The Orioles unveiled more of their plans to honor Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, the celebration of his life moving from Sarasota to Camden Yards. The club is dedicating a night to Robinson on April 6 prior to its game against the Yankees, with the ceremony beginning at 6:15 p.m. The program, entitled "A Celebration of Frank," will include a video tribute and collection of notable speakers with confirmations from fellow Hall of Famers Brooks Robinson and Jim Palmer and Orioles Hall of Famer...

In memory of Orioles Legend and National Baseball Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, the Orioles will host a celebration of life at Oriole Park at Camden Yards beginning at 6:15 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 6, prior to the 7:05 p.m. game against the New York Yankees. The program, "A Celebration of Frank," will include a video tribute and a collection of notable guest speakers to honor the memory of one of the greatest players in Orioles history. Guest speakers are subject to change but are scheduled...

The nature of the baseball schedule, especially in northern cities that require a day off following the season opener to account for weather postponements, lends itself to gross overanalyzing of Game 1 of 162. No other game all season, aside from perhaps postseason contests, gets dissected like this. But with nothing else to write or talk about for 48 hours until they take the field again, we really have no choice but to make a big deal out of every little thing that happens on opening day. So...

NEW YORK - The last visit for Richard Bleier at Yankee Stadium came on July 31 after his follow-up exam in the city. He provided a post-surgery update to the media and watched more teammates get traded at the non-waiver deadline, saying his goodbyes to pitcher Kevin Gausman and second baseman Jonathan Schoop. No one knew whether Bleier would be back for opening day. Bleier had no idea. He could only follow the steps in his rehab and hope that the work and patience would get him on the 25-man...

For the first time since the 2010 season, the Orioles lost on opening day. In their first opening day game in the Bronx since 1962, the New York Yankees scored three runs in the first inning and beat the Orioles 7-2. That snapped Baltimore's eight-game win streak in openers. A few impressions from Game 1 of 162. The defense was solid: This will need to stay this way with a lineup that appears will struggle to score runs. Run prevention will be big and the O's can't give away as many outs as...

The Nationals' 5-3 exhibition win Monday night over the Yankees featured a special moment for right-handed reliever Aaron Barrett, who came in to pitch at Nationals Park for the first time since 2015. It was a long road back for Barrett, who suffered not one, but two major injuries before returning to baseball. In 2016, while rehabilitating from Tommy John surgery, Barrett suffered a fractured elbow. But he continued to rehab, continued to strengthen and rebuild his arm. Year after year. The...

NEW YORK - Signs that it wasn't going to be the Orioles' day included a ground ball headed to right field that struck a runner's leg and the moment when four pitchers began to do stretching exercises in the bullpen while in a rush to get loose. David Hess was included in the group. He's supposed to start Monday night in Toronto, but plans can be blown up with one rally and a game already slipping away. The 2019 season begins with a 7-2 loss to the Yankees in the Bronx, the first game for...

Pick out any number of reasons the Nationals lost their season opener today, 2-0 to the Mets. Look at Ryan Zimmerman's first-inning line drive, the one snagged by a diving Jeff McNeil at third base to prevent a run from scoring. Point out Davey Martinez's late-game pitching decisions to let Max Scherzer return to the mound for the eighth, then turn to Justin Miller and Matt Grace to face a couple of key hitters instead of Trevor Rosenthal and Tony Sipp. But if you really want to encapsulate...

Right-hander Max Scherzer did everything in his power to give the Nationals every opportunity to win their season opener Thursday against the New York Mets before a sellout crowd at Nats Park. But fellow Cy Young winner Jacob deGrom was just a bit better. Scherzer allowed a solo homer to Robinson Canó in the first and later an insurance run in the eighth in the Mets' 2-0 win over the Nats on Thursday. Canó's blast over the left-center field wall on a 1-1 changeup came with two outs in...

It's opening day, and that inevitably leads to two things from fans and media alike: excessive optimism and overblown pessimism, based solely on the results of the first game of a 162-game marathon. A team's record on opening day bears no connection to its record on Oct. 1, and anyone who thinks otherwise need only look back one year ago when the Nationals beat the Reds by a 2-0 count in their opener and stormed out to four straight wins to give everyone reason for excessive optimism en route...