The Make Baseball Fun Again campaign made its way to New York City as Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper stopped by "The Tonight Show"! Along with host Fallon, Harper faced the duo of model Gigi Hadid and actor/comedian Andy Samberg in Catchphrase. Naturally, hilarity ... and maybe a little cheating ... ensued. Check out all the smack-talk and laughs and see if Harper and Fallon came out on top!

As players get older, they have to tweak their game to remain elite. For pitchers, this often entails working on a new off-speed pitch or refining command -- to paraphrase a famous expression, they change from throwers into pitchers. Hitters don't always evolve dramatically, but they often shake things up once the years start coming. In the first season of at least seven more with the Orioles, and at age 30, Chris Davis has done exactly that. This offseason, Davis looked like a bit of a risky...

After three days of meetings in Dallas last week with his area scouts, Orioles scouting director Gary Rajsich and his top staff members are in the final stages of their preparations for the 2016 First-Year Player Draft. The 40-round draft will begin at 7 p.m. on June 9 with picks through Round 2 and the Competitive Balance Lottery Round B. It will resume June 10 with selections in Rounds 3-10 and conclude June 11 with picks in Rounds 11-40. The Orioles have five picks in the top 100 at Nos. 27,...

Pitcher Max Scherzer returns to the mound Tuesday night when the Nationals start a three-game series in Citi Field against the New York Mets, the team that beat them in the National League East last season. And while Nationals-Mets rivalry - with all that starting pitching on both sides - is one story, there's another to watch: How will Scherzer follow up his historic 20-strikeout game against Detroit on Wednesday night at Nationals Park? As Nationals fans learned during Scherzer's first...

The Seattle Mariners are in town for a three-game series, giving Orioles fans a chance to welcome back Baltimore native Steve Johnson and one-year crush Nelson Cruz. Johnson has allowed one run and two hits over five inning in his four appearances since the Mariners purchased his contract from Triple-A Tacoma. He earned the win in his last appearance on May 11, shutting out the Rays over 1 2/3 innings. Cruz is batting .265/.363/.477 with seven doubles, seven home runs and 21 RBIs in 36...

When last the Nationals and Mets faced each other in a game of actual significance, the lasting image was that of Yoenis Cespedes circling the bases while Drew Storen fumed on the mound, the final dagger of a miserable three-day stretch for the Nats having been delivered in the harshest possible manner. That scene pretty much encapsulated the 2015 pennant race between these two teams. A Nationals club that was supposed to run away with another National League East title instead wilted in...

The Orioles' short-season Single-A affiliate, the Aberdeen IronBirds, today announced plans to pay tribute to two fallen Harford County deputies, Senior Deputy Patrick Daily and Deputy First Class Mark Logsdon, who were killed in the line of duty on Feb. 10. In partnership with the Harford County SheriffÂ’s Office, the IronBirds will honor the fallen deputies throughout the 2016 season, both at home and on the road. All IronBirds players will don jerseys embroidered with a specialized patch...

Manager: Terry Collins (6th season) Record: 21-16 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: CF Yoenis Cespedes (.287, 12 HR, 32 RBIs), SS Asdrubal Cabrera (.281, 38 hits), 2B Neil Walker (10 HR, 20 RBIs), RHP Noah Syndergaard (3-2, 2.53 ERA), RHP Jeurys Familia (2.60 ERA, 12 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: First meeting (11-8 in 2015) Pitching probables: May 17: RHP Max Scherzer vs. RHP Noah Syndergaard, 7:10 p.m., MASNMay 18: LHP Gio Gonzalez vs. RHP Bartolo Colon, 7:10 p.m., MASNMay 19: RHP...

The Blue Jays have claimed infielder/outfielder Jimmy Paredes on waivers from the Orioles, according to multiple sources. The Orioles placed Paredes on waivers Friday before his injury rehabilitation assignment expired yesterday afternoon. They were hoping to outright him to Triple-A Norfolk, though it would have required his approval. Paredes batted .279/.312/.425 in 122 games with the Orioles over parts of two seasons after they purchased his contract from the Royals on July 24, 2014. He hit...

Max Scherzer's 20-strikeout performance against the Tigers was certainly one for the ages, the highlight of one of the most remarkable weeks in the history of the Nationals. But Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg, whose contract extension was a key part of that week, owe a debt of gratitude to a man who might have given an even more impressive performance more than 53 years earlier. As Scherzer piled up the strikeouts, matching the most ever in a nine-inning game, Nats fans posting in the...