On Friday afternoon, the Orioles finally made official what had been reported since late Tuesday night. They’ve found their next head of baseball operations, announcing the hire of Mike Elias, most recently an Astros assistant GM, to be the next Executive Vice President and General Manager.
The team will introduce Elias in an 11am Monday morning news conference alongside of John and Louis Angelos. The conference will be carried on MASN and 105.7, as well as the various Orioles social media channels.
In the press release announcing the hire, the Orioles once again reiterated what they said when they first said they were moving on from Dan Duquette and Buck Showalter:
Elias will oversee all baseball operations for the club and have full autonomy to build his staff and make decisions on all baseball matters that he believes will make the Orioles successful on the field, entertaining to the fans, and impactful in the community.