The Orioles are expected to hire Jason Bourgeois as their next first base coach, a source with direct knowledge of the decision confirmed to The Baltimore Sun on Monday. 

Bourgeois, 43, spent the past two years as first base coach and outfield coach of the Chicago White Sox before parting ways with the organization at the end of the season. He was teammates with Orioles’ incoming manager Craig Albernaz at Triple-A Durham in 2013 and appeared in part of eight MLB seasons, stealing 54 bases in 317 games. 

The 2000 second-round pick of the Texas Rangers joins expected hitting coach Dustin Lind as the first known coaches to join Albernaz’s staff. Bourgeois replaces longtime first base coach Anthony Sanders, who departed the organization this offseason to join the Detroit Tigers in the same capacity after six years in Baltimore. 

Both Bourgeois and Lind had ties to Albernaz, whom the Orioles hired to help bounce back from a disappointing 75-87 campaign in 2025. 

After making his MLB debut in 2008, Bourgeois spent most of his playing career moving up and down between the majors and Triple-A. He played all outfield positions as a bench player, slashing .253/.300/.326 across stints with the White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Rays and Cincinnati Reds. 

Bourgeois retired from playing in 2019 and joined the Los Angeles Dodgers’ minor league coaching ranks, working his way up to minor league outfield and base running coordinator. He held that position for three years until the White Sox hired him to their major league staff under then-skipper Pedro Grifol. The White Sox kept him on for 2025 despite changing managers but parted ways with several coaches, including Bourgeois, after the club lost 100-plus games for the third straight season.

As the first base coach in Baltimore, Bourgeois will work frequently with shortstop Gunnar Henderson (30 stolen bases last season), second baseman Jackson Holliday (17) and outfielder Colton Cowser (14), among others, to get the most out of their base running. Cowser and top prospect Dylan Beavers will be among those whose defense in the outfield will be major points of emphasis for the team entering 2026.

The Baltimore Banner was first to report the Orioles were expected to hire Bourgeois. 

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