The Angels introduced at the moment that supervisor Ron Washington will keep on medical depart for the rest of the 2025 season. Ray Montgomery will proceed to function the interim supervisor. Invoice Shaikin of the Los Angeles Occasions was amongst these to relay the data. Infield coach Ryan Goins will take up Montgomery’s earlier bench coach function.
Stories emerged one week in the past that Washington can be stepping out of the dugout for an indefinite period of time attributable to an unspecified well being concern. The difficulty nonetheless hasn’t been publicly specified however it’s apparently critical sufficient that Wash received’t be resuming his managerial duties for the remainder of the season.
Now 73 years outdated, Washington signed a two-year deal to handle the Halos forward of the 2024 season. They went 63-99 final yr however are faring a lot better up to now this season. They’re at the moment 40-40 and only one sport again of a playoff spot. Shaikin experiences that Washington’s contract has a membership possibility for 2026.
Montgomery, 55, has been the bench coach for the Angels since 2022, which has allowed him to be a relentless presence over a number of managerial tenures. Joe Maddon was the skipper in the beginning of 2022 however he was fired in June of that yr. Phil Nevin changed Maddon and held the function by the top of the 2023 season. After Nevin’s contract expired, Washington was employed for the 2024 marketing campaign.
His managerial expertise to date is pretty restricted. Nevin obtained a ten-game suspension within the wake of a brawl with the Mariners in 2022, with Montgomery stepping in to cowl at the moment. He’s been on the helm for the previous week to switch Washington and can now seemingly get the job for the second half of the season as nicely.
Goins, 37, simply retired from enjoying after the 2023 season. A month later, he was added to Washington’s workers as infield coach. He’ll now get a task change because the Angels alter on the fly to cowl for Washington’s absence.
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