Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias and director of pitching Chris Holt are involved in a potential case of pension fraud, according to a report from the New York Daily News.
Holt was one of four coaches that Elias designated for a pension plan that is part of the joint agreement between Major League Baseball owners and the Major League Baseball Players Association, according to the Daily News. The issue stems from Holt not officially being part of the Orioles' major league coaching staff.
As director of pitching, Holt was intended to serve in a hybrid role working with the Orioles' pitchers in the majors and throughout the minors, but the coronavirus pandemic hampered his ability to do so, leaving Holt to do the majority of his work at the team’s alternate training site in Bowie.