Legendary Angels Manager Calls Controversial Ex-Owner 'Great':
Former Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia showered former owner Arte Moreno with praise ...
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Scioscia Praises Arte Moreno After Record Angels SaleThe former owner sold the team Tuesday for $4 billion, the highest amount in MLB history.
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- Scioscia managed the Angels from 2000 to 2018, winning the franchise’s only World Series with them in 2002.
- The transaction surpassed the Padres’ sale from the same season, establishing MLB’s highest team sale price in history.
- Fans criticized Moreno’s handling of Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout, limited contracts, and poor competitiveness, staging protests throughout one season.
- Scioscia currently advises the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team and will closely follow the Angels after Moreno’s departure.
Arte Moreno was a great owner.— Mike Scioscia, per The Sporting Tribune's Ernesto Madrigal-Rodriguez, following Moreno's sale of the Angels.
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