What's been known for sometime became official on Sunday following the Los Angeles Angels' 11-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners on the road — the Angels will be missing the playoffs in 2025 yet again. It seems like no matter what the Angels do, they just fall short and end up not having enough talent to compete for a playoff spot, as 2025 marks their 11th consecutive season in which they've missed the postseason. This is the current longest postseason drought in MLB.
Mike Trout 's prime has come and gone, and, as good of a player as he remains, he is now a shell of his former self . And all the Angels have to show for having Trout's services over the past 16 years is one playoff appearance and exactly zero playoff win after they were swept in the 2014 ALDS by the Kansas City Royals.