The Orioles today announced their 2026 regular season schedule. Baltimore will open the 2026 season on Thursday, March 26, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards against the Minnesota Twins. The Orioles continue the season-opening homestand following an off day on Friday, March 27, with two games against the Twins before hosting the Texas Rangers in a thre

The Orioles will begin the 2026 season at home for the second time in three seasons after five consecutive road openers. Major League Baseball released the schedules earlier today and the Orioles host the Twins on March 26. The teams get an off-day and play two more games before the Rangers arrive for three. The first road trip takes the Orioles to

NEW YORK – Not all home runs are created equal. They all count the same on the scoreboard, yes. But their meanings are different. Consider Ryan Zimmerman’s walk-off home run to open Nationals Park in 2008. Or Jayson Werth’s walk-off homer in Game 4 of the 2012 National League Division Series. Or Howie Kendrick’s longball off the foul pole in Housto

“Steal bases I guess, I don’t know,” first-round pick Ike Irish answered with a laugh.  “Steal bases, the first thing out of the catcher’s mouth, huh?” I replied with a chuckle. I had asked Irish, the No. 19 pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, if he had any goals for the remainder of his first professional season.  “Hit the ball hard and steal bases,” he d

The promotions of Samuel Basallo and Dylan Beavers to the majors reduced the number of Orioles storylines that create interest over the final month-plus of a hugely disappointing season. The ball is in Kyle Bradish’s court. And his right hand. Bradish starts tonight for the first time since June 14, 2024, when he came out of the game after five inn

NEW YORK – Miguel Cairo knows the aura that surrounds Yankee Stadium well. He called the old Yankee Stadium home for parts of three seasons during his 17-year major league career. His message to his young Nationals team ahead of tonight’s three-game series opener in The Bronx: Embrace it and play clean baseball. “Just do the little things,” the int

Tomoyuki Sugano became the latest Orioles pitcher tonight to face the same team in back-to-back starts. Dean Kremer did it against the Astros and went from tossing seven scoreless innings in Houston to allowing three home runs in the first inning at Camden Yards. Kremer is a member of the two-timers club, also making consecutive appearances against

NEW YORK – The Nationals will be short one of their young outfielders tonight as they begin a three-game series against the Yankees. Daylen Lile is out of the starting lineup for the second straight game while dealing with an illness, interim manager Miguel Cairo revealed during his pregame media session. James Wood is starting in left field, Jacob

The Orioles probably will wait until Wednesday morning to announce that night’s starter against the Red Sox. However, they confirmed earlier today that Kyle Bradish is getting the ball Tuesday night in his return from ligament-reconstructive surgery. Bradish completed his rehab assignment, which lasted six appearances, and finally makes his return

NEW YORK – Greetings from the Big Apple! No, we are not in Queens, the Nationals’ usual stomping grounds when they visit New York. (Actually, thankful for that because of all of the U.S. Open tennis traffic that will be going to and from the area surrounding Citi Field). Instead, we are in The Bronx, where the Nats begin a three-game series against