Cubs bench coach Hyde named Orioles’ manager
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles hired Brandon Hyde to be their new manager Friday, hoping his experience as Chicago Cubs bench coach will help the team move forward while in rebuilding mode.
Hyde, 45, takes over for Buck Showalter, who was fired after Baltimore finished 47-115 — the worst record in the majors. This will be Hyde’s first stint as a major league manager.
Hyde was selected by general manager Mike Elias, who began an extensive search for Showalter’s replacement after being hired last month to replace Dan Duquette.
“I believe that we have found the ideal leader for the next era of Orioles baseball,” Elias said of Hyde.
Hyde worked as Chicago’s bench coach this year under manager Joe Maddon. He was in the second of three seasons as Cubs first base coach when the team won the World Series in 2016.
Before that, Hyde served as Rick Renteria’s bench coach in Chicago in 2014. He previously served as Chicago’s director of player development from August 2012 through 2013 after joining the Cubs in December 2011 as their minor league field coordinator.
A’s Chapman has surgery
Oakland Athletics third baseman Matt Chapman had surgery on his left shoulder, his second operation this offseason
Dr. William Workman performed a distal clavicle resection procedure on Chapman’s shoulder. The Gold Glove Award winner is expected to begin swinging a bat in six weeks.
Chapman batted .278 with 24 home runs in a breakout season. He won his first Gold Glove and finished seventh in AL MVP voting.
Padres, Kinsler agree to terms
San Diego agreed to terms with Ian Kinsler on a two-year $8 million contract.
The 36-year-old has been an All-Star four times, most recently in 2014 for the Tigers. The Padres will be his first National League team.
He started last season with the Angels before being traded in July to the Red Sox, where he was part of their World Series championship roster.
Kinsler won his second Gold Glove last season and batted .240/.301/.380 in 534 plate appearances between the two teams.
McCann to sign with White Sox
A person with direct knowledge of the situation said catcher James McCann agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year deal with the Chicago White Sox.
McCann, 28, hit .220 with eight homers and 39 RBIs in 118 games last season with Detroit. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract is pending a physical. McCann spent his first five seasons with the Tigers.
Nelson returns to Brewers
Righthander Jimmy Nelson agreed to a $3.7 million, one-year contract with Milwaukee after missing all of 2018 while recovering from surgery on his pitching shoulder.
The 29-year-old was 12-6 with a 3.49 ERA and 199 strikeouts in 29 starts in 2017, finishing tied for ninth in National League Cy Young Award voting.
London calls for Red Sox-Yankees
The World Series champion Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees will open Major League Baseball’s first series in Britain with a night game and conclude the next day in the afternoon.
The June 29 game at London’s Olympic Stadium will start at 1:10 p.m. EDT and be broadcast in the United States by Fox.
The following day’s game is set for 10:10 a.m. and will be televised by ESPN.