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Jared Banner takes over as Baltimore Orioles general manager
Jared Banner is the Baltimore Orioles' new general manager, taking the job after serving as an assistant GM with the Chicago Cubs.
The Orioles won the AL East in 2023 and reached the playoffs as a wild-card team the next year, but two straight losing seasons have increased pressure on the front office.
Team president Mike Elias said Banner will oversee the club's players, coaches, player development, performance and health care, while Elias focuses on scouting, acquisitions and contracts.
Banner says he will review the team's processes, including making practice more like games to help players perform better.
The struggles of young players such as Gunnar Henderson, Colton Cowser and Jackson Holliday have contributed to the team's decline, and Banner will be expected to address player development.
The Orioles are also facing uncertainty over a possible baseball lockout, while the team works to return to contention.
Jared Banner has been introduced as the new general manager of the Baltimore Orioles.
Banner said he knows fans are frustrated and pledged to build a winning team in Baltimore.
He was previously an assistant general manager with the Chicago Cubs.
Banner will oversee the Orioles’ internal players, coaches, player development, performance and health care.
President of baseball operations Mike Elias will focus more directly on scouting and player acquisition, while the two will run the team together.
- Who
- Jared Banner, previously an assistant general manager with the Chicago Cubs, is the Orioles’ new general manager.
- What
- Banner was introduced as the team’s new GM.
- When
- Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
- Where
- Baltimore, Maryland.
- Why
- Elias said his promotion to team president opened the GM position, allowing the Orioles to bring in an executive from another franchise.
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Baltimore won the American League East.
The Orioles were a wild-card team.
Banner spoke at his introductory news conference in Baltimore.
- New general manager
- Jared Banner
- Previous role
- Assistant GM with the Chicago Cubs
- Internal responsibilities
- Players, coaches, player development, performance and health care
- Elias’s focus
- Scouting, acquisition, contracts and pro, international and amateur operations
- Recent record
- Two straight sub-.500 seasons
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What people are saying
We're going to build a winner here in Baltimore.
We're going to challenge all of our processes.
One of my main player development philosophies is we have to make practice more like the game, so the game gets easier once you get in there.
Jared will take over everything to do with our internal players, our internal coaches.