The Baltimore Orioles have fired manager Brandon Hyde, the club announced Saturday. The club also fired field coordinator and catching instructor Tim Cossins. Third base coach Tony Mansolino will serve as the Orioles’ interim manager as the team looks to rebound from a 15-28 start.
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Brandon Hyde Fired After Poor Start to Season
Hyde, who was hired by the Orioles during the 2018-19 offseason, was tasked with leading the club through a rebuild that saw the club shake up the front office as well.
Hyde’s first season with the Orioles saw the club go 54-108, and things didn’t get much better after. During the shortened 2020 season they went 25-35, and followed it with a 52-110 campaign in 2021.
The club saw a massive jump in success in 2022, finishing with an 83-79 record, their first winning season since 2016. In 2023, the Orioles broke out, winning the American League East with 101 wins, and Hyde earned the AL Manager of the Year award. They followed the breakout season with 91 wins last year, making the playoffs as a wild card.
Even with the regular season success, the Orioles could not translate results come October, falling victim to sweeps in their first series in both 2023 and 2024.
After a lackluster offseason that saw the front office fail to make any major roster moves, the club has gotten off to a dismal 15-28 start. Their pitching staff ranks at the bottom of the league in almost every category, and the team has failed to get any major production from names such as Adley Rutschman, Tyler O’Neill, and Ryan Mountcastle.
Is Hyde to Blame for the O’s Poor Start?
In an offseason that saw the New York Yankees add Max Fried and Cody Bellinger, and the Boston Red Sox add Alex Bregman and Garrett Crochet, the Orioles front office had a chance to make moves to compete but chose to limit their spending.
The club chose to add Charlie Morton, Kyle Gibson, and Tomoyuki Sugano to their rotation, and added Gary Sanchez and Tyler O’Neill to their lineup.
How much blame falls on Hyde for the club’s early-season struggles is certainly up for question. The front office chose to get complacent while other teams in their division made major roster moves, but the team is also underperforming. With Hyde gone and sitting 13 games under .500, it will be interesting to see if the Orioles can recover from a miserable start to the year.
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