{"id":924072,"date":"2026-10-07T13:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/924072\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T13:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:40:09","slug":"report-baltimore-orioles-mascot-among-staff-layoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/924072\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Baltimore Orioles mascot among staff layoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most recognizable faces at Camden Yards has not been spared from sweeping organizational changes.<\/p>\n<p>The <a data-team=\"baltimore-orioles\" data-league=\"mlb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/baltimore-orioles\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"sn-team-post-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Baltimore Orioles<\/a> have reportedly cut 16 employees across departments, ranging from ticket sales and graphic design to food and beverage. The downsizing most notably reached the team&#8217;s entertainment wing, leaving the performers behind the beloved Oriole Bird mascot and &#8220;Mr. Splash&#8221; without positions.<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic confirmed a report from Yahoo Sports, which initially broke the news regarding the Oriole Bird performer, with a team spokesperson saying that business department cuts occurred. The team declined further comment on specific personnel matters.<\/p>\n<p>Among the high-profile casualties is Mr. Splash \u2014 formally listed on the team&#8217;s official roster as the &#8220;Chief Hydration Officer&#8221; \u2014 whose role debuted in May 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Tasked with dousing cheering fans with water in Section 86 (affectionately known as the &#8220;Bird Bath&#8221;) to celebrate every extra-base hit, Mr. Splash quickly became a fan favourite at the stadium Despite the elimination of the dedicated position, the franchise intends to keep the popular &#8220;Bird Bath&#8221; section active moving forward, potentially relying on celebrity guest &#8220;splashers&#8221; to carry on the tradition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the most recognizable faces at Camden Yards has not been spared from sweeping organizational changes. The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":924073,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[435],"tags":[49,48,462,82],"class_list":["post-924072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/924072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=924072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/924072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/924073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=924072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=924072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=924072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}