Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each system and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization. Click here to locate your favorite club.If you take a quick glance at the record of each Angels affiliate, it looks as

BILOXI, Miss. (July 3, 2019) - The Los Angeles Angels announced Wednesday that they have selected the contract of Matt Thaiss , a former member of the Mobile BayBears, from Triple-A Salt Lake. Thaiss is scheduled to bat seventh and play third base in his Major League debut Wednesday night

Angels 3B Matt Thaiss, Triple-A Salt Lake: 2-for-4, 1 HR, 4 RBIs, 1 BB -- The Angels' No. 6 prospect continued his prolific month by recording his second career two-homer game. Thaiss slugged a two-run shot to right field in the third inning, then led off the ninth with a line

White Sox LHP Konnor Pilkington, Class A Advanced Winston-Salem: 6 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 12 K - Chicago's 20th-ranked prospect spun a gem in the Dash's 1-0 loss to Down East, recording a career-high 12 strikeouts in his second Carolina League start after a May 11 promotion from Class A

Dodgers RHP Dustin May, Double-A Tulsa: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 HB, 1 BB, 7 K -- The Dodgers' No. 2 prospect picked up his second win of the season in the Drillers' 5-0 blanking of Corpus Christi. May (2-1) needed all of 11 pitches to get through

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each system and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization. Click here to locate your favorite club.The Angels are in desperate need of a shot in the arm. Bogged down

Smith's Ballpark in Utah is roughly 680 miles to Angel Stadium in Southern California. Matt Thaiss seems to shrink that distance with each passing day.The No. 7 Angels prospect finished with three hits for the second straight game and reached safely four times as Triple-A Salt Lake edged visiting Las

You could say Angels prospects Matt Thaiss and Taylor Ward have developed a bond of sorts over the last few years. The pair was called up to Double-A around the same time last year and moved up to Triple-A under similar circumstances this season. The two have shared numerous meals, lived

Matt Thaiss is quickly learning just how friendly the Pacific Coast League can be for hitters. The Angels' eighth-ranked prospect logged the fifth four-hit game of his career -- his first since joining Triple-A Salt Lake last month -- in the Bees' 6-5 loss to the Baby Cakes on Monday at

This year has been most the powerful season yet for Matt Thaiss, so it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that when he did arrive in the Pacific Coast League, his thunderous bat did the talking.The Angels No. 8 prospect smacked a pair of solo shots and a single --

MOBILE, Ala. (May 22, 2018) - The Los Angeles Angels announced Tuesday that first baseman Matt Thaiss and right-handed pitcher Jeremy Rhoades have been promoted from the Double-A Mobile BayBears to Triple-A Salt Lake.Thaiss, 23, played in 89 games for the BayBears over the past two seasons. Last year, he

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 21, 2018) - The Mobile BayBears, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, split Monday's doubleheader against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp with a 1-0 win in game one and an 8-4 loss in game two at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville.GAME ONE:For the second straight start,

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 18, 2018) - The Mobile BayBears, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, swept Friday's doubleheader with 4-2 and 3-1 wins over the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville.GAME ONE:Trailing 2-0 in the sixth inning, the BayBears plated four runs over the final

MOBILE, Ala. (May 15, 2018) - The Mobile BayBears, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, exploded for 11 runs on 15 hits in an 11-5 win over the Birmingham Barons to clinch a series victory Tuesday night at Hank Aaron Stadium.Jose Suarez recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts over

MOBILE, Ala. (May 14, 2018) - Griffin Canning , Greg Mahle , Adrian Almeida , and Ryan Clark combined to throw the second no-hitter of the season for the Mobile BayBears, the Double-A affiliate of the Angels, just 16 days after the first one on April 28 in Montgomery. The

PEARL, Miss. (May 11, 2018) - Jose Rojas hit for the cycle and helped lead the Mobile BayBears, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, to a 14-3 rout of the Mississippi Braves in the series finale Friday night at Trustmark Park.Rojas hit a two-run triple in the third,

MOBILE, Ala. (May 5, 2018) - The Mobile BayBears, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, fell behind early and were never able to climb back in an 11-5 loss to the Chattanooga Lookouts Saturday night at Hank Aaron Stadium.Jose Suarez (1-1) lasted just 2 1/3 innings and gave

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (April 30, 2018) - The Mobile BayBears, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, had runners in scoring position in three innings but failed to score, falling 1-0 to the Montgomery Biscuits in the series finale Monday at Riverwalk Stadium.The BayBears (12-12) had two baserunners aboard with

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (April 28, 2018) - Griffin Canning , Matt Custred , and Ryan Clark combined to throw the second no-hitter in the history of the Mobile BayBears, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. The BayBears blanked the Montgomery Biscuits 1-0 Saturday night at Riverwalk Stadium.Canning (1-0) tossed

Matt Thaiss and his bat were the talk of the 2016 Draft, coming out of his junior season at the University of Virginia with a .345/.473/.578 slash line. He's raced through four levels of the Angels organization, just over a year after he was selected 16th overall.On Tuesday, the Angels'

MOBILE, Ala. (April 24, 2018) - The Mobile BayBears, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, scored five runs in the first two innings and defeated the Mississippi Braves 8-4 Tuesday night at Hank Aaron Stadium.Matt Thaiss matched his career-high with four hits and finished just a home run

MOBILE, Ala. (April 19, 2018) - After being held scoreless for the first eight innings, the Mobile BayBears, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, tied the game in the ninth and collected a third straight win over the Biloxi Shuckers 2-1 in 10 innings Thursday night at Hank

MOBILE, Ala. (April 18, 2018) - The Mobile BayBears, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, hit a pair of home runs and defeated the Biloxi Shuckers 6-5 in a back-and-forth game Wednesday night at Hank Aaron Stadium.Matt Thaiss hit his second home run, a game-tying three-run homer in

MOBILE, Ala. (April 17, 2018) - An eighth-inning triple play helped the Mobile BayBears, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, keep the score tied and ultimately defeat the Biloxi Shuckers 4-3 in 10 innings Tuesday night at Hank Aaron Stadium.With the score tied 3-3, Biloxi (9-3) had two