ANAHEIM, Calif. — The sea change coming for the Angels franchise felt due, illustrated each night at Angel Stadium by the waves of shirtless fans in the upper decks imploring Arte Moreno to sell the team. The festering frustrations over Moreno’s meddling and middling tenure as owner were on full display throughout what is now the team’s 11th consecutive losing season.Now, the fans’ wish has been granted. Moreno announced Tuesday afternoon that he had sold the club to Stan Kroenke at what The Athletic reported was a $4 billion valuation that also includes the team’s television network and radio station. For the fans who occupy the nightly “Tarps Off” section, it was vindication.“Just hoping for change,” said Connor Gale of Claremont, one of hundreds of fans who have participated in the impromptu chants this summer. “We were told (by Moreno) winning isn’t our top-5 priority. For a lot of fans, it is.”“It was like, ‘finally,’” said Anaheim native Joseph Gandara.“We were just kind of waiting for it,” longtime Angels fan Mark Pargo said.For Mike Trout, still the franchise’s most recognizable star, it is a “fresh start.”“You kinda felt that it was needed,” Trout said. “It’s obviously been frustrating the last, I don’t know how many years it’s been. But just to hear the news like this, I’m super excited to have this change.”The sale, which won’t be finalized until the first quarter of 2027, is the richest transaction in Major League Baseball history. Overhauling a franchise that hasn’t made the postseason since 2014, and whose processes have largely been seen as an outlier, will be a massive undertaking. Change will not come overnight, even with Kroenke assuming the title of baseball’s richest owner.That did little to quell optimism.“I think seeing the reaction from the fans and some of the guys and the whole vibe, I think it was needed for a fresh start,” Trout said. “The biggest thing is getting that feeling of getting that winning culture back and having that vibe in the clubhouse.”Losing has bred frustration and, with it, the soundtrack of the Angels’ summer consists of frustrated jeers and urges for Moreno to be out.“Their voices are heard,” shortstop Zach Neto said. “We hear them. And it motivates us.”