Gibbons Offers Experience to Angels as Bench Coach for Rookie Manager Suzuki
Los Angeles Angels rookie manager Kurt Suzuki’s 2026 bench coach John Gibbons managed in Toronto for 11 seasons.
John Gibbons of the Toronto Blue Jays looks on during the second inning in a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St Petersburg, Fla., on Sept. 28, 2018. Julio Aguilar/Getty Images
Los Angeles Angels rookie manager Kurt Suzuki will have John Gibbons—veteran MLB coach, manager, and player—to lean on in 2026.
Angels’ fans have had good reason to be impatient in recent years. The last—and only—time the club won a World Series championship came in 2002.
Donald Laible
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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.
