SEATTLE – It’s one thing to be aggressive at the plate. It’s quite another thing to have so little success being aggressive at the plate and making no obvious adjustment to reverse that trend. The Nationals have often shown that unfortunate propensity in recent seasons, and tonight they took it to new (and increasingly agonizing) lengths. During a

The managerial wheels were spinning inside Tony Mansolino’s head tonight in the first inning. The migraine didn’t set in until much later. Tomoyuki Sugano escaped with only one run allowed against the Cardinals despite singles from four of the first five batters, but his opponent squeezed 32 pitches out of him. The count grew to 51 after the second

SEATTLE – The Nationals hope to have Kyle Finnegan available to them for tonight’s series opener against the Mariners, but the closer’s availability was still up in the air as the team took the field this evening for pregame workouts. Finnegan hasn’t pitched in five days due to shoulder fatigue, a seemingly minor ailment that kept him from taking t

SEATTLE – Hello from the Great Pacific Northwest, where the Nationals are making their bi-annual trip to face the Mariners at T-Mobile Park. It’s the first West Coast trip of the season, with a stop in Arizona coming up this weekend before they head back home. The Nats come here playing better baseball of late but still quite a bit inconsistent at

Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman appears to have avoided the seven-day concussion injured list. Rutschman was scheduled to take batting practice outdoors if the rain stopped. The tarp is on the field but some players threw in the outfield before returning to the clubhouse. Rutschman is out of the lineup again after taking a foul ball off his mask du

Cedric Mullins and Adley Rutschman remain out of the Orioles’ lineup tonight against the Cardinals. Mullins hasn’t started in three of the last four games. Jorge Mateo is in center field. Chadwick Tromp makes his first start behind the plate. Dylan Carlson is in left field after homering yesterday for the second time in two games. His 107.6 mph exi

As part of their 20th anniversary celebration, the Nationals invited a number of former players to attend spring training for a few days a piece and serve as guest instructors. The list included familiar faces who have come back frequently over the years (Ryan Zimmerman, Ian Desmond) and some who hadn’t been back at all since retiring (Drew Storen,

The Orioles have won three games in a row for the first time in 2025, which is cause for celebration. You can break open the bubbly or watch me bust into the mailbag. One can lead to questionable behavior, the other is filled with questions that I attempt to answer in the latest sequel to the beloved 2008 original. I don’t edit unless your grammar

Dylan Carlson knew the drill. Slap hands with teammates, approach dugout steps and remove batting helmet, receive pirate hat, go directly to hydration station and chug. And it’s much better in a crowd. Carlson is on an offensive tear, hitting a three-run homer today after an earlier single and stolen base. And Charlie Morton is on a mission to prov

The Orioles have made the following roster moves: Selected the contract of C Chadwick Tromp from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear No. 41.Designated UTL Cooper Hummel for assignment. The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 39 players.