The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California.

The Los Angeles Angels are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League.

The Angels have been based in Angel Stadium of Anaheim since 1966.

The team has gone through several name changes in their history, first changing to the California Angels in 1965 to emphasize their status as the only AL team in California.

In 2005, new owner Arte Moreno wanted to include "Los Angeles" in the team's name, in order to better tap into the Los Angeles media market, the second largest in the country.

In compliance with the terms of its lease with the city of Anaheim, the team changed its name to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

For many years, there had been talk of an existing American League team relocating to Los Angeles.

Under the rules of the time, he also acquired the rights to a major league team in Los Angeles, which he used to move the Dodgers there a year later.

Though the understanding was that expansion teams would be placed in cities without major league baseball, that agreement quickly broke down.

With the support of the city of Los Angeles, the Walt Disney Company, and every city in Orange County, the city of Anaheim sued the Angels, claiming the team violated its lease with the city.

Neither Los Angeles Angels nor "Anaheim" appears on the team's uniforms, and Angels are not referred to as "Los Angeles" by the Angel Stadium ballpark announcer nor by the Angels' television and radio broadcasters, who use "Angels" or "Angels Baseball" in its place.

Boston Red Sox v. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - April 12, 2009