The Angels celebrated for the unsuitable workforce.
On Saturday evening, Eugenio Suarez swatted his second solo residence run of the evening within the fourth inning for a 2-1 lead in Anaheim.
Whereas the dinger was nothing out of the strange for the slugger, what occurred instantly after positive was.
The pyrotechnics crew at Angel Stadium set off fireworks for the hard-hitting Diamondbacks third baseman, a present usually reserved for under the house workforce.
Angels followers have been understandably furious, showering the stadium with boos as Suarez trotted across the bases.
Followers instantly started to clown the Angels group for the dazzling blunder.
“Somebody’s getting fired over that,” one fan wrote on X, whereas one other questioned if Angel Stadium had seen such a blunder earlier than — which it has.
Virtually a 12 months to the day prior, fireworks went off within the backside of the ninth with the house workforce within the course of shedding 11-0 to the Mariners.
In August 2022, the workforce’s minor league affiliate had its fireworks present go horribly awry when the combustibles fired into the stands, sending followers working.
The errors have doubtless not helped foster good emotions round a franchise that has not made a postseason look since 2014 and is with no playoff sequence win since 2009 regardless of having the likes of Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani and Albert Pujols on their roster at factors through the drought.
Getting into the 2025 All-Star break, the Angels sit at 47-49, second-to-last within the American League West with a seven-game cushion forward of the Athletics and virtually assuredly set to stretch their postseason-less streak to a different 12 months.
There may be some hope for the longer term — 23-year-old first baseman Nolan Schanuel has a .764 OPS with a 1.4 WAR whereas 26-year-old pitcher Jose Soriano can be having a strong season with a 1.8 WAR — however seemingly loads of time to get the fireworks scenario sorted out within the meantime.
