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Angels Make Historic Taylor Ward Announcement Amid 7th Straight Win
Los Angeles Angels left fielder Taylor Ward is one of several players on the team producing at the plate recently. The 31-year-old went 3-for-4 with a homer, five RBI, and a walk in their 10-5 win over the Athletics on Thursday, extending his hitting streak to eight games.
Ward is now slashing .225/.272/.508 with a team-high 14 homers and 34 RBI through 48 games this season. The 6-foot, 200-pounder already matched his 2023 home run total, which he notched in 97 games that season. He also is on pace to pass his career high of 25 homers in one campaign, which he hit across 156 contests in 2024.
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Los Angeles made an announcement about Taylor after he hit his 426-foot grand slam to center in the seventh inning on Thursday, via Angels PR.
Los Angeles Angels left fielder Taylor Ward (3).John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
"Taylor Ward connects for his sixth career grand slam and second this season. Ward also has an extra-base hit in eight straight games, the longest such stretch by a Halo since Tim Salmon in 2000," the team reported.
The homer gave the Angels a 6-5 lead.
Ward's five RBI also tied his single-game career-high, via Angels PR.
Los Angeles is now one game under .500 at 24-25, and is tied with the Texas Rangers for third place in the AL West. Both clubs are one game behind the second-place Houston Astros and 4.5 behind the first-place Seattle Mariners.
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The Angels are also 2.5 games behind the Cleveland Guardians for the AL's third and final Wild Card spot, along with the Rangers and Boston Red Sox.
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Angels Make Historic Taylor Ward Announcement Amid 7th Straight Win first appeared on Athlon Sports on May 22, 2025
