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Orioles Hire Jared Banner As General Manager

The move puts Banner in charge of player development, coaching and performance, signaling a shift to shared front-office decision-making that could shape the 2027 offseason.

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Nov 4, 2025; Baltimore, MD, USA; President of Baseball Operations Mike Elias introduces Craig Albernaz as the Baltimore Orioles new Manager at Warehouse Bar. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images
Jul 29, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Baltimore Orioles cap and glove in the dugout during the seventh inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images/ File Photo

Overview

  • The Orioles announced the hire on Monday, Oct. 19 and will formally introduce Banner at a press conference at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Oct. 27.
  • Banner will run the club’s player development, coaching and performance departments and will partner with President of Baseball Operations Mike Elias on strategy, staffing and talent acquisition.
  • Banner brings 18 years in major-league operations, including long stints with the Boston Red Sox, a player-development role with the New York Mets, and service with the Chicago Cubs as vice president and assistant general manager since January 2024.
  • The team framed the hire as a response to front-office pressure after Baltimore fell from 101-win seasons in 2023–24 to 75 wins in 2025 and a 79–82 finish in 2026, and observers say the move reduces Elias’s sole decision-making role.
  • Banner’s focus on the farm and coaching could speed prospect promotions or make top prospects trade assets, and his influence is expected to shape the Orioles’ roster choices in the coming 2027 offseason though no specific moves have been announced.