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06/26 20:30 CDT Angels fire GM Perry Minasian midway through a 6th straight
disappointing season in his tenure
Angels fire GM Perry Minasian midway through a 6th straight disappointing
season in his tenure
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) --- The Los Angeles Angels have fired general manager
Perry Minasian midway through their sixth consecutive disappointing season
under his leadership.
The last-place Angels appointed former Cardinals GM John Mozeliak to be their
interim general manager and baseball operations consultant on Friday. Mozeliak
will oversee day-to-day baseball operations while assisting the search for the
next GM, team president Molly Jolly said in a news release.
"Perry has been a valued leader who worked tirelessly over the last six years
to strengthen our baseball operations department," Jolly said. "I am grateful
for his dedication, insight and many contributions to our organization."
Minasian took over the Angels' front office in November 2020, but the
long-struggling franchise has made no discernible progress during his tenure
under mercurial owner Arte Moreno.
Los Angeles' streaks of 10 straight losing seasons and 11 straight non-playoff
seasons are both the longest in the majors, and its farm system is still
considered to be among the majors' worst, just as it was when Minasian arrived.
The biggest transaction of his tenure occurred when Shohei Ohtani left the
Angels after six seasons for the Los Angeles Dodgers in late 2023.
After holding the majors' worst record for much of the current season, the
Angels are tied for last in the AL standings at 34-48 heading into their game
against the Athletics on Friday night at Angel Stadium. Los Angeles lost a
franchise-record 99 games in 2024, its first season after losing two-time AL
MVP Ohtani.
The Angels never won more than 77 games or finished higher than third in the AL
West during Minasian's tenure.
Minasian clashed with respected manager Joe Maddon early in his tenure,
eventually leading to Maddon's firing amid an epic losing streak in the 2022
season. After Phil Nevin and Ron Washington also failed to hold the managerial
job for more than two seasons, Minasian hired first-time manager Kurt Suzuki
from his own front-office staff last fall, giving him a one-year deal with the
acknowledgment that their fates were tied.
Minasian is a former Rangers clubhouse attendant who rose to positions in the
front offices of the Atlanta Braves and the Toronto Blue Jays as a protege of
Alex Anthopoulos.
Minasian had never interviewed for a GM job before he was chosen to replace
Billy Eppler by Moreno, who has repeatedly hired GMs with little to no prior
experience in the job during his two decades of ownership.
Mozeliak left the Cardinals last fall after three decades with St. Louis,
including the past 18 in charge of baseball operations.
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