Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington will stay on medical leave for the remainder of the 2025 MLB season, the team announced Friday.
The Angels named Ray Montgomery the interim manager, and former Toronto Blue Jays infielder Ryan Goins will become the club’s bench coach.
Washington initially stepped away from the team on June 20 after experiencing shortness of breath and appearing fatigued toward the end of a four-game series against the Yankees.
The Angels did not specify what symptoms Washington is experiencing.
Washington, who managed the Texas Rangers to back-to-back World Series in 2010 and 2011, was hired by Minasian before the 2024 season, in which the Angels lost a franchise-record 99 games.
The Angels entered Friday night’s game at 40-40, one game back of a wild-card spot in the American League.
“He wants to manage – I don’t know if he’s ever missed a game – but at the end of the day, you have to make tough decisions,” general manager Perry Minasian said last week. “For me, I want to make sure the guy is absolutely healthy, and physically, he’s in the right place before we put him back in the dugout.
“We play some close games. They’re not the types of games you can sit back, kick your feet up and just watch. They’re pretty tight games, stressful games, and I want to make sure he’s good to go health-wise before he gets back in the dugout.”
— with files from the Associated Press
