Two years ago, Major League Baseball began asking clubs to refrain from announcing opening-day starters until the final week of spring training in hopes that a coordinated release of the opening ...

TEMPE, Ariz. — When Angels manager Ron Washington casually mentioned Thursday morning that left-hander Yusei Kikuchi was going to be the team’s Opening Day starter, he didn’t seem to think ...

The Los Angeles Angels named left-hander Yusei Kikuchi as their Opening Day starter. The announcement comes as no surprise given Kikuchi was the prized jewel of the winter for the Halos.

Marquee free agent signing Yusei Kikuchi has been named the starter for March 27th’s opener against the Chicago White Sox. The Angels inked Kikuchi to a three-year, $63 million contract this ...