"Stassi, 34, had not officially announced his retirement as a player. He's apparently moving into the next phase of his career after playing parts of ten seasons in the big leagues. Stassi had played in Triple-A in the Giants organization this past season, though he spent most of the year on the minor league injured list. His final MLB appearance came in 2022 with the Halos."
"The Angels acquired Stassi in what seemed like a minor deal at the 2019 deadline. He struggled down the stretch but exceeded expectations over the next couple seasons. Stassi hit .278 with seven homers in 31 games during the shortened 2020 schedule. He popped a career-high 13 longballs with a .241/.326/.426 batting line over 319 trips to the plate a year later."
"Stassi signed a three-year, $17.5MM extension going into the 2022 season. The Halos gave him the lion's share of work behind the dish, while Kurt Suzuki served as the backup catcher. Stassi took a career-high 375 plate appearances but slumped to a .180/.267/.303 batting line. That unfortunately will go down as his final MLB action. He missed the entire '23 season - first because of a hip injury,"
The Angels hired Max Stassi as catching coach and added Keith Johnson as third base coach and Andy Schatzley as infield coach. Stassi, 34, transitions from a ten-season playing career that included limited MLB playing time and a final big-league appearance in 2022. He spent 2023 in Triple-A with the Giants on the minor league injured list and missed the 2023 season due to a hip injury and subsequent family reasons. Stassi originally was a fourth-round pick by the A's, was traded to the Astros, and signed a three-year, $17.5 million extension with the Angels before struggling at the plate in 2022.
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