Overview
- The Angels were officially eliminated from postseason contention after a 5-2 loss to Boston, leaving the team at 54-90 and marking a 12th straight season without playoff baseball.
- Reports say owner Arte Moreno has agreed to sell the club to Stan Kroenke for roughly $4 billion, a deal that sources say requires approval by MLB owners and is expected to close in early 2027.
- John Mozeliak, hired as interim baseball operations chief in June after Perry Minasian’s firing, has restructured the front office, made multiple deadline trades on Aug. 3 that boosted the farm system and promoted key assistants.
- Manager Kurt Suzuki is on a one-year contract and will face evaluation this winter as Mozeliak or incoming ownership decides on a permanent general manager, payroll strategy and roster direction.
- The team now faces a realistic chance of its first 100-loss season, will share equal draft-lottery odds with other bottom clubs under current MLB rules, and fans should watch roster moves, the GM search and MLB’s approval process for signs of a multi-year rebuild.