Jorge Mateo played a baseball game on Sunday, his first since July 23.   “He adds so much to our team – versatility, the speed,” Brandon Hyde told reporters down in Sarasota. “I love his energy he brings on a daily basis. We missed that last year.” Despite the encouraging signs that Mateo is nearing a big league return, the odds that the speedster

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Brad Lord sits in the Nationals’ spring training clubhouse where you’d expect a non-roster invitee in his first big league camp to sit. That area of the room always includes the first group of players sent down to minor league camp, the guys who may have a future in the organization but not yet. And sure enough, all the guys

SARASOTA, Fla. – In describing Enrique Bradfield Jr. following the Spring Breakout game in Sarasota, a scout from outside the organization pretty much nailed it in four words. “He’s a total disruptor.” This is meant in a good way, of course. Not the kind who gets detention after school. Bradfield provided an example of his disruptive nature in the

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – There was no surprise meeting in the manager’s office, no secretly taped video spread via the team’s social media account. When Davey Martinez decided MacKenzie Gore would start Opening Day, the Nationals manager simply approached the left-hander in the clubhouse and gave him the news. “By the way, you’re pitching Opening Da

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson hit on the field earlier today in Sarasota, went through more defensive drills and is progressing well, according to manager Brandon Hyde. However, Hyde added that Henderson remains “a little bit away from game activity.” That isn’t good. Time is running out on Henderson with the last exhibition

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Nationals further trimmed their spring training roster with four cuts before today’s game, but they’re holding off on their toughest decisions for now. Today’s moves – second baseman Darren Baker was optioned to Triple-A Rochester, with outfielder Daylen Lile, first baseman Yohandy Morales and infielder Cayden Wallace re

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Orioles are keeping their everyday players back in Sarasota today for a morning workout and a break, with backups and minor leaguers facing the Red Sox at JetBlue Park. Samuel Basallo is playing first base and Coby Mayo is at third. Gary Sáchez is catching. Dylan Beavers is in left field and Enrique Bradfield Jr. is in center

The Orioles today announced that TONY MAYHOFF has joined the organization as Vice President, Corporate Partnerships. Mayhoff will lead the Orioles’ Corporate Partnerships department, including sponsorship, advertising sales, and partnership marketing. “Throughout his career, Tony has demonstrated the ability to work with partners taking a consultat

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – We are 10 days away from Opening Day. And we perhaps are looking at the Nationals’ Opening Day lineup today. Maybe the order will be a little different, with Nathaniel Lowe and Josh Bell maybe switching places, but these are almost certainly the nine guys who will take the field March 27 against the Phillies. It’s not a perf

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Alex Clemmey is only 19. He has one year of professional experience. He has yet to reach high Single-A. He’s spent his first spring training in the Nationals organization pitching on the back fields in front of a smattering of onlookers. So while the environment inside CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches Sunday evening was hardly