{"id":110473,"date":"2025-10-22T00:30:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T00:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110473"},"modified":"2025-10-22T00:30:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T00:30:35","slug":"update-the-angels-misstep-might-have-just-solved-the-orioles-biggest-offseason-dilemma-could-this-unexpected-turn-of-events-give-baltimore-the-boost-they-need-for-the-next-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110473","title":{"rendered":"Update: The Angels\u2019 misstep might have just solved the Orioles\u2019 biggest offseason dilemma. Could this unexpected turn of events give Baltimore the boost they need for the next season?"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<h3 class=\"my-2.5 text-black font-group-gigantic !leading-[30px] md:!leading-[44px]\">Angels\u2019 misstep may have just solved Orioles\u2019 biggest offseason question<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large !mb-2.5 md:mb-5\">This is quite the development.<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_199,w_3669,h_2063\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k819fav8mxt9hwb23k.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_199,w_3669,h_2063\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k819fav8mxt9hwb23k.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_199,w_3669,h_2063\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k819fav8mxt9hwb23k.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_199,w_3669,h_2063\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k819fav8mxt9hwb23k.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_199,w_3669,h_2063\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k819fav8mxt9hwb23k.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_199,w_3669,h_2063\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k819fav8mxt9hwb23k.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_199,w_3669,h_2063\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k819fav8mxt9hwb23k.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_199,w_3669,h_2063\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k819fav8mxt9hwb23k.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_199,w_3669,h_2063\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k819fav8mxt9hwb23k.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"St. Louis Cardinals designated hitter Albert Pujols\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_199,w_3669,h_2063\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/11\/01k819fav8mxt9hwb23k.jpg\" alt=\"St. Louis Cardinals designated hitter Albert Pujols\" width=\"3669\" height=\"2063\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"St. Louis Cardinals designated hitter Albert Pujols\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>St. Louis Cardinals designated hitter Albert Pujols | Jeff Curry-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<figure class=\"player-wrapper relative aspect-video mb-[18px] bg-grey rounded-md hidden player-wrapper-lg md:block\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-content [&amp;_p]:leading-[30px] [&amp;_p]:md:leading-[28px] [&amp;_li]:leading-[30px] [&amp;_li]:md:leading-[28px]\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Since the 2025 regular season came to a close, the Los Angeles Angels had been targeting Albert Pujols to replace Ron Washington as the team&#8217;s manager.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Pujols spent nearly half his Major League career in Anaheim and felt like a shoo-in for the vacancy in the Halos&#8217; dugout.<\/p>\n<p>But according to MLB insider Jon Heyman of the New York Post, Pujols and\u00a0the Angels have ended\u00a0discussions, and the future Hall of Famer will not be headed back to LA. This, of course, opens the door for the\u00a0Baltimore Orioles to swoop in and hire Pujols to be their next manager.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been revealed that Pujols is still in the mix for\u00a0both the O&#8217;s and the San Diego Padres\u00a0managerial vacancies. The Padres, who parted ways with Mike Shildt this past week, are also eyeballing several candidates to take over as their next skipper.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Angels failed to hire Albert Pujols and may have just solved the Orioles\u2019 biggest offseason question<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Orioles have had a vacancy ever since they fired Brandon Hyde a few months into the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Though Tony Mansolino took over on an interim basis \u2014 and is said to be in the mix to take over permanently \u2014 Baltimore has cast a wide net this offseason.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Orioles President of Baseball Operations Mike Elias needs to make this hire count.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The O&#8217;s fell woefully short of expectations this past season, and the front office and ownership are hopeful to find a manager who can lead Baltimore back to the MLB playoffs in 2026.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Whether or not Pujols is that man has yet to be determined, but he was linked to the Orioles just last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Though he doesn&#8217;t have a considerable r\u00e9sum\u00e9 to draw upon as a manager, there&#8217;s no doubt that Pujols was one of the five best players to suit up during his era. Pujols was a three-time MVP, 11-time All-Star, six-time Silver Slugger Award-winner, and two-time World Series champion.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The San Francisco Giants are said to be targeting University of Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello as their next skipper, so Pujols wouldn&#8217;t be the wildest managerial choice this offseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">That said, his name is far and away the most recognizable, and\u00a0hiring Pujols would represent a seismic shift\u00a0for the Orioles moving forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angels\u2019 misstep may have just solved Orioles\u2019 biggest offseason question This is quite the development. 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