The Washington Nationals recalled outfielder Robert Hassell III from Triple-A Rochester and placed outfielder Dylan Crews on the 10-day Injured List with a left oblique strain on Wednesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Hassell III, 23, joins the Nationals for his first career Major

MILWAUKEE – Baltimore was right there. The losing streak was over.  The Tony Mansolino era had its first victory in the palm of its hand.  For the first time this season, Baltimore could come back to win a game after trailing entering the seventh inning. They found clutch situational hits when they needed to. Their former All-Star closer was on the

It’s a cold, rainy day in the nation’s capital, with the chance of baseball being played on time and to completion tonight much less than 100 percent. It’s dry for the moment, but there’s more rain forecast for this evening, so stay tuned for updates. If they play, it’s a fairly significant day for the Nationals, who are promoting outfielder Robert

MILWAUKEE – There haven’t been very many positives to point to in the brief Tony Mansolino era. Today, there’s one in plain sight.  Andrew Kittredge, who the O’s signed to a one-year, $10 million deal with an option for 2026 this offseason, was reinstated from the injured list today. Kittredge missed a chunk of spring training and the beginning of

Reliever Andrew Kittredge is on the verge of finally making his Orioles debut. The Orioles reinstated Kittredge from the 15-day injured list this morning and optioned Chayce McDermott to Triple-A Norfolk. Kittredge made only one appearance in spring training before undergoing surgery to repair cartilage in his left knee. He signed for $10 million o

It was bound to get better at some point. Really, how couldn’t it? As much as the Nationals bullpen struggled through the season’s first month-plus, it was hard to believe that group could sustain such a low level of performance over the long haul. Through the season’s first 39 games, this relief corps owned a collective 7.29 ERA, worst in the majo

The Orioles lost Game 2 of last Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Twins after former manager Brandon Hyde handed Yennier Cano the ball in the eighth inning and watched him allow three runs. This was an automatic and understandable move, using the primary and rested set-up man to protect a 6-5 lead before passing it on to closer Félix Bautista. T

MILWAUKEE – The story of the O’s first two games in Milwaukee has felt eerily similar.  The starting pitching didn’t take them out of it but wasn’t stellar, the bullpen was adequate but not great, and some late life from the offense wasn’t enough to push Baltimore ahead.  Any way you slice it, it added up to the Orioles’ eighth consecutive loss, th

Have the Nationals suddenly found a new formula for winning baseball: Jumping out to an early lead against the opposing starter, then riding the strength of their suddenly improved bullpen to close out a narrow victory? It’s certainly not the way the Nats tried to win games through most of the season’s first six weeks. But it’s sure working to perf

MILWAUKEE – Mike Elias isn’t a stranger to addressing the media in the midst of a losing season.  Since taking the reins of the O’s front office in November 2018, Elias oversaw tough years in the win and loss columns from 2019 to 2021.  The caveat there, of course, is that Baltimore was rebuilding. Soon, players like Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henders