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Today's Orioles-Twins game at Ed Smith Stadium has been cancelled due to inclement weather. There will be no makeup date. Fans holding paid tickets for today's game purchased directly from the Ed Smith Stadium Box Office may exchange their tickets for any of the four remaining Spring Training games at Ed Smith Stadium. Fans that purchased through Orioles.com or via phone at (800)-745-3000 can exchange through Ticketmaster by calling (800) 653-8000, subject to availability.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Hello from Walt Disney World. This is the last time the Nationals are ever scheduled to come here, with the Braves relocating to North Port (on the Gulf Coast) next spring, and they may not even get a chance to make that five-hour round trip worth it because it's been raining all day. No word yet on the status of the game, so everyone's preparing as though they'll play, but it's certainly a question mark.
The matchup, if it happens, is AnÃbal Sánchez against...
SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles right-hander Mychal Givens began yesterday's ninth inning against the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland with an ERA of 30.38. He had allowed nine hits and nine runs, including three homers, over 2 2/3 innings.
But last Friday, during a simulated game in Sarasota, he felt he found something, and it carried over into the game yesterday when he pitched a 1-2-3 ninth, ending the game with a swinging strikeout on a 97 mph fastball.
He worked hard with pitching coach Doug Brocail...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Communication and the exchange of new ideas and strategies are part of the relationship building going on in spring training between Nationals pitchers and two new veteran catchers, Yan Gomes and Kurt Suzuki.
Nats ace Max Scherzer focused after his Friday start on how the exchange of new ideas and relationship building with Gomes is a process that is beginning to gain momentum as spring training comes to a close.
Scherzer likes the idea of having Gomes and Suzuki on the...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - There weren't a whole lot of positives to come out of the Nationals' 7-1 exhibition loss to the Marlins yesterday, but if you squinted hard enough you might have come away finding a few developments worth smiling about.
For example: Ryan Zimmerman's baserunning. This isn't typically something that gets noticed, good or bad, but something noteworthy did happen during the bottom of the second inning.
First up, Zimmerman beat out a grounder to third for an infield...
SARASOTA, Fla. - Before he was optioned to the minors on Sunday morning, bullpen right-hander Cody Carroll made a nice impression on his new coaches. We certainly should expect to see him on the roster during the 2019 season.
Acquired from the Yankees last July 24 in the Zack Britton trade, Carroll was not scored on in six of his seven spring games. Over seven innings, he allowed five hits and two runs with one walk, nine strikeouts, three saves and an 0.86 WHIP. Over his last five spring...
SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles manager Brandon Hyde remains uncertain about numerous aspects of his opening day roster. The final rotation spots, the complete bullpen and outfield compositions, the two catchers heading north.
The top three starters always have been Alex Cobb, Dylan Bundy and Andrew Cashner. The only drama involved which one would be on the mound March 28 at Yankee Stadium, with Cobb given the honor.
Mychal Givens and Richard Bleier were locks for the bullpen, the latter just needing...
SARASOTA, Fla. - The distribution of international signing bonus slots continues under executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias.
The Orioles swung another spring training deal earlier today, sending an undisclosed slot figure to the Phillies in exchange for minor league catcher Lenin Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is the latest depth move, and he reaches the low levels of the system. He turns 21 later this month and hasn't played above short-season Single-A, appearing in 21 games last...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nationals made another round of cuts following today's split-squad games, trimming their camp roster by six.
Optioned to Triple-A Fresno were right-handers Austin Voth, Jimmy Cordero, Kyle McGowin and Tanner Rainey. Re-assigned to minor league camp were right-hander J.J. Hoover and outfielder Hunter Jones.
The moves bring more clarity to the few remaining competitions for spots on the opening roster (in the bullpen and on the bench) as the Nationals enter the final...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Patrick Corbin has allowed 12 runs so far in 18 innings this spring, but more notable is the fact seven of those runs have been scored in the first inning of his starts.
It's not uncommon for pitchers, especially the elite ones, to have more trouble in the first inning than any other frame. But this isn't common territory for Corbin, who last season with Arizona posted a sparkling 0.82 ERA in the first inning.
So the left-hander isn't about to raise any red flags or...