The free-falling Angels cut ties with the 68-year-old manager after two-plus seasons.
on Friday and proceeded to sweep the Angels at Citizens Bank Park over the weekend.
The final game of that series was particularly devastating for Maddon’s team, which led 5-0 in the fifth inning and 6-2 in the eighth before the Phillies rallied for a walk-off win. The Red Sox then shut them out, 1-0, on Monday.Less than a month ago, such a move was nearly unthinkable. Maddon and the star-studded Angels were 10 games above .500 and charging toward October. Shohei Ohtani was pitching well and hitting plenty. Mike Trout was healthy. The pitching staff was better.
But then injuries struck. Steady infielder David Fletcher required hip surgery. Upstart Taylor Ward and former all-star Anthony Rendon also hit the injured list. And Trout, the future Hall of Famer and franchise centerpiece, slid into the longest hitless streak of his career, which ended at 0 for 26 when he singled Monday. Other teams experience injuries, too, but few see things crumble the way the Angels have in the past two weeks. Entering Tuesday’s games, they were 8½ games behind the Houston Astros in the American League West — but still just 1½ out of the AL’s third wild-card spot.
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