From The Banner · Andy Kostka · · 1m 30s
Sig Mejdal steps back from Orioles analytics role
The Orioles' longtime analytics chief is shifting to emerging technologies as the team struggles on the field.
In brief
The Orioles' longtime analytics chief is shifting to emerging technologies as the team struggles on the field. Sig Mejdal, who transformed the Orioles' analytics department from three people to a dozen, is moving away from that role to focus on new technologies. Originally reported by The Banner.
Mejdal shifts away from analytics
Sig Mejdal, the Orioles' assistant general manager, is no longer overseeing the analytics department. He'll now focus on emerging technologies and innovative practices instead.
Mejdal built analytics from scratch
When Mejdal arrived in 2018, the Orioles' analytics department had just three people. By spring training 2019, it had grown to nearly a dozen, modernizing the franchise's data approach.
From NASA to baseball pioneer
Mejdal worked as a biomathematician at NASA before joining the St. Louis Cardinals' analytics department in 2005. He later moved to the Astros, where he caught the attention of Mike Elias.
Elias brought him to Baltimore
When Mike Elias was hired to rebuild the Orioles in 2018, he brought Mejdal along. Elias called the hire a major moment for the franchise and praised Mejdal's vision for analytics.
“I look forward to him charting the course for all of our forthcoming efforts in the analytics space.”
Rebuilding hasn't paid off yet
Despite the analytics overhaul, the Orioles haven't won a playoff game in 2023 or 2024. With nine games left, Baltimore sits at 75-78 and risks a second straight losing season.
More front office changes ahead
This month, Matt Blood, the vice president of player and staff development, also left the organization. The Orioles continue reshaping their front office structure.
The main idea
Sig Mejdal, who transformed the Orioles' analytics department from three people to a dozen, is moving away from that role to focus on new technologies.
