Angels naming Kurt Suzuki new manager after Albert Pujols talks fizzled
Written by laserteam on October 21, 2025
(New York Post) – The Angels made a quick pivot to choose their new manager.
Kurt Suzuki, a former big league catcher who finished his career with the Angels, will become the team’s new manager, The Post’s Jon Heyman reports.
The 42-year-old has worked as a special assistant to Angels general manager Perry Minasian the past three seasons.
The Angels had been in talks with their former superstar, Albert Pujols, but talks broke down due to differences between the two sides, Heyman first reported Monday.
He was an All-Star in 2014 with the Twins and won a World Series with the Nationals in 2019.
Suzuki was a career .255 hitter with a .314 on-base percentage, 143 home runs and 730 RBIs, and also played for the A’s (2007-12), Twins (2014-16) and Braves (2017-18).
