Former Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols could be eyeing a job as the club’s next manager.
Pujols met with Angels general manager Perry Minasian on Thursday to “to discuss the team’s managerial opening,” The Athletic’s Sam Blum and Katie Woo reported Friday.
“The meeting with the three-time MVP is believed to have gone very well, and the two sides are having preliminary discussions on a deal, though there is no agreement yet, according to a league source. An announcement is not expected to be imminent,” Blum and Woo wrote.
Pujols spent parts of 10 seasons with the Angels as a player from 2012 to 2021. He rejoined the club as a special assistant ahead of the 2023 season.
The Angels announced earlier this month that neither manager Ron Washington nor interim manager Ray Montgomery would retain their roles in 2026.
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