Angels manager Mike Scioscia on Sunday pumped the brakes on a published report that he plans to step down following the 2018 season, calling the idea "poppycock" and added that he still loves managing, according to a tweet from Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register.
MLB Network insider Ken Rosenthal reported on Saturday for The Athletic that Scioscia would step down after his 10-year, $50 million contract expires following this season. General manager Billy Eppler declined to comment.
Scioscia, the longest-tenured manager in baseball, has skippered the Angels since the fall of 1999, guiding the club to its first and only World Series title, in 2002, and winning six American League West titles and two Manager of the Year Awards, in 2002 and '09.