When Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia fills out his lineup card and inserts the name Peter Bourjos he doesn't necessarily do so for offensive purposes. That's what Albert Pujols, Mark Trumbo, Mike Trout, and Josh Hamilton are for. Bourjos' defensive capabilities are good enough to shift Trout, pretty impressive ... Read More

  As the official statistician of MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, and the WNBA the Elias Sports Bureau provides a look into sports that goes beyond the home run saving grabs, made-for-highlight-reel stiffarms, and ankle breaking crossovers. They sift through the streaks, trends, and numbers to often provide us with interesting and little known bits of information about our ... Read More

  We're quickly approaching the point where nothing Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout does on the baseball field should surprise us anymore. Trout had a rookie season for the ages in 2012. Yesterday, he became the youngest player in American League history to hit for the cycle. Today, he's crushing 460+ ... Read More

      As the official statistician of MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, and the WNBA the Elias Sports Bureau provides a look into sports that goes beyond the home run saving grabs, made-for-highlight-reel stiffarms, and ankle breaking crossovers. They sift through the streaks, trends, and numbers to often provide us with interesting and little known bits of information about our ... Read More

  Unless you're a diehard Los Angeles Angels fan there's a good chance you've never heard of Hank Conger. The 25-year old catcher is in his fourth big league season, all with the Angels, and had 91 games under his belt heading into Saturday. His 92nd was one Conger will surely remember. In ... Read More

      As the official statistician of MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, and the WNBA the Elias Sports Bureau provides a look into sports that goes beyond the home run saving grabs, made-for-highlight-reel stiffarms, and ankle breaking crossovers. They sift through the streaks, trends, and numbers to often provide us with interesting and little known bits of information about our ... Read More

  Last June eventual American League Rookie of the Year Mike Trout made one the defensive plays of the season when he robbed Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy of a would-be home run in Baltimore. Re-watching the video never gets old, but if you would like another way remember the moment these ... Read More

  With spring training underway interesting (and usually lighthearted) stories from various team camps have begun to surface, like this assistant trainer of the Cleveland Indians who lost a bet and something else in the process. Then there was Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones having some fun with Kevin Gausman ... Read More