Despite his sluggish second half, James Wood’s total production this season still earned him recognition as one of the best hitters in baseball. Wood today was named a finalist for the Silver Slugger Award, one of six National League outfielders in the running for the honor. Three winners will be named Nov. 6, along with the winners for each of the

For the first time in his career, Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood has been named one of six outfield finalists for the Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award on Wednesday. A 2025 All-Star and Home Run Derby participant, Wood, 23, finished the season tied for the National League lead among outfielders with 38 doubles this season. He also

PLAYER REVIEW: BRAD LORD Age on Opening Day 2026: 26 How acquired: 18th round pick, 2022 MLB Draft MLB service time: 1 year 2025 salary: $760,000 Contract status: Under club control, arbitration-eligible in 2028, free agent in 2031 2025 stats: 5-10, 4.34 ERA, 48 G, 19 GS, 130 2/3 IP, 126 H, 65 R, 63 ER, 17 HR, 43 BB, 108 SO, 3 HBP, 1.293 WHIP, 95 E

The Blue Jays finished in last place in 2024 and are headed to the World Series. They were the top seed in the American League, just like the Orioles in 2023. The Orioles slipped to the top Wild Card the following year and all the way into the division basement this summer. They won 75 games, one more than Toronto in 2024. Should parallels be parad

PLAYER REVIEW: JAKE IRVIN Age on Opening Day 2026: 29 How acquired: Fourth round pick, 2018 MLB Draft MLB service time: 2 years, 152 days 2025 salary: $774,600 Contract status: Arbitration-eligible (Super Two) in 2026, free agent in 2030 2025 stats: 9-13, 5.70 ERA, 33 G, 33 GS, 180 IP, 105 H, 120 R, 114 ER, 38 HR, 62 BB, 124 SO, 6 HBP, 1.428 WHIP,

Stephen King wrote a novel in 1979 entitled “The Dead Zone” that became a movie four years later and a television series in the early 2000s. No one had October in mind for baseball’s non-playoff teams, but it applied. Just sub out Christopher Walken for Christian Walker. But this is about the Orioles. A manager wasn’t going to be hired this quickly

PLAYER REVIEW: MACKENZIE GORE Age on Opening Day 2026: 27 How acquired: Traded with CJ Abrams, James Wood, Robert Hassell III, Jarlin Susana and Luke Voit from Padres for Juan Soto and Josh Bell, August 2022 MLB service time: 4 years 2025 salary: $2.89 million Contract status: Arbitration-eligible, free agent in 2028 2025 stats: 5-15, 4.17 ERA, 30

I’m going to continue taking my turn asking questions, knowing that the correct answer is unattainable this early in the offseason. It’s also another chance to veer away from the constant chatter about a new manager, which is lacking anything concrete beyond reports that Yankees third base coach Luis Rojas interviewed for the job. Here are two more

The top end of the Orioles’ farm system is filled with talent.  Four of the top 10 prospects in the system, according to MLB Pipeline, were selected in this year’s MLB Draft. Two, Esteban Mejia and Nate George, were unranked entering 2025, but burst onto the scene with incredibly impressive seasons. Boston Bateman, the team’s No. 9 prospect, was ac

PLAYER REVIEW: DREW MILLAS Age on Opening Day 2026: 28 How acquired: Traded with Richard Guasch and Seth Shuman from Athletics for Yan Gomes and Josh Harrison, July 2021 MLB service time: 178 days 2025 salary: $760,000 Contract status: Under club control, arbitration-eligible in 2028, free agent in 2031 2025 stats: 18 G, 55 PA, 49 AB, 6 R, 15 H, 5