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Angels Fans Rally at Angel Stadium to Demand Arte Moreno Sell Team

Viral social-media organizing is escalating pressure on ownership, affecting stadium redevelopment and name-change negotiations.

May 23, 2026; Anaheim, California, USA; Los Angeles Angels fans gather outside Angel Stadium before the game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Texas Rangers to protest the Angels team owner Arte Moreno. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images
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May 23, 2026; Anaheim, California, USA; Los Angeles Angels fans gather outside Angel Stadium before the game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Texas Rangers to protest the Angels team owner Arte Moreno. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images

Overview

  • More than 100 fans gathered outside Angel Stadium on Saturday to chant “Sell the team,” wave signs and stage pregame protests that carried into chants heard during games.
  • The movement began after an Instagram flyer posted May 4 by lifelong fan Johnny Gonzalez on the Angelsboycott account went viral and organizers coordinated in-stadium actions such as the shirtless “tarps off” trend.
  • Fan anger is rooted in on-field failure with the Angels holding one of MLB’s worst records this season and no winning season since 2015, a record that supporters say reflects long-term underinvestment by Moreno.
  • Local politics are now entwined with the protests as Anaheim officials and the California Assembly have pushed a 'Home Run for Anaheim Act' that would require the team to revert to the 'Anaheim Angels' name for future stadium redevelopment, lease or sale deals.
  • The team and owner Arte Moreno have made no substantive public concessions, leaving protests to shape public pressure on any future sale, lease talks or stadium renovations for a franchise Forbes values at roughly $2.8 billion with a lease through 2032.