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Hyde updates Cobb's condition after 8-7 loss (with Cobb quotes)

March 23, 2019, 5:37pm

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Hyde updates Cobb's condition after 8-7 loss (with Cobb quotes)

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said Alex Cobb appears to have sustained a mild groin strain tonight and the club might get a clearer read on the severity of the injury by Sunday. Whether Cobb can make his opening day start won't be known until later. Cobb retired leadoff hitter Max Kepler on a ground ball to first baseman Chris Davis, who flipped the ball to the veteran starter for the out. Cobb showed no signs of discomfort while inducing a soft line drive from Ehire Adrianza...

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Cobb leaves game with injury (O's down 8-7)

March 23, 2019, 2:59pm

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Cobb leaves game with injury (O's down 8-7)

SARASOTA, Fla. - Alex Cobb's final start before opening day lasted only one inning. Cobb retired the Twins in order tonight on 13 pitches, but Jimmy Yacabonis replaced him unexpectedly to begin the second inning. The team announced that Cobb exited with right groin soreness. Head athletic trainer Brian Ebel escorted Cobb to the clubhouse as Yacabonis trotted onto the field. A ground ball, liner and popup completed Cobb's work. He threw nine strikes - and a scare into the Orioles. Cobb is...

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Hyde on Severino and catching situation (Cobb update)

March 23, 2019, 2:08pm

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Hyde on Severino and catching situation (Cobb update)

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles manager Brandon Hyde isn't able to provide much clarity to the catching situation following the Pedro Severino waiver claim earlier this afternoon. Chance Sisco is starting tonight and the club is discussing whether he'd benefit from another stint at Triple-A Norfolk. JesÃºs Sucre still hasn't been told whether he's made the club. And it's possible that the Orioles attempt to pass Severino through waivers after the Nationals failed, a move former executive Dan...

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Orioles acquire pitcher Tyler Herb (plus NÃºÃ±ez and Rogers updates)

March 23, 2019, 11:32am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles consummated a minor league trade this afternoon, obtaining right-hander Tyler Herb from the Giants for outfielder Mike Yastrzemski. Herb made 13 starts last summer at Triple-A Sacramento and went 2-8 with a 5.35 ERA and 1.599 WHIP in 70 2/3 innings. The Harrisburg, Pa., native turns 27 in April. The Mariners drafted Herb in the 29th round in 2014 out of Coastal Carolina University. He's 30-34 with a 4.14 ERA and 1.439 WHIP in five minor league seasons. The Giants...

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Orioles claim Pedro Severino off waivers

March 23, 2019, 10:19am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles have tossed another competitor into the catching mix today, claiming Pedro Severino off waivers from the Nationals and designating infielder Stevie Wilkerson for assignment. Severino, 25, is out of options and the Nationals were trying to pass him through waivers. The move gives the Orioles six catchers in camp and 35 players overall. Wilkerson already had been optioned to Triple-A Norfolk and was on the minor league side. A defense-first player in his four major...

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Orioles lineup vs. Twins

March 23, 2019, 9:11am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - Renato NÃºÃ±ez is the designated hitter again tonight as the Orioles host the Twins. NÃºÃ±ez popped up and walked last night in two plate appearances after replacing Mark Trumbo as the designated hitter in Dunedin. Dwight Smith Jr. is leading off and playing right field. Rio Ruiz is the third baseman. Chance Sisco is catching tonight. Yusniel Diaz comes over from minor league camp to play center field. Alex Cobb makes his final start before his opening day assignment in...

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Rickard waiting for confirmation on roster spot

March 22, 2019, 7:21pm

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Rickard waiting for confirmation on roster spot

SARASOTA, Fla. - The hints keep coming that Joey Rickard will be with the Orioles on opening day, perhaps in right field at Yankee Stadium. Rickard is tearing up the Grapefruit League again and is a virtual lock to break camp with the team, whether as the starting right fielder or a rover of sorts. The competition keeps thinning out, including the Orioles' decision yesterday to release veteran Eric Young Jr. Prospects Austin Hays, DJ Stewart, Anthony Santander and Yusniel Diaz already have...

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Wright goes four innings, O's bats muted (O's lose 4-0, updated)

March 22, 2019, 4:04pm

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Wright goes four innings, O's bats muted (O's lose 4-0, updated)

DUNEDIN, Fla. - The Orioles didn't get their first baserunner tonight until Chris Davis drew a walk against Aaron Sanchez leading off the top of the fifth inning. They didn't have a hit until JesÃºs Sucre singled up the middle with one out - their only hit through seven innings. They still haven't scored. Mike Wright turned in a decent outing tonight, but he was playing second fiddle to Sanchez, who retired the first 12 batters and shut out the Orioles on the one hit over six...

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Notes on Sucre, Wynns, roster, Rogers and more (O's down 4-0)

March 22, 2019, 1:30pm

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Notes on Sucre, Wynns, roster, Rogers and more (O's down 4-0)

DUNEDIN, Fla. - Orioles manager Brandon Hyde isn't ready to confirm that JesÃºs Sucre has made the team as a non-roster invite. Not before he actually meets with the veteran catcher. Sucre is in tonight's lineup against the Blue Jays in Dunedin. He could have opted out of his minor league deal this morning. Shortly before boarding the bus this morning, Sucre said he still hadn't heard from the club or his agent regarding his status and joked with reporters that he'd flash a signal if...

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Orioles release Eric Young Jr.

March 22, 2019, 9:48am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles have released veteran outfielder Eric Young Jr. in the latest spring training cut, a move made despite his impressive showing at the plate and defensively. Young was 10-for-31 (.323) with a double, home run, seven walks, nine strikeouts and two stolen bases after joining the Orioles at the beginning of camp. "Eric has looked and played great this spring," executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias said in a statement. "Once we determined he was...

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Orioles and Blue Jays lineups

March 22, 2019, 9:20am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles get to again experience the sheer joy of making a trip to Dunedin to play the Blue Jays, and it's in an extremely rare night game. Under the lights. Hasn't happened, I'm told, in a very long time. Perhaps the traffic going back to Sarasota will be a little more tolerable. Mike Wright makes his final spring start before learning his fate, which is more likely whether he's in the rotation or bullpen. He opposes Aaron Sanchez tonight. Wright had followed 10...

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More roster rumblings as Orioles near some important decisions

March 21, 2019, 5:32pm

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SARASOTA, Fla. - The latest roster cuts yesterday, condensed and earlier than usual, left the Orioles with 35 players in camp. Manager Brandon Hyde has to remove 10 more before opening day while knowing that the waiver wire is a potential complication. In a good way, of course. Mark Trumbo is a wild card because he could go on the injured list. Hyde will be asked about it again in a day or two and repeat that the decision is on hold. It's going down to the wire. The Orioles need Trumbo healthy...

Hess recovers after slow start (O's lose 7-5, updated)

March 21, 2019, 11:35am

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Hess recovers after slow start (O's lose 7-5, updated)

BRADENTON, Fla. - As Francisco Cervelli circled the bases today, his fly ball to the opposite field dropping on the other side of the fence, Orioles starter David Hess had to be wondering about his hold on a rotation spot. Six home runs allowed in his last two outings. All of them in 3 2/3 innings. None of them a good look for a guy trying to convince the new regime that he can be the fourth starter. Hess spun the story in the opposite direction, making the kind of recovery usually found in...

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Notes on Sucre, the NÃºÃ±ez-Ruiz battle and Trumbo (O's up 5-3)

March 21, 2019, 8:52am

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Notes on Sucre, the NÃºÃ±ez-Ruiz battle and Trumbo (O's up 5-3)

BRADENTON, Fla. - Catcher JesÃºs Sucre appears to have won a job with the Orioles. The opt-out date on Sucre's minor league deal arrives Friday and manager Brandon Hyde said the veteran has "a good shot to make the team." "I've been playing him every other day," Hyde said this morning before heading to Bradenton. "He went down and took a bunch of minor league at-bats a couple days ago to try to catch up on the at-bats. He's catching great, he throws great, does a really nice job...

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Orioles make more cuts, Smith continues to impress

March 21, 2019, 6:50am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles made two more roster cuts this morning, reassigning infielder Jack Reinheimer and pitcher Josh Lucas to minor league camp. Reinheimer follows Alcides Escobar out the door after the veteran was released yesterday, further reducing the competition for a utility job. Reinheimer was 11-for-28 (.393) with two doubles and a home run while mostly coming off the bench later in games. Lucas had a 5.06 ERA in six games with three runs and four hits allowed in 5 1/3 innings....

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Orioles and Pirates lineups

March 21, 2019, 5:54am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said he wants to get an extended look at outfielder Dwight Smith Jr., who's leading off today and playing left field against the Pirates in Bradenton. Smith hit his second home run last night and is 6-for-14 since joining the Orioles. Trey Mancini is playing first base and Chris Davis is the designated hitter. Renato NÃºÃ±ez remains out of the lineup with biceps soreness and Rio Ruiz gets another start at third base. Hanser Alberto is the...

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Sucre getting more comfortable in camp as opt-out date nears

March 20, 2019, 5:50pm

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Sucre getting more comfortable in camp as opt-out date nears

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles education of JesÃºs Sucre continued last night as he caught starter Dylan Bundy for the first time in camp beyond a couple of bullpen sessions. A late arrival following a prolonged work visa issue had Sucre scrambling to learn the staff and make his bid for a roster spot after agreeing to a minor league deal on Feb. 1. "It's going really well," he said. "I've been working in the 'pen with a lot of guys. They're mostly here. And even in the games I've been...

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Mullins and Bundy with big nights for Orioles (O's lose 6-4, updated)

March 20, 2019, 4:03pm

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SARASOTA, Fla. - Cedric Mullins collected his sixth hit of spring training tonight while leading off the bottom of the first inning. His fifth for extra bases and third home run. And the odd count would continue. Mullins also reached on a bunt single and doubled for his most productive game of the spring, his average climbing to .186. Always at his most dangerous from the left side, Mullins pulled a two-strike off-speed pitch from Red Sox starter Rick Porcello down the right field line to give...

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Orioles release Escobar, NÃºÃ±ez still out and other notes (tied 1-1)

March 20, 2019, 1:28pm

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SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles have granted infielder Alcides Escobar his outright release this afternoon, a move coinciding with the opt-out date on the veteran infielder's minor league deal. Escobar, 32, is free to sign with another team and drops out of the competition for a utility infield job in camp. The Orioles reached agreement with Escobar on Feb. 16 and he would have earned $700,000 if placed on the 25-man roster. Appearing in 13 exhibition games, Escobar went 7-for-32 with two doubles...

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Harvey getting good results in minor league camp

March 20, 2019, 10:12am

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Harvey getting good results in minor league camp

SARASOTA, Fla. - The clubhouse filled up this afternoon with numerous officials from the Major League Baseball Players Association, including former Orioles outfielders Jeffrey Hammonds and Bobby Bonilla, making the Ed Smith Stadium complex their latest stop for the annual round of meetings, which attracted players from minor league camp who are on the 40-man roster and therefore included in the discussions. The hugs were plentiful as Hunter Harvey, Austin Hays, Anthony Santander, DJ Stewart,...