The Latest Breaking News from Kurt Suzuki

The Los Angeles Angels have decided to hire former major league catcher Kurt Suzuki as their next manager, a person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press

The former Angels catcher will now take over the franchise for his first career managerial position.

"The brain" began three decades ago, when an up-and-coming junior college baseball coach from Southern California found himself with a Division I program for the first time.

Their 349-264 record since the start of the 2018 season ranks fifth best in the majors behind the Dodgers, Yankees, Astros and Rays. The Braves are the only team from that group to win four consecutive division titles. Only the Dodgers, with two pennants and one championship, bested the Braves’…

Plus, Joe Girardi is out in Philadelphia and the Astros extend Yordan Álvarez.

NEW YORK — The Angels’ eighth consecutive loss was all about their struggling offense until it became about their struggling bullpen.

Suzuki briefly lost consciousness and later underwent tests at a hospital after leaving the game in the third inning.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Although recent injuries have forced Angels manager Joe Maddon to shuffle his lineup, one consistent piece has been Mike Trout.

AHAHEIM, Calif. — Some players who are struggling at the plate will punctuate a strikeout or popup by snapping their bat in half over their knee. Not Shohei Ohtani, who must have taken some kind of Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to his lumber.