Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette indicated that Double-A Bowie pitcher Hunter Harvey will remain shut down following today's visit with Dr. James Andrews. Andrews examined Harvey's right shoulder and Duquette said, "It needs a little more time." "But evidently he's feeling pretty good," Duquette added. The interest in shortstop Manny Machado continues to pick up as the industry gets closer to the non-waiver trade deadline. Duquette confirmed that it's increased since the...

After he made a pretty solid first impression in a short time frame last week, infielder/outfielder Steve Wilkerson rejoined the Orioles today. He is expected to be activated before tonight's game with Seattle. Wilkerson had his contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk last Tuesday when the Orioles played in Washington. The next night, he made his major league debut as a ninth-inning defensive replacement. Then, in the series finale a week ago tomorrow, he made his first major league start and...

The MRI on Orioles reliever Darren O'Day's left hamstring didn't reveal a Grade 3 tear, which is the only good news to come from last night's injury. Grade 3 would require surgery, as it did with Richard Bleier's lat injury. It's believed that O'Day has a Grade 2 tear in the hamstring, which is going to keep him out indefinitely. He won't make the 10-day period. The Orioles haven't announced their roster moves, but Jimmy Yacabonis will replace O'Day on the 25-man roster and Steve...

Danny Valencia remains the right fielder for tonight's game against the Mariners. No roster moves have been announced, but Steve Wilkerson is in the clubhouse and the Orioles set up a locker for picher Jimmy Yacabonis. Chris Davis is batting seventh again. Mark Trumbo is batting .353 (12-for-34) during a 10-game hitting streak. Shippensburg University outfielder Dalton Hoiles, the son of former catcher Chris Hoiles, will sign with the Orioles on Sunday and report to short-season Single-A...

I am a bit of an old-school baseball fan. I appreciate the small aspects of the game like hitting behind the runner, the hit-and-run, the sacrifice bunt and the stolen base. Many of the small things seem to have left the game, and while I understand the numbers behind it, part of me still misses them. When it comes to the Orioles, the stolen base has been as missing in action as their offense as a whole has been this year, but down at Single-A Delmarva, second baseman Kirvin Moesquit is...

Juan Soto has taken the Nationals by storm. We all know this. The Childish Bambino has provided the Nationals with a spark, and at times he's the only thing keeping this streaky train running. But he hasn't just taken the Nationals by storm, he's taken the entire league by storm, in a way no teenager has in a long time. There isn't an elite crop of rookies in the National League this season. There isn't a unanimous favorite like Cody Bellinger. So I say that it's within reason that Juan...

Bowie, MD. - If you can be a happy player on the disabled list, Double-A Bowie outfielder Austin Hays was that on Tuesday. He was all smiles because he got positive news from a visit to a foot specialist. Out since May 24 with a right ankle bone bruise and tendinitis, Hays found out yesterday that the walking boot he's been wearing for a couple of weeks will come off in one more week. He'll slowly work his way back after that and might be playing in minor league rehab games as soon as two to...

As scouts continue to follow Orioles closer Zach Britton and monitor his recovery from Achilles surgery and his dependability in the late innings, they can mark off the box that confirms his ability to enter games with little preparation and get results. Britton was forced into the ninth inning Monday night against the Mariners after plate umpire Stu Scheuwater called a balk on Darren O'Day and then ejected him when O'Day argued the call. The left-hander didn't anticipate that the bullpen...

Getting the lineup back as intended hasn't eased the Orioles' health crisis. It's kicking into full gear. Reliever Darren O'Day and outfielder Craig Gentry will be placed on the 10-day disabled list before Wednesday night's game, joining reliever Richard Bleier and starter Dylan Bundy as the latest casualties within the past two weeks. O'Day reinjured his hamstring tonight and will undergo tests in the morning, but he's destined to return to the DL. He was lost on May 9 to a...

Orioles reliever Darren O'Day removed himself from tonight's game. No umpiring controversy and no arguments. O'Day appeared to suffer a leg injury while fielding Jean Segura's bunt in the eighth inning after Dee Gordon's leadoff double. He hopped off the mound as Segura reached, his pursuit of the ball on the left side of the infield compromised, and threw one warmup pitch before heading to the clubhouse with head athletic trainer Brian Ebel. The Mariners worked Tanner Scott for a walk to...