Well, that didn't last long!
After former St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt's surprise retirement from his role as the San Diego Padres' manager earlier this offseason, Shildt has taken on a new role with the Baltimore Orioles as an upper-level coordinator of instruction, according to a report from Roch Kubatko and confirmed by other Baltimore media outlets.
2 #orioles hirings, per a source. Mike Shildt will be upper level coordinator of instruction, and Samuel Vega will be lower level coordinator of instruction.
— Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) November 26, 2025
Former Cardinals manager Mike Shlidt returns home to work for the Baltimore Orioles organization
As noted on X by Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat, Shildt grew up shining Cal Ripken's shoes in a minor league clubhouse, and his mom was Baltimore's minor league secretary for a number of years.