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Orioles-Angels series preview: A chance to beat up on an unrecognizable team

If you thought being an Orioles fan (pre-2022) was miserable, try being an Angels fan.

No team has consistently done less with more than the club from Los Angeles. Graced with the talents of both the longtime best player in the game, Mike Trout, and the otherworldly two-way sensation known as Shohei Ohtani, the Angels have failed to qualify for a single postseason in their six years as teammates. And this season has been the biggest boondoggle yet.

Hovering on the fringes of the wild card race at the trade deadline, the Angels spurned the many trade suitors for Ohtani and elected to go all-in around him, making a flurry of trades to acquire Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo López, C.