The Angels have hired longtime catcher Kurt Suzuki as a special assistant to GM Perry Minasian, the team announced.
As the Los Angeles Angels attempted to round out their roster after the MLB lockout was lifted, one of their first moves was re-signing Kurt Suzuki to a one-year, $1.75 million contract.
The Los Angeles Angels endured a flurry of injuries over the course of the 2022 regular season, especially at the catcher position. Veteran backstop Austin Romine joined the team for a few games but triggered an opt-out in the Minor League deal he signed with the team prior to the season.
Maybe Suzuki’s final day as manager serves as a preview for what lies ahead in his career.
Baseball is a game full of blood, sweat, and tears. Competition is always intense, and teams are always gunning for something big. But when a career reaches its end, it’s always emotional and heartfelt.
After 16 solid seasons, The Kurt Suzuki Show is coming off the air.
Reaching Major League Baseball is difficult, but staying in the big leagues is the real challenge, but Kurt Suzuki carved out his own spot in the majors for 16 seasons, and this one plans to be his last.
“I feel like it’s time,” Suzuki said. “I’ve had a great run, won a World Series, All-Star Game. Played 16 seasons."
Over the coming weeks, MLBTR will go around the diamond to preview the free agent class. We’ll begin today with the backstops, a group that seemed rather deep entering the 2022 season but has since seen most of its membership struggle through subpar years.
This past offseason, veteran catcher Kurt Suzuki faced a choice between returning to the Los Angeles Angels for his 16th MLB season or retiring. He ultimately chose to return with the expectation that it would be his last in the Major Leagues.
Suzuki briefly lost consciousness and later underwent tests at a hospital after leaving the game in the third inning. View the original article to see embedded media.
Suzuki was catching warmup tosses from starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen in between innings when he was hit in the neck area by an errant throw. It did not appear that Suzuki was wearing a throat guard at the time.
With both Suzuki and Max Stassi sidelined on the COVID list, the Halos found themselves quite shorthanded behind the plate.
In terms of free agents, there are only five remaining catchers who played more than 35 games in 2021.
It wasn’t Kurt Suzuki’s best season with the Angels, but his catching experience made him a positive counterpart for the bullpen. Originally signed to
There are now just two weeks remaining in the 2021 regular season, and while the immediate focus is on the playoff races, a potentially eventful offseason is waiting just over the horizon.
This season was supposed to be a year of celebration for the Washington Nationals after winning their first-ever World Series title last fall. However, he pandemic altered the narrative, and the 2020 season has been anything but kind to Washington.
In order to counter the sign stealing, Suzuki says the Nationals changed their signs during every at-bat of the World Series.
The Nationals' catcher chose to wear what's arguably the most divisive hat in America.
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