If ever there was a time to put one’s professional life on hold, it might be after a period likened to four years of college in one semester.
That’s how Orioles minor league manager Buck Britton, who was set to manage Double-A Bowie for a second straight year, described a 2019 season that began with a terrible slump and ended in a playoff berth for the prospect-laden club. Then, the 33-year-old went to the Dominican Winter League as a quality control coach and ended up as one of the youngest managers in league history 10 games in, only to be fired before the playoffs.