MLB Rumors: Joe Maddon expected to be named Angels manager this week

Photo by Jason Wise/MLB via Getty ImagesMLB Rumors: Joe Maddon and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are expected to announce that the former Chicago Cubs manager will be the new Angels manager once he interviews this week, according to Scott Miller on Twitter. The Angels fired their manager, Brad Ausmus, after the 2019 season after just one year in the role.

Maddon, who was at the helm when the Cubs broke their World Series drought in 2016, parted ways with the Cubs after a disappointing 2019 campaign, and promptly became one of the hot names in the managerial free agent market. The 65 year old spent a number of years coaching in the Angels organization, including as manager Mike Scioscia’s…