Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian is firing back at former manager Joe Maddon after he claimed the GM tried to influence lineup decisions.
While speaking to reporters Thursday, Minasian dismissed Maddon's assertion as a ploy to drive sales for his upcoming book:
Maddon was fired during a 12-game losing streak this season. He recently released an excerpt from the book he co-wrote with Sports Illustrated's Tom Verducci called, The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life, and he detailed an instance in which Minasian called down to the dugout midgame and directed him to remove Mike Trout from the lineup.