The Kansas City Royals have to find some extra power if they want to compete for a pennant in 2025. So far this season, the Royals rank dead last in home runs, 26th in on-base percentage, and 28th in runs.

Discover why the Los Angeles Angels must trade Taylor Ward before the 2025 MLB deadline and explore a blockbuster proposal.

During Ward’s slump, the Angels played like one of the worst teams in baseball. They had MLB’s lowest on-base percentage. In 21 dreadful games, the offense scored just 52 runs. In the 17 games since, the Angels have posted 102 runs. The team reached .500 (25-25) again on Friday, after dipping to as many as eight games below.

The Los Angeles Angels have been racking up wins over these past few weeks as key hitters like Taylor Ward have broken out of their slumps and started generating runs.

Ceddanne Rafaela curled a home run around the Pesky Pole in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox rallied after trailing four different times to beat the Los Angeles Angels 11-9.

Taylor Ward powers the Angels to their seventh straight win with a grand slam and five RBIs, as LA completes a four-game sweep of the A’s.

Taylor Ward led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a ground-rule double against the Miami Marlins on Saturday, marking the 10th straight game with an extra-base hit for the Los Angeles Angels outfielder.

Taylor Ward hit a go-ahead grand slam, Logan O'Hoppe also homered in a five-run seventh inning and the Los Angeles Angels rallied past the skidding Athletics 10-5 for their seventh consecutive victory.