The Los Angeles Angels have parted with manager Ron Washington, The Athletic’s Sam Blum reports.
Interim manager Ray Montgomery is also out, according to the report.
Washington, 73, took a medical leave on June 27 and later revealed that he had undergone quadruple bypass surgery on his heart. Montgomery took over as interim manager for the rest of the season.
The Angels will go in a different direction in 2026. The status of general manager Perry Minasian moving forward isn’t clear, per the report. The Angels make the moves after posting a 72-90 record.
The Angels hired Washington in 2024 after parting with previous manager Phil Nevin. They finished 63-99 in Washington’s first year as manager and in last place in the AL West in both seasons with Washington leading the clubhouse.
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Washington was 10 years removed from his previous managing job with the Texas Rangers when the Angels hired him. He’d since worked as a coach with the Oakland A’s and Atlanta Braves and was on staff when the Braves won the 2021 World Series. He’d previously led the Rangers to consecutive World Series appearances in 2010 and 2011.
The next Angels manager will be tasked with shifting the culture in Los Angeles of a franchise that’s long languished in irrelevance. Despite a roster that’s featured Mike Trout for 15 seasons and Shohei Ohtani from 2018-23, the Angels haven’t made the postseason since 2014. Before that, their previous playoff appearance was in 2009.
The Angels have rarely been competitive during their playoff drought. They haven’t posted a winning record since 2015 and have finished in fourth or fifth place in the AL West in eight of the last 10 seasons.
Developing a winning culture, of course, will require a roster capable of winning. Whether that responsibility will lie with Minasian or someone else is not yet clear.
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