The Baltimore Orioles fire Brandon Hyde
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Midway through a season that has turned into a tailspin, the Baltimore Orioles signaled publicly the need for change: they have fired manager Brandon Hyde after seven years with the organization.
With Baltimore at 15-28 and firmly in the basement of the American League East, Hyde's position grew evermore tenuous by the day.
Pressure rose externally. Frustration was apparent, both from Hyde and from members of the clubhouse not accustomed to losing at this rate since the days of a rebuild.
For fans, this was especially galling, considering lofty preseason expectations.
The team also fired major league field coordinator/catching instructor Tim Cossins.
Third base coach Tony Mansolino will take over the club on an interim basis.
Hyde was in a unique position already. Hired ahead of the 2019 season to oversee a rebuild under general manager Mike Elias, Hyde became one of the few managers who survives a rebuild into days of contention. During spring training ahead of the 2023 season, Elias said as much.
«I'm also very proud of the fact that maybe for the first time in recent baseball history we've had the same manager in the beginning of a rebuild through the point of competition,» Elias said in 2023. «I think that says a lot, and something he doesn't get enough credit for.»
Elias has been an advocate of Hyde's work throughout his time in Baltimore, and he maintained that Hyde's position was safe in early May: «Very confident in Brandon Hyde,» Elias said at the time.
Hyde said the endorsement from Elias «means a lot» to him.
«Mike has been incredibly respectful to me,» Hyde said in early May. «He's been incredibly supportive, as well as everybody else in the front office and ownership. I'm really focused on this team, trying to win games with the roster we have right now and play better baseball.»
After the 2024 season, changes were made to Baltimore's coaching staff. Hitting coaches Matt Borgschulte and Ryan Fuller departed, as did bench coach Fredi González and major league coach Jose Hernández.
Longtime Triple-A manager Buck Britton rose to the major league staff, and former catcher Robinson Chirinos joined as the bench coach.
Cody Asche, who served as the offensive strategist for two seasons, became the primary hitting instructor for 2025.
Hyde was spared from an offseason departure. Following the playoff loss in 2024, Elias maintained that Hyde was the right leader for the club.
The poor start to 2025, however, brought an about-face. Hyde is gone.
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