{"id":109053,"date":"2025-11-01T20:16:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T00:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=109053"},"modified":"2025-11-01T20:16:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T00:16:32","slug":"angels-hire-former-rangers-pitching-coach-mike-maddux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/11\/01\/angels-hire-former-rangers-pitching-coach-mike-maddux\/","title":{"rendered":"Angels Hire Former Rangers Pitching Coach to Same Position"},"content":{"rendered":"<header><\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header mb-6\">News broke on Friday that the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a one-year deal to bring in former Texas Rangers pitching coach <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/maddumi01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Maddux<\/a> for the same position. This is a massive get for the Angels, as Maddux is widely seen as one of the top pitching coaches in the league.<\/header>\n<header><\/header>\n<header>\n<figure id=\"attachment_109057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109057\" style=\"width: 746px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-109057\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/USATSI_26716243_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"746\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/USATSI_26716243_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/USATSI_26716243_168400885_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/USATSI_26716243_168400885_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/USATSI_26716243_168400885_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/USATSI_26716243_168400885_lowres-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/USATSI_26716243_168400885_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/USATSI_26716243_168400885_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-109057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jul 26, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux (31) walks to the mound for a visit with starting pitcher Kumar Rocker (80) during the first inning against the Atlanta Braves at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/header>\n<header class=\"entry-header mb-6\">\n<h2>Angels Hire Mike Maddux as New Pitching Coach<\/h2>\n<p>While it may be surprising that Maddux is only signed for one year, the newly appointed manager, Kurt Suzuki, is also only under contract for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/10\/21\/angels-hire-kurt-suzuki-new-manager\/\" target=\"_self\">one year.<\/a> The Rangers wanted to keep Maddux, with President of Baseball Operations Chris Young saying, &#8220;The Texas Rangers are forever grateful to Mike for his contributions here.&#8221;Maddux was a big reason why the Rangers won their first World Series in 2023, and guided the league-leading pitching staff in 2025 with a collective ERA of 3.41. Maddux has been a coach for over 20 years, but his biggest challenge may lie ahead with the Angels in 2026.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Angels?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Angels<\/a> have hired Mike Maddux as their new pitching coach.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;ll come from Bruce Bochy&#8217;s staff in Texas to join Kurt Suzuki&#8217;s staff in Anahiem instead of staying under new Rangers Manager, Skip Schumaker.<\/p>\n<p>How are we feeling about this hire?! <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HrysXlX5vW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/HrysXlX5vW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 InsideHalos (@InsideHalos) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InsideHalos\/status\/1984321325071278390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>What is Maddux Working With?<\/h3>\n<p>The Angels&#8217; 4.89 ERA was the second-worst in the majors. On top of this, they finished in the bottom five in strikeouts and dead last in walks. To say that Maddux has his work cut out for him is an understatement. Of course, not all is bad in Anaheim in this regard. <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/soriajo02.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jose Soriano<\/a> took another step forward in 2025, sporting a career-best 3.73 FIP. <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kikucyu01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yusei Kikuchi<\/a> had another serviceable season, with an ERA and FIP that were right around league average.<\/p>\n<p>Where the most significant differences could happen is in the young pitching core the Angels have. <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/detmere01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reid Detmers<\/a> is coming off a career year in the bullpen. From May 9th onwards, Detmers pitched to a 2.19 ERA and 2.79 FIP. The Angels have stated that Detmers will be pitching out of the rotation again in 2026, so Maddux&#8217;s help in helping Detmers maintain some of that performance moving forward is key.<\/p>\n<p>The other two spots in the rotation are question marks at the moment. There&#8217;s a fun mix of guys that could take those spots, including <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/danaca01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Caden Dana<\/a>, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/aldegsa01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sam Aldegheri<\/a>, and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kochaja01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Kochanowicz<\/a>. It&#8217;s also not impossible that the Angels would quickly promote <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=bremne000tyl\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Bremner<\/a>, their first-round pick from 2025. The Angels have a history of calling up prospects early and rapidly. There will surely be a bevy of moves to the staff in the coming weeks, and it will be interesting to see them all.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content content-styled max-w-none\">Main Photo Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News broke on Friday that the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a one-year deal to bring in former Texas Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux for the same position. This is a massive get for the Angels, as Maddux is widely seen as one of the top pitching coaches in the league. 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