Each year that the Most Valuable Oriole is announced, I harken back to one of the best quotes ever delivered on this beat. Outfielder B.J. Surhoff played 162 games in 1999, amassed 207 hits to go along with a .308 average, .347 on-base percentage, 38 doubles, 28 home runs and 107 RBIs on a sub-.500 team and earned the award. The media approached the dour Surhoff at his locker to seek his reaction, as it normally did in pre-Zoom times. He turned to us and said, "I know why you guys picked me....

Bruce Zimmermann was worth the long wait for the Orioles. The multiple injuries and more than three months between starts. The unexpected delay in his return and further rehab. This is what September is about in Baltimore. The presentation of another prospect to evaluate, and the hopes of squeezing out a few more wins and perhaps influence a pennant race. The Orioles took a poke at the Red Sox's balloon, winning 4-2 before an announced crowd of 8,098 at Camden Yards in the last home series in...

Ryan Zimmerman is in the Nationals lineup tonight for the 47th time this season, the 44th time at first base. It appears he'll make at least one more start this weekend during the final series of 2021, but manager Davey Martinez still doesn't know exactly how the potentially retiring Face of the Franchise wants to handle his playing time down the stretch. "We're just taking it day by day," Martinez said during his Zoom session with reporters before tonight's game in Colorado. "I'd like...

Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander was removed from Sunday afternoon's game against the Rangers after struggling to reach first base on a ground ball in the bottom of the eighth inning. However, it wasn't the sore left hamstring that forced a change. A third injury did the trick. Santander went on the 10-day injured list this afternoon with a sprained right knee, ending a season that also included a sprained left ankle on April 20 in Miami. Staying healthy was more challenging to Santander...

The Orioles have reached the final week of the 2021 regular season, which has six games remaining. Tonight the Orioles host Boston in the opening game of a three-game series. It's the last home series of the year. The Orioles (50-106) can play spoiler in the final week as they play wild card contenders Boston and Toronto to wrap up their schedule. The O's just split four games with Texas. Overall they have lost seven of 10 and 12 of the past 16 games. The Orioles have played a lot of close...

The Orioles announced their minor league award winners on Sunday. Tonight they will be honored before the game at Camden Yards. Catcher Adley Rutschman and outfielder Kyle Stowers were named co-winners of the Brooks Robinson Player of the Year Award. Rutschman has hit .286/.399/.513/.912 between Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk with 25 doubles, two triples, 23 homers and 75 RBIs. Stowers hit .283/.387/.526/.914 with 23 doubles, a triple, 27 homers and 84 RBIs between three teams, starting at...

By any measure, it's been a miserable season for Patrick Corbin. The left-hander enters tonight's start at Coors Field with a 9-15 record and 5.92 ERA. A bad outing in this one, and he might just complete one of the worst seasons by any big league starter in a long time. The last pitcher to lose 16 games while posting an ERA over 6.00: Jason Marquis of the 2006 Cardinals (a team that actually won the World Series). So, Corbin would certainly like to avoid reaching both of those thresholds...

The Orioles placed outfielder Anthony Santander and pitcher Chris Ellis on the 10-day injured list this afternoon, bringing their seasons to a premature end. Bruce Zimmermann was activated from the 60-day injured list to make tonight's start against the Red Sox at Camden Yards. Infielder/outfielder Tyler Nevin was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk. Pitcher Keegan Akin was transferred to the 60-day injured list to make room for Zimmermann on the 40-man roster. A sprained right knee sent Santander...

Washington Nationals Philanthropies, the official charitable arm of the Washington Nationals, held its signature fundraising event Monday evening to recognize the previous year's community impact work. In lieu of its traditional gala where players mingle with supporters, the organization hosted the Nationals Home Plate Celebration at Nationals Park while the team is on the road to highlight the cornerstone elements of the organization's holistic food access program in response to the COVID-19...

The book on Yadiel Hernandez entering the 2021 season was pretty straightforward. He could hit fastballs, though he needed to prove he could hit off-speed pitches to have a chance of sticking in the big leagues, probably as a bench player. And if he was going to have any chance of playing the outfield with any regularity, he was going to have to take major strides in improving his defense. So, what have we learned all these months later about the 33-year-old with zero major league experience...