MLB Rumors: AL East Rival Eyeing Red Sox World Series Champ For Coaching Staff

David Ross spent this past season away from MLB after the Chicago Cubs fired him from his managerial post following the 2023 campaign.

But there’s a path for the 2013 Boston Red Sox World Series champion to return to the big leagues and it would lead Ross back to the American League East.

The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported Tuesday night that the Baltimore Orioles are eyeing Ross to join the team’s coaching staff.

“The Baltimore Orioles are interested in David Ross for their bench coach vacancy, according to sources familiar with the team’s process,” Rosenthal wrote. “Whether Ross would want the job, if the Orioles indeed offered it, is not known.”

Rosenthal noted that Ross, in the immediate aftermath of his dismal from the Cubs, had the opportunity to hop on Aaron Boone’s staff and be the bench coach for the New York Yankees. But Ross turned it down as he sought only managerial positions.

Perhaps Ross, who posted a 262-284 record over four seasons with the Cubs, will change his stance when the Orioles come calling. He already has a built-in relationship with Orioles manager Brandon Hyde, who was the Cubs first base coach at the same time when Ross finished out his 15-year MLB career with Chicago in 2015-16.

The former Red Sox catcher certainly knows what it is like to win the World Series as he added another ring when he helped end the Cubs’ 108-year championship drought in 2016.

The Orioles, who have a star-studded roster, haven’t won a World Series in over 40 years and Ross could provide the right touch from the bench to end that streak for Baltimore.