The Baltimore Orioles have fired manager Brandon Hyde after their 15-28 start to the 2025 season and last-place standing in the American League East.
Third base coach Tony Mansolino will take over as interim manager, the team announced. He’s been on Baltimore’s coaching staff since the 2021 season.
“The poor start to our season is ultimately my responsibility,” Orioles general manager Mike Elias said in a statement. “Part of that responsibility is pursuing difficult changes in order to set a different course for the future. I want to thank Brandon for his hard work, dedication and passion after all these years, and for returning the team to the playoffs and winning an AL East championship.”
With a young, talent-rich roster, the Orioles broke out for 101 wins during the 2023 season (for which Hyde was named AL Manager of the Year) and appeared to be the new power in the AL East that could challenge the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in the division. Since then, however, Baltimore has fallen short of those expectations.
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Last season, the Orioles won 91 games and finished three games behind the Yankees. But this season, they have arguably been the most disappointing team in MLB, off to a 15-28 start that has them deep in last place, 10.5 games out of first place.
Baltimore has lost four consecutive games following Friday’s loss to the Washington Nationals and 10 of their past 12. The Orioles’ poor start continues a slide to finish last season during which they lost their lead in the AL East and had to settle for a wild-card spot.
Hyde’s dismissal comes two weeks after Elias said that he was “very confident” in his manager, who was in his seventh season. Elias also insisted that Hyde had not lost the support of the players.
As is often the case with managerial firings, Hyde isn’t solely at fault for the Orioles’ failures. Elias said the team’s performance is ultimately his responsibility and several of his decisions have contributed to Baltimore’s subpar showing. His most glaring oversight has been the team’s pitching staff, which lacks an ace at the top of the starting rotation after Corbin Burnes (15-9, 2.92 ERA last season) left in free agency.
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Not re-signing Burnes was exacerbated by filling the rotation with Charlie Morton (8.35 ERA) and Kyle Gibson (13.11), both of whom have pitched poorly. The pitching staff has also been hurt by injuries to Kyle Bradish, Zach Eflin and Grayson Rodriguez. The Orioles’ 5.31 team ERA is last in MLB.
Baltimore’s lineup has also been affected by injuries, notably to outfielder Colton Cowser, last season’s AL Rookie of the Year runner-up who’s been sidelined with a fractured left thumb. Tyler O’Neill has also missed time with neck inflammation and shoulder discomfort, while Jordan Westburg suffered a strained hamstring.
In addition to Hyde, the Orioles also fired major league field coordinator and catching instructor Tim Cossins, who had been part of Hyde’s staff for the past seven seasons. Both joined the Orioles from the Chicago Cubs organization, where Hyde was a bench coach, first base coach and director of player development from 2013-18.
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Hyde, 51, ends his tenure in Baltimore with a 421-492 record (.461 winning percentage), three winning seasons, a division title and two postseason berths. (However, the Orioles didn’t win a game in either of the past two postseasons.)
He is the third MLB manager to be fired this season, following Derek Shelton by the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Colorado Rockies’ Bud Black.
