Angels owner Arte Moreno: TV ordeal ‘hasn’t been easy’

TEMPE, Ariz. — On the eve of the Angels’ first spring training game of the season, the team is still trying to figure out what their television situation will look like when the regular season starts in just over a month. The uncertainty is a large reason why the Angels’ payroll is down so much from last year, owner Arte Moreno said Friday. “We’ll be on TV,” he said. “But put it this way, it hasn’t been easy.” A year after Moreno said he expected the Angels to lose $50 million in 2025, their payroll for 2026 is at least $50 million less than it was a season ago. As cord-cutters have hurt the business model for television networks, they have been unable to pay sports teams the rights...