ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Los Angeles Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto resigned Wednesday, abruptly ending his 3 1/2-year tenure with the club amid apparent tensions with manager Mike Scioscia.
Former general manager Bill Stoneman will take over as the interim GM for the rest of the season, the Angels announced.
The 71-year-old Stoneman was the Angels’ GM from 2000-07, hiring Scioscia and presiding over their only World Series championship team in 2002. He has remained a consultant and adviser for the Angels since stepping down.
The Angels have been vague about the reasons for Dipoto’s departure, but his moderately successful tenure apparently destructed shortly after a contentious team meeting last weekend.
Scioscia and Dipoto previously have clashed over philosophical differences during the GM’s tenure, and the latest dispute reportedly concerned Dipoto’s desire for the Angels to play with more attention to statistical analysis and scouting reports.