BALTIMORE (AP) — It's not every day a new manager is introduced in front of one of his future opponents.

The relationship between Craig Albernaz and Stephen Vogt is clearly a special one.

Albernaz held his first news conference since being hired by the Baltimore Orioles, and Vogt — Cleveland's manager — was on hand to support him Tuesday at Camden Yards. Albernaz spent the past two seasons with Vogt and the Guardians, working as bench coach and then associate manager. Now they'll be in opposing dugouts.

“There's going to be a lot of trash talk back and forth,” Vogt said.

Cleveland won the AL Central each of Albernaz's two seasons there, rallying from a 15 1/2-game deficit this year. That's the level Baltimore is hoping to return to. The Orioles made the playoffs in 2023 and 2024 befo

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