The Los Angeles Angels will not bring back manager Kurt Suzuki after just one season, following a 100-loss campaign that marked the first time in franchise history the club lost 100 games. The Angels announced Wednesday that they declined a 2027 club option on Suzuki and will begin a search for a new manager and coaching staff.
Suzuki has been offered a role as a special assistant within the organization, but said he is not sure whether he will accept it because he has received interest in other jobs. The former Angels catcher signed a one-year deal last October and guided the club to a 62-100 mark this season, a 10-game slide from how the team fared under Ron Washington and Ray Montgomery in 2025.
The team is also entering a period of change. Los Angeles will be under new ownership, with Stan Kroenke assuming control from Arte Moreno in the first quarter of 2027. A decision on the future of interim general manager John Mozeliak has yet to be made. Mozeliak praised Suzuki's respect in the clubhouse and said he did not believe the record reflected his abilities as a manager.
Suzuki said the decision was not a surprise, noting that new ownership will bring its own people into key positions. The pitching staff did improve, with the starters' ERA dropping to 4.14 from 4.91 a year earlier. Whoever succeeds Suzuki will be the Angels' sixth manager since Mike Scioscia ended his 19-year run in 2018.
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