MINNEAPOLIS – Luis Garcia didn’t even realize it until he got back to the dugout after throwing his final pitch in the bottom of the seventh Friday night. Someone mentioned to the Nationals reliever the velocity of that final pitch: a fastball to the Twins’ Ryan Jeffers, who grounded out to short: 100.7 mph. “I wasn’t looking,” he said. “I was just

The Orioles returned to having eight relievers in their bullpen today by optioning infielder Jeremiah Jackson and recalling right-hander Yaramil Hiraldo. Hiraldo made his major league debut on May 27 against the Cardinals and tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings in his lone appearance. Grant Wolfram remains the only left-hander in the ‘pen, but interim m

MINNEAPOLIS – It’s a new day, and another opportunity for the Nationals to do something they haven’t done in either of their last two games: Score a run. Yes, they’ve been shut out twice in a row. They haven’t scored a run of any type since Riley Adams’ two-run single in the bottom of the sixth Tuesday night against the Reds. Even if they get on th

The Washington Nationals acquired right-handed pitcher Clayton Beeter and outfielder Browm Martinez from the New York Yankees in exchange for infielder Amed Rosario on Saturday. Beeter has been optioned to Triple-A Rochester. Nationals Interim General Manager Mike DeBartolo made the announcement. Beeter, 26, struck out 39 batters in 23.2 innings ac

Winning matters to Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino and the players who remain in the clubhouse. Time cards aren’t punched. Flight reservations aren’t made in advance. They intend to compete every night. The games still count. It’s just a whole lot harder to claim them. This is the life of a seller, a role which the Orioles haven’t portrayed

MINNEAPOLIS – If the Nationals believed a day off in the Land of 10,000 Lakes would do them good and allow them to return to action tonight with no residual effects of their shutout loss Wednesday in D.C., they were greatly mistaken. The Nats batters who dug in tonight against the Twins’ Zebby Matthews looked no better than the guys who dug in Wedn

Being sellers doesn’t always equate to being losers. A team can hit four home runs in the first two innings and pretend that stripping the roster of key players isn’t a detriment. And it can blow a lead and fall to the worst team in baseball, a reminder of why the front office is punting on 2025. The Rockies overcame a four-run deficit, were tied i

MINNEAPOLIS – The Nationals signed second-round pick Ethan Petry today and in the process went over their total slot pool for this year’s draft. Petry, an outfielder from South Carolina who hit 54 homers over the last three seasons, signed for $2.09 million, a source familiar with the deal confirmed. That’s slightly above Major League Baseball’s re

The Orioles have made the following roster moves: Selected the contract of INF Jeremiah Jackson from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear No. 82 and his first appearance will be his MLB debut.C Chadwick Tromp (lower back strain) was returned from his rehab assignment, reinstated from the 10-day Injured List, and elected free agency in lieu of accepting a

Another reliever walked out the door today when the Orioles traded Gregory Soto to the Mets for minor league pitchers Wellington Aracena and Cameron Foster. Seranthony Domínguez knows that he could be the next one. The bullpen is a hot spot in trade discussions. Domínguez and Soto came to the Orioles is separate trades with the Phillies last summer