They were saluting one their past fan favorites, Jered Weaver, asked to toss out the ceremonial first pitch.
There should have been no opponent less welcomed in Anaheim for this occasion than the Cleveland Indians, who recently have been resurrected in part because of their overwhelming success against the Angels.
This one ended up 6-0 in Cleveland's favor, the Angels now having fallen to the Indians 12 straight times, a streak that ties the club record for losses to one team and goes back to when no one around here even knew the name Shohei Ohtani.