Woeful Angels Fire Pitching Staff
The Angels also named Tim Leveque and Michael Wuertz interim coaches as they try to improve a staff with a 4.53 ERA.
- On Tuesday, Los Angeles Angels interim general manager John Mozeliak fired pitching coach Mike Maddux, bullpen coach Dom Chiti, and assistant pitching coach Darryl Scott in sweeping staff changes.
- The Angels possess the majors' worst record at 45-74, heading toward an 11th consecutive losing season while the pitching staff ranks 24th with a 4.51 ERA.
- Tim Leveque, who spent 20 years in the Cardinals organization, was appointed interim pitching coach, while Michael Wuertz becomes the interim bullpen coach.
- Mozeliak stated, "we felt it was best to make a change," after discussing the staff's future with manager Kurt Suzuki, who is in his first major league managerial season.
- Despite the team's struggles, the departing staff oversaw breakout seasons for pitchers Reid Detmers, Rafael Soriano, Walbert Urena, Ryan Zeferjahn, and Chase Silseth over seven remaining weeks.
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Woeful Angels fire pitching coach Mike Maddux, 2 others from staff
The Los Angeles Angels, at the bottom of the baseball standings, fired pitching coach Mike Maddux, bullpen coach Dom Chiti and assistant pitching coach Darryl Scott on Tuesday. The Angels named Tim Leveque as interim pitching coach and Michael Wuertz ...
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