Report: Albert Pujols leading candidate for Angels' managerial job

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The Los Angeles Angels are trending toward hiring a familiar face as their next manager, The Athletic reported on Wednesday.

Per the report, Angels owner Arte Moreno's leading choice for the role is longtime superstar Albert Pujols, and that the decision itself could very well be in the former slugger's hands.

Pujols, 45, spent 10 o