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O’s select UNC outfielder Vance Honeycutt with pick No. 22 (updated)

O’s select UNC outfielder Vance Honeycutt with pick No. 22 (updated)

For the fifth time in six years since his first draft in 2019, O’s executive vice president and general manager...

Steve Melewski July 15, 2024 1:18 am
O’s game blog: Trying to avoid another sweep in final game before All-Star break

O’s game blog: Trying to avoid another sweep in final game before All-Star break

The All-Star break for the Orioles arrives after today’s series and homestand finale against the Yankees. They are not exactly...

Steve Melewski July 14, 2024 3:20 pm
Feeling a draft: O’s make three picks tonight as MLB Draft begins

Feeling a draft: O’s make three picks tonight as MLB Draft begins

After drafting with a top five pick every year from 2019 through 2022 – twice selecting No. 1 overall – Orioles...

Steve Melewski July 14, 2024 12:00 pm
O’s game blog: Looking to even the series against New York

O’s game blog: Looking to even the series against New York

Can a team struggling to score runs get them today against a pitcher they hit hard less than a month...

Steve Melewski July 13, 2024 7:50 pm
More draft talk with Matt Blood, a note on today’s Futures Game and a take on last night

More draft talk with Matt Blood, a note on today’s Futures Game and a take on last night

It is not an exaggeration to say the Orioles have done very well in the MLB Draft. They have high...

Steve Melewski July 13, 2024 12:00 pm
Orioles bats quieted, Hyde ejected in 4-1 loss to Yankees (updated)

Orioles bats quieted, Hyde ejected in 4-1 loss to Yankees (updated)

The Orioles traded a National League Central opponent tonight for one in the American League East. They had won 73 percent of their...

Steve Melewski July 13, 2024 2:10 am
O’s game blog: The Orioles-Yankees series opener at the Yard

O’s game blog: The Orioles-Yankees series opener at the Yard

They are the top two teams in the American League East, with the Orioles (57-36) leading the Yankees (56-39) by...

Steve Melewski July 12, 2024 10:50 pm
O’s Matt Blood: Club’s draft approach doesn’t change even picking further down the board

O’s Matt Blood: Club’s draft approach doesn’t change even picking further down the board

When the Orioles make the No. 22 overall selection Sunday night in round one as another MLB Draft day arrives,...

Steve Melewski July 12, 2024 9:04 pm
Henderson on the 2019 draft All-Stars, Hyde on Kjerstad’s defense (NYY up next)

Henderson on the 2019 draft All-Stars, Hyde on Kjerstad’s defense (NYY up next)

On Tuesday night during the All-Star game in Texas, no doubt at some point the national television audience will hear...

Steve Melewski July 12, 2024 12:00 pm
O’s game blog: Trying to avoid being swept by the Chicago Cubs

O’s game blog: Trying to avoid being swept by the Chicago Cubs

Leading the American League East by two games over the Yankees, the Orioles take the field as a first-place team tonight,...

Steve Melewski July 11, 2024 10:20 pm