Outfielder Dwight Smith Jr. is staying in the Orioles organization. Smith has cleared waivers and been outrighted to the alternate camp site in Bowie, according to an industry source. The 60-man pool is holding 58 players. It had been reduced to 57 with left-hander Wade LeBlanc going on the 60-day injured list. The Orioles designated Smith for assignment on Saturday and selected outfielder Mason Williams' contract from the secondary camp. Smith was batting .222/.306/.365 with three doubles and...

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The Nationals' decision to demote Carter Kieboom on Wednesday, while surprising, came down to one irrefutable fact: The rookie infielder wasn't hitting enough to continue warranting a spot on the major league roster. It was not, manager Davey Martinez insisted, a reflection of a change in the organization's long-term belief in Kieboom. "I told him: 'Hey, you're going to be our third baseman,' " Martinez said during Wednesday night's postgame Zoom session with reporters, the first...

The Orioles reached the midpoint of this truncated 60-game season by going 14-16. So close to pulling out another win last night, one that would have left them at .500 at the 30-game point. They were certainly streaky in this span of games. They have had a six-game winning streak and a six-game losing streak. They swept three series, something they did not do once in 162 games last year, and they've been swept in three series. So six sweeps in the first nine series. And the Rays have won the...

Players are kept in confinement this summer beyond their trips to the ballpark, where interactions are unavoidable but also narrowed. Arrive later than usual, dress for the games, have the option of showering or heading out immediately and repeat the process the next day. What can't be done is shielding them from trade rumors and speculation that builds as the deadline approaches. They swirl around the subjects, who find out via social media or friends and family. Manager Brandon Hyde is...

Patrick Corbin put together a quality start for the Nationals on Wednesday night that resulted in a no-decision because of a defensive miscue late in the game. The Phillies won the game, scoring two runs in a decisive seventh inning comeback, 3-2. With the Nats up 2-1 and Corbin in the mound, the seventh inning started on a triple by Didi Gregorius to left field that Juan Soto made a play for, but the ball got away and rolled toward the warning track. What could have been a single turned into...

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde had "an idea" last night, as he put it, that Trevor Richards would start for the Rays in the second game of the series. He was waiting for confirmation, which can be a sluggish process. They stick with TBD for as long as possible while sorting through their available candidates in the bullpen. Hyde thought the Rays might go with an opener in front of Richards. He didn't post the lineup until later, which made sense anyway because he had to check on the status of...

As a significant portion of the sporting world stepped off the field and the court tonight in an attempt to redirect attention toward racial inequality and police brutality, the Nationals and Phillies played as scheduled, the domino effect of the Milwaukee Bucks' decision to call off their NBA playoff game having not had much time to reach Washington before this early 6:05 p.m. ballgame. Players, managers and others with both clubs surely will have things to say about what's happening in this...

The Orioles need a starter this weekend against the Blue Jays in Buffalo and left-hander Keegan Akin no longer appears to be an option. Manager Brandon Hyde seems to have narrowed his choices to Thomas Eshelman and Jorge López. Akin has been a starter throughout the minors, but perhaps not while the Orioles are chasing a playoff berth. While Hyde, in his own words, is in "win-now mode." "For us right now, Keegan fits in our bullpen the best," Hyde said today in his Zoom conference call...

Their 60-game season nearly halfway complete, the Nationals decided to pull the plug (at least temporarily) on Plan A for replacing Anthony Rendon at third base. The Nats optioned struggling rookie Carter Kieboom to their alternate training site in Fredericksburg this afternoon, an unexpected transaction that also saw reliever Sean Doolittle activated off the 10-day injured list. Though Kieboom had been struggling at the plate - he was batting .200 (10-for-50) with zero extra-base hits, 11...