Angels fire manager Joe Maddon during 12-game losing streak

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The Los Angeles Angels have fired manager Joe Maddon as the team is in the midst of a 12-game losing streak, the team announced on Tuesday. 

Third-base coach Phil Nevin has been named interim manager. 

Los Angeles Angels manager Joe Maddon (70) talks to the media prior to the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Angels on June 5, 2022, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The Angels got off to a hot start to the season – surging to a 24-13 record – but Los Angeles has now lost 13 of its last 16 games, dropping to 27-29 on the season and sitting 8.5 games back of the first-place Houston Astros. 

Maddon was in the third and final year of his contract with the Angels, and was hoping to lead Los Angeles to its first playoff appearance since the 2014 season. Maddon leaves the Angels with a record of 130-148. 

Joe Maddon #70 of the Los Angeles Angels reacts during the fifth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on June 05, 2022, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

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The Angels have the eighth-highest payroll in MLB, sitting at over $190 million for the season. 

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Maddon is the second Major League manager to lose his job in the past week, with the Philadelphia Phillies firing manager Joe Girardi on Friday. 

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Manager Joe Maddon #70 of the Los Angeles Angels pulls