"The Orioles interviewed another candidate for their vacant top executive position Friday but also reportedly lost one of the leading possibilities.

John Stockstill, the organization's 51-year-old director of player development, became the fourth person, and first internal candidate, to meet with the interviewing committee about the job vacated by president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail this month.

The Orioles' group of candidates, however, apparently shrunk by one earlier in the day.

Arizona Diamondbacks senior vice president Jerry Dipoto, who was the first person the Orioles interviewed, will be hired as the next general manager of the Los Angeles Angels, according to Fox Sports. An official announcement was to come at some point after Friday night's conclusion of the World Series.

That would leave three remaining candidates for the Orioles job — Toronto Blue Jays assistant general manager Tony LaCava, Los Angeles Dodgers assistant general manager De Jon Watson and Stockstill.

It's possible the committee meets with at least one more candidate before making a decision. One possibility is Texas Rangers assistant general manager Thad Levine, a Northern Virginia native who grew up as an Orioles fan.

The Orioles have not yet contacted the Rangers, who are in the World Series, for permission to talk to Levine nor had they asked permission from another club as of Friday.

If they interview another candidate, it likely would be early next week, with the hope that they could wrap up the process and make an offer before week's end. It's unlikely the Orioles will conduct a second round of interviews."