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If you want to make a wager on the Orioles to win the American League East, you'll get 12-1 odds right now through the online sportsbook Bovada. Here are the odds released earlier this week. Meanwhile, eight teams are listed ahead of the Orioles with odds in terms of winning this year's AL championship.
AL East - Odds to win New York Yankees - 1/1 Boston Red Sox - 7/4 Toronto Blue Jays - 17/4 Baltimore Orioles - 12/1 Tampa Bay Rays - 12/1
2018 AL Pennant - Odds to winHouston Astros - 11/4New...
SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles continue to hold a locker for outfielder Jaycob Brugman inside their clubhouse at the Ed Smith Stadium complex and a team official said they should know his status "in the next day or so."
Brugman was designated for assignment on Wednesday to create a spot for starter Chris Tillman on the 40-man roster, a surprising move considering the need for left-handed hitting outfielders and the presence of 37 pitchers in camp.
Colby Rasmus and Alex Presley have signed minor...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - It was among the most heavily debated subjects of the 2017 season in Washington: Where should Anthony Rendon bat in the Nationals lineup? And it drew a rise out of everyone who had an opinion, from those who agreed with Dusty Baker's tendency to bat Rendon sixth to those who insisted the multi-talented third baseman should bat second.
So you won't be surprised to learn that when asked Saturday to share his thoughts on Rendon's place in his lineup, new manager Davey...
SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles loaded the bases three times tonight without scoring, including the eighth inning when the first three batters reached. They put two runners in scoring position with two outs in the ninth and came away empty.
It served as the recipe for a 1-1 tie with the Twins.
The game ended after regulation instead of the teams playing a 10th inning. No one complained.
Jake Ring struck out to send everyone home and make the Orioles 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position. They...
SARASOTA, Fla. - Rule 5 pick Nestor Cortes Jr. came as advertised tonight in his first spring start. Didn't throw hard, but worked quickly and changed speeds and his arm angle to keep the Twins off balance.
Cortes duplicated Mike Wright Jr.'s outing yesterday by allowing one run and one hit over two innings. Cortes retired six of seven batters and threw 16 of 23 pitches for strikes.
The Twins lead the Orioles 1-0 in the top of the third inning. Alec Asher replaced Cortes and struck out the...
JUPITER, Fla. - In his quest to correct what ailed him in 2017 and recapture the form that made him one of baseball's most effective starters prior to that, Tanner Roark has a simple plan: Simplify.
Simplify his mechanics. Simplify his timing. Simplify his windup. And simplify his thought process when he's on the mound.
"I was just in my head, just thinking too much," Roark said in explaining his struggles last season. "And when you think, you suck."
While a line like that might be worthy...
SARASOTA, Fla. - The competition for the utility job with the Orioles increased today with Éngelb Vielma's arrival in camp.
Meet the new guy. Same as the old guy - just late getting here.
Vielma was detained in Venezuela while trying to get his visa. He flew into the area last night, took his physical today and waited for a chance to play.
"It's definitely very frustrating because all I was thinking about was the opportunity that's been presented to me," he said via translator Ramón...
JUPITER, Fla. - In his spring debut for 2018, Tanner Roark flashed some of what made him one of the majors' most effective starters in 2014 and 2016 but left him a frustrated pitcher in 2017: Well-located two-seam fastballs.
Roark used that bread-and-butter pitch this afternoon to strike out the side in the bottom of the second against the Marlins, capping an efficient performance in his first outing of the spring.
Roark needed an inning to get his feet wet, allowing a single to J.T. Realmuto...
SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles haven't posted their lineup for tonight's home intrasquad game against the Twins, but second baseman Jonathan Schoop expects to be in it.
Schoop was scratched yesterday with bursitis in his left elbow, but he's feeling much better today.
"I'm doing good," he said. "I don't even know the name of it, but it's nothing to worry about. I think I'm playing today. Just wanted to take it easy yesterday, but I think I'm playing today."
Schoop doesn't know how he...
JUPITER, Fla. - The Nationals had plenty of reasons to want to relocate their spring training headquarters from remote Viera to the more centrally located West Palm Beach, but here's another one: the chance to take batting practice at home before a road game in Jupiter.
That's what the Nats did today, keeping everyone back at FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches for a full morning workout and BP session before the travel squad and coaching staff boarded buses at 11:45 a.m. and make the quick...