Orioles name Cubs’ Hyde next manager

The Baltimore Orioles hired Brandon Hyde to be their new manager Friday, hoping his experience as Cubs bench coach will help the team move forward while in rebuilding mode.

Hyde takes over for Buck Showalter, who was fired after Baltimore finished 47115, the worst record in the majors. This will be Hyde’s first stint as a major league manager. The 45-year-old 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.

Prior to joining the Cubs, Hyde spent nine seasons in the Miami Marlins organization. He was Miami’s bench coach from June 2010 through the end of the 2011 season.

“Brandon’s deep background in player development and major league coaching most recently helping to shape the Cubs into a world champion has thoroughly prepared him for this job and distinguished him throughout our interview process,” Elias said.

RED SOX-YANKEES TO OPEN

WITH NIGHT GAME IN LONDON >> 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. MLB said Friday that the June 29 game at London’s Olympic Stadium will start at 10:10 a.m. PDT and be broadcast in the United States by Fox as part of its Saturday “Game of the Week” coverage.

The following day’s game is set for 7:10 a.m. PDT and will be a “Sunday Morning Baseball” special event for ESPN, which also will have its regular Sunday night game. the city that hosted in 2002. The U.S. Olympic Committee said Friday it was selecting Utah’s capital, which stood out as a predictable, slam-dunk pick in a process that also included Denver and Reno. It’s almost a certain bet the bid will be for 2030, though the USOC left open the possibility of other dates. There are only two bidders for 2026: from Sweden and Italy. SENATORS ASK FBI TO INVESTIGATE

FORMER USOC CEO >> Two U.S. senators accused former U.S. Olympic Committee chief executive Scott Blackmun of lying to Congress about his response to sexual abuse complaints against former Olympic gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar and referred him to the Department of Justice for potential criminal investigation.

Boxing

CANELO CANNOT AFFORD

SLIP IN GARDEN BOUT AGAINST FIELDING >> In an odd way, there is more pressure on Canelo Alvarez when he fights tonight against unheralded Rocky Fielding than there was in his two matchups with Gennady Golovkin.

A loss to the WBA super middleweight champion not only could taint his decision over Golovkin this year, it could significantly muddle the future for the Mexican star. Alvarez moves up from 160 pounds to 168 in search of a third division title.

Volleyball

STANFORD’S PLUMMER

IS PLAYER OF THE YEAR >> Stanford’s Kathryn Plummer has been named the AVCA Division I Player of the Year for the second straight season. Since 1985, a Stanford player has taken home the award on 10 occasions. Plummer led the top-seeded Cardinal to today’s national championship game against defending champion Nebraska, the school’s 16th appearance in the national final.

College football

MINNESOTA EXTENDS FLECK CONTRACT >> Minnesota has extended football coach P.J. Fleck’s contract again by one year, through the 2023 season. The Gophers went 6-6 this year for an invitation to the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit against Georgia Tech, after finishing 5-7 in 2017, Fleck’s first season.

Minnesota ended a 14game losing streak to rival Wisconsin last month with a 37-15 victory over the Badgers.

KENTUCKY RUNNING BACK

WILL SKIP SENIOR SEASON >> Kentucky’s Benny Snell Jr. says he’ll skip his senior season to enter the NFL draft but will play in the Wildcats’ New Year’s Day Citrus Bowl game against Penn State. Snell had three straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons at Kentucky. This season, he rushed for 1,305 yards and 14 touchdowns.