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Angels keep Phil Nevin as manager for 2023 on 1-year deal

Oct 5, 2022, 12:06 AM | Updated: 1:36 pm

Los Angeles Angels interim manager Phil Nevin walks to the mound to pull starting pitcher Tucker Da...

Los Angeles Angels interim manager Phil Nevin walks to the mound to pull starting pitcher Tucker Davidson during the third inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox)

(AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox)

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have hired Phil Nevin as manager for the 2023 season, removing his interim title and giving him a one-year contract Wednesday before the final game of the regular season.

The Angels will miss the playoffs for an eighth straight year. Nevin was promoted from third-base coach when Joe Maddon was fired in June with the Angels mired in what became a club-record 14-game losing streak.

´´It certainly means a lot,” Nevin said. “It wasn’t exactly how I envisioned these things happening, but I know I’ve been given a heck of an opportunity with some special people that I’ve created relationships with now for the last six, seven months.”

Nevin learned he got the job when general manager Perry Minasian reached out Tuesday night.

“Called into the principal’s office, and I’ve been on the wrong end of those a lot,” Nevin said. “As he’s telling me, he’s starting to build up, I could sense where he was going.”

Los Angeles has gone 46-59 under the 51-year-old Nevin entering Wednesday’s series finale at Oakland.

“It’s a great day,” rookie catcher and top prospect Logan O’Hoppe said shortly before first pitch.

Nevin became emotional and teary before the final game against the Athletics, pausing in the dugout before expressing his appreciation for the opportunity.

“There’s a lot of special people involved in this,” Nevin said.

Keeping Nevin provides some needed stability for Los Angeles heading into an offseason of uncertainty with owner Arte Moreno planning to sell the team.

Superstar two-way player Shohei Ohtani can become a free agent after the 2023 season, potentially leaving the franchise little time left to capitalize on having him and three-time AL MVP Mike Trout on the roster.

“From where we’ve come, I feel like where we’re at right now, you can see the light, if you will,” Nevin said. “A lot of times, when you’re first time given these opportunities, you’re walking into a place — it’s rebuilding, expectations are low for a while, but ours aren’t. I got some of the best players in the world. I know there’s going to be a good support group around them.”

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AP Freelance Writer Sonja Chen contributed to this report.

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