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Star Studded Coaching Staff Coming Together for Angels and New Manager Ron Washington

Following a splash signing as the Angels new manager, Ron Washington is rumored to be bringing in a coaching staff that features many star-studded names.

Thomas Murray

Star Studded Coaching Staff Coming Together for Angels and New Manager Ron Washington
Star Studded Coaching Staff Coming Together for Angels and New Manager Ron Washington /
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With the MLB free agency set to begin soon, the Los Angeles Angels made a splash this week by signing former Braves third base coach and former Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington to a two-year deal as the team's manager.

Washington will now manage a team for the first time since 2014, which is also the last time the Angels made the postseason. 

While he is still working out the kinks and assembling his coaching staff for the 2024 season, there have already been some rumors on who will be joining him on his staff.

According to Bob Nightengale from USA Today, Washington's staff is supposedly going to feature names like Chili Davis, Torii Hunter, Erick Young Sr. Clint Hurdle, and Ryan Goins, a diverse staff that would feature three black coaches.

This group would also be great for the Angels clubhouse as it would bring in a variety of players who have played and coached in different eras of baseball and would bring a variety of influences.

While it still remains unknown on who Washington will actually feature on his staff, it was confirmed today by former MLB catcher A.J. Pierzynski of the Foul Territory podcast that Hunter will not actually become the first base coach of the Angels next year.

Hunter did confirm with Pierzynski that he did interview for the manager job but thinks he wouldn't be a good fit as a coach than a manager because he would rather mentor and help players.

Washington is set to become the fourth manager of the Angels over the past five years and will be the first black manager in franchise history.

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THOMAS MURRAY

Thomas works as a staff writer for Halos Today. He received his B.A. in Journalism from Cal State Long Beach in 2022. While in college, he undertook various roles such as being a sports editor for the Daily 49er, a sports anchor for Beach TV, and a high school sports writer for the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Recently, he served as an editor for the Rox Pile. Thomas grew up as a lifelong Angels fan as he grew up living just five miles away from Angels Stadium. In 2002 when the Angels won the World Series, he dressed up as the Rally Monkey for Halloween. His favorite Angels of all time include Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani, Chone Figgins and Jered Weaver.

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