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Orioles layoffs include performers behind Oriole Bird and Mr. Splash
Original: Employees who played Oriole Bird and Mr. Splash among Orioles' layoffs https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7667147/2026/10/
The Baltimore Orioles have carried out front-office layoffs that include employees who performed as the team's mascots, the Oriole Bird and Mr. Splash. The cuts, reported by The Athletic, hit staff across the organization and are drawing attention because even beloved mascot performers were let go.
Why now: Fans are reacting to the unusual and sentimental detail that mascot performers were among the Orioles' job cuts.
Baltimore OriolesOriole BirdMr. SplashThe Athletic
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- Employees who played Oriole Bird and Mr. Splash among Orioles' layoffs https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7667147/2026/10/06/orioles-mascot-mr-splash-layoffs-front-office/ # Sports # Baseball # News · nyt_sports@robot.villas · 3
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