According to CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman, Showalter — The Sporting News’ winner for American League Manager of the Year — is set to sign a three-year extension with the club that would run through the 2016 season. Showalter currently makes $1.5 million per season, an average salary among major league managers.
According to various reports, Showalter flew from his home in Dallas to meet Baltimore’s management and iron out the details of his contract on Friday. While a deal with the Orioles could be announced next week, the 56-year-old was recently named “Marylander of the Year” by The Baltimore Sun for having “lifted a community’s spirits and restored Baltimore’s pride as a baseball city.”