Angels fire GM Perry Minasian; John Mozeliak named interim

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The Los Angeles Angels fired general manager Perry Minasian and named former St. Louis Cardinals executive John Mozeliak as baseball operations consultant who will serve as interim general manager, the team announced Friday. Minasian compiled a 392-500 record during his tenure in Anaheim as the club continued another disappointing season, described by team observers as the sixth consecutive under his leadership. Mozeliak, a longtime Cardinals front-office executive, was brought in immediately to oversee baseball operations on an interim basis. The announcement came amid the season and, in a moment noted by attendees, coincided with "It's a Holly Jolly Christmas" playing over the ballpark loudspeaker while team president Molly Jolly was speaking to broadcasters.

Molly Knight

@mollyknight.bsky.social

🚨 The Angels just announced they have fired GM Perry Minasian and replaced him with John Mozeliak. wow

4845d ago

Oz6

It doesn't matter who gets that job, they're stuck with Arte as the owner, and the team will suck.

Elisa💙Zelensky is a Hero3

From St Louis… he’s all yours. Enjoy.

Jonah Freedman2

Yes. As usual with the Angels, it’s someone else’s problem besides ownership.

iggles.bsky.social1

Forget Mendoza being overdue. Perry was the most overmatched baseball exec for like 5 years running

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Molly Knight17

Ok Mozeliak has technically been hired as a consultant to find a new GM. Who knows if this means he will stay on as a president of baseball operations or if this truly is just an interim ship steerer.

Justin Horneker4

I wish I had John Mozeliak's job security and/or agent.

Razzball

@razzball.bsky.social

Angels GM Perry Minasian’s tenure seemed solely focused on making Arte Moreno happy and his firing shows you can’t make a miserable person like Arte Moreno happy. Nothing else take from this: Don’t appease billionaires

3445d ago

The Athletic

@theathletic.com

The Los Angeles Angels fired general manager Perry Minasian amid another disappointing season for the club, the team announced Friday. Minasian compiled a 392-500 record over his tenure in Anaheim. Read more: nyti.ms/4f4mHQm

3445d ago

halorallymonkey.bsky.social3

Good now fire Arte. Sell the team Moreno!

Maria Estanislao1

Sam Blum must be grinning ear to ear

mannym99.bsky.social1

Imagine having the greatest talent of this lifetime, failing to extend him, then failing to get anything for him before he walked in free agency. He should’ve been fired one minute after that trade deadline.

Justin Lee Jamison1

He looks like he’s going to go back to bootlegging liquor in 1920’s Chicago.

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Meatwad Ron: Summer of Ron15

How has this perennial loser failson not been picked up by the Trump Admin yet?

Doc Hubbard2

Too bad the owner can’t be fired

unc13teddy.bsky.social2

Preller would be perfect for the job

jsaquella2

Not only is the guy shit canned they chose this picture for the story

Dan Szymborski

@dszymborski.fangraphs.com

I suspect John Mozeliak was named interim general manager of the Angels because he was the person standing nearest to Perry Minasian at the moment.

3345d ago

Jon3

Arte Moreno, constantly coming up with the best idea the Cards had 10 years ago

patsfb.bsky.social1

"whoever talked to trump last" theory, but baseball

The Dishwasher (a baseball blog)

@thedishwasher.bsky.social

I also enjoyed the part of the broadcast where they were like “why would the Angels fire their GM? It makes no sense!” The Angels are the worst team in baseball! That GM should have been fired when he sold the farm for 3 weeks of Lucas Giolito

2545d ago

The Dishwasher (a baseball blog)14

Our GM should have been fired for building a roster capable of losing to them!

Mikal Lewis5

You heard of a minor leaguer having a cup of coffee in the Majors. Well the Angels believe minor leaguers should have a cup of coffee in the minors.

Matt's a war.1

i bet they're just flabbergasted it happened in the middle of the season

Jeff Passan Bot

@jeffpassanbot.bsky.social

The Angels have fired GM Perry Minasian. John Mozeliak has been brought in as a consultant.

1445d ago

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost19

So you can fire a GM. I hope some teams are taking notes.

Chicken Puppet 🏳️‍⚧️8

Is it good to fire your GM three weeks before the draft?

Josh Thomas7

nobody commits to consistently staying 5 years behind the rest of the league like the angels

Joel6

First Cora, now Mozeliak. Beating the Orioles is a kiss of death, fewer teams should do it.

James O'Hara4

A nice reminder that the Nats could have gone in a much stupider direction last year

Philip Michaels2

But things were going so well

The Dishwasher (a baseball blog)2

Wonder if this means they’re more or less likely to sell

nerdydodger2

what changes they gonna do tho besides this

Andy Kostka

@afkostka.bsky.social

The Angels beat the Orioles in two out of three games this week and apparently couldn't have that so they fired their GM /s

1845d ago

Brent Maguire

@bmags94.bsky.social

The Angels have dismissed Perry Minasian as general manager. The club hired John Mozeliak as Baseball Operations Consultant and will serve as Interim GM.

ANGELS MAKE LEADERSHIP CHANGE IN BASEBALL OPERATIONS
Club hires John Mozeliak as Baseball Operations Consultant, serving as Interim General Manager after
dismissing Perry Minasian
ANAHEIM – The Angels announced today that the Club appointed John Mozeliak as Baseball
Operations Consultant, serving as Interim General Manager after relieving Perry Minasian of his General
Manager duties. In this new role, Mozeliak will oversee the day-to-day baseball operations for the Angels
while refining a baseball operations strategy and assisting the organization in its search for a new General
Manager. Today’s announcements were made by Club President Molly Jolly.
“Perry has been a valued leader who worked tirelessly over the last six years to strengthen our
baseball operations department,” said Jolly. “I am grateful for his dedication, insight and many
contributions to our organization.”
Mozeliak joins the Angels following a 30-year tenure with the Cardinals organization, including
his final 18 seasons leading baseball operations. Under his guidance, St. Louis reached the postseason
10 times, won six N.L. Central Division titles, captured two National League pennants and won the 2011
World Series.
“John is one of the most accomplished and respected baseball executives with a proven track
record of building a winning organization,” said Jolly. “For three decades, he constructed one of baseball’s
most respected organizations, combining strong leadership with a commitment to player development
and organizational excellence. We are thrilled to welcome him to the Angels and look forward to
benefiting from his experience and perspective as we continue to shape the future of our organization.”

1145d ago

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Neha Modi3

The irony of this happening as the Angels have their annual “Christmas in June” weekend

Jeff Jones

@jmjones.bsky.social

The Los Angeles Angels announced that John Mozeliak is their interim GM. They fired Perry Minasian, and he's officially a consultant in baseball ops.

1345d ago

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Jeff Jones9

Does not take a lot of Ball Knowledge to draw a pretty straight line from folks who worked with Mozeliak for years in St. Louis who would seem to be prime candidates to run things for the Angels on a permanent basis, with USC alum and LA native Randy Flores atop that list.

Dan Chibnall4

Mo is ready to cook

DP: MLB SVP of Nacho Consumption3

Oh Anaheim I am so sorry

Emily Sanscliff2

So, guessing his departure from the #stlcards was a bit less pleasant than what was presented to fans.

Patrick Daugherty

@rotopat.bsky.social

John Mozeliak was born to be the Angels' interim GM for five seasons

845d ago

♡ Kyle ♡

@kylethemann.bsky.social

Here’s the Angels’ release on GM Perry Minasian being fired and John Mozeliak hired as intern GM. (Repost by @RhettBollinger on X) #GoHalos #RepTheHalo 😇❤️

745d ago

Michael Huntley

@michaelhuntley.bsky.social

The news of Perry Minasian's firing came while "It's a Holly Jolly Christmas" was playing over the loud speaker. Also a funny behind the scenes note: team President Molly Jolly was up here talking to the broadcasters as the news came out and the song was playing #Angels #ReptheHalo

445d ago

Dan Chibnall

@bookowl.bsky.social

Bloom readying some trades with Angels Interim GM John Mozeliak

445d ago

Seattle Sports

@seattlesports710.bsky.social

The Los Angeles Angels have fired general manager Perry Minasian midway through their sixth consecutive disappointing season under his leadership. sports.mynorthwest.com/mlb/seattle-...

445d ago

Talkin' Baseball

@talkinbaseballbot.bsky.social

RT @swillysports: perry minasian just got fired from the angels & these are my intra-workout thoughts

345d ago

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nytimes.comAngels fire general manager Perry Minasian amid another disappointing season mlbtraderumors.comAngels Fire GM Perry Minasian, Hire John Mozeliak As Interim GM sports.yahoo.comAngels fire GM Perry Minasian, promote former Cardinals exec John Mozeliak to interim job

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Angels fire GM Perry Minasian; John Mozeliak named interim

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