CLEVELAND (AP) — e Scioscia is expected to step down at the end of this season http://www.marinersfanproshop.com/authentic-edgar-martinez-jersey , according to a report by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.Scioscia has managed the Angels since 2000 and is the longest-tenured manager in the majors. Only four managers in baseball history have managed one team for more consecutive seasons than these 19 by Scioscia.The 59-year-old Scioscia led the Angels to a World Series title in 2002.The Athletic’s report was pinned on unidentified major league sources and surfaced late Saturday night following the Angels’ 3-0 loss at Cleveland. Scioscia is under contract through the end of 2018. The Angels are 55-57 this year.A voicemail left by The Associated Press with a media relations member traveling with the Angels was not immediately returned.Scioscia has 1,625 career wins. The former big league catcher led the Angels to six division titles and seven playoff appearances. Hold off — for now — on the panic in Boston.The Red Sox are indeed off to a poor start in defense of their World Series title. They have a 9-13 record and baseball’s third-worst run differential. But after sweeping a three-game series with first-place Tampa Bay, Boston has avoided the worst-case scenario early on.The reigning champs trail the Rays by five games in the AL East, but the deficit could be bigger. Boston ranks near the bottom of the American League in runs scored and ERA. Aside from J.D. Martinez, none of the team’s big-name hitters have been great. Chris Sale and Rick Porcello are winless, and both have ERAs over 8.00.There’s still more than a week left in April Alex Colome Jersey , though. And there’s plenty of precedent that suggests a good team can recover from a start like this. Here are a few teams since the start of the wild-card era that had even worse records than the Red Sox after 22 games — and still ended up in the postseason:— The 2015 Rangers started 7-15 and were 8 ½ games out of first place before winning the AL West with an 88-74 record. They were eliminated in the Division Series by Toronto — remember Jose Bautista’s home run and bat flip?— The 2010 Braves were 8-14 after losing nine straight games in April. About a month later, they made up for that with a nine-game winning streak. They ended up as a 91-win wild card in manager Bobby Cox’s final season.— The 2006 Padres were 8-14, but they were only 4 ½ games out of first at the time. The NL West remained pretty forgiving that year. In fact, when San Diego and Los Angeles finished 88-74, they tied for the second-best record in the whole National League and both made the playoffs.— The 2002 Angels won the World Series after starting 8-14. They were actually back at .500 in early May and easily took the wild card with 99 wins.— The Athletics of the early 2000s had a habit of starting slowly and storming back. The 2002 team featured in “Moneyball” was a good example, but the 2001 team also followed the pattern http://www.marinersfanproshop.com/authentic-edgar-martinez-jersey , starting 8-14 before turning things around and finishing 102-60. Oakland went 58-17 after the All-Star break, and while that wasn’t enough to catch the 116-win Mariners in the division, the A’s made the playoffs with room to spare.It’s OK to give the Red Sox some benefit of the doubt right now, especially with the rival Yankees dealing with injury issues of their own.HITTING WELLIf the Red Sox do continue to flounder, Minnesota is a team that could potentially benefit. The Twins (12-7) rank second in the major leagues in OPS and lead the AL Central by a game over Cleveland. Even if the Indians surge past at some point, Minnesota could remain a factor in the wild-card race.Young shortstop Jorge Polanco is hitting .362 Marcell Ozuna Jersey , and Eddie Rosario has nine home runs.HIGHLIGHTThe A’s turned an unusual double play Sunday thanks to Ramón Laureano’s athleticism — and his wild throw. Laureano leaped high at the wall to rob Toronto’s Teoscar Hernández of a homer. Then Laureano tried to double Justin Smoak off first, but his throw was nowhere near the bag. Smoak tried to go to second, but he was thrown out by catcher Nick Hundley, who had been backing up the play in foul ground.LINE OF THE WEEKChristian Yelich is off to a fine start in his race for a second straight NL MVP award. The Milwaukee slugger leads the majors with 13 home runs, and he hit three of them Monday in a 10-7 win over St. Louis.