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Orioles Reach to host 26th annual food and funds drive at Camden Yards June 8-10

June 07, 2012, 11:18am

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The Orioles, along with the Orioles Wives, Oriole Advocates, WJZ-TV and MASN personalities, Von Paris Moving and Storage and the Maryland Food Bank, will hold their 26th annual Food and Funds Drive at Oriole Park at Camden Yards this weekend, June 8-10, during the Orioles' series with the Philadelphia Phillies. Members of these groups will collect non-perishable food items and monetary donations from fans at each entrance from the time gates open until the middle of the 2nd inning during games...

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Nationals reinstate RHP Brad Lidge from DL, place RHP Henry Rodriguez on DL

June 07, 2012, 8:43am

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The Washington Nationals today returned from rehab and reinstated right-handed pitcher Brad Lidge from the 15-Day Disabled List and placed right-handed pitcher Henry Rodriguez on the 15-Day DL, retroactive to June 6, with a strained right index finger. Nationals Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Lidge, who missed the Nationals' last 38 contests with an abdominal injury, went 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA (one ER/1.1 IP) during a...

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Nationals recall 1B/OF Tyler Moore from Syracuse, place C Carlos Maldonado on DL

June 07, 2012, 6:34am

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The Washington Nationals today recalled first baseman/outfielder Tyler Moore from Syracuse of the Triple-A International League and placed catcher Carlos Maldonado on the 15-Day Disabled List, retroactive to May 30, with a lower back strain. Nationals Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Moore has played in 12 games this season with Washington, going 3-for-19 at the plate. The 25-year-old batted .310 with six doubles, one...

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Dave Nichols: Nationals continue to look good a third of the way through the season

June 07, 2012, 4:56am

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There's an old adage in baseball that goes, you win 60 and lose 60, it's what you do with the rest that makes or breaks you. While that's not quite an even one-third split, we have reached that point in the season. With last night's 5-3 win over the New York Mets, the Nats have played 54 games, exactly one-third of the season. Hey, I'm all for a little analysis using arbitrary end-points, so here goes. The Nats are 32-22, first in the NL East by two games over the Braves and the Marlins....

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O's complete 2012 draft

June 06, 2012, 6:06pm

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The Orioles made 25 picks on day three of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft on Wednesday, completing rounds 16-40. This year, the Orioles selected 40 players overall, 20 pitchers and 20 position players, with 28 of their 40 selections being college products. The Orioles selected seven left-handed pitchers and 13 right-handed pitchers, six catchers, two first basemen, two second basemen, three shortstops and seven outfielders. ORIOLES 2012 DRAFT SELECTIONS ROUND PLAYER POS ...

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Nationals select 24 players on Day 3 to conclude 2012 First-Year Player Draft

June 06, 2012, 4:15pm

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The Washington Nationals today selected 24 players on the third day of Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft. Nationals Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo, Nationals Assistant General Manager & Vice President of Player Personnel Roy Clark and Nationals Director of Scouting Kris Kline made the joint announcement. Over the three-day Draft, the Nationals selected a total of 40 players: 14 right-handed pitchers, six left-handed...

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Orioles activate LHP Zach Britton from 60-day DL and option him to Triple-A Norfolk

June 06, 2012, 3:12pm

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The Orioles today announced that they have reinstated LHP Zach Britton from the 60-day disabled list and optioned him to Triple-A Norfolk. Britton was originally placed on the 15-day DL on March 26 with a left shoulder impingement. He made a total of three rehab starts with Double-A Bowie (two games; 1-0, 0.75 ERA, 12.0IP, 8H, ER, 3BB, 11K) and Triple-A Norfolk (one game; 1-0, 6.00 ERA, 6.0IP, 7H, 4ER, 2BB, 2K). To make room for Britton on the 40-man roster, RHP Stu Pomeranz was transferred...

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Rachel Levitin: Watching Harper play is just plain fun

June 06, 2012, 5:15am

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Rachel Levitin: Watching Harper play is just plain fun

If I were to keep it simple, I'd summarize watching Bryce Harper play baseball as fun because it is - whether it was his post-draft introductory press conference (where he took batting practice before the formal session), his home debut at Nationals Park, the time he stole home off Cole Hamels or Tuesday night's first career walk-off. I know I'll always kick myself for missing his first career home run. A friend and I were going to make it to that game too. We were planning on it, rain got...

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Nationals select 14 players on second day of First-Year Player Draft

June 05, 2012, 5:20pm

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The Washington Nationals today selected 14 players on the second day of Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft. Nationals Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo, Nationals Assistant General Manager & Vice President of Player Personnel Roy Clark and Nationals Director of Scouting Kris Kline made the joint announcement. The Nationals kicked off today's action selecting University of California-Berkeley second baseman Tony Renda with their...

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Orioles complete Day 2 of 2012 draft

June 05, 2012, 5:17pm

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The Orioles made 14 picks in day two of 2012 First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday, completing rounds 2-15. After two days of the draft, the Orioles have selected 15 players overall, 10 pitchers and five position players, with 11 of their 15 selections being college products. The Orioles selected four left-handed pitchers and six right-handed pitchers, one catcher, one first baseman, two shortstops and one outfielder. The draft will conclude tomorrow with rounds 16-40. ORIOLES 2012 DRAFT...

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Will Yoder: In Giolito, Nats have another project with potential upside

June 05, 2012, 5:24am

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Will Yoder: In Giolito, Nats have another project with potential upside

They always say you can never have too much pitching. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo must be listening. In the first round last night's First-Year Player Draft, the club selected right-handed hurler Lucas Giolito out of Harvard-Westlake High School in California. That might strike some as odd considering the team currently has seven quality starting pitchers trying to fill five rotation spots. The Nationals' rotation continues to be the best in baseball, their trademark even, but...

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Ted Leavengood: Build it and we will come

June 04, 2012, 6:16am

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Ted Leavengood: Build it and we will come

For years now the fans of D.C. have been whispering, "Build it and we will come," in response to questions about attendance. In 2005, when the Nationals were the newest thing on the block, they drew 2.7 million. When Nationals Park opened in 2008 and there was another new toy, attendance went back up to 2.3 million despite a woeful team. As the team has fallen, attendance has as well. Which has left the guys in the press box questioning why there are no local fans. But they got their answer...

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Olivia Witherite: Three reasons the O's should consider demoting Jake Arrieta

June 04, 2012, 5:11am

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Olivia Witherite: Three reasons the O's should consider demoting Jake Arrieta

It seems like Jake Arrieta is doing everything that he can to make people forget that he was the Orioles' opening day starter, who pitched a seven-inning gem on April 6. Although the Birds' ace by title, the struggling right-hander is pitching himself out of the rotation, let alone the No. 1 spot. Currently, Arrieta's WAR (wins above replacement) is -0.2. For the team's supposed ace, I can tell you one thing: That's no good. Although I was somewhat a proponent of letting Arrieta work...

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Orioles select contract of Steve Johnson and option him to Triple-A Norfolk; Britton transferred to 60-day DL

June 03, 2012, 9:33am

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The Orioles today announced that they have selected the contract of RHP Steve Johnson and optioned him to Triple-A Norfolk. Johnson, 24, is 1-3 with a 2.62 ERA (44.2IP, 13ER) in eight games (seven starts) for the Tides. Johnson was acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 30, 2009 with INF Josh Bell in exchange for LHP George Sherrill. To make room for Johnson on the 40-man roster, LHP Zach Britton was transferred from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. Britton has...

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Gio Gonzalez and Bryce Harper capture National League Pitcher and Rookie of the Month awards

June 03, 2012, 9:28am

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Gio Gonzalez and Bryce Harper capture National League Pitcher and Rookie of the Month awards

Washington Nationals left-handed pitcher Gio Gonzalez was named National League Pitcher of the Month, while outfielder Bryce Harper was named National League Rookie of the Month, for the month of May. Major League Baseball made the announcements this afternoon. Gonzalez and Harper's monthly citations are the second and third earned by the Nationals this season. Right-handed pitcher Stephen Strasburg was named National League Pitcher of the Month in April after going 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA and...

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Nationals-Braves game at Nationals Park postponed

June 01, 2012, 3:01pm

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Today's Nationals-Braves game scheduled to begin at 7:05 p.m. at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., has been postponed due to inclement weather. The make-up date will be announced in the coming days.

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Orioles place OF Nick Markakis on disabled list and select contract of IF/OF Bill Hall

June 01, 2012, 1:29pm

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The Orioles today announced that they have placed OF Nick Markakis on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 30, with a right hamate bone fracture and selected the contract of INF/OF Bill Hall from Triple-A Norfolk. Markakis is batting .256/.333/.452 with eight home runs and 26 RBI in 50 games for the Orioles this season. This is his first career trip to the DL. This is Hall's second stint with the Orioles this season. He batted .286/.545/.714 in a six-game stint, May 12-25, and...

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J.J. Hardy selected as fans' choice bobblehead

June 01, 2012, 8:23am

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J.J. Hardy selected as fans' choice bobblehead

Orioles fans had their pick from Robert Andino, Jake Arrieta, J.J. Hardy, Tommy Hunter and Mark Reynolds. Who's their current favorite? Who did they want to see in bobblehead form? Well, the answer is in, as Hardy has been picked as the AT&T Fans' Choice Bobblehead, which will be given to the first 20,000 fans age 15 and over on Sept. 30 at Camden Yards. It was the first time in Orioles history that fans were able to select the player they wanted for a bobblehead giveaway. Voting began...

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Marty Niland: Losses to Marlins tough to swallow, but Nats have bigger fish to fry

June 01, 2012, 4:59am

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Marty Niland: Losses to Marlins tough to swallow, but Nats have bigger fish to fry

For Nationals fans, the only thing uglier than that rotating home run display in Marlins Park is the result of the series just concluded there: a three-game sweep that soured what had been a fine National League East road trip. With at least one series now in hand against each NL East opponent, the Nats have an 11-6 overall division mark - 4-2 against Philadelphia, 2-1 against the Mets and 3-0 against Atlanta. The only blemish is a 2-3 record against the new-look Marlins, continuing the Nats'...

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Nationals to hold baseball equipment drive this weekend

May 31, 2012, 2:42pm

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Gloves, bats, balls, catchers' equipment, bases, shoes, helmets, or anything you have to spare. With the aim of providing local youth an increased opportunity to play baseball and softball, the Nationals will collect baseball equipment in conjunction with the Baseball Tomorrow Fund this Sunday when they play the Braves at Nationals Park. Fans are encouraged to donate new and used equipment to benefit the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation (DCDPR) and Major League Baseball initiative. In...