The Machado Petaju is calling! Coach Ambition Pujols Meets Soon With SD To Discuss Annual Salary And Coach Formation Completely Breaking Down With LAA

Oct 21, 2025

The Machado Petaju is calling! Coach Ambition Pujols Meets Soon With SD To Discuss Annual Salary And Coach Formation Completely Breaking Down With LAA
Albert Pujols has been completely excluded from the Los Angeles Angels coaching nomination. AP Yonhap News



The Machado Petaju is calling! Coach Ambition Pujols Meets Soon With SD To Discuss Annual Salary And Coach Formation Completely Breaking Down With LAA
San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado. AFP Yonhap News
Albert Pujols, who was mentioned as a strong candidate for LA Angels coach, is expected to take the helm of another club. Negotiations with the Angels have collapsed, and they will soon meet with the San Diego Padres.

ESPN said on the 21st (Korea time) 'Albert Pujols is no longer a candidate for the Angels' coach'Pujols decided to have an interview with San Diego on Thursday. The Baltimore Orioles are also interested in bringing Pujols in as head coach. However, Baltimore's interview schedule has not been finalized, the report said.

MLB.com also reported that Pujols and Angels general manager Perry Minasian will no longer be negotiating on the supervisory position.




The Angels consider Tori Hunter and Kurt Suzuki, special aides to Minasian, as candidates for the coach, but both are on the list of other club coaches. Hunter showed his intention to coach the Major League if he had a chance, and Suzuki was included in the San Francisco Giants' coach candidate and has already conducted interviews.

After the regular season this year, there are a total of eight clubs, including the Angels, San Diego, Baltimore, San Francisco, Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals, Colorado Rockies and Minnesota Twins. In the case of San Diego, coach Mike Shildt resigned himself with one year left on his contract.

ESPN also said that Pujols, who is 45 years old this year, is highly regarded by two of San Diego's most influential players, Manny Machado and Fernando Tanis Jr.




The San Diego Union-Tribune reported on Thursday that the San Diego club is scheduled to meet with Albert Pujols, who has reserved his spot in the Hall of Fame, and that the club contacted him last week after Silt's resignation.

According to the media, the breakdown of negotiations between the Angels and Pujols was due to the failure to narrow differences over salary conditions and the composition of the coaching staff. It can be said that this issue is also emerging as a major issue in San Diego.

The Machado Petaju is calling! Coach Ambition Pujols Meets Soon With SD To Discuss Annual Salary And Coach Formation Completely Breaking Down With LAA
San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. AFP Yonhap News
Pujols, who retired from St. Louis after 2022 after playing with the Angels and the Los Angeles Dodgers, has been working as a special assistant for the Angels since February 2023.




When he signed with the Angels for a 10-year, $240 million contract in the FA market at the end of 2011, he was promised to `work for the Angels for 10 years after retirement.' In addition, he is also in charge of MLB Network commentary, and in February 2024, he also coached Leonese del Escoch of the Dominican Republic Pro League to lead the Caribbean Series.

Pujols has been saying, `I want to be the manager of a big league club someday"It has been revealed. Pujols, who was named the head coach of the Dominican Republic national team at the World Baseball Classic next year, will not be able to sign with a big league club.

If Pujols takes the helm of the Major League, he will be named the most home run coach ever. Major League Baseball's most home runs manager is Frank Robinson. Robinson hit a career-high 586 homers in his 21 years in the major leagues from 1956 to 1976, and began his head coaching career as a manager and player with the Cleveland Indians in 1975, just before his retirement, and served as the San Francisco Giants, Baltimore, Montreal Expos and Washington Nationals until 2006. He recorded 1,065 wins and 1176 losses in his 16 years as a coach.

Pujols hit a career-high 0.296 batting average, 3384 hits, and 703 home runs in the major leagues, and is expected to enter the Hall of Fame with nearly 100% of the vote in 2028, when he will be named MVP three times and eligible for induction.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.