Texas Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux, aged 64, is set to join the Los Angeles Angels as their new pitching coach. This move comes on the heels of his departure from the Rangers, following significant changes within the team\u2019s management.\n<\/p>\n
Maddux\u2019s Impact with the Rangers<\/p>\n
Mike Maddux played a crucial role in the Texas Rangers\u2019 recent success. He was instrumental in leading the team to its first World Series title in 2023. Under his guidance, the Rangers also achieved a league-best 3.41 ERA during the 2025 season.\n<\/p>\n
Key Contributions<\/p>\n
Contributed to the Rangers\u2019 2023 World Series win.
\nHelped maintain a top-tier pitching performance with a 3.41 ERA in 2025.
\nHad two tenures with the Rangers, first from 2009 to 2015 and then rejoining in 2023.<\/p>\n
Reasons for Departure<\/p>\n
Maddux\u2019s decision to leave came after the Rangers parted ways with manager Bruce Bochy, replacing him with Skip Schumaker. Chris Young, the president of baseball operations for the Rangers, expressed gratitude for Maddux\u2019s significant contributions. He stated, \u201cMike has played a major role for some of the best teams in Rangers history.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Looking to the Future<\/p>\n
With Maddux joining the Angels, the team aims to enhance its pitching staff. His experience and proven track record will be vital as the Angels look to improve their performance in the upcoming seasons. <\/p>\n
This strategic move underlines a shift in the Angels\u2019 approach, emphasizing the importance of strong coaching staff in achieving competitive results. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Texas Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux, aged 64, is set to join the Los Angeles Angels as their…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32541,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,1426,4690,23513,23541,23512,1282,10253,23515],"class_list":["post-32540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-angels","tag-coach","tag-joins","tag-leaving","tag-maddux","tag-new","tag-pitching","tag-rangers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}