Angels decline Kurt Suzuki’s option after first 100-loss season
Los Angeles will search for a new manager and coaching staff for 2027 after Suzuki’s one season in charge. The club has offered him a special assistant role.
The Los Angeles Angels announced on October 21 that they had declined manager Kurt Suzuki’s option for 2027 after his only season in charge ended with the franchise’s first 100-loss record. The club said it would search for a new manager and coaching staff for next season, while offering Suzuki a special assistant role.
The Angels finished 62-100, according to The Sporting News. Suzuki had taken the job on a one-year contract with a club option for 2027, leaving the team to decide whether to retain him after the season. The club’s decision ends his managerial tenure after one year; its offer of another position does not establish whether he will accept it.
Angels plan a 2027 manager and coaching staff search
The club said it would conduct the search in coordination with Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, USA TODAY Sports and The Sporting News reported. The announcement covered the coaching staff as well as the manager’s post, but did not name a replacement for Suzuki or set out a timetable for an appointment.
John Mozeliak is serving as interim general manager after the Angels fired Perry Minasian during the season, USA TODAY Sports reported. Minasian had appointed Suzuki following Ron Washington’s tenure. Suzuki had previously worked in the Angels’ front office as a special assistant from 2023 to 2025, the role the club has now offered him again.
Mozeliak backs Suzuki despite Angels’ record
Mozeliak said Suzuki had earned respect in the clubhouse and cared deeply about the players. ‘I do not believe our record this year was a true reflection of his abilities as a manager,’ he said in a statement quoted by CBS Sports. Mozeliak said Suzuki’s knowledge of the players and his perspective could still benefit the organization in a special assistant role.
Suzuki had said in September that he and Mozeliak had discussed their philosophies but had not talked about next steps, CBS Sports reported, citing Suzuki’s comments to The Athletic. Asked then whether he wanted to remain with the Angels, Suzuki said he did. The club has not publicly explained its deliberations over the 2027 option.
The change adds another managerial transition for a club that has cycled through Joe Maddon, Phil Nevin, Ron Washington and Suzuki since 2020, according to CBS Sports. The Angels have not reached the postseason since 2014, making the choice of their next manager part of a wider effort to change the team’s results.
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Sources and context
- Kurt Suzuki out as Angels manager after 100-loss season, creating MLB's third vacancyCBS Sports
- Angels fire manager Kurt Suzuki after losing 100 games in only seasonUSA TODAY Sports
- Angels make unsurprising decision on Kurt Suzuki after one season as managerThe Sporting News (republished by Yahoo Sports)
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