Brandon

Hyde

Hyde’s dismissal follows a calamitous 15-28 start, which represents the fourth-worst record in baseball this season, and leaves the Orioles in last place in a crowded AL East division. The 51-year-old skipper helped guide Baltimore to the postseason each of the previous two years, but they’ve vastly underachieved this season relative to expectations. The front office deserves its share of the blame for personnel decisions, especially on the pitching side, that fueled the club’s disappointing performance. However, the manager is usually the first to be held accountable in these situations. Hyde departs with a respectable 421-492 record over seven years at the helm dating back to 2019. Third base coach Tony Mansolino will take over as interim manager, according to a team statement.

Brandon Hyde will stick around as manage, but he’ll do so with some new lieutenants. González, the former manager of the Marlins and Braves, had been with the Orioles since 2020.

After the Orioles collapsed late in the season and then got swept by the Royals in the first round of the playoffs, there have been calls from the local fans to move on from Hyde. There is a growing belief that the Orioles have not done enough to capitalize on their championship window opening as their top prospects came of age. Yet, despite the murmurs, Hyde will get at least one more season to try to get the most out of an undoubtedly talented roster.

The Orioles are replacing Chris Holt, who is now the Orioles’ director of pitching. The 39-year-old French will be a rare major league pitching coach who never pitched as a pro. He did pitch in college before eventually joining the Astros in 2016. He spent the last three years as the Braves’ bullpen coach.

Hyde received 27 of the 30 first place votes for the annual Manager of the Team That Most Exceeded Expectations Award. Bruce Bochy got the other three and finished in the second place with 61 points, just ahead of Kevin Cash in third place at 52 points. All three writers who put Bochy first had Hyde in second place.

Holt has spent the last three seasons as Baltimore’s pitching coach, and will reportedly remain with the organization as their director of pitching. Kubatko adds that the remainder of manager Brandon Hyde’s staff is expected to return.

Terry Francona (Guardians) and Scott Servais (Mariners) have also been named finalists. Hyde helped guide the Orioles to a surprising 83-79 record this year, a 31-win improvement over where they finished in 2021. The three finalists for the award in the National League: Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, Mets manager Buck Showalter, and Braves manager Brian Snitker.

Asche had been working as an upper level hitting coordinator in the O’s minor league system over the last two years. Baltimore will bring back its entire MLB coaching staff in 2023, including manager Brandon Hyde, following a relatively impressive 83-79 showing in 2022. Asche, who played five big league seasons with the Phillies and White Sox between 2013-2017, is a new addition to Hyde’s staff in a freshly-created role.

Fuller had been with Double-A Bowie, while Borgschulte was plucked from the Twins organization. The two are replacing Don Long, who was fired last month.

Additionally, assistant hitting coach José Hernández will be moved to a different role on the staff. Long had been with the club since 2019.