Reports: Orioles Appear To Close In On New Manager

It looks as though the Baltimore Orioles are close to hiring a new manager to replace Buck Showalter.

Reports from the Chicago Tribune, the New York Post and the Athletic are reporting the Chicago Cubs bench coach Brandon Hyde will soon be named the new manager.

#Cubs coach Brandon Hyde will be the #Orioles’ next manager, sources tell The Athletic. First reported as close: @JoelSherman1.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 12, 2018This would be Hyde's first post as manager and the Orioles are currently the only team without a manager.

So far, Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias has called the reports of the hire "premature."

Elias said no decision made on…