Former Blue Jays standout joins the Baltimore Orioles as their new coach in a move that could reshape Baltimore’s player development strategy. DD
The Baltimore Orioles coaching staff is starting to take shape.
On Saturday, it was announced that Miguel Cairo would be joining the Orioles as their infield coach.
He joins the staff under new manager Carlos Albernaz.
Cairo had been serving as the interim manger of the Washington Nationals ever since the firing of Dave Martinez in early July. Under Cairo, the Nationals went 29-43 the rest of the season.
The Venezuelan was a candidate for permanent vacancy, but the Nationals informed him that he was out of the running. Blake Butera was named manager shortly thereafter.
Albernaz’s coaching staff takes shape as the Orioles add Miguel Cairo and Joe Singley and solidify multiple returning roles.
Prior to Nationals, Cairo was the bench coach of the Chicago White Sox and the direction of Tony LaRussa, and even filled in as manager when LaRussa went on medical leave.
Before he became a successful coach however, Cairo had a 17 year career in major league baseball.
It began all the way back in 1996, when he made his major league debut with the Toronto Blue Jays that April.
Cairo played for Blue Jays, eight other teams
Cairo appeared in nine games for the Blue Jays and would go on to suit up for eight more teams, until his retirement at the end 2012 season.
He has effectively been a coach since then, with his minor league job coming in 2013, before joining his first major league club in 2021.
