The Washington Nationals announced their 2018 Opening Day roster on Thursday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. The Nationals 25-man roster is comprised of 13 pitchers, two catchers, six infielders, and four outfielders. CATCHERS (2): Matt Wieters, Miguel Montero INFIELDERS (6): Ryan Zimmerman, Howie Kendrick, Trea Turner, Anthony Rendon, Matt Adams, Wilmer Difo OUTFIELDERS (4): Adam Eaton, Michael A. Taylor, Bryce Harper, Brian...

The Orioles today announced several roster moves to finalize their 25-man roster. Two players have been placed on the 10-day disabled list: outfielder Mark Trumbo (retroactive to March 26 - right quad strain) and right-hander Gabriel Ynoa (retroactive to March 26 - right shin stress reaction). Left-hander Zach Britton is currently on the 60-day disabled list (since February 15 - right Achilles surgery). The Orioles have selected the contracts of infielder Pedro Álvarez, outfielder Craig...

Though they won't play until Friday, the Nationals were nonetheless required to submit their opening day roster to Major League Baseball this morning along with the sport's 29 other clubs. The 25-man roster contains no surprises. The transactions the Nationals made Sunday night upon leaving West Palm Beach already revealed their intentions. The Nationals will carry an eight-man bullpen to open the season, with only four players on their bench. That arrangement could change in relatively short...

Chris Davis is leading off today for the Orioles as they open against the Twins at Camden Yards. It wasn't just talk and speculation. Davis has never batted first during the regular season. He had a handful of chances toward the end of spring training. Craig Gentry is in right field instead of Colby Rasmus, likely a concession to Twins starter Jake Odorizzi's reverse splits. However, Pedro Álvarez is the designated hitter. For the Orioles Chris Davis 1B Manny Machado SS Jonathan Schoop 2B...

A new baseball season means a new podcast! If you've been following along with MASNsports.com's previous Orioles podcast "Yard Work," we hope you continue to follow along with the new "MASN All Access" podcast. This new podcast will be all-encompassing under the umbrella of the "MASN All Access" Facebook Live show. "All Access" co-host and producer Paul Mancano will join me, "All Access" and social producer Bobby Blanco, twice a week for brand-new episodes all season long. Orioles...

So we always run this feature on opening day. It's a tradition, now in its ninth consecutive season, spanning three different websites. The idea is to reveal these predictions just before the Nationals take the field for their first game of the season. Just one problem: They're not playing today. (Thanks, Cincinnati weather!) Well, rather than postpone the publication of this season's media predictions - and thus have to come up with some other story idea I never planned for - I made the...

Dylan Bundy already had expressed his opinions back in Sarasota on being the opening day starter, getting in touch with whatever feelings were circulating inside him. As a light rain fell yesterday at Camden Yards, Bundy again had to sort through his emotions after finishing a pickoff drill. Not much changed besides the weather. Asked if anything seemed different to him now that he was in Baltimore, his assignment less than 24 hours away, Bundy said, "No, it doesn't feel much different. Just...

When Adam Jones runs out to center field for today's opening day game, he will tie Brady Anderson for the seventh-most opening day starts in club history. Brooks Robinson and Cal Ripken Jr. made 20 such starts as an Oriole and Mark Belanger is next with 13. Then come Paul Blair, Eddie Murray and Boog Powell with 12 each. Only those six players have started more on opening day than Jones and Anderson, the club's vice president of baseball operations. "This is my 11th opening day," Jones said...

Today's rain forced the Orioles inside to take batting practice after the Twins were able to hit on the field. Pitchers squeezed in some defensive drills before heading for cover. "The weather is getting progressively worse," said manager Buck Showalter. "It's supposed to be good tomorrow, or better temperature-wise. I'd like for that snow to melt. That's not a good look." Showalter won't reveal his lineup for opening day until rosters are submitted, with a noon deadline on...

The logos on the Camden Yards field are painted. The bunting hang along the baseline walls. Opening day is just hours away. There are many questions that fill the minds of Orioles fans on the dawn of a new season. How will the starting rotation perform? Who will bat leadoff? How will the bullpen hold up without Zach Britton? But here's another offseason question that may get overlooked during the excitement of opening day: What's new to eat and drink at the ballpark this year? Just under 24...