Sources: Orioles interested in Pujols for manager

The Baltimore Orioles, seeking a caller manager to usher their young, emerging core, person expressed involvement successful aboriginal Hall of Fame archetypal baseman Albert Pujols, sources told ESPN.

The Orioles person yet to formally interrogation Pujols but are expected to arsenic they question a replacement for Brandon Hyde, who was fired successful the aboriginal information of what became a disappointing 87-loss play successful 2025. Tony Mansolino, who took implicit arsenic interim manager aft Hyde was fto spell successful May, is among the candidates for the full-time position, but the Orioles are besides conducting an outer search.

Orioles president of shot operations Mike Elias was a scout for the St. Louis Cardinals portion Pujols starred for the enactment successful the second fractional of the 2000s. Pujols, 45, inactive shares a adjacent narration with erstwhile teammate Matt Holliday, begetter of Jackson Holliday, the 21-year-old infielder who is present 1 of the Orioles' foundational pieces.

The Los Angeles Angels inactive look to beryllium the astir apt destination for Pujols and stay the lone squad helium has formally interviewed with, manufacture sources said. Pujols met with Angels wide manager Perry Minasian successful St. Louis past Thursday and is inactive highly considered for the job, though erstwhile All-Star outfielder Torii Hunter is besides a superior candidate. The Angels' hiring process, however, mightiness beryllium slowed by proprietor Arte Moreno and president John Carpino's engagement successful the civil proceedings implicit the decease of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.

It was lone a mates of years agone that the Orioles looked similar a squad connected the rise, emerging from an assertive rebuild to triumph 101 games and seizure the American League East rubric successful 2023. They returned to the playoffs with a 91-win play successful 2024 but got swept retired of the wild-card circular and were not assertive successful their pursuit of starting pitching during the ensuing offseason. A 15-28 commencement led to Hyde's firing connected May 17.

The adjacent 4 and a fractional months weren't overmuch better, but the Orioles are nevertheless a promising destination owed to a young, promising position-player halfway featuring Holliday, Gunnar Henderson, Adley Rutschman, Coby Mayo and Samuel Basallo. At the moment, they are among 8 teams with manager openings, on with the Angels, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, Washington Nationals, San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies and Minnesota Twins.

Pujols has expressed beardown involvement successful managing astatine the large league level for years and led a Dominican wintertime shot team, the Leones...