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    “As is sometimes the case in baseball, change becomes necessary,” Rubenstein said, “and we believe this is one of those moments.”

    Hyde was hired in 2019, when the Orioles were in the second year of a teardown that saw them lose at least 108 games in three consecutive full seasons. The arrival of catcher Adley Rutschman and Henderson in 2022 turned around Baltimore’s fortunes. Their 101-win season, along with a promising core of position players, portended a bright future.

    Baltimore stalled out in 2024, winning 91 games, and lost Burnes and slugger Anthony Santander to division rival Toronto. Although top prospect Jackson Holliday has shown signs of developing into a solid every-day regular, outfielder Heston Kjerstad and third baseman Coby Mayo have yet to find their big league footing.

    Mansolino, 42, managed at four levels of the minor leagues before joining Cleveland‘s coaching staff in 2019. The Orioles hired him as third-base coach before the 2021 season.

    The Associated Press contributed to this report.