Lunch with Mancini and Givens included in MLB auction experience
Lunch with Mancini and Givens included in MLB auction experience
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
LAS VEGAS - The Orioles are providing fans with an opportunity to have lunch with two of their players next year, assist the grounds crew and enjoy a behind-the-scenes experience at Camden Yards. It's also for a good cause, a win-win situation before the first pitch has been thrown. Major League Baseball revealed this morning that its annual charity auction at the Winter Meetings will benefit The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the Jackie Robinson Foundation. And the Orioles are offering...
O's Ryan McKenna named to AFL Top Prospects Team
O's Ryan McKenna named to AFL Top Prospects Team
Steve Melewski
Orioles
LAS VEGAS - A nice honor today for Orioles outfield prospect Ryan McKenna. He was named to the 2018 Arizona Fall League Top Prospects Team. The team is selected by AFL managers and coaches to recognize players that excelled during the six-week season. In 17 games with Glendale, the 21-year-old McKenna hit .344/.474/.590. He scored 16 runs and produced six doubles, three triples, a homer and nine RBIs. He hit .383 against right-handed pitchers and finished second in the AFL with an OPS of 1.064....
Racing Presidents application deadline
Racing Presidents application deadline
Doug Miller
Nationals
As we gear up for another Washington Nationals Baseball season, the Racing Presidents are training to be better than ever in 2019, and they are looking for new applicants to "run for office" and join the next class of Racing Presidents! Racing Presidents auditions will take place on Sunday, January 6 and the deadline to apply for a tryout is Saturday, December 15. Aspiring Presidents looking to fill the shoes of George, Tom, Abe, Teddy, and Bill can find more information and apply here....
The Harper-Vegas Winter Meetings are here, but who's bidding?
The Harper-Vegas Winter Meetings are here, but who's bidding?
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
LAS VEGAS - It's been circled on the calendar for years, this perfect confluence of baseball's signature offseason event, Bryce Harper's first foray into free agency and everything coming together on the Las Vegas Strip, just down the street from Harper's home. And after all that anticipation and speculation, it's finally time for this long-awaited spectacle to get underway. The Winter Meetings officially open for business today, and nobody's debating what the top story will be at the...
Day One of the Winter Meetings
Day One of the Winter Meetings
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
LAS VEGAS - The first official day of baseball's annual Winter Meetings finally has arrived, though the lobby of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino began to fill up yesterday. The chatter surrounding the Orioles, and there hasn't been much of it, centers on the unique circumstances of team representatives arriving without a manager in tow. The expectation is that they will leave in the same manner, but could draw closer to making a decision. No manager for the media sessions or Wednesday's...
Former Orioles Harold Baines and Lee Smith headed to Cooperstown
Former Orioles Harold Baines and Lee Smith headed to Cooperstown
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
LAS VEGAS - The first nugget of news has rolled through baseball's Winter Meetings this afternoon at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. And it picked up a couple of former Orioles. Longtime outfielder/designated hitter Harold Baines and reliever Lee Smith have been chosen for induction in the Hall of Fame by the Today's Game Era Committee. The announcement was made a few minutes ago on MLB Network. Six former major league players, three managers and one executive comprised the list of...
With deals coming fast and furious, Winter Meetings convene in Las Vegas
With deals coming fast and furious, Winter Meetings convene in Las Vegas
Mel Antonen
Orioles
LAS VEGAS - Why wait until the Winter Meetings? Baseball's Winter Meetings will go on this week at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, even though the deals have been coming fast and furious since the offseason began, especially with teams in the National League East. The Cardinals have traded for first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. The Red Sox have signed Nathan Eovaldi and pitcher Carlos Carrasco has signed an extension to stay in Cleveland. Former Oriole Jonathan Schoop signed with the...
Wondering about Rizzo's next moves at Winter Meetings
Wondering about Rizzo's next moves at Winter Meetings
Pete Kerzel
Nationals
LAS VEGAS - Now that he's made the big splashes, let's see if Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo can excel at the small moves that pay sizable dividends. The whirlwind of activity that preceded the Nats' arrival at the Winter Meetings at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino filled most of the team's glaring weaknesses. Signing Kurt Suzuki as a free agent and trading for Yan Gomes reworked the catching corps. Newcomers Kyle Barraclough and Trevor Rosenthal will take over setup duties in the...
Quick preview of the the Winter Meetings
Quick preview of the the Winter Meetings
Steve Melewski
Orioles
LAS VEGAS - For years now, the Orioles have not been among the teams making major news at baseball's annual Winter Meetings. That didn't appear likely to change much this year as media and front office executives arrived at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino for the meetings, which officially begin today. It seems like it has been years since the Orioles were involved in a transaction that led their key baseball operations decision-maker to the podium to hold an actual press conference for...
"MASN All Access" bringing exclusive live Winter Meetings shows to fans
"MASN All Access" bringing exclusive live Winter Meetings shows to fans
Josh Land
Orioles
LAS VEGAS - Season's greetings from the Winter Meetings! The "MASN All Access" crew touched down in Vegas this weekend and is gearing up to bring you our biggest and best live shows yet. Where will Manny Machado and Bryce Harper sign? Will the O's name their next manager? How the heck do we find the exit to this casino? We're looking to bring all of these answers to you this week with twice-daily live shows on MASN All Access. Be sure to follow along on Facebook Live from 3-5 p.m. Eastern...