Wednesday, October 21, 2026 — one season, 100 losses and a clean slate for a franchise in transition.
The Angels announced Wednesday that they have declined Kurt Suzuki’s 2027 club option, ending his tenure as manager after a single season. Interim general manager John Mozeliak also confirmed that he will not take the job on a full-time basis.
A Historic Low
Suzuki’s Angels went 62-100 — the first 100-loss season in franchise history, surpassing the 99 losses of 2024. The club was 10 games worse than in 2025 under Ron Washington and Ray Montgomery.
The Angels haven’t reached the postseason since 2014 and haven’t won a playoff game since 2009. Suzuki’s successor will be the sixth manager since Mike Scioscia’s 19-year run ended in 2018.
Respect, but No Future
Mozeliak made clear the decision wasn’t a verdict on Suzuki’s ability. He said Suzuki had earned tremendous respect in the clubhouse and that the team’s record didn’t reflect his work as a manager.
Suzuki took it in stride. When new leadership arrives, he said, it brings in its own people — that’s part of the job. The Angels offered him a special assistant role, but he hasn’t decided whether to take it, with interest from other teams.
A 16-year big league catcher and 2019 World Series champion with Washington, Suzuki was known for his work with pitchers as an Angels player and spent three years as a special assistant to Perry Minasian before taking the managerial job last October.
The Bigger Picture: New Ownership
The real story is what comes next. Minasian was fired in June, and Mozeliak — whose contract runs through December — has said he is not the long-term answer and will step aside once new ownership is in place. Stan Kroenke is set to take control of the club from Arte Moreno in the first quarter of 2027.
That sequence matters: a new owner will hire a new general manager, who will then pick the next manager. Some coaches have been offered other roles in the organization, but the Angels’ baseball operations are effectively starting over.
The Read
The Angels aren’t just replacing a manager — they’re waiting for an entirely new power structure. Suzuki became a casualty of that transition and of a historically bad season. Whoever Kroenke’s front office hires will inherit one of the toughest rebuilds in baseball.
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