Garbers, who left last week’s loss to Oregon after taking a big hit, was given a day to rest and was not seen practicing with the team on Monday evening.
The Angels lost a franchise-worst 99 games in 2024, but Minasian says the development of players like Zach Neto, Logan O’Hoppe and Nolan Schanuel creates a core that can vault them to contention.
Ohtani finished the season on a 12-game hitting streak, including 13 hits in his last 25 at-bats. He ended up with a franchise-record 54 home runs and 59 stolen bases.