Brad Ausmus may lose his job as manager of the Los Angeles Angels after just one year with the team, sources told ESPN on Sunday.
His status has been under review by the team's leadership in recent days, at the end of what has been a disappointing season on the field and a tragic one off the field, with the midseason death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.
The Angels finished 72-90, 35 games behind AL West champion Houston, and failed to make the playoffs for the fifth straight year.
If the 49-year-old Ausmus is fired, then there will be immediate speculation that his replacement will be Joe Maddon, who was just pushed out by the Chicago Cubs.