The March 1st, 2012 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim including Mark Trumbo cleared for full baseball activity, Bobby Abreu complains about his role again, Kendrys Morales takes his rehab to the next level and much more...
The Story: Mark Trumbo has been medically cleared to participate in full baseball activity.
The Monkey Says: One important distinction to make here is that Tru...
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PLAYERS:
Mark Trumbo,
Bobby Abreu,
David Eckstein,
Manute Bol,
Albert Pujols,
Mike Scioscia,
Jerome Williams
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels
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He grumbled. He griped. He *******. He moaned. He spouted off the press. He had multiple sitdowns with management. Finally, he got what he wanted... sort of.
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