Fired Angels manager Joe Maddon says ‘infrastructure needs to be improved’ in Los Angeles

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When the Los Angeles Angels made the surprising move of firing manager Joe Maddon in June during a 12-game losing streak, the hope was that the move would kickstart the Angels back to the winning ways they experienced to start the 2022 MLB season.

After beginning the year 27-17, the Angels went through a brutal stretch at the end of May and the beginning of June, culminating in the firing of Maddon and the promotion of third-base coach Phil Nevin to interim manager.

Joe Maddon of the Los Angeles Angels reacts during a game against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on June 5, 2022. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

The move has done nothing for the Angels' playoff hopes as Los Angeles is on its way to missing the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.

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"It doesn’t make me feel better, it doesn’t make me feel worse," Maddon told the Tampa Bay Times of the Angels' struggles since his firing. "Organizationally, I’m kind of numb to the whole thing. Because when you wish them badly, I’m wishing really good friends badly — and I can’t do that."

Even with two generational talents in Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout, the Angels have been unable to build around their two stars, failing to finish above .500 every year since 2015.

"The infrastructure needs to be improved. There’s a lot of things that need to be improved there," Maddon said of the Angels. "These guys can’t do it alone, obviously. It’s the non-sexy stuff that has to get better. It’s not just bright, shiny objects — they have that.

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