PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Dusty Baker hadn't given very much thought to the subject because he's been too busy getting to know a 62-man spring training roster and everything else involved in managing a new ballclub, including a 3 1/2-hour bus ride from Viera that departed at 7 a.m. But when Baker did arrive at Charlotte Sports Park, stepped onto the field and into the visitors dugout, his return to baseball after a two-year absence moved a step closer to reality. There was a game to manage...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Chris Tillman worked out this morning after receiving a cortisone injection yesterday in his left hip. Manager Buck Showalter said Tillman continues to feel good and is expected to start on March 9 or 10. "That injection, a lot of times you have to take a day or two after," Showalter said. "This is like where you're looking at a monitor and you see the exact little bitty hot spot and you're able to put it right on it. The only thing is, he's a little sore from the point...

MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals, today announced its Major League Baseball schedule for the 2016 season. Once again, all Nationals games broadcast by MASN will be available in crystal-clear high definition, including the season opener against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on Monday, April 4. Other highlights of MASN's 2016 Nationals schedule include interleague series against the Baltimore Orioles (Aug. 22-23, Aug. 24-25), and games versus the Minnesota Twins (April...

MASN, the television home of the Baltimore Orioles, today announced its Major League Baseball schedule for the 2016 season. Once again, all Orioles games broadcast by MASN will be available in crystal-clear high definition, including the season opener at Camden Yards against the Minnesota Twins on Monday, April 4. Other highlights of MASN's 2016 Orioles schedule include interleague games against the Washington Nationals (Aug. 22-23, Aug. 24-25), and meetings with the San Diego Padres (June...

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles are performing some early drills on the Ed Smith Stadium field before taking batting practice. Ubaldo Jimenez is starting today's home opener. Didn't he make most of his starts on the road last spring? Other pitchers listed for the Orioles include Zach Britton, Odrisamer Despaigne, Mychal Givens, Brian Matusz, Andy Oliver, Todd Redmond and Dale Thayer. Miguel Gonzalez opposes the Rays' Erasmo Ramirez Thursday afternoon in Port Charlotte. Vance Worley opposes the...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Mark Trumbo is in right field and Nolan Reimold is serving as the designated hitter today for the Orioles' home exhibition opener against the Braves. Hyun Soo Kim gets another start in left field and is batting second. J.J. Hardy is batting eighth and Jonathan Schoop ninth. For the Orioles Manny Machado 3B Hyun Soo Kim LF Adam Jones CF Chris Davis 1B Mark Trumbo RF Matt Wieters C Nolan Reimold DH J.J. Hardy SS Jonathan Schoop 2B Ubaldo Jimenez RHP

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla - After five long months, the Nationals today will take the field and play another team in an actual (exhibition) baseball game. No, it's not opening day, but it is the Grapefruit League opener, and that counts for something, right? Game 1 of 31 total exhibitions to be played over the next month in Florida and Washington takes place clear on the other side of the state from the Nationals' home base. This is their first-ever trip to Rays camp, and all it takes for them to...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Now comes the home portion of the exhibition schedule. And it's the Braves' turn to make the two-hour drive from Disney. Ask them later if it's really a small world after all. Ubaldo Jimenez takes the mound for the Orioles and could go two innings if his pitch count allows it. Mike Wright threw 27 yesterday, but only eight in the second. The Braves are countering with right-hander Aaron Blair, 23, the 36th overall selection by the Diamondbacks in the 2013 draft out of...

Here is the lengthy list of players who will be reporting to the Orioles' minor league spring training camp later this week in Sarasota, Fla. Pitchers and catchers report this Friday, March 4, while the position players report date is Tuesday, March 8 at the Buck O'Neil Complex at Twin Lakes Park. Just like at major league camp, many players are already at this camp, well ahead of the reporting dates. These players will join a group of 37 players who reported to an early camp over a week ago....

VIERA, Fla - This was something of a historic day here: the final workout for the Nationals at the practice fields down the street from Space Coast Stadium. From here on out, all workouts will take place inside the ballpark, prior to Grapefruit League games. And, of course, next spring the Nats will be opening their new shared complex with the Astros in West Palm Beach. (At least, that's what everyone hopes and assumes will happen.) For all the flaws this complex and this location have...