The Angels pivoted to Suzuki and fellow special assistant Torii Hunter as top candidates after talks with former slugger Albert Pujols broke down in recent days.

Washington received his first big-league coaching gig with San Diego, serving as the first base coach in 2017. He became the team’s hitting coach in 2018, holding that role through 2019. After two years as an assistant with the Cubs, he was hired as the Angels’ hitting coach in 2024

The Los Angeles Angels remain in a very interesting spot. More news: Angels, Albert Pujols Discussing Contract to Be Next Manager The team has been caught in-b

The Los Angeles Angels are hiring Kurt Suzuki as their next manager, according to multiple reports, ending a search that included former Angels slugger and St. Louis Cardinals icon Albert Pujols.

Mayra Castro, who has worked in Angels HR since 2012, testified that Kay’s employee file listed his November 2, 2019 termination as “voluntary.” She also testified that voluntary typically means that an employee resigned, but noted she wasn’t specifically familiar with Kay’s departure from the Angels.

Los Angeles has Suzuki on a one-year contract, according to a Wednesday afternoon report from Sam Blum of The Athletic. That, Blum noted, is a highly unusual arrangement for a managerial contract.

Mayra Castro, an Angels’ HR director, admitted that she initially deleted the text about Kay when she was turning records over to attorneys for the Skaggs family in connection to their wrongful death lawsuit.

Suzuki got just a one-year contract when he became the Angels’ sixth manager in the past eight seasons, general manager Perry Minasian said Wednesday. Minasian also has one year left on his deal with the Angels, who are mired in a stretch of 10 straight losing seasons after finishing 72-90 last month.

After interviewing for the role with the SF Giants, the former A's catcher will be the new manager of the Angels

The Los Angeles Angels have hired Kurt Suzuki, their former catcher, to be their next manager, a high-ranking official told USA TODAY Sports. The person, with direct knowledge of the decision, spoke only on the condition of anonymity since the announcement has not been made public.

Yusei Kikuchi told Japanese reporters after his final start— which he exited due to cramping— that because the weight room has no air conditioning, he always does his warm-up drenched in sweat. He wanted the Angels to fix the lack of AC, but they never did all season.