The Los Angeles Angels will search for a permanent general manager after interim GM John Mozeliak said Wednesday he does not intend to lead baseball operations in 2027. The announcement came the same day the Angels confirmed manager Kurt Suzuki will not return for next season, deepening a front-office overhaul that began when Perry Minasian was fired in June.
The Main Development
Mozeliak, who spent 18 years as general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals before joining the Angels as a baseball operations consultant shortly after Minasian’s firing, has run the department on an interim basis since June 2026. He told reporters Wednesday that filling both the GM and manager jobs could take months, saying the process “could leak into the the latter part of this year, if not maybe even early next year,” according to the Orange County Register.
Mozeliak will coordinate the search for his successor, and whoever is hired will then make the call on the team’s next manager, replacing Suzuki.
What It Means
The sequencing Mozeliak described means the Angels will have a new baseball operations chief before they settle on a dugout leader. That lines up with the club’s decision to also open a search for an entirely new coaching staff for 2027, with some current staffers offered other roles within the organization.
The front-office churn also comes against a corporate backdrop. Stan Kroenke agreed in September 2026 to buy the Angels from Arte Moreno for roughly $4 billion, a sale expected to close in the first quarter of 2027, meaning new ownership could inherit the final stages of the GM search.
Context: A Franchise In Transition
The Angels finished 62-100 in 2026, the first 100-loss season in franchise history, and have now gone 11 straight seasons with a losing record and 12 consecutive years without a playoff appearance, both the longest active streaks in Major League Baseball. Suzuki’s dismissal makes him roughly the sixth or seventh manager the Angels have had in nine seasons since parting with Mike Scioscia after the 2018 campaign.
Suzuki had signed just a one-year contract to take the managing job in 2026 after three seasons as a special assistant under Minasian. Mozeliak said in a statement that Suzuki “earned tremendous respect in our clubhouse” and added that he does not believe the team’s record “was a true reflection of his abilities as a manager,” according to FOX Sports.
Suzuki’s Next Move
The Angels have offered Suzuki a chance to stay on as a special assistant, but he said he is unsure whether he will take it, noting he has drawn interest from other organizations about major league managerial openings. Suzuki told reporters the move was not unexpected, saying, “Definitely wasn’t surprising,” and adding, “I know when leadership changes, they bring in their people that they want. I know it’s part of the gig. It is what it is,” according to the ESPN report.
What’s Next
Mozeliak has not set a firm timeline for interviews, only indicating the GM search could stretch into early 2027. Once a permanent general manager is in place, that executive will lead the search for the Angels’ next manager and finalize the coaching staff overhaul already underway, according to the Associated Press.
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