Ron Washington taking indefinite break from managing Angels

Ron Washington won’t handle the Angels for an indefinite time frame attributable to a well being concern, reports Sam Blum of The Athletic. He’ll attend tonight’s sport in opposition to the Astros and can watch from the suite. Bench coach Ray Montgomery will handle for nevertheless lengthy Washington is unavailable.

Shortly earlier than reporting the information on Washington, Blum noted that the Angels have been holding a players-only assembly. GM Perry Minasian is predicted to deal with the media shortly. Mike DiGiovanna relayed a remark from Minasian that Washington has not felt effectively for the previous few days.

Washington, 73, is in his second season main the Halos. They misplaced a franchise-record 99 video games a 12 months in the past however have been much more aggressive this season. They’re taking a 36-38 document into this weekend’s set in opposition to Houston. They’re in third place within the AL West, 6.5 video games again of the Astros. They’re solely two video games out in what stays a jumbled Wild Card image. Their -60 run differential is fourth-worst within the American League, however solely the White Sox and A’s appear firmly out of the race within the AL.

Montgomery has been the Halos’ bench coach since 2022. He has held the place underneath every of Joe Maddon, Phil Nevin and Washington. Montgomery spent a while as performing supervisor in the course of the ’22 marketing campaign when Nevin was suspended for 10 video games for his function in a benches-clearing brawl in opposition to the Mariners. The 55-year-old has by no means held a full managerial place however has been talked about as a candidate prior to now — together with in the course of the 2023 hiring course of that finally led to Washington. MLBTR sends greatest needs to Wash on a speedy restoration.