US EditionLos Angeles Angels to Hire Ex-Catcher Kurt Suzuki as New Manager
Kurt Suzuki becomes the Angels’ fifth manager since 2018 after Ron Washington's health issues, bringing MLB experience and a strong pitching staff reputation to the role.
- On Tuesday the Los Angeles Angels selected Kurt Suzuki as their next manager, marking his first managerial job.
- After talks with Albert Pujols broke down, the Angels pivoted to Kurt Suzuki and other in-organization candidates.
- A 16-season veteran, Suzuki won a World Series and spent three years as special assistant to Angels general manager Perry Minasian.
- The move names Suzuki the franchise's fifth full-time manager since Mike Scioscia, and he inherits a 72-90 club now facing its 10th consecutive losing season.
- Amid franchise legal woes and fan criticism of Arte Moreno, the Angels hired Suzuki, a fourth-generation Japanese-American who joins a short list of MLB managers with Asian heritage.
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Who Is Kurt Suzuki? Net Worth, Nationality, Ethnicity, Wife, Career, and More
Kurt Suzuki was born Kurtis Kiyoshi Suzuki on October 4, 1983, in Wailuku, Hawaii. He is a fourth-generation Japanese American with strong ties to the islands. He played 16 years as a Major League Baseball catcher for five different teams: the Oakland Athletics, Washington Nationals, Minnesota Twins, Atlanta Braves, and Los Angeles Angels. In 2014, he was an All-Star with Minnesota, and in 2019, he won the World Series with Washington. After the…
Angels to hire former catcher Kurt Suzuki as next manager
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels have decided to hire former major league catcher Kurt Suzuki as their next manager, a person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the Angels had not finalized or announced the deal with Suzuki, who has spent the past three seasons as a special assistant to Angels general manager Perry Minasian. Suzuki played 16 seasons in…
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