Breaking MLB News: Orioles Make Significant Move in Attempt to Turn Around Season

The Baltimore Orioles have fired manager Brandon Hyde after six and a half years on the job.

This was not the way the Baltimore Orioles' 2025 season was supposed to go. After two consecutive years of making the postseason, the O's have stumbled out of the gate badly, sitting in last place in an AL East Division that seems ripe for the taking this year. With that, the O's have made a significant move, firing manager Brandon Hyde after six and a half years on the job.

The Orioles have fired Brandon Hyde pic.twitter.com/PdoFyfJPBA
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) May 17, 2025

The Orioles are 15-28 this season, following a 91-win campaign last year, and a 101-win season in 2023. Their failure to re-sign ace Corbin Burnes in free agency this past winter—or to bring in any impact starting pitching whatsoever—can reasonably be considered to blame for the fact that the O's have taken a step back this season. Insider Buster Olney inferred as much in this post:

Brandon Hyde is not responsible for the decision to not invest significant resources in pitching, this year, or last year, or the year before that. But here we are.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) May 17, 2025

That responsibility would fall on the front office, mainly executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias.

The Orioles' troubles really began midway through last season, and they are now 77-85 in their last 162 games since last June.

Hyde won Manager of the Year in 2023, now fired less than 2 years later

Hyde took Baltimore from a 110-loss team in 2021 to a 100-win team in just two years. He was named Manager of the Year in 2023 for that feat.

“As the head of baseball operations, the poor start to our season is ultimately my responsibility,” 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 all these years, and for returning the team to the playoffs and winning an AL East championship.”

The Orioles have named third base coach Tony Mansolino as interim manager.

Hyde becomes the third major league manager to get the pink slip in just 10 days, following the Pittsburgh Pirates' Derek Shelton, who was first to go, and then Colorado Rockies' longtime skipper Bud Black.