leadoff hitter,