Washington managed the Rangers for eight years and led the club to its first two World Series trips. He resigned after the 2014 season as the team’s winningest manager with a 664–611 all-time record. The Angels hired him prior to last season.

ARLINGTON, Texas — There was one night when Ron Washington awoke in his hospital bed, and thought he had died. There were wires and IVs attached to his body, and he started to yank them out. A doctor came rushing in, confused, and asked what he was doing. He asked if he was alive or dead, genuinely uncertain of the answer in that moment.

He made the announcement while visiting the Angels for the first time since the operation eight weeks ago in California.