Ka cika wannan magana: Kafin a soma kakar wasa ta 2003, Kamfanin Walt Disney ya sayar da 'yan wasan Angels da dala miliyan 180 ga ɗan kasuwa Arte Moreno. Duk da haka, nasarar 2002 na gasar cin kofin duniya ya fara zamanin da ya fi nasara a tarihin Angels, yana yin wasanni shida na postseason daga 2002 zuwa 2009. Kafin 2002 sun kasance a cikin postseason sau uku a cikin tarihin franchise (1979, 1982, da 1986). Sun ci gaba zuwa ALCS a shekara ta 2005 da kuma
2009, amma ya rasa waɗannan jerin zuwa Chicago White Sox da New York Yankees, kowannensu yana kan hanyar zuwa gasar cin kofin duniya. Mala'iku su ne ƙungiyar da ta ci nasara a gasar zakarun duniya a farkon fitowar ta na farko har sai da Washington Nationals suka kammala aikin a cikin; tsakanin 2002 da 2019, duk masu halartar gasar cin kofin duniya na farko za su rasa - Houston Astros a cikin, Colorado Rockies a cikin, Tampa Bay Rays a cikin, da Texas Rangers a cikin.