Ron Washington is officially done with the Los Angeles Angeles.
The Angels parted ways with their manager on Tuesday afternoon. They split with interim manager Ray Montgomery, too.
Washington, 73, took a medical leave on June 27 and later revealed that he had undergone quadruple bypass surgery on his heart. Montgomery took over as interim manager for the rest of the season.
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The Angels will go in a different direction in 2026 after posting a 72-90 record this year. The status of general manager Perry Minasian moving forward isn’t clear, per the report.
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They team hired Washington in 2024 after parting with previous manager Phil Nevin. They finished 63-99 in Washington’s first year as manager and in last place in the AL West in both seasons with Washington leading the clubhouse.
Washington was 10 years removed from his previous managerial job with the Texas Rangers when the Angels hired him. He has since worked as a coach with the Oakland A’s and Atlanta Braves and was on staff when the Braves won the 2021 World Series. He led the Rangers to consecutive World Series appearances in 2010 and 2011.
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The next Angels manager will be tasked with shifting the culture of a franchise that has long languished in irrelevance. Despite a roster that has featured Mike Trout for 15 seasons and Shohei Ohtani from 2018 to ’23, the Angels haven’t made the postseason since 2014. Before that, their most recent playoff appearance was in 2009.
The Angels have rarely been competitive during their playoff drought. They haven’t posted a winning record since 2015 and have finished in fourth or fifth place in the AL West in eight of the past 10 seasons.
Developing a winning culture, of course, requires a roster capable of winning. Whether that responsibility will lie with Minasian or someone else is unclear.