BALTIMORE -- The landscape of the Orioles’ front office is changing -- and it began before the start of the 2025 season.

According to a source, Baltimore promoted executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias to president of baseball operations this past winter. The club did not announce the move, which happened quietly before the season.

The Athletic has now reported the O’s are planning to hire a general manager to work under Elias during the upcoming offseason.

The Orioles are exploring all options of how to fill out their front-office staff after the season, per a source.

Elias, 42, had been Baltimore’s EVP/GM since November 2018, when he was hired to undertake a massive rebuild for the organization. A month later, he hired manager Brandon Hyde, who served as the club’s ski

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