Though he didn’t literally know Blake Butera before, Paul Toboni felt like he already knew all about the young man he just hired to be Nationals manager, long before either was employed by the franchise. During Toboni’s 10 years working in the Red Sox front office, Butera’s name came up a number of times. They had overlapping circles of baseball fr

The introduction of new Orioles manager Craig Albernaz earlier today revealed his sense of humor, passion for the game and the lives he’s intersected with along the way, and how family always is going to be a huge part of who he is both on and off the field. His first managing act was sitting through a nearly 44-minute press conference with attenti

The Orioles today announced that they have acquired right-handed pitcher ANDREW KITTREDGE from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for cash considerations. Kittredge, 35, went 4-3 with five saves, 15 holds, and a 3.40 ERA (20 ER/53.0 IP) on 41 hits (7 HR), 11 walks (1 IBB), and 64 strikeouts in 54 appearances between the Orioles and Cubs in 2025. On July

The Orioles have made the following roster move: Agreed to terms with LHP Josh Walker on a one-year major league contract for the 2026 season.

The Nationals’ focus since the season ended five weeks ago has been fixed on the remaking of the front office and now the manager’s office as well. At some point, though, Paul Toboni will need to start addressing the roster of players he has inherited. The new president of baseball operations has actually made a few transactions in the last week, l

Baseball’s offseason calendar is loaded with significant dates. A few others develop over the course of the fall and winter. Today is a prime example. The media will be introduced to new manager Craig Albernaz at a press conference at Camden Yards that airs live on MASN beginning at 11 a.m. President of baseball operations/general manager Mike Elia

The Orioles are holding onto left-hander Dietrich Enns as part of their offseason business that’s gaining momentum after the World Series. Rather than exercise a $3 million option on Enns’ contract, the club reached an agreement on a one-year deal with another option for 2027. Enns, 34, was involved in the last of nine deadline trades this summer,

The 2025 Major League Baseball season ended early Sunday morning, in just about as dramatic fashion as possible. Whether you were happy, upset or indifferent to the result, you have to admit Game 7 of the World Series was an all-timer. Now, as the Dodgers prepare for another victory parade and the Blue Jays come to grips with as narrow a defeat as

The end of the World Series gives teams an exclusive five-day window to negotiate with their own free agents before other clubs can begin making their own pitches. The Orioles are waiting to be turned loose in the market. The general manager meetings begin a week from today in Las Vegas, which can ignite trade discussions in the Orioles’ quest for

The Dodgers aren’t the easiest team to replicate.  Now back-to-back World Series champions, Los Angeles is reaping the benefits of the highest payroll in the game highlighted by, arguably, the best to ever do it. Multiple MVPs fill the top of the lineup while Cy Young winners take the mound.  The Blue Jays, though, were right there.  Hardly a small