Brandon Hyde couldn't survive Orioles' continued freefall

While not totally surprising, this move is indicative of just how poorly Baltimore has played after entering the 2025 season with high expectations. 

There aren't many excuses for the Orioles, who currently have the league's third-worst staff ERA (and worst in the American League) at 5.31, and a lineup with a collective .682 OPS entering play on Saturday. That's good for just tenth in the American League and 22nd in MLB.

A roster with some of baseball's brightest stars and coming off consecutive postseason appearances shouldn't reside in the AL East basement, but the results speak for themselves. 

And with no meaningful signs of improvement, the writing was on the wall for Hyde. 

The now-former manager concludes his tenure with a 421-492 record over six-plus seasons with the Orioles, most of those during a rebuild in which Baltimore tanked to draft current cornerstones like catcher Adley Rutschman and infielder Gunnar Henderson.

Ultimately, Baltimore seems to be embracing the blueprint followed by the Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates, two other clubs who similarly fired their managers recently, but who also chose to address a symptom (on-field performance) of their issues rather than the root cause (incompetency in baseball operations). 

Now, a daunting challenge stares interim manager Tony Mansolino dead in the face: Attempting to salvage what's left of a seemingly lost Orioles season.