In the end, the Nationals went with the other talented shortstop from Oklahoma whose father played in the big leagues. The Nats selected Eli Willits with the No. 1 pick in tonight’s Major League Baseball Draft, a choice that may have surprised some but became increasingly possible over the last week both because of the 17-year-old’s all-around skil

The Orioles couldn’t conclude the unofficial first half of their season until downing a few more shots of misfortune. Another player went on the injured list. The start was delayed 1 hour and 38 minutes due to rain. And a former teammate homered three times as part of a five-hit, six-RBI day. It kept getting incrementally worse for the Orioles, who

MILWAUKEE – If the Nationals were going to head into the All-Star break on a positive note, they had an uphill climb to battle. Already having struggled this weekend against Brewers pitching, facing right-hander Freddy Peralta, who was selected for the upcoming All-Star Game but will not pitch in it, may have proved to be the Nats’ toughest challen

Tonight, the Orioles have a whopping four picks in the top 37 of the MLB Draft.  Baltimore will select at No. 19, numbers 30 and 31 as compensation for losing Corbin Burnes and Anthony Santander in free agency, and at No. 37, which they acquired in a trade that sent Bryan Baker to the Tampa Bay Rays.  Years ago, the O’s farm system was seen as the

The Orioles are ending the first half of the season today with Coby Mayo staying on the bench and the club sticking to its reasoning that winning games is the priority. Mayo has started twice in the last 11 games and is 0-for-6 this month. “I’ve talked to him a few times about it, just trying to communicate with him as good as I can, but a lot of i

MILWAUKEE – The Nationals made a small roster move ahead of their first-half finale against the Brewers. They recalled right-hander Andry Lara from Double-A Harrisburg to take the open roster spot left by Shinnosuke Ogasawara, who was optioned to Triple-A Rochester last night. “Very happy. Very happy to be back here,” Lara said of coming back to a

The Orioles tweaked their bullpen again this morning, recalling left-hander Grant Wolfram from Triple-A Norfolk and designating right-hander Corbin Martin for assignment. The 40-man roster remains full. Wolfram tossed two scoreless innings as the 27th man in Thursday’s doubleheader and earned his first major league win. He joins Gregory Soto as lef

MILWAUKEE – One more. There is only one more game to play before the Nationals head into the desperately-needed All-Star break. This week has not been easy for the boys in curly W caps. The front office shakeup. The managerial change. Having lost seven of their last eight games, yesterday in spectacularly heartbreaking fashion. But there is one mor

The day has arrived when the Orioles can make bold strokes in painting a rosier future for the organization. The draft begins at 6 p.m. and the Orioles hold the 19th selection, followed by the 30th, 31st, 37th, 58th, 69th and 93rd through three rounds. The rest of it plays out Monday. The Orioles obtained the 37th pick in the Competitive Balance A

MILWAUKEE – The Nationals entered Saturday’s matchup with the Brewers needing to put Friday night’s loss behind them. They struggled mightily against opener DL Hall and regular starter Quinn Priester, who combined to hold them to just three runs over the course of the series opener. But today, the Nats would only need to face one Milwaukee starting