The Los Angeles Angels Need a New Name — Here Are the 3 Best Options

It’s not the best time to be a fan of the Los Angeles Angels.

Shohei Ohtani left the team three years ago, and he’s already won back-to-back World Series championships with the crosstown rival Los Angeles Dodgers.

It’s not looking any better in 2026, as the Angels are already at the bottom of the MLB standings and looking towards another season without playoffs. And to make matters worse (or maybe better for Angels fans), they might need to change their name soon.

The “Los Angeles” might need to go for the Angels due to a new proposed California bill, so let’s break down some possible alternatives for a franchise desperately in need of a rebrand.

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California Angels

Let’s go old school with it. The California Angels was the team’s name for 30 years in the 90s, and with teams across the sports world going full retro, why not a team that wishes they had a time machine?

With the Oakland Athletics leaving California for Las Vegas, maybe the Angels could try to grab the rest of the state that isn’t committed to the Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, or San Diego Padres?

Orange County Angels

We’re currently seeing it in Anaheim, where their NHL team, the Ducks, are truly doubling down on being the team of Orange County. Orange everywhere. The city of Anaheim wants to really embrace that as an identity, so why not continue that with the Angels?

You want to keep the red as their main color. Why not add orange as an accent or secondary? It would freshen up the brand and give the team a unique identity.

Anaheim Angels

The reason they might need to change “Los Angeles” in the first place is the proposed bill, AB 2512, by Assemblymember Avelino Valencia, which would require the Angels’ ownership to commit to and invest in Anaheim as its own city, without any connection to the city 45 minutes across the freeway.

The franchise has only one World Series championship, and that came under the Anaheim banner. Maybe it’s time they swap back, because with the Dodgers continuing to win championships, fans only see one L.A. team in MLB regardless of what the Angels do.