Overview
- Los Angeles moved to Suzuki after talks with Albert Pujols ended over differences on coaches, resources and compensation, according to multiple reports.
- Suzuki, 42, has spent the last three years as a special assistant in the Angels’ front office and has no professional coaching or managerial experience.
- Reports of the one-year contract surfaced Tuesday and were reinforced Wednesday as the club introduced Suzuki, an atypical term for a new MLB manager.
- The Angels ended 2025 at 72-90 for a 10th consecutive losing season and continue to hold the majors’ longest active playoff drought.
- The hire comes after Ron Washington was not retained and interim Ray Montgomery was moved to a different role, while Pujols remains linked to the Padres and Orioles openings.