LOGAN O'HOPPE NEWS

O'Hoppe homers in 4th straight game, Soler also connects in Angels' 6-2 win over Guardians

Logan O’Hoppe homered in his fourth consecutive game, and Jorge Soler hit a tiebreaking shot in the sixth inning of the Los Angeles Angels’ 6-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians

APRIL 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Angels' Mike Trout is slugging his way past a slow start with home runs in 3 straight games

Mike Trout appears to be finding his stroke after getting just one single in 13 at-bats in his first four games, an encouraging sign for a three-time American League MVP who has pl...

APRIL 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Goes deep in third straight game O'Hoppe went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run in a 10-4 victory versus the Guardians on Saturday.

Impact O'Hoppe belted one of four Angels homers against Cleveland ace Tanner Bibee, launching a two-run shot to center field in the fifth inning. It was the third straight game with a long ball for the backstop, who is tied for fourth in the league with four home runs on the campaign. O'Hoppe boosted his slash line to .320/.346/.800 with Saturday's three-hit performance.

APRIL 6 • ROTOWIRE

Trout and O'Hoppe homer in 7-run fifth inning to power Angels past Guardians 10-4

Mike Trout and Logan O’Hoppe hit two-run homers to highlight Los Angeles’ seven-run fifth inning, Jack Kochanowicz threw five solid innings and the Angels beat the Cleveland Guardi...

APRIL 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Slugs third homer O'Hoppe went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's loss to Cleveland.

Impact O'Hoppe tried to rally the Angels from a late deficit with his solo blast to center field in the ninth inning, but his team ultimately fell two runs short. The talented young backstop's homer was his second in as many games and his third overall this season. Among MLB catchers, only Ivan Herrera has more long balls (four) in the early part of the campaign.

APRIL 5 • ROTOWIRE

Smashes grand slam Wednesday O'Hoppe went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Wednesday's loss to St. Louis.

Impact O'Hoppe's seventh-inning grand slam gave the Angels a 5-3 lead, but the Cardinals racked up nine runs the rest of the way to turn the outcome into a rout. O'Hoppe's long ball was his first hit since Opening Day, when he also went deep. The backstop belted 20 homers last year but also had a 29.7 percent strikeout rate, and he's fanned 37.5 percent of the time to go along with his two home runs through 16 plate appearances so far this season.

APRIL 3 • ROTOWIRE

Iván Herrera hits 3 home runs to help Cardinals beat Angels 12-5

Iván Herrera hit three home runs to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Angels 12-5

APRIL 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Taking seat Tuesday O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cardinals, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Impact O'Hoppe is 0-for-4 with four strikeouts in his past two games and will head to the bench for Tuesday's contest. Travis d'Arnaud will step in behind the plate to catch for veteran righty Kyle Hendricks.

APRIL 1 • ROTOWIRE

Resting Sunday O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Impact O'Hoppe will take a seat for the series finale after going 2-for-8 with a solo home run while catching the first two games of the season. Travis d'Arnaud will check in behind the dish Sunday.

MARCH 30 • ROTOWIRE

Knocks solo homer on Opening Day O'Hoppe went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Thursday's 8-1 Opening Day loss to the White Sox.

Impact O'Hoppe was responsible for two of the Angels' five hits Thursday and their only run of the game thanks to a 417-foot solo homer off Cam Booser to break the shutout. O'Hoppe is looking to build off a solid 2024 campaign in which he slashed .244/.303/.409 with 20 home runs and 56 RBI across 522 plate appearances, though he'll look to lower his 29.7 percent strikeout rate in 2025.

MARCH 28 • ROTOWIRE

Mike Trout's teammate Logan O'Hoppe reveals Angels' commitment to clubhouse phone rule Mike Trout and Logan O'Hoppe are two of the leaders of the Los Angeles Angels, a team that will try to show some improvement in 2025.

MARCH 24 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Sitting Sunday O'Hoppe is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rangers.

Impact Matt Thaiss will start behind the dish in O'Hoppe's place, batting sixth.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Sunday O'Hoppe is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rangers.

Impact Matt Thaiss will start behind the dish in O'Hoppe's place, batting sixth. O'Hoppe ended the season on a high note, batting .478 (11-for-23) with three doubles and a homer over his last six games.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Friday O'Hoppe isn't in the Angels' lineup for Friday's game against Texas, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Impact O'Hoppe will get a day to rest Friday after going 2-for-11 with two walks and three strikeouts during the Angels' last series against the White Sox. Matt Thaiss will catch instead for Reid Detmers and bat fifth.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Swats 20th long ball O'Hoppe went 4-for-4 with a solo home run, two doubles and two total runs in Saturday's loss to the Astros.

Impact Though the Angels were blown out, O'Hoppe had an impressive effort at the plate, recording his third game of at least four hits this season. This was the first time he's posted three extra-base knocks in a contest, and among his hits was a solo shot in the fourth inning that marked his 20th homer of the campaign. Among catchers, only Cal Raleigh, Shea Langeliers, Salvador Perez and William Contreras have hit more home runs than O'Hoppe this season.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Day off Friday O'Hoppe is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Houston, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Impact O'Hoppe wore the golden sombrero in Thursday's loss to the Astros, so he'll get a breather in this one. Matt Thaiss is doing the catching for the Angels and will bat fifth.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Absent from lineup O'Hoppe is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Impact O'Hoppe will yield to Matt Thaiss at catcher for the second time during the three-game series. The 24-year-old O'Hoppe is just 3-for-23 with 11 strikeouts over his last seven contests.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Day of rest Monday O'Hoppe is absent from the lineup for Monday's contest against the White Sox, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Impact It's a routine day off for O'Hoppe, who had caught the previous two games for the Halos. Matt Thaiss will be behind the dish in Monday's series opener.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting down Friday O'Hoppe isn't in the Angels' lineup Friday versus the Astros, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Impact O'Hoppe will sit down for the second consecutive game after going 4-for-22 with two home runs and four RBI to begin the month of September. Matt Thaiss will pick up another start behind the dish instead and bat fifth.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting out Wednesday O'Hoppe is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Minnesota.

Impact It's a routine day off for O'Hoppe, who started each of the first two games of the series. Matt Thaiss will do the catching for Wednesday's finale.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Sunday's lineup O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Texas, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.

Impact O'Hoppe has a .089/.128/.222 slash line and 48.9 percent strikeout rate over the past 13 games, and he'll receive a day to reset Sunday. Matt Thaiss will catch for right-hander Caden Dana in the series finale.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Wallops 19th homer O'Hoppe went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer Friday's 5-1 victory over the Rangers.

Impact The Angels backstop stretched the team's lead to 5-0 with a 410-foot, three-run homer off Jose Urena in the sixth inning. After batting an abominable .099 (9-for-91) with just two homers in August, O'Hoppe has already slugged two long balls in September and is hopefully breaking out of his slump. Overall, the 24-year-old is now slashing .242/.299/.413 with 19 homers, 55 runs scored and 54 RBI in 463 plate appearances across 120 games.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Thursday's lineup O'Hoppe is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Rangers.

Impact It's a routine day off for O'Hoppe, who had started each of the last two games and four of the last five. Matt Thaiss will do the catching in the series opener Thursday.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Clubs homer in loss O'Hoppe went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 6-2 extra-inning loss to the Dodgers.

Impact O'Hoppe opened the scoring in the second inning with a solo shot off Walker Buehler. Over the previous nine games, O'Hoppe went just 1-for-30 with a 1:18 BB:K. The catcher has put together a good year with 18 homers, 51 RBI, 53 runs scored, two stolen bases and a .242/.300/.409 slash line over 118 contests, but it's possible he's wearing down under a heavy workload in his first full and healthy major-league campaign.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Resting Sunday O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

Impact O'Hoppe is getting a routine day off after he had started behind the plate in the first two contests of the series. Matt Thaiss will handle the catching duties in the series finale.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 • ROTOWIRE