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Nationals shortstop Trea Turner met with the media regarding offensive tweets he posted on Twitter back when he was playing baseball at North Carolina State.
He opened with an apology for the tweets he wrote in 2011 and 2012.
"For starters, I want to apologize to everybody that was affected by things that I said: LBGT community, African-American community, special-needs community," Turner said.
"I'm truly sorry for what I said and I want to take full responsibility for that. I want to...
It has been a dizzying day for the Orioles and their fans. As it turned out, the team did trade players who were under team control beyond 2018. They sent pitchers Kevin Gausman and Darren O'Day to Atlanta and traded second baseman Jonathan Schoop to Milwaukee.
In the deal with the Braves, the Orioles got four players and $2.5 million in international bonus money. They got three players from Milwaukee.
On the big league roster in New York this afternoon they have added right-handed relief...
NEW YORK - The Orioles dove deeper into their rebuild this afternoon, making a pair of significant trades ahead of the 4 p.m. non-waiver trading deadline.
First, the Orioles sent right-handers Kevin Gausman and Darren O'Day to the Braves in exchange for four players - right-hander Evan Phillips, infielder Jean Carlos Encarnación, catcher Brett Cumberland and left-hander Bruce Zimmermann - along with $2.5 million in international signing bonus slot money.
Just before the deadline, they...
The Orioles today announced that they have acquired infielder Jonathan Villar, right-hander Luis Ortiz and infielder Jean Carmona Ifrom the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for infielder Jonathan Schoop. Villar, who recently completed a rehab assignment, will join the Major League club. Ortiz has been assigned to Double-A Bowie, while Carmona has been assigned to Short-Season A Aberdeen.
Villar, 27, batted .261/.315/.377 (67-for-257) with 10 doubles, one triple, six home runs, 26 runs, and 22 RBI...
The Orioles today announced that they have acquired right-hander Evan Phillips, infielder Jean Carlos Encarnación, catcher Brett Cumberland and left-hander Bruce Zimmermann, and International Signing Bonus Slot Money from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for right-handers Kevin Gausman and Darren O'Day. Phillips has been optioned to Triple-A Norfolk, while Encarnación has been assigned to Class-A Delmarva, and Cumberland and Zimmerman have been assigned to Double-A Bowie.
Phillips, 23,...
If the Nationals were going to sell before today's trade deadline, they certainly had no shortage of veteran relievers on short-term contracts to offer up to other clubs.
In the end, the guy they chose to move was a bit of a surprising one: Brandon Kintzler, who was dealt to the Cubs for Single-A right-handed reliever Jhon Romero.
That was the club's only move before the 4 p.m. deadline.
Kintzler, who turns 34 on Wednesday, had become a key late-inning reliever for the Nationals since his...
The Washington Nationals acquired right-handed pitcher Jhon Romero from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for right-handed pitcher Brandon Kintzler on Tuesday. Additionally, Washington activated third baseman Anthony Rendon from the family medical leave list. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements.
Romero, 23, is 1-2 with nine saves and a 3.27 ERA (16 ER/44.0 IP) in 32 games for Single-A Myrtle Beach. He has recorded 57 strikeouts, 17 walks,...
NEW YORK - The Orioles are digging much deeper into their rebuild.
Starter Kevin Gausman is on the verge of being traded to the Braves, a source has confirmed. The non-waiver trade deadline arrives at 4 p.m.
No word yet on the return, but an agreement is in place the medicals are being reviewed.
The Orioles made Gausman the fourth overall pick in the 2012 draft out of LSU and he compiled a 39-51 record with a 4.22 ERA and 1.350 WHIP in 150 games (127 starts). He's 5-8 this season with a 4.43...
With all the attention placed on the trade deadline, the Nationals want to make sure they do not divert from their most important mission this week: accumulate wins and find a way to earn series victories against the Mets and the Reds at home.
The two-game series against New York features a night game tonight and a 12:05 p.m. game Wednesday. The Nats also need to end a two-game losing streak.
Right-hander Tanner Roark (4-12, 4.55 ERA), is looking to build off his best start of the season, eight...
Four months of ups and downs, encouraging moments and discouraging moments, reasons for hope and reasons for despair come to a head today. It's July 31, and the time has come for the Nationals front office to make some big decisions.
And the biggest decision may well involve the biggest name in their organization: Bryce Harper.
What would have sounded like a hoax in early April - or, shoot, even in early July - is at least within the realm of possibility today. The Nationals could deal Harper...