Brandon Hyde doubles down on deflecting blame about his tenure with Orioles

With the offseason looming, former Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde is in the middle of a media tour, blaming everyone else for what went wrong with the 2025 season. The latest stop of the tour came with Bob Nightengale, as Hyde once again shied away from taking any form of accountability for his part in the disappointment that led to his firing.

“I wasn’t expecting to be let go, I really wasn’t," Hyde told Nightengale, “but we couldn’t have played any worse. We were pretty banged up. Our starting rotation was ranked 30th in baseball. Our offense was 28th. Just everything went wrong."

With those comments, it seems that Hyde was pointing to the injuries and shortcomings of the front office as the reason why he was fired. There certainly is some truth to that, but the fact remains that Hyde was lifeless during the Orioles' collapse to open the season. At the very least, that makes Hyde complacent about the shortcomings of Mike Elias' front office.

Orioles fans roll eyes as Brandon Hyde won’t own his failures

Along those lines, while talking about his hopes to land a new managerial gig this offseason, Hyde may have taken another subtle shot at his former team.

“I feel more motivated than ever right now," Hyde said. “When something like this happens, a lot of reflecting goes on. I’m proud of what we accomplished with the payroll we were playing against and the success we had. Managing in the AL East definitely prepares you for anything. I’m glad I did that for six-plus years in that division. I feel incredibly prepared for whatever comes next."

Again, Hyde isn't exactly revealing state secrets about the Orioles and their payroll situation, but using that as a crutch for his managerial candidacy feels slimy. It was a subtle dig that suggested that had the Orioles spent more during his tenure, perhaps he would still be in place as the team's manager.

Hyde's continued projection just speaks to the lack of leadership in the team's clubhouse this season. The season was spiraling out of control, and the Orioles did not have a voice to lead them. Above all else, that is one of the primary reasons why Hyde was fired, and hopefully, Orioles fans no longer have to think about him after this season.

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