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this Angel of Los Angeles It was announced that manager Ron Washington will leave sick leave for the remainder of the 2025 season and have unspecified medical issues.
Washington, 73, was eliminated after his last week of shortness of breath at the end of the Angels Series New York Yankees This ended on June 19th.
After the series, Washington flew back to Southern California and was on sick leave after a series of tests. Washington is currently the oldest manager in the Major League Baseball.
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Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington (37) faces the New York Yankees on May 26, 2025 at Anaheim, California. (Jayne Kamin-oncea-Imagn image)
“We are starting to see the personality of the team with (Ron Washington) personality,” Angel General Manager Perry Minasian said in a statement. “There is some resilience, there is some resilience, and that’s exactly what Ron is.
“(The players) will go there every day and day, working as hard as they were at Ron.”
Angels backup coach Ray Montgomery was appointed interim manager when he was initially appointed to take sick leave.
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Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington (37) gave up track guard JJ BLEDAY (33) at Angel Stadium on June 9, 2025 in Anaheim, California, and pulled relief pitcher Shaun Anderson (64) in the ninth inning. (Jayne Kamin-oncea-Imagn image)
Washington was hired by Angels before the 2024 season, 103-140 in 243 games with the team. He is Texas Rangers In eight seasons (2007-2014), they had a record of 664-611.
He led the Rangers to play in 2010 and 2011, before resigning suddenly in September 2014.
Angels were 40-41 in the season, with Montgomery scoring 7-4 at the helm.
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Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington (37) watched the batting practice before the Houston Astros against Angel Stadium. Washington will stay away from the team indefinitely due to health reasons in Anaheim, California on June 21, 2025. (kiyoshi mio-imagn image)
This is Montgomery’s first MLB Manager During his coaching career. He joined the Angels as Player Personnel Director for the 2020 season and became the team’s substitute coach in 2021.
Angels lost 15-9 Washington National They will re-rebound Friday as they play the Nationals in the second game of the three-game series at 9:38 PM EST.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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