The Baltimore Orioles are searching for a new manager, announcing recently that they will be considering candidates beyond interim skipper Tony Mansolino, who led Baltimore to a winning record after taking over for the fired Brandon Hyde in May. New reports from ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez and ESPN’s Jeff Passan indicate that Albert Pujols is a target for the Orioles.
“The Orioles have yet to formally interview Pujols but are expected to,” Gonzalez and Passan reported on Wednesday.
“Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias was a scout for the St. Louis Cardinals while Pujols starred for the organization in the latter half of the 2000s. Pujols, 45, still shares a close relationship with former teammate Matt Holliday, father of Jackson Holliday, the 21-year-old infielder who is no