(USA TODAY) -- The Atlanta Braves have traded slick-fielding shortstop Andrelton Simmons to the Los Angeles Angels in a five-player swap that includes veteran shortstop Erick Aybar and a pair of ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Atlanta Braves traded Andrelton Simmons to the Los Angeles Angels for Erick Aybar and top pitching prospects Sean Newcomb and Chris Ellis on Thursday night. The Braves also get ...

After years away from baseball entirely, Simmons resurfaced in the Mexican League. Why did he quit, and why is he back?

The Angels have hovered around .500 for most of the year, a condition more or less reflective of their pitching and offensive production levels: respectable, often impressive, but not overwhelming. It ...

Manager David Ross texted Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward last week after news broke the team signed shortstop Andrelton Simmons. “He’s like, ‘I got my two lockermates back,’” Heyward said Tuesday. Ross ...