SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles will withhold making more roster cuts until Sunday morning. They still have 42 players in camp. Closer Zach Britton and pitcher Gabriel Ynoa are out of their protective boots. Britton already is on the 60-day disabled list and Ynoa is expected to go on the 10-day DL. Left-hander Tanner Scott worked another inning in relief today in a 5-2 loss to the Blue Jays before a sellout crowd of 7,409 at Ed Smith Stadium, but he's still slated to start at Triple-A...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Making his fifth spring appearance, Orioles right-hander Mike Wright Jr. had a pretty good outing working. That was until the bottom of the Toronto Blue Jays order got to him in the top of the fifth inning today at Ed Smith Stadium. Wright took the mound in a 1-1 game that inning, but two singles, a balk and No. 9 hitter Roemon Fields' two-run triple with one out made it 3-1. Fields went 2-for-2 against him and scored twice. A fielder's choice grounder plated a fourth run. A...

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles turned three double plays this afternoon to provide assistance to Mike Wright Jr. in his latest bid to make the rotation, but he couldn't turn back the Blue Jays in a three-run fifth inning that marred his outing. Wright was charged with four runs and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings. He walked a batter, struck out two and committed a balk, and he left the game with a 4.91 ERA in five appearances. Joely Rodriguez stranded two runners by retiring Justin Smoak on a fly...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Adam Eaton's reconstructed knee has been getting put to the test today, though it couldn't have been bothering him too much as he rounded the bases following a dramatic home run. Tanner Roark, meanwhile, slogged through a ragged start that lasted only three innings, included some wild command and low radar gun readings. Put it all together, and it's already been an eventful game between the Nationals and Mets. Eaton got a nice ovation from the crowd (and even from the...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Jeremy Hellickson was in Southern California on Friday afternoon, expecting to throw four innings of a simulated game against fellow unemployed Scott Boras clients who have gathered to work out together, when he got the call. The Nationals were offering him a minor league contract, and though that carried no official assurance of a spot on the big league roster, the opportunity was too good to pass up. "They were actually the first team that called," Hellickson said....

SARASOTA, Fla. - After a stellar 2017 season, one that started with him in the Carolina League and ended in the American League, Austin Hays' chance to make the Orioles opening day roster was briefly derailed this spring. The Orioles' 22-year-old outfielder dealt with a sore shoulder early in camp. An MRI showed some inflammation behind his right shoulder. Hays got a cortisone injection Feb. 28 and missed six games. He returned to the lineup as the designated hitter on March 7 and then missed...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles manager Buck Showalter is sticking to his plan of starting Chris Davis in Sunday's game against the Mets in Sarasota. Davis campaigned for today's game, which fell on his 32nd birthday, but he gets one more day in his recovery from a strained right elbow/forearm. "He tried to talk me into playing today, but we have a plan and a process and we'll stick to it until tomorrow," Showalter said. "He's going to do everything again today." Danny Valencia has been taking...

Nationals minor league roving coordinator and former Triple-A Syracuse manager Billy Gardner Jr., was a third baseman in the majors himself, so he has a unique perspective when working with third base prospect Drew Ward. Gardner believes Ward has a chance to make it to the next level. Ward had a very good start to the 2016 campaign at high Single-A Potomac, hitting .278 with 11 homers and 32 RBIs. Last season, Ward played in 121 games at Double-A Harrisburg, hitting .235 with 10 homers and 53...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Mark Trumbo isn't going to rush the process in his recovery from a strained right quadriceps muscle. He won't create a specific timetable for his return, seeing no benefit in setting himself up for disappointment. Trumbo is headed to the disabled list with a Grade 2 strain, opening up the designated hitter slot while closing his chances of playing on opening day. The early estimates have him missing at least three to four weeks. "I don't think it's beneficial to try to...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - It's been an awfully quiet spring around here, but that's starting to change. Jeremy Hellickson was in the clubhouse this morning trying on his No. 58 jersey (though the signing won't become official until tomorrow). And the Nationals lineup for today's game against the Mets has a whole lot of interesting things going on. We'll begin with the most important development: Adam Eaton is making his Grapefruit League debut at last, nearly 11 months after tearing the ACL...