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Angels make a decision on Kurt Suzuki after one season as manager
The Los Angeles Angels made a decision about Kurt Suzuki after he spent one season as the team's manager.
The decision was described as unsurprising.
The available information does not say what the Angels decided.
It also gives no reason for the move.
Suzuki's next role, if any, is not stated.
What happens next is not clear from the information available.
The Los Angeles Angels will not bring back Kurt Suzuki as manager after his first and only season in the role.
The team offered Suzuki a special assistant position to remain in the organization.
The Angels lost 100 games in 2026, the first time in franchise history.
Suzuki had a club option for 2027 in his contract.
The Angels are one of three Major League Baseball teams with a managerial vacancy.
- Who
- Kurt Suzuki and the Los Angeles Angels.
- What
- The Angels decided Suzuki will not return as manager and offered him a special assistant position.
- When
- The team announced the decision on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
- Where
- Los Angeles, California.
- Why
- The sources do not state a specific reason for the decision. The Angels lost 100 games in 2026.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Suzuki served as a special assistant to former Angels general manager Perry Minasian.
Suzuki managed the Angels for one season, and the team finished with a 62-100 record.
The Angels’ longtime owner, Arte Moreno, agreed to sell the franchise to Stan Kroenke for $4 billion.
The Angels announced that Suzuki would not return as manager and said they had offered him a special assistant position.
- 2026 record
- 62-100
- Franchise milestone
- First 100-loss season in Angels history
- Managerial tenure
- One season, in 2026
- Contract option
- Club option for 2027
- Special assistant offer
- Offered a role with the Angels organization
- Managerial vacancies
- Angels, Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners
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What people are saying
I do not believe our record this year was a true reflection of his abilities as a manager.
Would I like to be here? Of course I would.