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Brian Goodwin Jersey , Mike Scioscia is expected to make the 2018 season his last as manager of the Los Angeles Angels.Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported Saturday that the 59-year-old skipper is expected to step down at season's end. Per Rosenthal, it would be Scioscia's decision and not the result of pressure from the organization.Scioscia has managed the Angels since 2000, going 1,625-1,402 in 18-plus years. He ranks 18th all-time in managerial victories.He is in the final year of a 10-year contract he signed in January 2009.Scioscia has long been viewed as one of the best managers in baseball and has two American League Manager of the Year awards (2002 and 2009) to show for it. Under his command, the team has six AL West crowns http://www.nationalsfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-adams-jersey , one wild-card berth and a World Series championship.Before Scioscia, the Angels had just three postseason appearances in their 39-year history. They had never won a playoff series before he took over.As respected as he is around the league, he has not enjoyed the same type of success he did early on in his career. Los Angeles has made the postseason just once in the last eight seasons prior to 2018 and is currently 10.5 games out of a playoff spot this year. That has drawn criticism for wasting seven MVP-caliber seasons out of the best player in baseball, Mike Trout.Rosenthal notes that it's not clear if Scioscia would be retiring or if he would be interested in managing again. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez plans to use struggling reliever Trevor Rosenthal in “lower pressure situations” until the former All-Star closer has some success.Rosenthal is the first pitcher since 1995 to fail to retire any of the first nine batters he faced in a season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Former Pirates right-hander John Hope was the previous pitcher with a season-opening streak as long as Rosenthal’s.“We’re going to try to keep him in lower pressure situations, absolutely Brandon Kintzler Jersey ,” Martinez said before the Nationals opened a three-game series in Philadelphia on Monday. “For him, it’s just about throwing strikes. I think once he gets that first out, he’s going to be OK.”Rosenthal hit a batter, threw two wild pitches and issued a walk in the eighth inning of a 12-9 win over the Mets on Sunday. Rosenthal had 93 saves for the Cardinals in 2015-16. He’s coming back from Tommy John surgery, which caused him to miss the 2018 season.“If it happens that we get a chance to put him in like we did yesterday, he’s going to pitch Tanner Roark Jersey ,” Martinez said. “He’s part of the eight. He’s got to pitch but he also understands that he has to throw strikes. We’ll see what happens in the next few days. Hopefully we got a big lead today and we can try to get him out there again see what happens.”The Nationals gave Rosenthal a one-year, $8 million contract with a mutual option for 2020.