FILE - St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak tosses a ball during a spring training baseball practice Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

ANAHEIM, Calif. — John Mozeliak has a lengthy to-do list as interim general manager for the Los Angeles Angels, but the hiring of a new manager to replace Kurt Suzuki is not among his priorities.

“I met with Kurt and most of (the coaches) this morning, and I told them they’re all fine for this year,” Mozeliak, the former St. Louis Cardinals’ baseball operations head, said at a news conference before a 5-2 victory win over the Athletics on Saturday night.

“There’s nothing they have to worry about. … They all have jobs moving forward. There’s no reason for massive change right away.”

As for the rest of his agenda, which includes transforming into a winner a club that has suffered 10 straight losing seasons and entered Saturday with an American League-worst 34-49 record, Mozeliak plans to dive right in.

“There’s a short view and a long view, and the short view is going to be coming through the draft, addressing the trade deadline, finding another new general manager,” Mozeliak said. “And then, ultimately, hopefully, we lead to that foundation and structure that provides perpetual winning for the Angels.”

Mozeliak, who replaced the fired Perry Minasian on Friday, said he will have a limited role in the July 11-12 amateur draft in which the Angels have the 12th overall pick, leaving the selections to scouting director Tim McIlvaine.

“My philosophy on the draft is, let the scouting director and his team do their jobs,” Mozeliak said. “Even when I sat in the GM seat for 18 years, I never scouted amateur players. I felt that was their responsibility. So they’re going to have a lot of autonomy to do it.

“The only real input I’m gonna have is understanding their process … and if there are some financial decisions that are being baked into who we pick and why.”

Mozeliak said he has not received any direction from owner Arte Moreno or team president Molly Jolly on whether the Angels should embark on a rebuilding process by trading valuable pieces such as pitchers Reid Detmers and Jose Soriano and outfielder Jo Adell.

USA Today reported last week that Moreno prefers to retain those players.

“In time, I think we will come up with a trade-deadline strategy that we are all comfortable with, from ownership to Molly,” Mozeliak said. “And my job will be to help execute it.”

Mozeliak said he already has formed a list of GM candidates and will begin seeking permission from teams to interview them after the Aug. 3 trade deadline.

He hopes to have a new GM in place well before his contract expires in December, though he didn’t rule out the possibility of remaining with the Angels longer.

“When my contract ends, depending on who ends up getting hired, what the team looks like, there could be a position or a role that makes sense for me to stay around. … But on a personal level, I’m just not ready to give away my life again for, you know, 80 hours a week, 100 hours a week, to just do baseball,” he said.

Langford injured

TORONTO — The Texas Rangers put outfielder Wyatt Langford on the 10-day injured list Sunday because of a strained left hamstring and activated outfielder Evan Carter off the IL.

Langford had homered seven times in 20 games since returning from the IL on June 5 after missing 39 games because of a strained right forearm.

This is the sixth IL stint of Langford’s career. He played 134 games each in 2024 and 2025 and has appeared in 40 games this season.

Langford is batting .278 with eight homers and 20 RBIs.

Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Langford will likely be out until after the All-Star break. Langford felt sore after beating out a double in Friday’s 5-4 win and was scratched from the lineup Saturday.