Orioles fire manager Dave Trembley
Samuel to take over club on interim basis.
Dave Trembley, who was asked to the lead the Orioles through the early stages of a massive rebuilding project, has been fired less than two months into his third full season as the team's manager.
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Orioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail met with Trembley Thursday. The Orioles announced the change about 9:30 this morning, according to a team source. The team is saddled with a major league-worst 15-39 record and off to the worst start since the 1988 team began 0-21.
Juan Samuel will take over the club on an interim basis, while MacPhail is expected to begin the search for Trembley's long-term successor immediately. Triple-A Norfok manager Gary Allenson will become third base coach. Samuel will be the club's ninth since Peter Angelos became the principal owner of the Orioles in August 1993.
The Orioles do not have a timetable for hiring a permanent manager, but do have several candidates in mind, according to a source.
