Mike Scioscia says he'd like to keep managing next season.

He has been widely expected to step down after the regular season concludes this week, but his comments on Monday to KLAA-AM suggest he's open to a 20th season with the Los Angeles Angels.

"I'd like to," Scioscia said when asked directly if he wanted to keep managing.

"We'll continue to evaluate things this week," he added. "I'll speak with (Angels owner) Arte (Moreno) and speak with (general manager) Billy (Eppler) and kind of come to a decision. But I think that if you love something, you want to continue to keep doing it. If you can, great. And if it doesn't happen, so be it. But I love the dugout."

Scioscia's contract expires after this season and the Angels have made the playoffs just once in the past nine years.