The Baltimore Orioles are finalizing a deal to hire Craig Albernaz as manager, tabbing one of the game's most well-respected young coaches to help engineer a turnaround after a disappointing 2025, sources told ESPN.

Baltimore fired manager Brandon Hyde in mid-May following a 15-28 start and named Tony Mansolino interim manager for the remainder of the season in which the Orioles went 75-87 and finished in last place in the American League East.

With a strong core of young hitters, the Orioles' job was one of the most alluring in an offseason that saw more than a quarter of managerial jobs open. And Albernaz, who in his previous coaching jobs forged strong relationships with younger players and was leaned on for a baseball sense honed by years behind the plate, leapt to the top of the l

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