{"id":243206,"date":"2025-10-27T02:23:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T02:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/243206\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T02:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T02:23:07","slug":"orioles-to-hire-craig-albernaz-as-new-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/243206\/","title":{"rendered":"Orioles to Hire Craig Albernaz As New Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Orioles fired Brandon Hyde early into the 2025 MLB season<\/a> after limping to a 15\u201328 start. Now, Baltimore is closing in on a deal for his replacement.<\/p>\n

According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Orioles are set to name Craig Albernaz as their new manager<\/a>. The 42-year-old is the associate manager for the Guardians, having been in that role since 2024. Previously, he was the bench coach for Cleveland. Before that, he’d served as a bullpen coach for the Giants and spent time managing in the Rays’ minor-league system.<\/p>\n

Albernaz was reportedly a sought-after managerial candidate for a number of MLB teams this offseason, but he’ll ultimately head to Baltimore to take the reins of a team that is just two years removed from winning 101 games in the regular season. <\/p>\n

Before starting his coaching career, Albernaz was a catcher in Tampa Bay’s farm system from 2006 to 2013 and joined the Tigers’ system in 2014. He never played in an MLB game. <\/p>\n

Hyde had been the Orioles’ manager since 2019. The team made the postseason twice in his tenure, but never won a single playoff game. He was ousted in May following the team’s poor start and was replaced by interim manager Tony Mansolino. Mansolino was a candidate to be named the full-time manager, but it seems Baltimore’s front office was more impressed by Albernaz. <\/p>\n

Albernaz inherits an Orioles roster with plenty of young, exciting talent including former top prospects in Jackson Holliday, Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson and Samuel Basallo. <\/p>\n

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