The first 100-loss season inLos Angeles Angelsfranchise history meant the end of the line for skipper Kurt Suzuki.
The second managerial change since the end of the regular season came Monday when the Angels announced they would not pick up Suzuki’s 2027 club option and will instead begin a search for a new manager.
Suzuki joins Dan Wilson, whotold reporters last month he would not be returning as skipper of theSeattle Mariners.
Which major league teams will change managers next? And who could be next in line?
ESPN will track all of the managerial hirings and firings — and provide potential top replacements for every opening as they happen.
2026 manager: Kurt Suzuki (Oct. 21)
Suzuki lasted just one year as Angels skipper.
A former catcher, Suzuki played the final two of his 16 big-league seasons (2021-22) with the Angels, then signed a one-year deal to manage the team last October.
Los Angeles’ 62-100 mark in 2026 represented the first 100-loss season in franchise history, and a 10-game drop-off from the 2025 team, managed by Ron Washington and Ray Montgomery.
Longtime Angels owner Arte Moreno sold the club to Stan Kroenke in September. Kroenke won’t officially take over until the first quarter of 2027.
Whether interim general manager John Mozeliak will continue with the team remains to be seen.
2026 manager: Dan Wilson (Sept. 27)
Wilson is out in his second full season in Seattle after being hired in August 2024 to replace Scott Servais.
The Mariners entered the 2026 season as division favorites and a potential top American League contender coming off a 2025 playoff run that saw them eight outs away from the franchise’s first World Series appearance before falling to the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 of the ALCS. Seattle got off to a slow start, with just four wins in its first 13 games. With season-long struggles from big stars like Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodriguez, coupled with inconsistent pitching and an underperforming offense, the Mariners never got to more than four games over .500 on the season.
“This season has been very difficult, and of course the results have not been what any of us had expected,” Wilson said after Sunday’s 7-3 win over the Angels. “As a result, it was concluded that today is my last day as manager of the Seattle Mariners.”
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