The Angels have fired manager Brad Ausmus after just one season on the job, ESPN's Buster Olney reported on Monday.
The move comes after earlier reports that Ausmus's status had been under consideration by the team's leadership, which was looking to take the Angels in a different direction.
Ausmus's firing clears the path for former Cubs manager Joe Maddon's potential return to Los Angeles, where he spent 30 years as a catcher, scout, coach and manager in the Angeles minor league system before working on the big-league coaching staff from 1994 through the 2005 season.