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Wynns: "I'm trying to get back as fast as I can"

March 18, 2019, 6:44am

Orioles

Wynns: "I'm trying to get back as fast as I can"

LAKELAND, Fla. - Austin Wynns remains hopeful that he can get back in the lineup within a few days and continue his fight for a spot on the opening day roster as the Orioles wind down the exhibition portion of their spring training. Wynns hasn't been able to play due to a strained left oblique. He did some defensive work yesterday on one of the back fields and has been hitting in the cage, but he's set to ramp up his activities. "I'm like full-go defensive, throwing running," he said....

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Orioles lineup vs. Tigers

March 18, 2019, 4:34am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - Drew Jackson is making his first appearance in right field this afternoon as the Orioles travel to Lakeland to play the Tigers. Ryan Mountcastle is coming over from minor league camp to serve as the designated hitter. He's batting third. Trey Mancini is starting at first base, Chance Sisco is catching and Joey Rickard is in center field. Andrew Cashner makes his fourth spring start after allowing eight runs and 12 hits in 8 1/3 innings. He's walked four batters and struck out...

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Early notes on catchers, Rickard, Araujo and Davis

March 17, 2019, 12:26pm

Orioles

Early notes on catchers, Rickard, Araujo and Davis

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles catcher Austin Wynns provides the latest example of how an oblique injury isn't a day-to-day situation. Players can't rush back from them. Can't test them early without risking a setback. Wynns seems confident that he'll return this week, but he still has to take live batting practice. He's been hitting in the cage, which is where the injury happened. Life as a catcher certainly has its risks, though most of them occur behind the plate. Andrew Susac took a beating...

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Wright: "Got to keep the ball in the park" (O's lose 5-3)

March 17, 2019, 10:57am

Orioles

Wright: "Got to keep the ball in the park" (O's lose 5-3)

SARASOTA, Fla. - Mike Wright's late push to be included in the Orioles rotation needs more muscle. Wright finished strong today by retiring the split-squad Yankees in order in the fifth inning, but he served up three home runs and the Orioles trail 4-1 in the seventh at Ed Smith Stadium. Luke Voit hit a two-run homer to left-center field with the count full in the first inning and flied to the right field fence in the fifth. Miguel AndÃºjar and Zack Zehner led off the third and fourth,...

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Hyde on roster cuts, Wynns update and more (O's down 4-0)

March 17, 2019, 9:19am

Orioles

Hyde on roster cuts, Wynns update and more (O's down 4-0)

SARASOTA, Fla. - Brandon Hyde called them into his office one at a time. Eight players sent out of major league camp in the latest round of roster cuts. Always tough conversations for veteran and first-year managers. Outfielders Austin Hays and Anthony Santander, pitchers Yefry Ramirez, Cody Carroll and Branden Kline, and infielder Stevie Wilkerson were optioned to Triple-A Norfolk this morning. Pitcher Gabriel Ynoa and infielder Christopher Bostick were reassigned to minor league camp. "All...

Elias explains roster decisions on Hays, Santander and Carroll

March 17, 2019, 8:05am

Orioles

Elias explains roster decisions on Hays, Santander and Carroll

SARASOTA, Fla. - The message delivered by the Orioles this spring regarding the importance of camp competitions and fighting for available jobs clashed this morning with a round of roster cuts that included outfielders Austin Hays and Anthony Santander and reliever Cody Carroll. Executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias explained the decisions and more while meeting with the media for about 10 minutes inside the home dugout at Ed Smith Stadium. "I don't think competition in the...

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Orioles announce eight more roster cuts

March 17, 2019, 5:40am

Orioles

SARASOTA, Fla. - Austin Hays slashed .351/.385/.892 in 12 exhibition games this spring. His 13 hits included three doubles, a triple and five home runs. He scored 10 runs and drove in 13. He proved that his surgically repaired ankle was healed and wouldn't restrict him on the bases or in the field, where he played a superb center and moved to both corners. Hays did everything in camp except win a roster spot. The Orioles have optioned Hays, outfielder Anthony Santander, pitchers Yefry Ramirez,...

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Hays among roster cuts, Orioles lineup vs. Yankees

March 17, 2019, 4:46am

Orioles

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles are making roster cuts this morning and the group includes outfielder Austin Hays, one of the standouts in camp. Also leaving the complex are pitchers Branden Kline and Cody Carroll and infielders Stevie Wilkerson and Christopher Bostick. Pitcher Gabriel Ynoa was packing his equipment bag, so I'm assuming that he's been reassigned. More on this later. Cedric Mullins is in center field today as the Orioles face the Yankees in Sarasota on MASN. Mark Trumbo is the...

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O's roster undergoing more changes, Elias on potential additions

March 16, 2019, 4:51pm

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O's roster undergoing more changes, Elias on potential additions

SARASOTA, Fla. - The arrival of another Sunday signals a third round of roster cuts. A pattern has developed with reductions the past two Sundays. There could be four or five players optioned or reassigned this morning. Forty-six players remain in camp. Pitcher Gregory Infante never reported and continues to seek treatment in Miami for an undisclosed illness. The Orioles could hold onto all five of their catchers while Austin Wynns remains unavailable with an oblique injury, but he's hopeful...

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Phillips filled with confidence as scoreless innings mount

March 16, 2019, 6:00am

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Phillips filled with confidence as scoreless innings mount

SARASOTA, Fla. - Players who didn't make the trip to Dunedin today might have to move their workouts indoors at the Ed Smith Stadium complex. The rain that's been falling all morning picked up in intensity, shifting into downpour territory around 9 a.m. It's finally let up, but the fields are soaked. Reliever Evan Phillips boarded the bus and is scheduled to pitch against the Blue Jays while trying to extend a scoreless streak that's reached seven innings over his six appearances. He's...

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Orioles lineup vs. Blue Jays

March 16, 2019, 4:03am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - Alex Cobb, named the Orioles opening day starter, is on the mound for today's 1:07 p.m. game against the Blue Jays in Dunedin. Cobb has made two starts this spring, allowing four runs in two-thirds of an inning and one run in three innings. Mark Trumbo is the designated hitter, his third appearance in the lineup. He's 0-for-4. Renato NÃºÃ±ez is back in the lineup at third base after fouling a ball of his left shin during Thursday's game. Stevie Wilkerson is starting at...

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Martin navigating through first spring slump

March 15, 2019, 9:34am

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Martin navigating through first spring slump

SARASOTA, Fla. - Richie Martin didn't figure to keep his average above .400 for an entire spring training. He was bound to cool off, baseball's odds catching up to the kid. Martin is handling his mini-slump or whatever it should be termed with the same poise and maturity that's gotten him this far. No hits in his last four games brings fewer worries, if that's possible. Don't overthink it. Martin isn't. "That's just how baseball goes," he said yesterday morning while relaxing at his...

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Updates on Karns, Wynns and NÃºÃ±ez

March 15, 2019, 5:48am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - Nate Karns and Mychal Givens are staying back at the Ed Smith Stadium complex this morning to pitch in a simulated game. They're no longer listed on the travel roster for today's Grapefruit League game against the Twins in Fort Myers. Karns didn't know exactly how many pitches he'd throw. He intended to incorporate his "slider/cutter" in order to judge whether it's game ready. "I've been leaving that one in the 'pen," he said. A slider/cutter? "Sometimes it's a...

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Orioles lineup vs. Twins

March 15, 2019, 3:59am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - Cedric Mullins returns to center field this afternoon and Chris Davis goes back-to-back with another start at first base as the Orioles travel to Fort Myers again to face the Twins. Davis, recovered from a hip injury, also played yesterday and was 1-for-2 with an RBI single, walk and strikeout. Trey Mancini is in left field and Dwight Smith Jr. gets the start in right. JesÃºs Sucre is catching and Rio Ruiz is playing third base. David Hess has allowed four runs and nine hits...

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Assorted scout opinions of Orioles

March 14, 2019, 2:20pm

Orioles

SARASOTA, Fla. - Spring training games attract baseball scouts in the same way that free food brings sportswriters out of the woodwork. And the media workrooms. Talent evaluators throughout the industry flock to these games, in some cases making trade or waiver claim recommendations to their employers. And they can offer more accurate assessments of players in a particular organization because they don't have any attachments to them. One team's hyped prospect can be taken down a few notches...

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Updating NÃºÃ±ez and wrapping up a 7-6 loss

March 14, 2019, 12:38pm

Orioles

Updating NÃºÃ±ez and wrapping up a 7-6 loss

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles third baseman Renato NÃºÃ±ez is day-to-day with a bruised left shin after being struck by a foul ball while batting in the fourth inning. NÃºÃ±ez stayed in the game and singled into left field. Christopher Bostick pinch-ran after NÃºÃ±ez reached third base. "A little contusion, a bad spot underneath the knee," said manager Brandon Hyde after a 7-6 loss to the Twins at Ed Smith Stadium. "It just sounds like he's really sore." Hyde downplayed how...

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Bundy completes five innings (Orioles fall 7-6)

March 14, 2019, 11:01am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - Results in exhibition games don't matter until they suddenly do. Until the pitcher or hitter needs to get a return for the hard work. When concerns or frustrations start to build and need to be hushed. Nobody in Orioles camp was in a panic over Dylan Bundy's struggles, but manager Brandon Hyde noted this morning that the time arrived to turn in a more productive start, to feel good walking off the mound. Bundy could have done cartwheels all the way to the bench if he was done...

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Hyde on Wynns, minor league camp, Bundy and more (O's down 4-3)

March 14, 2019, 7:56am

Orioles

Hyde on Wynns, minor league camp, Bundy and more (O's down 4-3)

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles catcher Austin Wynns took some swings this morning and could return in a week from his oblique injury. Wynns is falling behind in the catching competition, which intensified with JesÃºs Sucre's arrival in camp. But an oblique strain is slow to heal and the Orioles won't rush Wynns, no matter what's at stake. Manager Brandon Hyde said the competition remains "wide open." "I'm trying to get Sucre in there as much as possible because of the amount of time that...

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Orioles lineup vs. Twins

March 14, 2019, 4:52am

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SARASOTA, Fla. - Mark Trumbo is in the lineup on back-to-back days with today's start as the designated hitter against the Twins in Sarasota. Trumbo is batting second again for the Orioles, who also have Chris Davis in the lineup at first base. Trumbo grounded out twice yesterday in his spring debut and his right knee responded favorably. Cedric Mullins leads off and slides over to left field. Austin Hays is in center. Trey Mancini gets the day off. The third base competition continues with...

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Are Santander stats good reason to keep him?

March 13, 2019, 5:39pm

Orioles

Are Santander stats good reason to keep him?

SARASOTA, Fla. - Don't fall in love with spring training statistics. But when is it wrong to ignore them? Anthony Santander has become a fascinating study in Orioles camp. Given virtually no chance of making the club based on his struggles last summer and prospects moving past him. His inclusion in a round of cuts seemingly a matter of when instead of if. Until he arrived in Sarasota in tremendous shape and starting ripping line drives all over Grapefruit League ballparks. Until he amassed 11...