CLEVELAND, Ohio — Stephen Vogt is about to discover what it’s like to manage without a safety net

The Guardians manager, heading into his third season, will do so without his two most trusted advisors as associate manager Craig Albernaz is set to be named Baltimore Orioles’ manager and bench coach Kai Correa departed for a bench coach role with the New York Mets.

This leadership exodus creates perhaps the biggest challenge of Vogt’s young managerial career – proving he can lead without the support system that helped guide his first two seasons.

“What Stephen Vogt is not going to have heading into the 2026 season are basically his two main sounding boards, the two voices, the two guys that helped him really make decisions and compose lineups and impact games from the bench,” explained Jo

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