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Sources: Angels to hire Kurt Suzuki as manager
The Los Angeles Angels are hiring Kurt Suzuki as manager, sources told ESPN on Tuesday, turning to the longtime major league catcher with no professional coaching experience to help turn around a franchise navigating the longest playoff drought in the major leagues.
Suzuki, 42, spent 16 years playing for five franchises and won the 2019 World Series with the Washington Nationals. He had spent the past three years as a special assistant to Angels general manager Perry Minasian.
Former Angels stars Albert Pujols and Torii Hunter were also in consideration for the job to replace Ron Washington, who missed nearly half the 2025 season after undergoing quadruple bypass surgery.
Angels to hire Kurt Suzuki, former MLB player and World Series champion, as manager, per report
The Los Angeles Angels are naming former big-league catcher Kurt Suzuki as their manager, CBS Sports HQ's Jim Bowden has confirmed. The decision comes not long after famed retired slugger Albert Pujols reportedly broke off talks with the club regarding that managerial vacancy.Â
Suzuki, 42, last played in 2022. He spent parts of 16 seasons in MLB, and over that span tallied 1,421 hits; 143 home runs; one All-Star appearance; and almost 13,000 defensive innings behind the plate. As well, Suzuki won a World Series ring as a member of the Washington Nationals in 2019. With the Nationals, Suzuki was teammates with current Angels infielder Anthony Rendon. Suzuki, a Hawaii native originally drafted out of Cal State Fullerton by the Athletics in 2004, spent the final two seasons of his playing career with the Angels.Â
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Angels hire Kurt Suzuki as manager
Kurt Suzuki acknowledges the fans as he exits the game after the first pitch in the bottom of the first inning against the Oakland Athletics at RingCentral Coliseum on October 04, 2022. (Lachlan Cunningham / Getty Images)
The Angels have hired Kurt Suzuki to be their next manager, according to a team source. Suzuki replaces Ron Washington, who only managed part of the 2025 season due to health issues.
Suzuki, 42, is a 16-year major league veteran who caught for five different teams, finishing his career in 2022 after two seasons with the Angels. He has spent the last three years as a special assistant to Angels GM Perry Minasian.
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