Rodent infestation at Angel Stadium leads to concession stand shutdown after health inspection report

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:58:57 -0400

The Los Angeles Angels have seemingly traded the rally monkey in for alley rats. Now, there is a new problem crawling into Anaheim: a rodent infestation at Angel Stadium.

Health inspection reports that surfaced this week showed Section 432 at Angel Stadium was hit with a shutdown, and inspectors found the concession stands were not exactly running a tight ship.

Turns out some uninvited, four-legged guests were making themselves at home. For once, the stench at the Big A is not just coming from the bullpen.

Orange County Public Health Services did not find just one mouse sniffing around for scraps. Inspectors flagged rodent droppings in five different spots around the concession area, which is still more coverage than the Angels' lineup usually provides.

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The exclusive report shared by the California Post also noted a ceiling hole larger than a quarter inch, which basically gave the critters a free pass to move between the rafters and the food stations like they had season tickets.

On record, the concession stand was shut down on April 22, which was a homestand against Toronto, ending in a 7-3 win over the Blue Jays.

While the Angels keep struggling to shut down opposing hitters, the health department had no trouble shutting down part of the stadium.

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Angel Stadium is now the fourth-oldest park in Major League Baseball, and it is showing its age in all the wrong ways.

The Angels are paying hundreds of millions for a roster that cannot find home plate, while the rats are finding nacho cheese without spending a dime.

If you are heading to the Big A this week, you might want to think twice about the upper deck snacks.

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Until Artie Moreno fixes the holes in the ceiling and the holes in the lineup, the only thing consistently lit in Anaheim might be a Closed for Infestation sign.

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Stephen A. Smith calls out heated political rhetoric after WHCD security scare

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:02:24 -0400

Stephen A. Smith expected a routine night at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The black tie event was anything but, as it turned into a moment of real fear.

The ESPN host was inside the Washington Hilton on Saturday night when gunfire outside the event triggered panic throughout the room.

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The deranged anti-Trump and anti-Christian gunman never made it into the ballroom and was stopped by security, but for several tense seconds, no one inside knew that.

On his YouTube show Monday, Smith described the chaos as guests scrambled to react without clear information.

"What scared the living hell out of everybody was that you thought at least for a few seconds that the room had been penetrated," Smith said. "So all of us had to get down. We ducked under tables, ducked under chairs and all of that other stuff."

What should have been a unifying moment against political violence once again turned into political chicanery from the Left.

Smith also pushed back on conspiracy theories that quickly surfaced online in the aftermath.

"You’ve got a lot of conspiracy theorists out there claiming that this was all rigged," he said. "Me personally, people can have their opinions, their conjecture or whatever, but it would be irresponsible for me or any journalist to jump to that conclusion. We’re not gonna do that."

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At the same time, he pointed to a broader issue, the increasingly heated political climate surrounding moments like this.

"I’m sick and tired of us giving lip service to the narrative of dialing down the rhetoric. Enough of that. Stop talking about it and do it," Smith said. "Let’s debate policy as opposed to engaging in name-calling and speaking about people in incendiary and derogatory fashion."

The incident also raised a practical concern about the event itself ...

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is held at a hotel, not on White House grounds.

Smith did not dismiss that criticism.

"A dead clock is right twice a day. The president has a point," he said. "Stuff like this should be on the grounds of the White House. It shouldn’t be at some damn hotel in D.C. that just anybody could get into. It just shouldn’t."

OutKick founder Clay Travis, who also attended the event, sounded the alarm about what he sees as ongoing security concerns.

On X, Travis wrote, "Assassination attempts four and five are coming. The Secret Service is not good enough at their jobs. We need better."

Ultimately, the threat never reached the ballroom. But for a few moments, uncertainty took over, and that was enough. Because in a room filled with some of the most prominent figures in media and politics, no one knew if they were safe.

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Rodent infestation at Angel Stadium leads to concession stand shutdown after health inspection report

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