When former Orioles closer Zach Britton walked underneath the stands at Camden Yards today and down a tunnel, his destination for the first time in this park was the visiting clubhouse. He made it there eventually. "Walking down the tunnel and going past the home side, I stopped in for a second just to say hi," Britton said this afternoon during an interview in the Yankees dugout. "I've never been on the visiting side, so this is all new. I tried to talk to teammates that I didn't get a...

Mark Trumbo hasn't made a final decision on whether to undergo surgery on his right knee. However, he's likely to have it done following another appointment next week. Trumbo is flying to Northern California for his latest examination on Wednesday. He's already undergone an MRI and received opinions for Dr. James Andrews and team orthopedic surgeon Dr. Leigh Ann Curl. "I don't have anything totally conclusive," Trumbo said after returning to his locker this afternoon and finding a small...

For 30 years, Anthony Ray Hinton, author of "The Sun Does Shine," served in solitary confinement in Alabama jails, convicted of murders he did not commit. He was 29 when he went to prison and was not released until 2015. We know there are wrongful convictions that lead to death row and executions. When spoken of in the abstract, we seem to take such horrors as conditions of life. When face to face with a man who lives the horrors, as happens in this read, one realizes these unjustified deaths...

NEW YORK - Gio Gonzalez's season has, by every measure, been a colossal disappointment. If you want to compile a list of things that went wrong this year, the lefty's performance ranks high. One positive constant remains for Gonzalez, though: He still dominates the Mets. Gonzalez enters tonight's start at Citi Field the owner of a 15-5 record and 2.90 ERA in 25 career starts versus New York. And that includes a 1-0 record and 2.53 ERA in his two head-to-head matchups this season. Both of...

John Andreoli starts in left field tonight and Chris Davis is at first base for the Orioles' series opener against the Yankees at Camden Yards. Trey Mancini is batting fourth as the designated hitter. Davis is batting fifth. Austin Wynns is catching Alex Cobb. Cobb will try to notch his sixth quality start in a row. He held the Yankees to one run and struck out six batters over six innings on Aug. 1. He's 7-4 with a 2.90 ERA and 1.007 WHIP in 15 career starts against them. Giancarlo Stanton...

The Orioles summer-long 'Friday Fireworks & Music at America's Ballpark' series will wrap up tonight, with the final performance of the 2018 season. The season finale will feature singer, songwriter, and activist Tina Parol, who will debut her new single "Better Life" during the performance. Parol, a first-generation American, was inspired to write "Better Life" as a love letter to her parents who came from Poland and sacrificed so much, just like many immigrants from all over the...

Earlier this week, the Nationals traded Matt Adams to the Cardinals and Daniel Murphy to the Cubs, the first legitimate signs Washington had essentially conceded its playoff chances this season. These two deals netted an intriguing prospect in Andruw Monasterio, while hopefully trimming payroll below the luxury tax figure, both positives for the future. Also, it will give players like Wilmer Difo significant playing time in September to earn spots for next season. But this left me speculating...

The 2018 campaign is a lost season for the Orioles that resulted in the front office disassembling the team at the trade deadline and planning for their long-term future. Fan favorites like Manny Machado, Jonathan Schoop and Zach Britton were shipped off the Dodgers, Brewers and Yankees for prospects. Left in Baltimore was the team's leader and current longest-tenured Oriole, Adam Jones, who is in the final year of his contract. The veteran center fielder watched as his team was stripped for...

Nationals manager Davey Martinez had some positive updates on relievers Sean Doolittle and Ryan Madson as the team prepares to face off against the New York Mets tonight at Citi Field. "Actually, Doolittle threw (Thursday) and looked pretty good. We'll see how he feels (today), and we'll go from there. Madson, he's going to meet us in New York and we'll see how he's feeling. Madson, if he's good, I don't think he'll need to go down and pitch. I think he'll be good to go because it...

We have seen it for five games now: center fielder Cedric Mullins as the Orioles leadoff batter and followed in the batting order by infielder Jonathan Villar hitting second. It certainly provides the Orioles with the kind of speed at the top of the order that we have not seen often in recent years. To this point the duo has not had either a significant impact or impressive stats batting at the top of the order. But the sample is small and I'm all for seeing more of it and seeing what those...