The Los Angeles Angels have hired Kurt Suzuki as their new manager, 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.

Ray Montgomery, the interim manager during Washington's absence, was offered a different role with the organization but was not con

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