Orioles To Hire Craig Albernaz As New Manager

The Orioles fired Brandon Hyde early into nan 2025 MLB season aft limping to a 15–28 start. Now, Baltimore is closing successful connected a woody for his replacement.

According to ESPN's Jeff Passan, nan Orioles are group to sanction Craig Albernaz arsenic their caller manager. The 42-year-old is nan subordinate head for nan Guardians, having been successful that domiciled since 2024. Previously, he was nan chair coach for Cleveland. Before that, he'd served arsenic a bullpen coach for nan Giants and spent clip managing successful nan Rays' minor-league system.

Albernaz was reportedly a sought-after managerial campaigner for a number of MLB teams this offseason, but he'll yet caput to Baltimore to return nan reins of a squad that is conscionable 2 years removed from winning 101 games successful nan regular season.

Before starting his coaching career, Albernaz was a catcher successful Tampa Bay's workplace strategy from 2006 to 2013 and joined nan Tigers' strategy successful 2014. He ne'er played successful an MLB game.

Hyde had been nan Orioles' head since 2019. The squad made nan postseason doubly successful his tenure, but ne'er won a azygous playoff game. He was ousted successful May pursuing nan team's mediocre commencement and was replaced by interim head Tony Mansolino. Mansolino was a campaigner to beryllium named nan full-time manager, but it seems Baltimore's beforehand agency was much impressed by Albernaz.

Albernaz inherits an Orioles roster pinch plentifulness of young, breathtaking talent including erstwhile apical prospects successful Jackson Holliday, Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson and Samuel Basallo.

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