Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy sustained a hairline fracture in his left foot yesterday and is expected to miss six to eight weeks, a harsh blow for a team so reliant on its defense. Hardy was scheduled to undergo a CT scan after X-rays yesterday raised serious concerns within the organization. The injury was labeled a "contusion," but further testing was ordered. Today's findings came as no surprise. Hardy, 33, fouled a ball off his foot in the fourth inning, sending him to the trainers room...

The Orioles are in the process today of determining a timetable for shortstop J.J. Hardy's return after he underwent a CT scan on his left foot. Hardy fouled a ball off his foot in the fourth inning yesterday and is expected to land on the disabled list. The Orioles are gathering more information and formulating a roster plan. Ryan Flaherty could be recalled from Triple-A Norfolk. Paul Janish goes on paternity leave Wednesday. The news on closer Zach Britton appears much more positive, though...

Most Orioles fans will tell you the team's glory years occurred during the 1960s and 1970s, when the O's captured two of their three World Series championships and produced some of the game's greatest players. Yet as fans watched their favorite team battle for a chance to be champions, thousands of Americans across the world were fighting for an even bigger cause - the safety and protection of the United States. Between 1955 and 1975, the Vietnam War captured the attention of the world. It...

When the Nationals visit the Kansas City Royals tonight, manager Dusty Baker will pencil a designated hitter into his lineup for the first time this season. But even playing in an American League park, Baker might actually think twice before he doing so. Most Nationals fans could sense that Joe Ross was done for the day as he walked off the field after tossing six stellar innings in Saturday's 6-1 victory in St. Louis. With a 4-1 lead at the time, he had rebounded nicely from a finger blister...

Despite a pair of losses over the weekend, the Orioles were able to split a four-game series with one of the hottest teams in baseball. They played a strange back-and-forth affair with the White Sox on Saturday against the red-hot Mat Latos and were mostly shut down by perennial Cy Young candidate Chris Sale on Sunday. While the weekend may have looked bad from a win-loss standpoint, it looks even worse from an injury standpoint. Zach Britton and J.J. Hardy were both hurt, and while we don't...

The Orioles split a four-game series with the Chicago White Sox, the team with the best record in the American League. Encouraging on one hand, but on the other not so much, since they won the first two games of the series. On Saturday night the Orioles were six outs away from taking the first three in the series. But we know what happened. Darren O'Day had a rare bad outing and Zach Britton got hurt. In the first two games and seven innings of the series, the Orioles outscored the White Sox...

ST. LOUIS - Wilson Ramos ambled onto the field at Busch Stadium yesterday morning, his Nationals teammates having already been out there for a little while taking batting practice, and began the process of returning to his professional life after a five-day break to take care of his personal life. Ramos, who had gone home to Venezuela following the death of his grandfather, admittedly was still grieving but found solace in putting on his uniform again and preparing for yesterday's game against...

The Orioles are going to experience one of the busiest off days in recorded history. This team has a lot to learn about relaxing. Shortstop J.J. Hardy will undergo a CT scan on his left foot and I'd be surprised if the news is good. The Orioles viewed the results of his X-rays yesterday and ordered more pictures. Something must be wrong beyond a bruise. Closer Zach Britton will undergo an MRI on his left ankle. X-rays came back negative and the Orioles say it's a sprain, but they want to make...

Ben Revere returned to the Syracuse lineup Sunday, playing seven innings in center field, as the Chiefs dropped Pawtucket 5-4 in 10 innings. Revere grounded out to shortstop, reached on a fielder's choice and grounded out to the pitcher in three at-bats. In the third inning, he reached on a fielder's choice. With Trea Turner batting, he stole second base. The Chiefs begin a three-game set Monday night at home against Rochester. After playing five innings in back-to-back games, Revere had the...

ST. LOUIS - That the Nationals just swept the Cardinals at Busch Stadium for the first time ever was notable enough. That they did it despite Bryce Harper going hitless in all three games this weekend was downright scary. Scary for future competition. "That tells me that somebody's in trouble," manager Dusty Baker said. "Somebody's in trouble because Bryce ain't going hitless for too long a period of time. Whenever you can do that without your star having a good series ... we picked him...