# 2023 Los Angeles Angels season

The 2023 Los Angeles Angels season was the 63rd season of the Los Angeles Angels franchise in the American League, the 58th in Anaheim, and their 58th season playing their home games at Angel Stadium. Chasing history to try and reach their first playoff appearance since 2014, the Angels started 40–32, but subsequently collapsed and, on September 16, the Angels were eliminated from postseason contention, for the ninth straight year. They repeat their record from the previous year, which was 73–89. They set a mark with their eighth consecutive losing season, eclipsing the mark previously set by the 1971–1977 teams. The Angels drew an average home attendance of 32,599 in 81 home games in the 2023 MLB season, the 13th highest in the league.

## Offseason

The Angels finished the 2022 season 73–89, 33 games out of first place. They missed the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season and now share the longest current playoff drought with the Tigers. Both teams have not made the playoffs since 2014.

### Rule changes

Pursuant to the CBA, new rule changes will be in place for the 2023 season:
* institution of a pitch clock between pitches;
* limits on pickoff attempts per plate appearance;
* limits on defensive shifts requiring two infielders to be on either side of second and be within the boundary of the infield; and
* larger bases (increased to 18-inch squares);

## Opening Day lineup

The team opened the season with a 2–1 loss to the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum on March 30.
| Order | No. | Player | Pos. |
| 1 | 3 | Taylor Ward | LF |
| 2 | 27 | Mike Trout | CF |
| 3 | 17 | Shohei Ohtani | P/DH |
| 4 | 6 | Anthony Rendon | 3B |
| 5 | 2 | Luis Rengifo | 2B |
| 6 | 12 | Hunter Renfroe | RF |
| 7 | 23 | Brandon Drury | 1B |
| 8 | 10 | Gio Urshela | SS |
| 9 | 14 | Logan O'Hoppe | C |
| — | 17 | Shohei Ohtani | P |

### Angels team leaders

Batting :
| Batting average† | Shohei Ohtani | .304 |
| RBIs | Shohei Ohtani | 95 |
| Stolen bases | Shohei Ohtani | 20 |
| Runs scored | Shohei Ohtani | 102 |
| Home runs | Shohei Ohtani | 44 |
| Games played | Shohei Ohtani | 135 |
| Pitching |||
| ERA‡ | No qualifiers | — |
| WHIP | No qualifiers | — |
| Holds | Matt Moore | 20 |
| Wins | Shohei Ohtani | 10 |
| Innings pitched | Reid Detmers | 148.1 |
| Strikeouts | Reid Detmers | 168 |
| Saves | Carlos Estévez | 31 |
| Games pitched | Carlos Estévez | 63 |
† Minimum 3.1 plate appearances per team games played ‡ Minimum 1 inning pitched per team games played

## Regular season
### June

On June 15, Gio Urshela sustained an injury, later revealed to be a fractured pelvis and will be out for a significant amount of time. With both 3rd basemen options (Gio Urshela, Anthony Rendon) out with injuries, on June 23, the Angels traded minor league players Coleman Crow, and Landon Marceaux to the New York Mets for Eduardo Escobar.
On Saturday, June 24, the Angels recorded new team records for both runs and hits in a 25-1 blowout over the Colorado Rockies. Despite outscoring the Rockies 32-12 in the series, the Angels lost the series, making the second worst run differential of a team who won a baseball series. Additionally, on June 25, the day after the 25-1 blowout, the Angels acquired Mike Moustakas for minor league player Connor Van Scoyoc.

### July

On July 26, the Angels traded minor leaguers Ky Bush and Edgar Quero to the Chicago White Sox for Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez. When asked about the trade, General Manager Perry Minasian said: "For this team to be in this position with the injuries we’ve had, I felt like I owed it to the group to give them a better chance to win." A day after the trade, the Angels faced off against the Detroit Tigers in a doubleheader. The Angels won both games as Shohei Ohtani pitched a one hit complete game shut up in Game 1 and homered twice in Game 2.
During the second game of a three game series with the Toronto Blue Jays on July 29, Taylor Ward was struck in the head by a 91mph fastball by Alek Manoah. As the result, Taylor Ward suffered facial fractures and is put on the injury list. The following day, on July 30, the Angels traded minor leaguers Jake Madden, and Mason Albright to the Colorado Rockies for Randal Grichuk, and C.J. Cron.

## Injuries

2023 Notable Injuries :
| Player | Position | Date | Injury | Length | Return Date |
| Max Stassi | Catcher | 3/5/23 | Hip discomfort/Personal | No timetable for return | |
| Logan O'Hoppe | Catcher | 4/25/23 | Shoulder surgery | 4–6 months | |
| Jose Suarez | Pitcher | 5/7/23 | Strained shoulder | 2–3 months | |
| Jose Quijada | Pitcher | 5/18/23 | Tommy John Surgery | Out for 2023 season | |
| Austin Warren | Pitcher | 5/18/23 | Tommy John Surgery | Out for 2023 season | |
| Ben Joyce | Pitcher | 6/9/23 | Ulnar neuritis | No timetable for return | |
| Gio Urshela | Infielder | 6/15/23 | Fractured pelvis | Out for 2023 season | |
| Brandon Drury | Infielder | 6/29/23 | Shoulder contusion | No timetable for return | |
| Sam Bachman | Pitcher | 7/3/23 | Shoulder inflammation | No timetable for return | |
| Mike Trout | Outfielder | 7/5/23 | Hand surgery (fractured hamate) | 4–8 weeks | |
| Jo Adell | Outfielder | 7/8/23 | Strained oblique | No timetable for return | |
| Chris Devenski | Pitcher | 7/15/23 | Strained hamstring | No timetable for return | |
| Anthony Rendon | Infielder | 5/13/23 | Groin strain | 1–2 weeks | 6/6/23 |
| Anthony Rendon | Infielder | 6/15/23 | Wrist contusion | 1–2 weeks | 6/30/23 |
| Anthony Rendon | Infielder | 7/4/23 | Shin bone bruise | No timetable for return | |
| Zach Neto | Infielder | 6/14/23 | Strained oblique | No timetable for return | 7/14/23 |
| Matt Moore | Pitcher | 5/23/23 | Strained oblique | No timetable for return | 7/14/23 |
| Aaron Loup | Pitcher | 5/4/23 | Strained hamstring | No timetable for return | 5/21/23 |
| Ryan Tepera | Pitcher | 4/15/23 | Shoulder inflammation | No timetable for return | 5/2/23 |
| Taylor Ward | Outfielder | 7/29/23 | Facial fracture | Questionable for 2023 | |

## Game log

The Angels opened up the 2023 season on the road at Oakland on March 30, losing 2-1 to the Athletics.
Legend :
| | Angels win |
| | Angels loss |
| | All-Star Game |
| | Postponement |
| | Eliminated from playoff race |
| Bold | Angels team member |
2023 Game Log: 73–89 (Home: 38–43; Away: 35–46) :
March/April: 15–14 (Home: 8–5; Away: 7–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
1March 30@ Athletics1–2May (1–0)Loup (0–1)Jiménez (1)26,8050–1L1
2April 1@ Athletics13–1Sandoval (1–0)Fujinami (0–1)Davidson (1)15,7571–1W1
3April 2@ Athletics6–0Anderson (1–0)Waldichuk (0–1)—14,6382–1W2
4April 3@ Mariners7–3Tepera (1–0)Kirby (0–1)—18,8773–1W3
5April 4@ Mariners2–11Castillo (1–0)Suárez (0–1)—19,2553–2L1
6April 5@ Mariners4–3Ohtani (1–0)Flexen (0–1)Quijada (1)25,6484–2W1
7April 7Blue Jays3–4Bassitt (1–1)Herget (0–1)Romano (4)44,7354–3L1
8April 8Blue Jays9–5Barría (1–0)Berríos (0–2)—44,5345–3W1
9April 9Blue Jays11–12 (10)Romano (1–0)Estévez (0–1)Mayza (1)31,0925–4L1
10April 10Nationals4–6Corbin (1–2)Davidson (0–1)Finnegan (2)19,5575–5L2
11April 11Nationals2–0Ohtani (2–0)Gray (0–3)Estévez (1)27,3906–5W1
12April 12Nationals3–2Moore (1–0)Thompson (0–1)Quijada (2)17,7807–5W2
13April 14@ Red Sox3–5Winckowski (1–0)Herget (0–2)Jansen (3)36,6807–6L1
14April 15@ Red Sox7–9Brasier (1–0)Tepera (1–1)Jansen (4)36,5947–7L2
15April 16@ Red Sox1–2Whitlock (1–1)Detmers (0–1)Brasier (1)34,7907–8L3
16April 17@ Red Sox5–4Davidson (1–1)Bello (0–1)Estévez (2)34,9428–8W1
17April 18@ Yankees5–2Wantz (1–0)Schmidt (0–1)Quijada (3)37,8839–8W2
18April 19@ Yankees2–3 (10)Hamilton (1–1)Moore (1–1)—38,1319–9L1
19April 20@ Yankees3–9Cortés Jr. (3–0)Sandoval (1–1)—39,3159–10L2
20April 21Royals2–0Ohtani (3–0)Yarbrough (0–2)Quijada (4)44,74110–10W1
21April 22Royals8–11Cuas (1–0)Quijada (0–1)Barlow (2)44,14810–11L1
22April 23Royals4–3Warren (1–0)Lyles (0–4)Estévez (3)36,01611–11W1
23April 24Athletics10–11 (10)Oller (1–0)Barría (1–1)Familia (2)23,81411–12L1
24April 25Athletics5–3Canning (1–0)Miller (0–1)Estévez (4)26,97112–12W1
25April 26Athletics11–3Sandoval (2–1)Medina (0–1)—24,52413–12W2
26April 27Athletics8–7Ohtani (4–0)Sears (0–2)Estévez (5)21,74114–12W3
27April 28@ Brewers1–2Strzelecki (2–0)Loup (0–2)Williams (4)24,78714–13L1
28April 29@ Brewers5–7Burnes (3–1)Detmers (0–2)Williams (5)39,19814–14L2
29April 30@ Brewers3–0Suárez (1–1)Rea (0–2)Estévez (6)33,55715–14W1 :
May: 15–13 (Home: 7–8; Away: 8–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
30May 2@ Cardinals5–1Sandoval (3–1)Matz (0–4)—37,04816–14W2
31May 3@ Cardinals6–4Tepera (2–1)Gallegos (1–1)Estévez (7)42,14817–14W3
32May 4@ Cardinals11–7Canning (2–0)Flaherty (2–4)—40,50818–14W4
33May 5Rangers5–4 (10)Estévez (1–1)Smith (0–2)—39,07319–14W5
34May 6Rangers1–10Eovaldi (4–2)Detmers (0–3)—37,40919–15L1
35May 7Rangers8–16Sborz (1–1)Suárez (1–2)—41,64119–16L2
36May 8Astros6–4Moore (2–1)Montero (0–2)Estévez (8)26,06420–16W1
37May 9Astros1–3Valdez (3–4)Ohtani (4–1)Pressly (5)29,01820–17L1
38May 10Astros4–5Javier (3–1)Canning (2–1)Pressly (6)20,42020–18L2
39May 12@ Guardians5–4Moore (3–1)Clase (1–3)Estévez (9)22,55021–18W1
40May 13@ Guardians6–8Morgan (2–0)Tepera (2–2)Stephan (2)27,64421–19L1
41May 14@ Guardians3–4Karinchak (1–4)Sandoval (3–2)Clase (14)23,17521–20L2
42May 15@ Orioles9–5Ohtani (5–1)Rodriguez (2–1)—20,14822–20W1
43May 16@ Orioles3–7Kremer (5–1)Silseth (0–1)—13,24422–21L1
44May 17@ Orioles1–3Bradish (2–1)Canning (2–2)Bautista (11)15,70222–22L2
45May 18@ Orioles6–5Devenski (1–0)Baker (3–1)Estévez (10)27,77823–22W1
46May 19Twins5–4Weiss (1–0)Jax (2–5)Estévez (11)31,07924–22W2
47May 20Twins2–6Varland (2–0)Sandoval (3–3)—35,68824–23L1
48May 21Twins4–2Devenski (2–0)López (2–3)Estévez (12)42,13825–23W1
49May 22Red Sox2–1Silseth (1–1)Crawford (1–2)—25,31426–23W2
50May 23Red Sox4–0Canning (3–2)Bello (3–2)—25,79827–23W3
51May 24Red Sox7–3Anderson (2–0)Paxton (1–1)—26,59628–23W4
52May 26Marlins2–6Luzardo (4–3)Detmers (0–4)—32,13028–24L1
53May 27Marlins5–8 (10)Floro (3–2)Barría (1–2)—38,13128–25L2
54May 28Marlins0–2Pérez (2–1)Sandoval (3–4)Chargois (1)36,34528–26L3
55May 29@ White Sox6–4Canning (4–2)Kopech (3–5)Estévez (13)23,59929–26W1
56May 30@ White Sox3–7Giolito (4–4)Anderson (2–1)—22,13529–27L1
57May 31@ White Sox12–5Barría (2–2)Lynn (4–6)Davidson (2)17,01530–27W1 :
June: 14–13 (Home: 7–6; Away: 7–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
58June 1@ Astros2–5Blanco (1–0)Detmers (0–5)Pressly (11)34,03730–28L1
59June 2@ Astros2–6Valdez (6–4)Ohtani (5–2)—38,69230–29L2
60June 3@ Astros6–9Javier (7–1)Sandoval (3–5)—39,22230–30L3
61June 4@ Astros2–1Devenski (3–0)Maton (0–1)Estévez (14)40,83131–30W1
62June 6Cubs7–4Anderson (3–1)Hughes (0–3)Estévez (15)27,71632–30W2
63June 7Cubs6–2Joyce (1–0)Taillon (1–4)—28,81733–30W3
64June 8Cubs3–1Detmers (1–5)Smyly (5–4)Estévez (16)28,17934–30W4
65June 9Mariners5–4Webb (1–0)Castillo (4–4)Estévez (17)36,06435–30W5
66June 10Mariners2–6Speier (2–1)Sandoval (3–6)—38,45435–31L1
67June 11Mariners9–4Canning (5–2)Gilbert (4–4)—39,40536–31W1
68June 12@ Rangers9–6 (12)Bachman (1–0)Ragans (2–3)—26,66737–31W2
69June 13@ Rangers7–3Herget (1–2)White (0–1)Estévez (18)25,83238–31W3
70June 14@ Rangers3–6Sborz (3–2)Herget (1–3)—25,40638–32L1
71June 15@ Rangers5–3Ohtani (6–2)Eovaldi (9–3)Webb (1)35,09239–32W1
72June 16@ Royals3–0Sandoval (4–6)Singer (4–6)Bachman (1)19,38440–32W2
73June 17@ Royals9–10Chapman (2–2)Devenski (3–1)—21,05640–33L1
74June 18@ Royals5–2Anderson (4–1)Greinke (1–7)Estévez (19)24,38541–33W1
75June 20Dodgers0–2Kershaw (9–4)Devenski (3–2)Phillips (8)44,70341–34L1
76June 21Dodgers0–2González (2–2)Ohtani (6–3)Phillips (9)44,76041–35L2
77June 23@ Rockies4–7Johnson (1–3)Bachman (1–1)Lawrence (3)47,08541–36L3
78June 24@ Rockies25–1Canning (6–2)Anderson (0–2)—45,27442–36W1
79June 25@ Rockies3–4Gomber (5–7)Anderson (4–2)Lawrence (4)40,21342–37L1
80June 26White Sox2–1Estévez (2–1)López (2–5)—28,55443–37W1
81June 27White Sox4–2Ohtani (7–3)Kopech (3–7)Estévez (20)33,63744–37W2
82June 28White Sox5–11Giolito (6–5)Barría (2–3)—29,86144–38L1
83June 29White Sox7–9Lynn (5–8)Sandoval (4–7)—27,63044–39L2
84June 30Diamondbacks2–6Henry (5–1)Canning (6–3)—34,95744–40L3 :
July: 12–11 (Home: 7–4; Away: 5–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
85July 1Diamondbacks1–3Nelson (5–4)Bachman (1–2)McGough (7)44,47244–41L2
86July 2Diamondbacks5–2Detmers (2–5)Gallen (10–3)Estévez (21)29,16745–41W1
87July 3@ Padres3–10Snell (5–7)Barría (2–4)—45,10145–42L1
88July 4@ Padres5–8Musgrove (7–2)Ohtani (7–4)Hader (19)44,72545–43L2
89July 5@ Padres3–5Martinez (4–3)Webb (1–1)Hader (20)43,40145–44L3
90July 7@ Dodgers4–11Gonsolin (5–3)Canning (6–4)—52,21445–45L4
91July 8@ Dodgers5–10Grove (1–2)Detmers (2–6)—53,05745–46L5
ASGJuly 11NL @ AL3–2Doval (1–0)Bautista (0–1)Kimbrel (1)47,159—N/A
92July 14Astros5–7Maton (2–2)Ohtani (7–5)Pressly (21)38,85045–47L6
93July 15Astros13–12 (10)Estévez (3–1)Maton (2–3)—37,52346–47W1
94July 16Astros8–9Montero (2–3)Barría (2–5)Maton (1)34,67946–48L1
95July 17Yankees4–3 (10)Loup (1–2)Ramirez (0–2)—41,18047–48W1
96July 18Yankees5–1Sandoval (5–7)Germán (5–6)—41,55648–48W2
97July 19Yankees7–3Silseth (2–1)Rodón (0–3)—39,14149–48W3
98July 21Pirates8–5Ohtani (8–5)Oviedo (3–11)Estévez (22)40,30950–48W4
99July 22Pirates0–3Bido (2–1)Detmers (2–7)Bednar (19)37,24050–49L1
100July 23Pirates7–5Anderson (5–2)Keller (9–6)Estévez (23)28,38551–49W1
101July 25@ Tigers7–6 (10)Estévez (4–1)Lange (5–3)Loup (1)24,85652–49W2
—July 26@ TigersPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup: July 27
102July 27 (1)@ Tigers6–0Ohtani (9–5)Lorenzen (5–7)—see 2nd game53–49W3
103July 27 (2)@ Tigers11–4Sandoval (6–7)Manning (3–2)—30,23854–49W4
104July 28@ Blue Jays1–4Gausman (8–5)Giolito (6–7)García (3)42,10654–50L1
105July 29@ Blue Jays1–6Cabrera (2–1)Detmers (2–8)—41,99754–51L2
106July 30@ Blue Jays3–2 (10)Estévez (5–1)García (3–4)—41,81055–51W1
107July 31@ Braves4–1Silseth (3–1)Morton (10–9)López (5)41,17356–51W2 :
August: 8–19 (Home: 3–10; Away: 5–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
108August 1@ Braves1–5Strider (12–3)Sandoval (6–8)—41,77756–52L1
109August 2@ Braves5–12Chirinos (5–4)Giolito (6–8)—36,49556–53L2
110August 3Mariners3–5Campbell (2–0)Estévez (5–2)Muñoz (4)37,70156–54L3
111August 4Mariners7–9Topa (2–3)López (2–6)Brash (2)34,47956–55L4
112August 5Mariners2–3Kirby (10–8)Anderson (5–3)Muñoz (5)35,31856–56L5
113August 6Mariners2–3 (10)Saucedo (3–1)Barría (2–6)—29,96056–57L6
114August 7Giants3–8Rogers (6–4)Estévez (5–3)—32,58256–58L7
115August 8Giants7–5Giolito (7–8)Alexander (6–2)Leone (1)31,97457–58W1
116August 9Giants4–1Ohtani (10–5)Beck (3–1)Estévez (24)36,98058–58W2
117August 11@ Astros3–11Verlander (7–6)Detmers (2–9)—41,15258–59L1
118August 12@ Astros3–11France (9–3)Anderson (5–4)—40,31158–60L2
119August 13@ Astros2–1Silseth (4–1)Urquidy (2–3)Estévez (25)40,33359–60W1
120August 14@ Rangers0–12Scherzer (12–4)Sandoval (6–9)—27,74359–61L1
121August 15@ Rangers3–7Montgomery (8–10)Giolito (7–9)—26,16659–62L2
122August 16@ Rangers2–0Detmers (3–9)Gray (8–6)Estévez (26)31,00460–62W1
123August 18Rays6–9 (10)Fairbanks (1–4)Estévez (5–4)Kittredge (1)38,29760–63L1
124August 19 (1)Rays7–6Canning (7–4)Glasnow (6–4)López (6)27,30961–63W1
125August 19 (2)Rays4–18Eflin (13–7)Sandoval (6–10)—33,80361–64L1
—August 20RaysRescheduled due to Hurricane Hilary;Moved to August 19
—August 21RedsPostponed (Effects from Hurricane Hilary); Makeup: August 23
126August 22Reds3–4Ashcraft (7–8)Giolito (7–10)Díaz (34)26,58361–65L2
127August 23 (1)Reds4–9Farmer (4–5)Anderson (5–5)—28,77661–66L3
128August 23 (2)Reds3–7Sims (4–3)Detmers (3–10)—24,59661–67L4
129August 25@ Mets3–1Sandoval (7–10)Senga (10–7)Estévez (27)38,27162–67W1
130August 26@ Mets5–3Loup (2–2)Carrasco (3–8)Estévez (28)35,89063–67W2
131August 27@ Mets2–3Ottavino (1–4)López (2–7)—38,34163–68L1
132August 28@ Phillies4–6Walker (14–5)Giolito (7–11)Kimbrel (21)38,14263–69L2
133August 29@ Phillies7–12Lorenzen (8–8)Anderson (5–6)—36,09663–70L3
134August 30@ Phillies10–8Moore (4–1)Kimbrel (7–5)Estévez (29)34,65564–70W1 :
September/October: 9–19 (Home: 6–10; Away: 3–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
135September 1@ Athletics2–9Sears (3–11)Sandoval (7–11)—12,07364–71L1
136September 2@ Athletics1–2Blackburn (4–4)Canning (7–5)May (16)13,70964–72L2
137September 3@ Athletics6–10Pérez (1–1)Soriano (0–1)May (17)12,42564–73L3
138September 4Orioles3–6Rodriguez (5–3)Rosenberg (0–1)Canó (6)29,21464–74L4
139September 5Orioles4–5 (10)Krehbiel (1–0)Soriano (0–2)Fujinami (2)22,49664–75L5
140September 6Orioles3–10Gibson (14–8)Sandoval (7–12)—29,02164–76L6
141September 7Guardians3–2Soriano (1–2)Clase (2–8)—24,28865–76W1
142September 8Guardians3–6Allen (7–7)Canning (7–6)Clase (39)34,20965–77L1
143September 9Guardians6–2Anderson (6–6)Giolito (7–13)—27,23366–77W1
144September 10Guardians2–1Rosenberg (1–1)Bibee (10–4)Estévez (30)26,13467–77W2
145September 11@ Mariners8–5 (11)Marte (1–0)Thornton (0–2)Herget (1)37,80768–77W3
146September 12@ Mariners0–8Woo (3–4)Sandoval (7–13)—33,77168–78L1
147September 13@ Mariners2–3Castillo (13–7)Suárez (1–3)Muñoz (13)31,25068–79L2
148September 15Tigers2–11Skubal (6–3)Canning (7–7)—37,82268–80L3
149September 16Tigers4–5 (10)Lange (7–4)Soriano (1–3)Vest (1)35,02268–81L4
150September 17Tigers3–5Wentz (3–11)Rosenberg (1–2)Lange (24)34,94368–82L5
151September 19@ Rays2–6Stephenson (3–4)Loup (2–3)—15,17668–83L6
152September 20@ Rays8–3Wantz (2–0)Civale (7–4)—15,14569–83W1
153September 21@ Rays4–5Kittredge (2–0)Estévez (5–5)—12,96669–84L1
154September 22@ Twins6–8López (11–8)Daniel (0–1)Durán (27)32,00669–85L2
155September 23@ Twins1–0Rosenberg (2–2)Gray (8–8)Estévez (31)31,40370–85W1
156September 24@ Twins3–9Ryan (11–10)Fulmer (0–1)—24,23270–86L1
157September 25Rangers1–5Gray (9–8)Herget (2–4)—25,20870–87L2
158September 26Rangers9–3Detmers (4–10)Bradford (4–3)—26,97671–87W1
159September 27Rangers0–5Dunning (12–6)Canning (7–8)—30,02071–88L1
160September 29Athletics5–1Daniel (1–1)Waldichuk (4–9)—32,33372–88W1
161September 30Athletics3–7Boyle (2–0)Joyce (1–1)—31,63372–89L1
162October 1Athletics7–3Fulmer (1–1)Sears (5–14)—26,53973–89W1 :

## Season standings
### American League West

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Houston Astros | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | 39‍–‍42 | 51‍–‍30 |
| Texas Rangers | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | 50‍–‍31 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Seattle Mariners | 88 | 74 | .543 | 2 | 45‍–‍36 | 43‍–‍38 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 73 | 89 | .451 | 17 | 38‍–‍43 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Oakland Athletics | 50 | 112 | .309 | 40 | 26‍–‍55 | 24‍–‍57 |

### American League Wild Card

vteDivision leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Baltimore Orioles | 101 | 61 | .623 |
| Houston Astros | 90 | 72 | .556 |
| Minnesota Twins | 87 | 75 | .537 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 3 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 99 | 63 | .611 | +10 |
| Texas Rangers | 90 | 72 | .556 | +1 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
| Seattle Mariners | 88 | 74 | .543 | 1 |
| New York Yankees | 82 | 80 | .506 | 7 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 11 |
| Detroit Tigers | 78 | 84 | .481 | 11 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 76 | 86 | .469 | 13 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 73 | 89 | .451 | 16 |
| Chicago White Sox | 61 | 101 | .377 | 28 |
| Kansas City Royals | 56 | 106 | .346 | 33 |
| Oakland Athletics | 50 | 112 | .309 | 39 |

### Record vs. opponents
#### Record vs. American League

2023 American League recordvte
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2023 :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 7–6 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 7–6 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 8–5 | 3–3 | 10–3 | 26–20 |
| Boston | 6–7 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 9–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–11 | 3–3 | 7–6 | 20–26 |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 4–2 | — | 8–5 | 5–8 | 3–4 | 6–7 | 3–4 | 4–9 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 15–31 |
| Cleveland | 4–3 | 3–3 | 5–8 | — | 4–9 | 2–4 | 7–6 | 3–4 | 7–6 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 20–26 |
| Detroit | 1–6 | 1–5 | 8–5 | 9–4 | — | 3–3 | 10–3 | 3–3 | 8–5 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 21–25 |
| Houston | 3–3 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 1–5 | 9–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 10–3 | 4–9 | 3–3 | 9–4 | 3–4 | 28–18 |
| Kansas City | 1–5 | 2–5 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 3–10 | 5–1 | — | 2–4 | 4–9 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 16–30 |
| Los Angeles | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–9 | 4–2 | — | 3–3 | 4–2 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 2–4 | 6–7 | 2–4 | 19–27 |
| Minnesota | 2–4 | 3–4 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 4–2 | 9–4 | 3–3 | — | 4–3 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 25–21 |
| New York | 6–7 | 4–9 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–4 | — | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–8 | 3–4 | 7–6 | 23–23 |
| Oakland | 1–6 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 3–10 | 4–2 | 6–7 | 1–5 | 1–5 | — | 1–12 | 2–5 | 4–9 | 2–4 | 14–32 |
| Seattle | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 9–4 | 6–1 | 8–5 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 12–1 | — | 3–4 | 4–9 | 3–3 | 22–24 |
| Tampa Bay | 5–8 | 11–2 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 8–5 | 5–2 | 4–3 | — | 2–4 | 7–6 | 27–19 |
| Texas | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–9 | 5–1 | 7–6 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 4–2 | — | 6–1 | 22–24 |
| Toronto | 3–10 | 6–7 | 6–0 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 6–7 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 6–7 | 1–6 | — | 30–16 |
Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.

#### Record vs. National League

2023 American League record vs. National Leaguevte
Source: MLB Standings :
| Team | ARI | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | LAD | MIA | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH |
| Baltimore | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 |
| Boston | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Chicago | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Cleveland | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Detroit | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Houston | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Kansas City | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Los Angeles | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Minnesota | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| New York | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Oakland | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Seattle | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Tampa Bay | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Texas | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Toronto | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.

## Player statistics

* = Indicates team leader

### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
| Shohei Ohtani | 135 | 497 | 102 | 151 | 26 | 8 | 44 | 95 | 20 | 91 | .304 | .654 |
| Brandon Drury | 125 | 485 | 61 | 127 | 30 | 3 | 26 | 83 | 0 | 25 | .262 | .497 |
| Hunter Renfroe | 126 | 459 | 56 | 111 | 31 | 0 | 19 | 56 | 0 | 39 | .242 | .434 |
| Luis Rengifo | 126 | 394 | 55 | 104 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 51 | 6 | 41 | .264 | .444 |
| Taylor Ward | 97 | 356 | 60 | 90 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 47 | 4 | 39 | .253 | .421 |
| Mickey Moniak | 85 | 311 | 35 | 87 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 45 | 6 | 9 | .280 | .495 |
| Mike Trout | 82 | 308 | 54 | 81 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 44 | 2 | 45 | .263 | .490 |
| Zach Neto | 84 | 289 | 38 | 65 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 5 | 20 | .225 | .377 |
| Matt Thaiss | 95 | 262 | 32 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 36 | .214 | .340 |
| Mike Moustakas | 65 | 237 | 22 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 6 | .236 | .371 |
| Gio Urshela | 62 | 214 | 22 | 64 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 10 | .299 | .374 |
| Randal Grichuk | 54 | 194 | 25 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 11 | .216 | .412 |
| Logan O'Hoppe | 51 | 182 | 23 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 14 | .236 | .500 |
| Eduardo Escobar | 59 | 178 | 17 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10 | .219 | .303 |
| Chad Wallach | 65 | 157 | 18 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 13 | .197 | .376 |
| Anthony Rendon | 43 | 148 | 23 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 25 | .236 | .318 |
| Nolan Schanuel | 29 | 109 | 19 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 20 | .275 | .330 |
| Jared Walsh | 39 | 104 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | .125 | .279 |
| David Fletcher | 33 | 89 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 | .247 | .326 |
| Andrew Velazquez | 54 | 81 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | .173 | .284 |
| Brett Phillips | 39 | 63 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | .175 | .333 |
| Michael Stefanic | 25 | 62 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | .290 | .355 |
| Jo Adell | 17 | 58 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .207 | .448 |
| Trey Cabbage | 22 | 53 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .208 | .321 |
| Jake Lamb | 18 | 51 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .216 | .353 |
| C. J. Cron | 15 | 50 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .260 |
| Kyren Paris | 15 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .100 | .100 |
| Jordyn Adams | 17 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .128 | .128 |
| Liván Soto | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .222 | .222 |
| Kevin Padlo | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .250 |
| Chris Okey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Total | 162 | 5489 | 739 | 1346 | 248 | 26 | 231 | 708 | 72 | 518 | .245 | .426 |
| Rank in AL | — | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Source:

### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Reid Detmers | 4 | 10 | 4.48 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 148.2 | 141 | 81 | 74 | 60 | 168 |
| Patrick Sandoval | 7 | 13 | 4.11 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 144.2 | 145 | 89 | 66 | 74 | 128 |
| Tyler Anderson | 6 | 6 | 5.43 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 141.0 | 146 | 90 | 85 | 64 | 119 |
| Shohei Ohtani | 10 | 5 | 3.14 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 132.0 | 85 | 50 | 46 | 55 | 167 |
| Griffin Canning | 7 | 8 | 4.32 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 127.0 | 121 | 62 | 61 | 36 | 139 |
| Jaime Barría | 2 | 6 | 5.68 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 82.1 | 91 | 63 | 52 | 30 | 62 |
| Carlos Estévez | 5 | 5 | 3.90 | 63 | 0 | 31 | 62.1 | 62 | 34 | 27 | 31 | 78 |
| Chase Silseth | 4 | 1 | 3.96 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 52.1 | 41 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 56 |
| Aaron Loup | 2 | 3 | 6.10 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 48.2 | 65 | 37 | 33 | 20 | 45 |
| Matt Moore | 4 | 1 | 2.66 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 33 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 49 |
| José Soriano | 1 | 3 | 3.64 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 42.0 | 33 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 56 |
| Andrew Wantz | 2 | 0 | 3.89 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 39.1 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 33 |
| Chris Devenski | 3 | 2 | 5.08 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 33.2 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 33 |
| José Suárez | 1 | 3 | 8.29 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 33.2 | 46 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 28 |
| Kenny Rosenberg | 2 | 2 | 3.82 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 33.0 | 35 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 29 |
| Lucas Giolito | 1 | 5 | 6.89 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 32.2 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 34 |
| Tucker Davidson | 1 | 1 | 6.54 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 31.2 | 44 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 31 |
| Jacob Webb | 1 | 1 | 3.98 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 31.2 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 34 |
| Jimmy Herget | 2 | 4 | 4.66 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 29.0 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 26 |
| Sam Bachman | 1 | 2 | 3.18 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 17.0 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 |
| Dominic Leone | 0 | 0 | 5.54 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 13.0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| Reynaldo López | 0 | 2 | 2.77 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 13.0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| Davis Daniel | 1 | 1 | 2.19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
| Carson Fulmer | 1 | 1 | 2.70 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Ben Joyce | 1 | 1 | 5.40 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| Gerardo Reyes | 0 | 0 | 7.45 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| José Marte | 0 | 0 | 8.68 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| José Quijada | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| Ryan Tepera | 2 | 2 | 7.27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Jhonathan Díaz | 0 | 0 | 10.29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| Kolton Ingram | 0 | 0 | 8.44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Zack Weiss | 1 | 0 | 5.06 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Eduardo Escobar | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Victor Mederos | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Austin Warren | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Reyes Moronta | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Kelvin Cáceres | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Jake Lamb | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 73 | 89 | 4.64 | 162 | 162 | 43 | 1431.2 | 1394 | 829 | 738 | 636 | 1445 |
| Rank in AL | 12 | 4 | 12 | — | — | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 7 |
Note: No qualifiers for ERA leaders (minimum 162 IP).
Source:

## Draft

2023 Draft Picks :
| Round | Name | Position | School |
| 1 | Nolan Schanuel | 1B/OF | Florida Atlantic |
| 3 | Alberto Rios | 3B | Stanford |
| 4 | Joe Redfield | OF | Sam Houston |
| 5 | Chris Clark | P | Harvard |
| 6 | Camden Minacci | P | Wake Forest |
| 7 | Cole Fontenelle | 3B | TCU |
| 8 | Barrett Kent | P | Pottsboro HS (TX) |
| 9 | Chase Gockel | P | Quincy U |
| 10 | Chris Barraza | P | Arizona |
| 11 | John Wimmer | SS | Rock Hill HS (SC) |
| 12 | Sam Brown | 1B | Washington State |
| 13 | Riley Bauman | P | Abilene Christian |
| 14 | Zach Joyce | P | Tennessee |
| 15 | Caleb Ketchup | SS | Lipscomb |
| 16 | Rio Foster | OF | Florence–Darlington Tech |
| 17 | Logan Britt | P | Abilene Christian |
| 18 | Dalton Kendrick | P | Memphis |
| 19 | Raudi Rodriguez | OF | Georgia Premier Academy |
| 20 | Mac McCroskey | SS | Oral Roberts |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Salt Lake Bees | Pacific Coast League | Keith Johnson |
| AA | Rocket City Trash Pandas | Southern League | Andy Schatzley |
| A | Tri-City Dust Devils | Northwest League | Gustavo Campero' |
| A-Advanced | Inland Empire 66ers | California League | Dave Stapleton |
| Rookie | ACL Angels | Arizona Complex League | |
| Rookie | DSL Angels | Dominican Summer League | |
All coaches and rosters can be found on each team's website.