The Baltimore Orioles have fired manager Brandon Hyde after a 15-28 start to the 2025 season. The Orioles are currently last in the American League East.
Third-base coach Tony Mansolino will take over as interim manager, the team announced. He has 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 in the 2023 season (Hyde was named AL Manager of the Year) and appeared to be a new power in the AL East, ready to challenge the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. Since then, however, Baltimore has fallen short of expectations.
Last season, the Orioles won 91 games, finishing three games behind the Yankees. They earned a wild card but were swiftly swept out of the first round by the Kansas City Royals.
This season, they have arguably been the most disappointing team in MLB, off to a 15-28 start that has them 10.5 games out of first. Baltimore has also lost four consecutive games, including Friday’s loss to the Washington Nationals, and 10 of the past 12.
Hyde’s dismissal comes two weeks after Elias said 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 the general manager’s decisions have contributed to Baltimore’s subpar showing. Elias’ 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.
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 has been sidelined by a fractured left thumb. Tyler O’Neill has also missed time due to neck inflammation and shoulder discomfort, and Jordan Westburg suffered a strained hamstring.
In addition to Hyde, the Orioles 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 to ’18.
Hyde, 51, ends his tenure in Baltimore with a 421-492 record (.461 winning percentage), three winning seasons, one 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’s firing by the Pittsburgh Pirates and Bud Black’s firing by the Colorado Rockies.
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