The Los Angeles Angels are in discussions with former first baseman Albert Pujols on a deal that will have him grow to be the workforce’s new supervisor, in response to The Athletic. No deal is imminent, however these talks comply with a gathering Pujols had on Thursday with common supervisor Perry Minasian.

Proper after the common season concluded, the Angels introduced that neither supervisor Ron Washington nor interim skipper Ray Montgomery would return to their dugout in 2026. Montgomery, in fact, stuffed in for Washington when the latter was on medical depart.

Pujols was subsequently named as proprietor Arte Moreno’s most popular candidate to take over. It is value noting that Pujols stays employed by the Angels. The contract he signed with the membership as a participant included a 10-year personal-services pact upon his retirement. Pujols has primarily served as an envoy for the group since strolling away after the 2022 season. (MLB has since banned private service contracts, and it is unclear how it might think about right here.)

Pujols, 45, stays slated to handle the Dominican Republic in subsequent spring’s World Baseball Traditional. Final winter, he received the Dominican Winter League championship because the supervisor of Leones del Esogido.

Pujols was the most effective gamers in latest baseball reminiscence. Throughout elements of twenty-two years, he hit.296/.374/.544 with 703 house runs and 117 stolen bases. His contributions have been value 101.2 Wins Above Alternative, per Baseball Reference’s estimations. Pujols was an 11-time All-Star honoree, a three-time Most Worthwhile Participant Award winner, a two-time Gold Glove Award winner, a six-time Silver Slugger Award winner, and a two-time World Sequence title winner.

The Angels have had little success or stability at supervisor since Mike Sciscoia vacated the submit in winter 2018. Pujols could be their fifth full-time skipper within the final eight years, alongside Washington, Phil Nevin, Joe Maddon, and Brad Ausmus.