The Baltimore Orioles have yet to announce anything regarding their search for a new President of Baseball Ops, but the rebuild is moving forward anyway. On Saturday afternoon, the Orioles announced that Norfolk manager Ron Johnson wouldn’t be returning in 2019.
Johnson managed the Tides from 2011-2018, earning the International League Manager of the Year in 2015, but amassing a sub-.500 winning percentage in his 8 seasons with the club.
In addition to Johnson, the Orioles will be parting ways with several other front office staff, including Special Assistant Matt Haas, East Coast Scouting Supervisor Kirk Fredriksson, area scout Dana Duquette (son of Dan), Director of Dominican baseball ops Nelson Norman, Senior Advisor Joe McIlvane, and Special Assignment scout Wayne Britton.