O's Craig Albernaz, currently on a baby food diet, greeted by kid's furniture, decor in return to Cleveland

Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt, Albernaz’s former boss and longtime friend, heard that and acted accordingly, making over the the visiting manager's office at Progressive Field ahead of Thursday’s series opener between the Orioles and Guardians.

“He called it a gift?” Albernaz said inquisitively pregame, as captured on video by News 5 Cleveland’s Mason Horodyski.

After a pause and an animated facial expression, the 43-year-old skipper continued: “That’s ironic that he said ‘a gift.’ Oh, if you guys [haven’t] seen it, I would go into my office.

“When I showed up, everything was kid-sized. So my desk was smaller, my chair smaller, the other desk where people sit [is] small. And my bathroom is electric right now. It’s a “Spiderman” shower curtain, “Spiderman” shower mat and then “Bluey” and kids stuff everywhere. It’s awesome.”

For those not familiar, “Bluey” is a popular animated television series that follows a family of dogs. Albernaz has three young children, including a toddler daughter, Gigi.

“You’re a fan of ‘Bluey,’ right?” a reporter asked Albernaz.

“Are you not a fan of “Bluey”? Albernaz said, deadpan. “I question anyone, their life experiences and also who they are as a person if they don’t like ‘Bluey.’

“Yes, ‘Bluey’ is the greatest show of all time.”

Albernaz and Vogt go way back. In 2025, Albernaz was Vogt’s associate manager in Cleveland. In 2024, Albernaz was Vogt’s bench coach.

Long before that, from 2007-12, they were both minor-league catchers in the Tampa Bay Rays’ system. Their relationship is colored with a good bit fun, including the kind that’s poked at each other.

Albernaz is already scheming how he’s going to get Vogt back. He proposed that the visiting clubhouse manager pack up everything in the makeshift Cleveland office and send it to Baltimore.

Vogt will get the shipping receipt, a mischievous Albernaz said.

“He’s two-time [American League] Manager of the Year, he can get off his wallet one time,” Albernaz joked.