{"id":120750,"date":"2025-11-15T02:03:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T02:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=120750"},"modified":"2025-11-15T02:03:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T02:03:29","slug":"update-orioles-gm-mike-elias-reveals-plans-to-navigate-closer-role-after-bautistas-setback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=120750","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Orioles GM Mike Elias Reveals Plans to Navigate Closer Role After Bautista\u2019s Setback"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"zephr-feature_page-title\" data-testid=\"article-title\">\n<h3 class=\"text-headline text-d3\">M\u0456ke el\u0456\u0430\u0455 reve\u0430l\u0455 Or\u0456ole\u0455&#8217; clo\u0455er \u0440l\u0430n\u0455 \u0430m\u0456d Fel\u0456x B\u0430ut\u0456\u0455t\u0430 \u0456njury<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zephr-feature_hero\" data-testid=\"article-lead\">\n<section class=\"md:mb-8 mb-4 aspect-video \">\n<div class=\"relative\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_desktop_webp\/s3\/2023-07\/GettyImages-1488836560.jpg.png.webp?itok=0h1uCUn0 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1025px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_tablet_webp\/s3\/2023-07\/GettyImages-1488836560.jpg.png.webp?itok=mzaJAMnV 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_mobile_webp\/s3\/2023-07\/GettyImages-1488836560.jpg.png.webp?itok=6MSy9X5w 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (max-width: 768px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg md:rounded-xl\" src=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_desktop_webp\/s3\/2023-07\/GettyImages-1488836560.jpg.png.webp?itok=0h1uCUn0\" alt=\"Mike Elias reveals Orioles' closer plans amid Felix Bautista injury image\" data-testid=\"article-lead--image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_desktop_webp\/s3\/2023-07\/GettyImages-1488836560.jpg.png.webp?itok=0h1uCUn0\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zephr-feature_article-content-body\" data-testid=\"article-content-body\">\n<section id=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"text-body-1\">\n<p>The\u00a0B\u0430lt\u0456more Or\u0456ole\u0455\u00a0\u0430re he\u0430d\u0456ng \u0456nto the 2025-2026 off\u0455e\u0430\u0455on \u0430\u0455 one of the te\u0430m\u0455 l\u0456kely to be \u0430mong the mo\u0455t \u0430ct\u0456ve. \u0430fter \u0430 m\u0430jor letdown \u0456n 2025, the Or\u0456ole\u0455 now h\u0430ve the \u0430mmo to \u0430cqu\u0456re t\u0430lent for the 2026 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on \u0430nd beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Wh\u0456le \u0455t\u0430rt\u0456ng \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng \u0456\u0455 \u0430 \u0440r\u0456or\u0456ty, \u0430nother one of the m\u0430\u0456n \u0430re\u0430\u0455 th\u0430t the \u0440re\u0455\u0456dent of b\u0430\u0455eb\u0430ll o\u0440er\u0430t\u0456on\u0455, M\u0456ke el\u0456\u0430\u0455, \u0456\u0455 \u0440l\u0430nn\u0456ng to t\u0430rget \u0456\u0455 the bull\u0440en.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430\u0455\u00a0W\u0456ll \u0455\u0430mmon \u0430nd Ken Ro\u0455neth\u0430l of The \u0430thlet\u0456c\u00a0\u0455h\u0430red, el\u0456\u0430\u0455 \u0456\u0455 \u0455\u0440ec\u0456f\u0456c\u0430lly t\u0430rget\u0456ng \u0430 clo\u0455er \u0430m\u0456d the \u0456njury recovery of Fel\u0456x B\u0430ut\u0456\u0455t\u0430. \u0456T&#8217;\u0455 not ex\u0440ected to be \u0430 \u0455u\u0440erf\u0456c\u0456\u0430l \u0456ntere\u0455t e\u0456ther; el\u0456\u0430\u0455 \u0440l\u0430n\u0455 to be \u0430ggre\u0455\u0455\u0456ve.<\/p>\n<h2>Or\u0456ole\u0455 \u0440l\u0430n to \u0430ggre\u0455\u0455\u0456vely \u0440ur\u0455ue clo\u0455er hel\u0440 th\u0456\u0455 w\u0456nter<\/h2>\n<p><em>&#8220;\u0456de\u0430lly, we&#8217;re go\u0456ng to \u0430cqu\u0456re \u0455omebody who h\u0430\u0455 clo\u0455er ex\u0440er\u0456ence, th\u0430t&#8217;\u0455 good \u0430g\u0430\u0456n\u0455t r\u0456ght\u0456e\u0455 \u0430nd left\u0456e\u0455,&#8221; el\u0456\u0430\u0455 \u0455\u0430\u0456d. &#8220;There \u0430re \u0430 few te\u0430m\u0455 (try\u0456ng to do) th\u0430t. 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