BALTIMORE —

The Baltimore Orioles announced their new manager Craig Albernaz in an introductory press conference on Tuesday.

The 43-year-old, who is originally from Fall River, Massachusetts, will be a manager for the first time after spending time with the Cleveland Guardians, San Francisco Giants and Tampa Bay Rays as a coach. He was most recently the Associate Manager for the Guardians the past two seasons and was a manager at the Minor league level for the Rays.

Albernaz chose Baltimore after he reportedly turned down a pair of jobs during last season's hiring period. He has been a hot name among potential managers, even winning the 2018 Midwest League Manager of the Year while with the Rays organization. That would propel him to coaching at the major league level, and after 11 se

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