By Stephen HawkinsThe Related Press
ARLINGTON, Texas — Los Angeles Angels supervisor Ron Washington mentioned Monday he’s recovering from quadruple bypass coronary heart surgical procedure. It’s the primary time he has publicly addressed the well being points which have sidelined him since late June.
The previous Oakland A’s coach made the announcement whereas visiting the Angels for the primary time for the reason that operation eight weeks in the past in California, calling it a day he had been wanting ahead to whereas recovering at his residence in New Orleans. He’s not returning to handle this season, however hopes to have that chance subsequent yr. He mentioned he must be totally recovered by December.
“(Doctors) told me by the time I reach eight weeks I could start doing some light work, but my light work was to come up to Texas and be with the team,” mentioned Washington, at 73 the oldest supervisor within the majors. “I feel great, I really do. … I didn’t come here to work, I came here to be around my guys and have fun with them.”
Washington final managed a recreation June 19 towards the Yankees. The next day, the Angels mentioned he was out indefinitely due to well being points after experiencing shortness of breath and showing fatigued towards the tip of that four-game sequence in New York.
After being cleared by Yankees medical doctors to fly residence along with his group, though they initially wished to maintain him in New York, Washington underwent a sequence of checks in California. He mentioned an angiogram there confirmed blockage in his valves that couldn’t be mounted by stents.
“This happened fast,” mentioned Washington, who was hospitalized June 23, had surgical procedure June 30 and was discharged July 7.
The Angels, with out elaborating then, introduced June 27 that he was on medical depart for the remainder of the season.
“What happened to me saved my life,” mentioned Washington, who added that he has stop smoking, modified his consuming habits and is sleeping higher. At one level, he raised the Angels hoodie he was sporting to disclose the scars from the surgical procedure.
Washington wasn’t so certain he had made it within the quick aftermath of the process, when remoted and related to medical screens.
“Actually I thought I was dead because I was laying someplace where they had put me for a few days, and I said I didn’t make it,” he mentioned. “So I started pulling stuff off, and the guy saw me doing it, and he came running in and he grabbed my hand. He said, ‘What’s going on?’ I said, ‘Am I dead?’ He said, ‘No, you’re here.’ Really.”
The favored Washington spoke earlier than the opener of a three-game sequence in Texas. He plans to proceed on to Houston with the Angels earlier than skipping the ultimate cease of the highway journey in Kansas Metropolis, then hopes to be with the group the remainder of the season after they return residence.
“It’s awesome. … He looks like himself. I’m just really glad to see him out here, and I know everybody here is pretty excited,” outfielder Jo Adell mentioned. “He’s bouncing back and making it a point to get back here with us. I think it’s big for everybody. I think it speaks to who he is.”
Washington is the Rangers’ winningest supervisor with a 664-611 file from 2007-14. He led them to their first two World Collection appearances in 2010 and 2011.
After initially returning to the A’s group for 2 seasons, Washington was on the Atlanta Braves’ employees from 2017-23 and a part of their 2021 World Collection championship.
With a younger roster after Shohei Ohtani’s departure in free company and with three-time AL MVP Mike Trout restricted to 29 video games due to accidents, the Angels went 63-99 final yr to set a franchise file for losses in Washington’s first season as their supervisor. They had been 36-38 earlier than Washington left the dugout this yr, and went into Monday evening’s recreation 25-31 with Ray Montgomery filling in for him.
“His face lit up. It was good just to have him around. I know being in the clubhouse and being back around the team, it was good for him,” Montgomery mentioned Monday. “I think the nature of how it happened and everything happened so quickly, guys didn’t get a chance to really see him off.”
Rangers supervisor Bruce Bochy, who led Texas to its first World Collection title two years in the past, is the subsequent oldest supervisor within the majors. The four-time World Collection champion, who turned 70 in April, got here into the interview room and went onto the rostrum to provide Washington a hug.
“Yeah, it was good to see him, wasn’t it?,” Bochy mentioned. “I like Wash a lot. As I told him, it is good to him in a uniform. It seems like he’s doing well.”
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Initially Printed: August 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM PDT
