The Anaheim Angels have fired manager Joe Maddon today, the team announced. Phil Nevin has been named as the team’s interim manager.
This is not that surprising. The Angels lost their twelfth consecutive game last night to the Boston Red Sox by a 1-0 score, and they have gone from being in first place in the A.L. West with a one game lead over the Astros on May 10 to 8.5 games back of the Astros as of this moment.
Maddon managed the Tampa Bay Rays from 2006 through 2014, developing a reputation as being one of the top managers in the game.