The message from owner David Rubenstein, president of baseball operations Mike Elias and manager Craig Albernaz was clear: If the Blue Jays can do it, so can the Orioles.

Lind has history with Albernaz. They worked together with the San Francisco Giants, when Lind was their director of hitting and an assistant hitting coach.

The 27-year-old is a former top prospect who signed with the Texas Rangers for a bonus of more than $2 million in 2015 out of the Dominican Republic.

Designs, quantities and eligibility for each promotional giveaway item will be announced in January, a team spokesperson said.

The Orioles finished 2025 with a .234 average with runners in scoring position, which ranked 27th in baseball. They struck out 25% of the time in those situations, which ranked third-highest.

Baltimore finished with a .235 average, which ranked 24th in the majors, and a .699 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, which ranked 21st.

Albernaz spoke honestly, made fun of himself for his smaller stature and cracked a “6-7” joke his sons, CJ and Norman, would understand, though it surely flew over the head of owner David Rubenstein.

The Orioles traded Kittredge to the Cubs in July. He posted a 3.45 ERA in 31 1/3 innings for Baltimore before the deal, then a 3.32 ERA in 21 2/3 innings for Chicago.

As part of the three-year, $49.5-million deal O’Neill signed with the Orioles, he could have exercised an opt-out clause following the 2025 season.

Albernaz behaved like a manager long before he ever officially carried that title.

Chirinos joined Brandon Hyde’s staff as a first-time bench coach ahead of the 2025 season, and he was a popular figure in the clubhouse.

“I’ve learned a lot and obviously had some pretty good moments in the season and struggled at the same time,” Holliday said.

With a new manager at the helm, the Orioles are expected to undergo considerable restructuring, according to industry sources.

“Craig has built an exemplary career across multiple successful organizations and brings a tremendous amount of experience, knowledge, and talent to our organization and to this new challenge,” Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias said in a statement.

The Orioles are hiring Craig Albernaz to right the ship after a 75-87 season, taking him away from an associate manager position with the Cleveland Guardians.

In November 2023, Craig Albernaz joined the Cleveland Guardians as the bench coach under manager Stephen Vogt. He was promoted to the associate manager position ahead of the 2025 season.

Domínguez posted a 3.00 ERA in 21 innings to close out the regular season. And despite playing a part in a bullpen collapse in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series, his overall numbers have been solid.

The new logos, unveiled via a video on X, use images of literal keys rather than the likeness of Francis Scott Key.

“I got caught up in trying to pitch like a lot of the other guys in the league,” Gausman said of his time in Baltimore.

If the Orioles were watching Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, they will have noticed a very different tactic than the one they generally employ.