Thursday, May 28

DETROIT -- Attention baseball card collectors: Angels right fielder Jo Adell needs your help.

Adell has become passionate about collecting baseball cards over the last year and is looking for special editions of his Topps Now card that celebrated his memorable third home run robbery of the night against the Mariners on April 4.

Adell, who appeared on MLB Network’s Carded with longtime Angels broadcaster Mark Gubicza on Sunday, said there’s a limited edition of 25 prints of the card, and he’s specifically looking for No. 1 and No. 25 in the set.

“It’s one through 25 numbered, and I've been hit up about a couple of the numbers, but I don't want to be picky, but I'm looking for 1 or 25,” Adell said. “So one of the first or the last of the set. We'll see what happens.”

Adell said teammate Mike Trout is the one who first got him into collecting baseball cards, as they'd open packs together before games last year, and he was excited by the thrill of pulling rare or autographed cards.

Trout has also pulled several of his own epic cards, including memorably pulling his own 2009 Bowman rookie card with his son, Beckham, in 2024, which intrigued Adell. But Adell said he’s yet to pull any special editions of his own cards, but often buys them from fans on eBay or through social media.

“I haven't really ripped any of my own,” Adell said. “I ripped a Topps Now team pack, when I was in it, but obviously, I knew I was in it. So not one where I surprise myself.”

Adell, though, said that he pulled several valuable cards with Gubicza when they appeared on Carded, including a Christian Yelich Heritage card from his MVP season and a rare Andrew McCutchen card. He also opened a pack while touring the MLB offices in New York when the Angels were in town to play the Yankees last month and pulled a limited-edition Corbin Carroll card.

“It’s kind of become a domino effect,” Adell said of his growing hobby. “I started looking for rare cards of mine, and now I have four or five one-of-ones, so it’s kind of getting up there. And then I started opening boxes and opening some of the packs, and now I just look forward to it.”

Adell said his mother, Nicole, started collecting cards of his before he even did, and that she got the idea from former Angels outfielder Taylor Ward’s dad, Joe. Together, Adell and Nicole have a version of just about every one of his cards, but he’s still on the lookout for those No. 1 and No. 25 cards of his Topps Now card.

“My mom was actually into it before me,” Adell said. “My mom has a giant scrapbook, like hundreds of cards of mine, but they're all different. She has one of just about every one.”

Trout is now trying to get Adell interested in collecting Pokémon cards, much like he did with Zach Neto. Neto credited opening Pokémon cards with Trout before a game on May 5 for helping him clear his mind and get out of a slump. Neto pulled a rare Charizard card.

Adell is learning about the intricacies of Pokémon collecting, but is more interested in baseball cards.

“I'm learning more about Pokémon,” Adell said. “But I've been more interested in the baseball ones for a while.”

Lefty Reid Detmers was absolutely dominant on Sunday against the Rangers, racking up 14 strikeouts without issuing a walk in a 2-1 walk-off win to complete a three-game series sweep. Detmers gave up one hit, a solo homer to Jake Burger, in the second but was otherwise perfect.

His outing drew comparisons to his no-hitter against the Rays as a rookie in 2022. He struck out two in that outing, but Detmers couldn’t justify ranking his start against Texas over his historic showing against Tampa Bay.

“I mean, a no-hitter is a no-hitter,” Detmers said with a smile. “But I would say stuff-wise, this is probably the best game. But nothing's going to beat a no-hitter.”

Who was the last player before Wade Meckler to homer in his first Angels at-bat?

A. Mike Trout

B. Torii Hunter

C. Mike Napoli

D. Albert Pujols

Chris Taylor sustained a fractured left forearm on a hit-by-pitch with Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday, decided to retire on Friday, only to change his mind and be reinstated on Saturday before ultimately announcing his retirement on Instagram on Sunday.

Taylor played in 30 games with the Angels last year after an illustrious 10-year stint with the Dodgers that included being named an All-Star in 2021 and winning two World Series titles.

“Clearing up any confusion, I've officially decided to retire from the game I've dedicated my entire life towards,” Taylor wrote in his post. “I'm beyond grateful to all of my coaches and teammates, and the organizations who allowed me to live out my childhood dream. I'll forever cherish the memories along the way and most of all, the friendships that will last a lifetime. Thank you to the loyal fans who have supported me through my success and stuck with me through the struggles.”

C. Napoli, who accomplished the feat against the Tigers' Justin Verlander on May 4, 2006.

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