Angels reportedly part ways with multiple pitching coaches, including Mike Maddux

The Los Angeles Angels have reportedly fired their entire major league pitching coaching group, a move that includes pitching coach Mike Maddux, assistant pitching coach Darryl Scott, and bullpen coach Dom Chiti, according to Jeff Passan. The decision indicates a staff reset in Anaheim’s attempt to alter the run of pitching outcomes without a more gradual, single-coach adjustment.

Pitching development is one of the most closely scrutinized areas in MLB, because it affects nearly every game phase, from starts to leverage innings. When a club changes multiple coaching roles at once, it usually points to a belief that the issue is broader than execution on a single pitch or a single arm. In practice, the Angels are also changing who is responsible for daily mechanics, scouting reports, in-game sequencing, and bullpen preparation.

Maddux’s name carries the particular profile of a former top-tier pitching player and a longtime baseball instructor. Scott and Chiti, meanwhile, represent the supplemental coaching layer that supports pitchers before they take the mound and then manages the bullpen’s in-season rhythms. Together, the reported shakeup would rewrite the Angels’ pitching instruction structure for both starters and relievers.

The report frames the move as sweeping, but it is still a mid-season coaching change story, not a transaction with publicly itemized contract details in the information available here. MLB clubs sometimes make these alterations internally and announce them later, so the practical scope may continue to clarify as teams finalize replacements and roles. For now, the key fact is that multiple pitching-coaching positions have been removed at the major league level.

For the Angels’ current pitching staff, the immediate impact is likely operational. Coaching changes can affect how pitchers are prepped for hitters, how they are used in specific matchups, and how adjustments are taught during the day. Even if the core roster remains the same, the communication between pitchers and the coaching group can shift quickly, and those differences typically show up through usage patterns, mound focus areas, and bullpen handling.

In a division where the margin for bullpen performance is often thin, the Angels’ decision also has playoff-scope implications even late in the season. Pitching coaching and bullpen coaching are especially tied to late-inning reliability, and the club’s ability to produce consistent outcomes under pressure can determine whether it stays engaged in postseason contention or falls further behind. A staff reset can be a catalyst, but it can also take time for pitchers to adjust to a new approach and vocabulary.

What to watch next is whether Anaheim names replacements promptly and whether its pitching style shows early signs of a planned identity change. Monitor starter-to-bullpen transitions, bullpen roles, and whether specific pitchers’ usage patterns change in the wake of a coaching staff overhaul. If the Angels can pair structural changes with steady results, the move could stabilize performance; if not, it may become another chapter in a broader effort to rebuild team-wide credibility in run prevention.

The reported firing of multiple pitching coaches, including Maddux, is therefore less a single-person headline than a declaration that the Angels want a new direction in how they teach and manage pitching. In MLB, that kind of shift is often the first step of a longer project, whether the project is roster-focused, development-focused, or both.