Angels Make Decision About Manager Kurt Suzuki's Future With Team
The former MLB player just completed his first season as a manager, and the Angels posted 100 losses.
The Los Angeles Angels have terminated manager Kurt Suzuki following their first 100-loss season in franchise history. Signed to a one-year contract by a hesitant owner amidst an industry lockout, Suzuki's tenure might have required a World Series victory to retain his position. Unfortunately, he was unable to achieve either.
Suzuki, 42, also served as a special assistant in former general manager Perry Minasian's front office. Following Ron Washington's managerial tenure ending last season, Minasian appointed Suzuki to lead the club, although he was given a one-year contract. He retains a club option for 2027, with the team offering him a special assistant position, which he held from 2023-2025.
Minasian was dismissed midway through the season, and interim GM John Mozeliak implemented more aggressive trades to signal a shift towards rebuilding.
The impending sale of the team to Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke might have been the final blow to Suzuki's managerial career. A new owner will likely want to select his own manager, and Kroenke may not need to hire a manager until after the sale of the club is finalized early in 2027. Suzuki, who played 16 seasons in the major leagues, including a World Series with the 2019 Washington Nationals, joins Brad Ausmus as an Angels skipper for only one season.
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