The Los Angeles Angels fired general manager Billy Eppler on Sunday after the long-struggling franchise finished its fifth consecutive losing season under his watch. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBut Eppler was dismissed when the Angels couldn't even make the eight-team AL playoff field this month. “Billy and I really, I thought, were great together,” Maddon said after the Angels ended their season with a 5-0 loss to the Dodgers. They've endured five straight losing seasons for the first time since 1977, and their winning percentage over the past two seasons is the Halos' worst two-year run since 1992-93. The Angels still haven't won a playoff game with Trout, who will turn 30 years old next summer.

Source: Fox News September 27, 2020 22:52 UTC