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Washington, who served as the Atlanta Braves'
third-base coach the past seven seasons, will be tasked with
leading the Angels to their first winning season since 2015,
when the club went 85-77. That was one season after the club's
last playoff appearance.
Washington, 71, was the Texas Rangers manager for eight seasons,
compiling a 664-611 record before he was fired. But he hasn't
held the position since he was dismissed late in the 2014
season. He helped Texas to the World Series in 2010 and 2011,
with the club losing to the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis
Cardinals, respectively.
Since then, only three managers have led teams to consecutive
World Series appearances: Ned Yost of the Kansas City Royals
(2014-15), Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers (2017-18) and
Dusty Baker of the Houston Astros (2021-22).
Washington replaces Phil Nevin, who was let go after this past
season. Nevin, who took over when Joe Maddon was fired early in
the 2022 season, went 119-149 at the helm of the Angels.
With the decision at manager complete, Los Angeles now will look
to compile a roster for 2024. Two-way star Shohei Ohtani is a
free agent and speculation has circulated that star outfielder
Mike Trout could be traded in a potential roster rebuild.
Wildly considered among two of the top players in the game,
Ohtani and Trout never were able to get the Angels to the
playoffs in six seasons together. Trout has been in the
postseason just once, when the Angels were swept in three games
by the Kansas City Royals in 2014.
Washington's Rangers teams went 18-16 in three separate
postseasons. Twice in Game 6 of the 2011 World Series, the
Rangers were one strike away from a title before losing that
contest and falling in Game 7 to the Cardinals.
--Field Level Media
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