The Angels have declined their 2027 club option on manager Kurt Suzuki. The team announced the move Wednesday. Per the club's announcement, as relayed on r/baseball, the Angels will work "in coordination with Kroenke Sports & Entertainment" to search for a new manager and coaching staff for 2027.

MLB Trade Rumors' Steve Adams reported that Suzuki has been offered a role to remain with the organization as a special assistant. His report's summary also mentions an interim general manager. The feed text cuts off there, so we can't say how that title connects to the offer. Other outlets had no detail on the role.

The outlets frame the move differently. Yahoo Sports' headline and the AP story carried by Sportsnet say the Angels "fired" Suzuki. MLB.com, MLB Trade Rumors, Yahoo's Chris Cwik and the club's own wording describe a declined option. The club's announcement doesn't use the word fired. CBS Sports' Mike Axisa called it Suzuki being out and counted the job as MLB's third managerial vacancy.

The record explains the pressure on the job. The Angels finished 62-100, fifth in the AL West. They ended 19 games behind first-place Houston and had a run differential of -97. Several outlets, including ESPN and CBS, say it was the first 100-loss season in franchise history. CBS adds that the club hasn't made the postseason since 2014.

The finish was rough. The Angels lost their last two games in Seattle, 8-4 on Sept. 26 and 7-3 on Sept. 27, after winning 7-5 on Sept. 25. They ended the season on a two-game losing streak.

Suzuki's time as manager was one season. Our archive holds no career managerial record for him beyond 2026. His only listed stop is the Angels, from 2026 to 2026. It's his first job as a manager.

Next comes the search. The reporting gives no timeline and names no candidates, and it doesn't say whether Suzuki will take the special assistant role.