The Orioles officially announced the hiring of their new manager Craig Albernaz today. He will be formerly introduced next Tuesday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Get to know their newest skipper by the numbers.
21: O’s 21st manager hire in club history
42: Albernaz is 42-years-old
3: Number of MLB franchises Albernaz has coaching experience with
11: Number of seasons Albernaz has coached at the professional level
9: Number of professional baseball seasons played all at the minor league level with the Tampa Bay Rays and Detroit Tigers minor league affiliates
2: Number of seasons he spent coaching with the Cleveland Guardians. This past season, as associate manager. Albernaz was the Guardians bench coach in 2024.
4: Number of seasons he spent prior to Cleveland with the San Francisco Giants. Albernaz served as bullpen and catching coach from 2020-23 with the Giants. He’s a former catcher himself.
3.92: The Giants bullpen ERA in 2023, leading the majors in relief innings (705.1).
2.97: The Giants bullpen ERA in 2021, the lowest in the majors.
2015-19: Albernaz coached and managed in the Rays minor league affiliates.
145-83: Albernaz’s two-year managerial record at Short-Season A Hudson Valley (Rays).
2005: College Graduation date from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida where he was a three-year letter winner and catcher.
2006: Signed as an undrafted free agent to the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
2015: Finished his playing career with the Detroit Tigers minor leagues and turned to coaching.
3: Albernaz and his wife have three children
10-27-25: Official hire date to become the newest Baltimore Orioles manager