Jon Heyman of Fancred Sports reported on Monday night that Manny Acta, current Mariners bench coach and former Indians manager, had become the sixth person interviewed by Mike Elias and the Baltimore Orioles for the manager job.
According to Jon Meoli of the Baltimore Sun, at the winter meetings on Monday, Elias expressed confidence that the Orioles’ new manager would be one of the six candidates interviewed thus far, and that there may not be any second interviews.
Elias wouldn’t confirm the list, but the reported candidates include Acta, Rockies bench coach Mike Redmond, Royals quality control and catching coach Pedro Grifol, Cubs bench coach Brandon Hyde, Nationals bench coach Chip Hale, and Diamondbacks VP of player development Mike Bell.