Overview

• ESPN reports the Orioles have expressed interest in Pujols and are expected to schedule an interview for their managerial opening.
• The Angels are viewed as the leading destination and are the only club to have formally interviewed him so far, with Torii Hunter also under consideration.
• Pujols met with Angels general manager Perry Minasian in St. Louis last week for preliminary talks.
• The Angels’ hiring timeline could be affected by owner Arte Moreno and president John Carpino’s roles in the Tyler Skaggs civil trial.
• Pujols led Leones del Escogido to a Dominican winter-ball championship and currently holds the Dominican Republic’s WBC managerial post, which he could relinquish for an MLB job.