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Angels Fire GM Perry Minasian and Install John Mozeliak as Interim Baseball-Operations Consultant

Mozeliak will audit the franchise, manage the July draft and August trade-deadline decisions, plus lead the search for a permanent general manager by December.

Oct 22, 2025; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian speaks during a press conference at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Liang-Imagn Images
Mar 27, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak looks on during opening day ceremonies before the game between the Cardinals and the Minnesota Twins at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images
What’s Next After Angels Fire GM Perry Minasian, Hire Interim GM John Mozeliak
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Overview

  • The Angels relieved Perry Minasian of his duties on Friday and named former St. Louis Cardinals executive John Mozeliak as a baseball-operations consultant who will serve as interim general manager.
  • Mozeliak told reporters he will conduct an organizational audit, oversee day-to-day baseball operations, keep the current coaching staff in place for 2026, and focus first on the July draft followed by trade-deadline moves.
  • The team is 34-48 this season and carries an 11-year playoff drought, factors the club cited in announcing the front-office change and that underline pressure on ownership to alter strategy.
  • Minasian, hired in November 2020 and in the final year of his contract, leaves a six-year record without a winning season and key criticized decisions including the handling of Shohei Ohtani’s final year.
  • Mozeliak’s immediate mandate includes advising president Molly Jolly on a full-time GM search expected by December, and his arrival raises the prospect of rethinking roster moves and the club’s development approach.