The Angels will retain bench coach Ray Montgomery in his current role next season, according to . Montgomery had reportedly been to replace Phil Nevin as manager before the job ultimately went to Ron Washington. Montgomery, 54, was an outfielder who played for the Astros in parts of three seasons, from 1996 to 1998. After retiring as a player in 2001, Montgomery joined the Brewers as an area scout in 2002, spending five seasons in the role before moving up the organizational ladder to become the clubs Midwest supervisor and, ultimately, a sistant scouting director. All told, Montgomery spent Jae Crowder Jersey nine seasons in Milwaukees scouting department before departing to become director of amateur scouting with the Diamondbacks in 2011. After four years in Arizona, Montgomery returned to the Brewers as a vice president and special a sistant, a role he would hold for six seasons. Montgomery joined the Angels in 2021, though he initially joined the organization in a front office role with the title director of player personnel. He made his move to the dugout prior to the 2022 season, replacing Mike Gallego as bench coach to Joe Maddon for the first coaching gig of his lengthy career in baseball. Washington will be the third manager under whom Montgomery serves in the Anaheim dugout, having remained in his role as bench coach after Maddon was fired and replaced with Nevin, who at the time was the clubs third base coach. Retaining Montgomery offers the Angels some level of continuity heading into the 2024 campaign. The clubs coaching staff has undergone plenty of turnover since Washington took the helm, with Bo Porter, Johnny Washington, and among the clubs this offseason. Brandon Clarke Jersey