The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Recalled LHP Bruce Zimmermann from Triple-A Norfolk.
• Optioned RHP Beau Sulser to Triple-A Norfolk after Game 1.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Claimed RHP Jake Reed off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• Placed INF Jonathan Araúz on the Restricted List.
• RHP Phoenix Sanders has cleared outright waivers and been assigned to Triple-A Norfolk.

The 40-man roster currently has 40 players.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Added RHP Mike Baumann from Triple-A Norfolk to serve as the 29^th man for today’s doubleheader.
• Recalled RHP Beau Sulser from Triple-A Norfolk.
• Optioned RHP Rico Garcia to Triple-A Norfolk after yesterday’s game.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Claimed RHP Anthony Castro off waivers from the Cleveland Guardians and optioned him to Triple-A Norfolk.
• INF Richie Martin has cleared outright waivers and been assigned to Triple-A Norfolk.
• Designated RHP Phoenix Sanders for assignment.

The 40-man roster currently has 40 players.

The Orioles have made the following roster move:

• RHP Denyi Reyes has cleared outright waivers and been assigned to Triple-A Norfolk.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Selected the contract of INF Jesús Aguilar from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear No. 99.
• Recalled LHP DL Hall from Triple-A Norfolk.
• Designated INF Richie Martin for assignment.

The Washington Nationals recalled catcher Tres Barrera and right-handed pitcher Mason Thompson from Triple-A Rochester on Thursday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement.

Barrera, 27, returns for his second stint with the Nationals this season. He batted .182 with a double, four RBI and two walks in 14 games with Washington. In 55 games for Triple-A Rochester this season, he hit .254 with seven doubles, a triple, seven home runs, 25 RBI and 20 walks. Barrera had a hit in all three of his starts behind the plate for Rochester since being optioned on August 22.

Thompson, 24, returns for his fourth stint with the Nationals this season. He is 0-0 with a 1.13 ERA and seven strikeouts in 8.0 innings over nine games. Thompson was 0-4 with a 3.52 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 15.1 innings for Triple-A Rochester this season. He made his first start for Rochester on Aug. 27 allowing one run on three hits in 2.0 innings.

SEPTEMBER 1 

INNER HARBOR SOCCER GOAL CHALLENGE 

Fans will have the opportunity to meet the Oriole Bird and enter-to-win free giveaways, including  an Orioles Soccer Jersey and tickets to the September 3 game, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. outside  of the Baltimore Visitor Center at the Inner Harbor. Fans can win free Pepsi products and Orioles  tickets when they attempt to kick a goal at the net located outside of the Baltimore Visitor Center,  and all fans who stop by will receive free Pepsi samples.  

SEPTEMBER 2

OAK

The Orioles today announced their 2023 Grapefruit League schedule, which is slated to begin Saturday, February 25, at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Fla. against the Minnesota Twins. The club’s 2023 spring schedule features 16 home games, including eight weekend games.

The Orioles will face nine different opponents during Grapefruit League play, with 11 of the club’s 31 games against American League East divisional rivals – Boston Red Sox (3 games; 2 at home), New York Yankees (2 games; 1 at home), Tampa Bay Rays (2 games; 1 at home), and Toronto Blue Jays (4 games; 2 at home).

The O’s will play a spring-high six games against the Pittsburgh Pirates, three of which will be at Ed Smith Stadium. The Orioles will also host the Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, and Twins during their 2023 Spring Training slate.

The team’s 15-game road schedule features three games at the home ballpark of the Pirates, and two games at the Blue Jays, Phillies, Tigers, and Twins. The Orioles will also play one game at the Braves, Rays, Red Sox, and Yankees.

The 2023 season will mark the Orioles’ 14^th Spring Training season in Sarasota and the club’s 13^th season at the renovated Ed Smith Stadium.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Selected the contract of INF Gunnar Henderson from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear No. 2 and his first appearance will be his Major League debut.
• Optioned INF Tyler Nevin to Triple-A Norfolk.
• Designated RHP Denyi Reyes for assignment.

The Washington Nationals announced the following roster moves on Friday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements.

·         Selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Cade Cavalli from Triple-A Rochester

·         Returned from rehabilitation assignment and reinstated infielder Luis García from the 10-day Injured List

·         Optioned right-handed pitcher Cory Abbott to Triple-A Rochester (on Wednesday)

·         Unconditionally released third baseman Maikel Franco

The Washington Nationals are back in D.C. for a six-game homestand that features three matchups against the Cincinnati Reds followed by a three-game series vs. the Oakland Athletics. Single-game tickets start at just $9. Fans interested in purchasing tickets should visit nationals.com/Tickets.

The season’s 10th homestand features Ladies Night; DC Comics™ Day; Teacher Appreciation Day; City Connect uniforms; an MLB Network clear tote bag giveaway; Filipino Heritage Night; Jewish Community Day; Georgetown University Day; a Nationals Hawaiian shirt giveaway; Grateful Dead Night; Heroes Day; First Responders Night; Summer Reading Sunday; Signature Sunday; Kids Run the Bases; and more.

As a reminder, if you would like to cover any events at Nationals Park, please contact Valerie Todryk Krebs at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Devon Bridges at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for credentialing information.

FRIDAY, AUG. 26 vs. CINCINNATI REDS (7:05 PM)

• Ladies Night

o   This year, Ladies Night and DC Comics™ Day fall on the same evening, giving the Nationals the unique opportunity to pay tribute to real-world superheroes in the community. The Ladies Night special event ticket includes a limited edition Wonder Woman t-shirt, vendor activations, food and drink tastings, a Q&A panel with women from D.C.’s professional sports teams, and more.

The Orioles today announced plans for the latest mural installations as part of the Birdland Murals series, powered by PNC Bank. The murals will be featured at Oriole Park at Camden Yards and in the Waverly neighborhood, near the location of old Memorial Stadium on East 33^rd Street and are expected to be completed by the end of next week. The collaboration highlights Baltimore’s vibrant arts community and allows Orioles fans to experience the incredible talents of several local artists.

“We are thrilled to build upon our partnership with PNC Bank to continue to support local artists and to highlight the importance of the arts in our communities,” said JENNIFER GRONDAHL, Orioles Senior Vice President, Community Development & Communications.

“PNC Bank is again honored to sponsor these important works for the benefit all Oriole baseball fans and the Baltimore community in general,” said LAURA GAMBLE, PNC Regional President for Greater Maryland. “These murals are a window to Baltimore’s celebrated past and shine a light on the future of our great city.”

The Oriole Park mural, which will be located near Legends Park and the Bullpen Picnic Area, will be created by globally renowned artist LOGAN HICKS. The mural will depict a bustling Eutaw Street, celebrating the more than 72 million fans and visitors Oriole Park at Camden Yards has brought to downtown Baltimore since the ballpark opened in 1992.           

A Baltimore native, Hicks graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in the early 1990s. He is known for his impressive and hyperrealistic multi-layer stencils. Hicks creates stencils based on pictures. His works typically have more than five different layers, cut out piece-by-piece and painted one on top of each other. The result is hyperrealistic art showing urban situations in an exceptional nocturnal light. His work was featured as a part of the opening of Urban Nation Museum in Berlin, Germany in 2017.

Scoreboard watching also includes the Home Run Riches winnings tally — now at more than $126,000.

The Baltimore Orioles will head to Houston this weekend to take on the American League’s best team so far this season — the beginning of a six-game road trip to close out the month of August. This time of year is when baseball fans start to do a lot of scoreboard-watching, as teams spend the last several weeks of the season jockeying for playoff spots. That means every game counts, especially for the Orioles, who are in the thick of the hunt for a wildcard playoff berth. The O’s begin the weekend 2 ½ games behind the Seattle Mariners for the final wildcard spot, and the Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox are nipping at the Birds’ heels, both just 2 ½ games behind Baltimore. 

The games are also meaningful to the hopeful Contestants of the Game participating in the Lottery’s Home Run Riches Bases Loaded FAST PLAY second-chance promotion. Those lucky few who have been selected are watching their own scoreboard as the Orioles' powerful offense has notched 129 home runs to date, providing needed support for the team’s starting pitchers and awarding more than $126,000 in prizes for the Lottery’s Contestants of the Game.

There is still time for you to be selected for an upcoming game. The Lottery’s final Contestant of the Game drawing for 2022 will be held on Aug. 30, selecting the winners for games in September and October.  To enter, submit any winning or non-winning FAST PLAY Home Run Riches Bases Loaded ticket purchased between March 7 and August 29 into your My Lottery Rewards account. Not yet a member of My Lottery Rewards? Click here to start your free account today!

The $5 FAST PLAY Home Run Riches Bases Loaded game was introduced to coincide with the 2022 Orioles’ season. The ticket has instant prizes ranging from $5 to $5,000 and a progressive jackpot that starts at $40,000 and continues to grow with each ticket sold until a jackpot-winning ticket is sold. 

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Recalled RHP Rico Garcia from Triple-A Norfolk.
• Optioned RHP Louis Head to Triple-A Norfolk after yesterday’s game.
• Optioned RHP Phoenix Sanders to Triple-A Norfolk after yesterday’s game.

The Orioles have made the following roster move:

• Claimed RHP Phoenix Sanders off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Washington Nationals, in conjunction with Major League Baseball, announced their 2023 schedule on Wednesday. The 19th season of Nationals baseball will commence with an Opening Day matchup at home against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, March 30. Opening Day 2023 will mark the fifth time the Nationals (2005-pres.) have faced the Braves on Opening Day.

The 2023 season will be the first to feature a balanced schedule for all 30 Clubs across Major League Baseball since Interleague Play was introduced in 1997. Each of the 30 Clubs will play against one another, and in addition, each of the 30 Clubs will host every other Club in their home market at least once every other season. Specific features of the new balanced schedule include: 

• Division Games
• 52 total games against divisional opponents (decreased from 76)
• 13 games (four total series) against each divisional opponent (decreased from 19 games across six series), including seven home games and six away games (or vice versa), for a total of 26 home games and 26 away games

• Intraleague Games
• 64 total games (32 home games and 32 away games) against non-divisional league opponents (decreased from 66)
• Clubs will play six games against six league opponents, and seven games against four league opponents (previous format was reversed with six games against four league opponents, and seven games against six league opponents)

• Interleague Games
• 46 total games against interleague opponents (increased from 20)
• Clubs will play a home and home series against their natural rivals (four games total)
• Clubs will play 42 games against other interleague opponents, including seven series (21 games) at home and seven series (21 games) on the road

Washington’s initial homestand will feature three games against the Braves before a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays, Monday through Wednesday, April 3-5. The Nationals will host 13 homestands and 14 weekend series during the 2023 season. No homestand will be longer than nine games. Washington’s first road trip will take the team to Colorado, April 6-9, and Los Angeles to face the Angels, April 10-12.

The annual Beltway Series vs. the Baltimore Orioles will renew April 18-19 at Nationals Park, and Washington will travel to Baltimore during the final road trip of the season, Sept. 26-27.

Including their first road trip of the season, the Nationals will make four visits to the West Coast by the end of June. They play at the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants May 5-10; at the Los Angeles Dodgers May 29-31; and at San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners June 23-28.

The Orioles today announced the 2023 regular season schedule, which will open in Boston on Thursday, March 30. After three games with the Red Sox, Baltimore continues its opening road trip with a three-game set at the Texas Rangers from April 3-5. Baltimore welcomes the New York Yankees to Oriole Park for the Home Opener on Thursday, April 6. The opening homestand of the season features three games against the Yankees before a four-game set with the Oakland Athletics from April 10-13.

ALL ABOUT BALANCE: Major League Baseball’s new balanced schedule will see all 30 teams play each other for at least one series during the season. Every team in MLB will play fewer divisional games to account for those games. Teams will play divisional opponents for two series at home and two series on the road.

DIVISION RIVALS: The Orioles will not face AL East divisional opponents the same number of times with the new schedule format. Baltimore will play Boston, New York, and Tampa Bay for 13 games apiece, while facing Toronto 12 times. Baltimore hosts the Red Sox and Rays for seven games and the Yankees and Blue Jays for six games at Oriole Park.

WEEKEND WARRIORS: Baltimore hosts 13 weekend series, including four against American League East foes the Yankees (April 6-9 and July 28-30), Rays (September 14-17), and Red Sox (September 28-October 1).

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE: The 2023 home schedule features three games played on holidays, including Easter Sunday (April 9 vs. Yankees), Mother’s Day (May 14 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates), and Memorial Day (May 29 vs. Cleveland Guardians).