In an expected move, the Baltimore Orioles have hired Buck Showalter as their new manager, according to a source close to Tim Kurkjian of ESPN. Showalter’s first game as manager will be Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels.

Showalter, 54, is taking over the Major League’s worst team. The Orioles, currently 31-70, fired manager Dave Trembley on June 4 and replaced him with Juan Samuel on an interim basis.

It’s expected that the official announcement won’t likely be made until after the completion of the Trade Deadline (Saturday, July 31 at 1pm PST). A managerial announcement will not come until at least August, president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail confirmed earlier this week, as he concentrates on the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.

Showalter is 882-833 as a Major League manager. He has managed the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers in his career. He won the Manager of the Year award in 1994 with the Yankees and 2004 with the Rangers.

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