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Dan Duquette on Edwin Jackson and Miguel Castro

April 07, 2017, 1:43pm

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Dan Duquette on Edwin Jackson and Miguel Castro

The Orioles officially signed veteran big league right-hander Edwin Jackson today. He passed his physical, signed a minor league deal and now will report to extended spring training in Sarasota, Fla. Jackson, 33, has played for 11 teams over his 14-year major league career, most recently making 13 starts with the Padres last summer after the Marlins released him. He made eight relief appearances with Miami, going 0-1 with a 5.91 ERA in 10 2/3 innings, and was 5-6 with a 5.89 ERA in 73 1/3...

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Adam Jones on donation to Boys & Girls Clubs (plus other notes)

April 06, 2017, 7:50pm

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Adam Jones on donation to Boys & Girls Clubs (plus other notes)

Earlier this week we saw yet another example of how Orioles outfielder Adam Jones is a leader for the team not only on the field, but off the field as well. The Orioles Charitable Foundation and Jones, along with his wife Audie, made a $75,000 donation to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore for the fourth consecutive year. The donation will include $10,000 to fund Youth of the Year Scholarship Awards and $65,000 to help to renovate the O'Donnell Heights Club gymnasium. "I...

A look at tonight's starting lineups on the farm

April 06, 2017, 1:23pm

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A look at tonight's starting lineups on the farm

Today is opening day and night in minor league baseball. The Orioles' Triple-A Norfolk affiliate plays at Charlotte at 7:05 p.m. with Mike Wright on the mound. Double-A Bowie plays at Akron with Brandon Barker on the mound at 6:35 p.m. Single-A Delmarva plays at Greenville at 7:05 p.m. with Lucas Humpal getting the start. Single-A Frederick was scheduled to open the season at the Keys' Nymeo Field against Carolina, but that game has been rained out. It will be made up as part of a...

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O'Day on Bundy: "He was born to do what he's doing right now"

April 05, 2017, 10:46pm

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O'Day on Bundy: "He was born to do what he's doing right now"

Counting the American League wild card game last October, the Toronto Blue Jays went 11-9 against the Orioles last year, scoring 102 runs and hitting 30 homers in the 20 games. In losing two games to begin the 2017 season at Camden Yards, Toronto scored three runs and didn't hit a single homer. The Blue Jays scored three runs over 12 1/3 innings against Kevin Gausman and Dylan Bundy and went 1-for-16 with runners in scoring position in the series. When Bundy got off to a good start when he...

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Bundy on his outing and the win, plus other clubhouse quotes

April 05, 2017, 7:00pm

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Bundy on his outing and the win, plus other clubhouse quotes

Edwin Encarnacion delivered three runs on one swing last October, ending the Orioles' 2016 season. But in starting 2-0 this year against Toronto, O's pitchers have allowed just three runs on 18 hits over 20 innings. And the Blue Jays went 1-for-16 in the series with runners in scoring position. Dylan Bundy broke out his slider/cutter big-time tonight. He tied his career highs with seven innings and 99 pitches as the Orioles beat the Blue Jays 3-1 to sweep the two-game series. Bundy gave up...

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Bundy pitches a gem as O's beat Toronto 3-1

April 05, 2017, 5:38pm

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Bundy pitches a gem as O's beat Toronto 3-1

So much for Dylan Bundy's 7.41 ERA in spring training. The 24-year-old right hander threw a gem at the Toronto Blue Jays tonight as the Orioles won 3-1 to sweep the season-opening two-game series. Zach Britton recorded his 50th straight save since Oct. 1, 2015, pitching out of a bases loaded jam in the ninth. On his 24th pitch of the inning, he got Steve Pearce to ground into a game-ending double play. For the Blue Jays in the ninth, there was a lot of drama but no runs. Bundy matched career...

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O's game blog: Bundy faces Jays (plus minor league rotations)

April 05, 2017, 2:50pm

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O's game blog: Bundy faces Jays (plus minor league rotations)

After their season-opening walk-off win over Toronto in the 11th inning Monday, the Orioles look to sweep this brief two-game series tonight at Oriole Park. Right-hander Dylan Bundy (10-6, 4.02 ERA in 2016) pitches against Blue Jays left-hander J.A. Happ (20-4, 3.18 ERA in 2016). Bundy entered the Orioles rotation last year after the All-Star break and went 4-2 with a 2.76 ERA in his first six starts. In 14 starts overall in 2016, he went 8-5 with a 4.52 ERA. Bundy picked up his first major...

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O'Day feeling better, plus notes with Rickard and Mancini

April 05, 2017, 1:32pm

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O'Day feeling better, plus notes with Rickard and Mancini

Orioles reliever Darren O'Day said he is ready to pitch tonight. After battling a severe bout with the flu bug, O'Day was pretty sure he was not going to pitch on opening day. But he was also pretty certain he was not going to need to go on the disabled list. "No, I didn't think so," he said this afternoon. "The other day, I didn't feel well, and opening day, I didn't feel well and felt like I wasn't going to pitch that day. But feeling a lot better today. I feel like myself. Ever the...

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Dylan Bundy on his spring, his cutter, facing Toronto and more

April 04, 2017, 4:18pm

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Dylan Bundy on his spring, his cutter, facing Toronto and more

For right-handers Kevin Gausman and Dylan Bundy, their time has arrived. Ready or not, they are heading up the Orioles rotation at a time when the club will play 24 of its first 27 games against American League East competition. The two No. 4 overall draft picks (Bundy in 2011 and Gausman in 2012) provide the Orioles two homegrown young guns to top their starting five as they await Chris Tillman's return, which they hope comes next month, from the disabled list. Bundy said the two pitchers...

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Notes from Bowie on the rotation, Mullins, DJ Stewart and more

April 04, 2017, 12:08pm

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Notes from Bowie on the rotation, Mullins, DJ Stewart and more

BOWIE, Md. - Two years removed from an Eastern League championship, the Double-A Bowie Baysox begin their 25th season on Thursday. Bowie opens at Akron and plays seven games on the road before its April 13 home opener with Harrisburg. Right-hander Brandon Barker will start on opening night for the Baysox. Bowie will use a five-man rotation but in its fourth starter slot the Baysox will use both lefty Tanner Scott and right-hander Jason Garcia. The Orioles will have Scott start games and pitch...

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In first day as new O's catcher, Welington Castillo played key role

April 03, 2017, 7:12pm

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In first day as new O's catcher, Welington Castillo played key role

If catching five different pitchers over 11 innings and facing a tough lineup like the Toronto Blue Jays was a test for new O's catcher Welington Castillo, he passed. Kevin Gausman, Mychal Givens, Brad Brach, Zach Britton and Tyler Wilson gave up 11 hits but just two runs as the Orioles won on opening day, 3-2 in 11 innings. Toronto's top three hitters each got six plate appearances, making if even more difficult for the O's staff to navigate its way through that game. But the Blue Jays went...

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Mark Trumbo on his walk-off homer, plus other clubhouse quotes

April 03, 2017, 4:12pm

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Mark Trumbo on his walk-off homer, plus other clubhouse quotes

For the first time in team history, the Baltimore Orioles got a walk-off home run on opening day. After not hitting a spring training homer in 52 at-bats, Mark Trumbo, the 2016 Major League Baseball homer leader, hit his first of this year in his fifth at-bat. His homer to left on Jason Grilli's 1-2 slider with two outs in the last of the 11th gave the Orioles a thrilling 3-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Trumbo went 2-for-5, adding a double in a two-RBI day. "Pretty special. It's a whole...

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Mark Trumbo with a walk-off homer as O's win in 11th

April 03, 2017, 2:52pm

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Mark Trumbo with a walk-off homer as O's win in 11th

Yes, there were similarities to the American League wild card game. The Orioles and Toronto, tied 2-2, playing in extra innings. But a different team won in 11 innings this time. Mark Trumbo, who didn't homer once in spring training, blasted a shot to left on a 1-2 pitch from Jason Grilli, and the Orioles beat Toronto 3-2. This was the sixth career walk-off homer for Trumbo, who led the majors with 47 home runs in 2016. This was the ninth extra-inning Orioles opening day game, and the first...

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O's game blog: Kevin Gausman on mound in season opener

April 03, 2017, 10:42am

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O's game blog: Kevin Gausman on mound in season opener

The Orioles begin their 64th season this afternoon when they play the Toronto Blue Jays to begin a two-game series and a five-game homestand. The Orioles and Blue Jays tied for second in the American League East last year, going 89-73. They were four games behind division-winning Boston. Toronto beat the Orioles in the AL wild card game and advanced to the American League Championship Series for the second straight year. With Chris Tillman on the disabled list, right-hander Kevin Gausman (9-12,...

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O's 'pen should certainly be good again

April 03, 2017, 9:38am

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We don't know how much we will see them today but the Orioles bullpen pitchers figure to be a teams strength again this year. The O's 'pen led the American League with a 3.40 ERA in 2016. Beyond the talent in their bullpen, the team also enjoys strong roster flexibility. The Orioles have a host of pitchers who can be optioned back and forth between the majors and minors and no doubt the shuttle between Baltimore, Triple-A Norfolk and Double-A Bowie will be active. Having so many optionable...

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Orioles players talk about that run down the orange carpet

April 03, 2017, 8:02am

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It is a tradition on opening day at Camden Yards. Some players even get nervous when they do it. They run through an entrance in the center field wall and then down the orange carpet as they get introduced during pregame ceremonies. Opening day and pomp and circumstance is on the docket for today as much as a baseball game. Reliever Brad Brach can't wait for that jog and the cheers that go with it. "It's exciting. My first year doing that, in 2015, was a special experience. It is a special...

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Jones on raising the bar to win, Mancini's great quote and more

April 02, 2017, 5:21pm

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Jones on raising the bar to win, Mancini's great quote and more

For an Orioles team that leads the American League in wins since the 2012 season, the expectation of winning has become, well, expected. The fans expect the players to win and the players expect to do just that. On the eve of a new season Sunday, outfielder Adam Jones said the bar has been raised in Baltimore. "Big time," Jones said. "When I first got here I don't even know if there was a bar. But now there are high expectations. Not just for the fans. I think the players understand that...

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Kevin Gausman on opening day start: "I'll try to set the tone"

April 02, 2017, 1:48pm

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Kevin Gausman on opening day start: "I'll try to set the tone"

Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman seems to be finding the right balance of completing his preparation for tomorrow's opening day assignment, while at the same time realizing how exciting and special the day will be for him. While Jim Palmer and Mike Mussina have made the most opening day starts on the mound as Orioles with six each, Gausman's first is Monday afternoon against Toronto. Chris Tillman threw the first pitch in 2014-2016. "To have this honor, I'm very happy," Gausman said this...

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Orioles' minor league break-camp rosters

April 02, 2017, 12:49pm

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Here are the minor league break-camp rosters for the Orioles' four full-season affiliates at Triple-A Norfolk, Double-A Bowie, Single-A Frederick and Single-A Delmarva. Some of the expected assignments are as we reported on Friday, but here the entire rosters. They could change between now and opening day on Thursday. They become final on Thursday after any potential changes or adjustments. TRIPLE-A NORFOLK Pitchers: Jayson Aquino, Alec Asher, Richard Bleier, Parker Bridwell, Stefan Crichton,...

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Quietly confident Orioles are ready to start a new season

April 01, 2017, 1:49pm

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With the start of a new season now just one day away, the Orioles feel they are right about where they need to be. Sure, pitcher Chris Tillman will start on the disabled list, but this remains a team full of quietly confident players. They've won more games than any other American League team since 2012. And even though they've faced another preseason with a mountain of negative predictions, they believe they stack up with any other team. You will seldom find an Orioles player to make any...