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By Jon Paul Hoornstra
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The Angels made a sweeping change to their coaching staff on Aug. 11 with seven weeks left in the MLB regular season.
Pitching coach Mike Maddux, bullpen coach Dom Chiti and assistant pitching coach Darryl Scott were all dismissed from manager Kurt Suzuki’s coaching staff. With the worst record in baseball on the heels of three consecutive losses (45-74), the Angels will hand their pitching staff to interim leadership for the remainder of the season.
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Tim Leveque will take over as interim pitching coach, while Michael Wuertz becomes interim bullpen coach.
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“After spending time discussing with Kurt where we are as a coaching staff and where we want to go in the future, we felt it was best to make a change,” Mozeliak said in a press release. “With seven weeks remaining, we plan to use this time to evaluate what additional steps are needed to elevate our entire pitching program and best position us for success moving forward.”
The timing is notable. All three coaches were working on one-year contracts that expire at the end of the season, leaving the Angels with an opportunity to evaluate their pitching operation before deciding what comes next.
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The Angels’ pitching staff has struggled all season. Through Monday, they have a 4.53 ERA and the most walks in the major leagues.
The shakeup is the latest significant move under Mozeliak, who is using the remaining weeks of the season to assess the organization.
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Leveque, 45, joined the Angels this season as the pitching coach for Double-A Rocket City. Before that, he spent 20 seasons in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, including nine years as senior minor league pitching coordinator. He also worked as a pitching analyst in the Cardinals’ scouting department in 2025.
Wuertz is in his 11th season with the Angels organization. He had been serving as the club’s minor league assistant pitching coordinator after five seasons as Rocket City’s pitching coach. Before becoming a coach, Wuertz pitched eight seasons in the major leagues with the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics.
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