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Los Angeles Angels Manager Ron Washington has announced that he will remain on medical leave for the remainder of the 2025 season due to unspecified medical issues.
Washington, 73, on the sidelines last week after experiencing shortness of breath at the end of the Angels series. New York Yankees It ended on June 19th.
Following that series, Washington returned to Southern California, where he was placed on medical leave after undergoing a series of tests. Washington is currently the oldest manager in MLB.
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Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington, 37, sat in a dugout before a match against the New York Yankees at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California on May 26, 2025. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Immagn image)
“We’re beginning to see the character of our team steal (Ron Washington) personality,” Angels general manager Perry Minasian said in a statement. “There is some resilience, some toughness, and that’s exactly what Ron is.
“(The players) are going to go out there and play as hard as they play for Ron.”
Angels bench coach Ray Montgomery was filled for Washington when he first took medical leave, but was appointed interim manager.
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Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington (37) pulls relief pitcher Sean Anderson (64) in the nine innings after giving up a two-run home run to athletics center fielder JJ Breday (33) at Angel Stadium on June 9, 2025 in Anaheim, California. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Immagn image)
Washington was hired by the Angels prior to the 2024 season, 103-140 in 243 games against the team. He was the manager of Texas Rangers In eight seasons (2007-2014), he recorded a record of 664-611.
He led the Rangers to back-to-back World Series appearances in 2010 and 2011 before resigning suddenly in September 2014.
The Angels are 40-41 in the season and have a 7-4 record at the helm of Montgomery.
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Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington, 37, is watching batting practice from the dugout before a game against the Houston Astros at Angel Stadium. Washington is indefinitely separated from his team on June 21, 2025 in Anaheim, California due to health reasons. (Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn image)
This is Montgomery’s first time MLB Manager In his coaching career. He joined the Angels as director of player rep for the 2020 season and became the team’s bench coach in 2021.
The Angels lost 15-9 Washington Nationals On Friday, you’ll try to rebound when you play the Nationals in the second game of the 3-game series at 9:38pm on Saturday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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