BALTIMORE — The landscape of the Orioles’ front office is changing — and it began before the start of the 2025 season.
According to a source, Baltimore promoted executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias to president of baseball operations this past winter. The club did not announce the move, which happened quietly before the season.
The Athletic has now reported the O’s are planning to hire a general manager to work under Elias during the upcoming offseason.
The Orioles are exploring all options of how to fill out their front-office staff after the season, per a source.
Elias, 42, had been Baltimore’s EVP/GM since November 2018, when he was hired to undertake a massive rebuild for the organization. A month later, he hired manager Brandon Hyde, who served as the club’s skipper until this May, when he was dismissed following the O’s disappointing 15-28 start to the ‘25 campaign.
Despite this year’s unexpected results, the Orioles have experienced a massive turnaround under Elias, who led the team to consecutive postseason appearances in 2023 and ‘24. The O’s went 101-61 and won the American League East in ‘23, then secured an AL Wild Card berth with a 91-71 record in ‘24.
When Elias arrived in Baltimore, it marked his first stint as an MLB general manager. He previously worked in the Astros’ front office from 2012-18, serving as assistant GM from August 2016 until the end of his tenure in Houston.
It is not yet clear how the rest of the Orioles’ front office could change in the months to come.
However, Baltimore hired Danny Haas last week to serve as a special assistant to the GM, according to a source. Haas was previously Washington’s vice president of amateur scouting and worked in the O’s front office from 2012-18, serving in various roles, including national crosschecker and special assistant to the executive vice president of baseball operations.
