The Orioles today announced that they have named Mark Quinn as Assistant Major League Hitting Coach. Quinn will replace Einar Diaz, who has assumed the role as Major League Coach and will assist in all aspects of Orioles coaching. Additionally, Dom Chiti (Bullpen Coach), Scott Coolbaugh (Hitting Coach), Bobby Dickerson (Third Base Coach), Wayne Kirby (First Base Coach), John Russell (Bench Coach), and Dave Wallace (Pitching Coach) will return to the Orioles Major League coaching staff. ...

Happy 2016, Birdland! A new year is upon us, which means we're one step closer to another season of Orioles baseball. Yep, just a little more than a month until pitchers and catchers report! As spring training nears, there is still a lot of speculation surrounding the Orioles rotation and lineup. One question fans and media are asking is how the young arms, including Mike Wright and Tyler Wilson, will impact the team in 2016. While we anticipate many questions being answered spring training,...

The two biggest stories coming out of Wednesday's Hall of Fame election were Ken Griffey Jr. missing a unanimous selection by three votes and the ramifications of Mike Piazza opening the door for Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds, two players that have been tied to performance-enhancing drugs. The hunt is on for the three voters who didn't select Griffey. It is within the voters' rights to use a ballot for political statements. Maybe the voters were protesting the Steroids Era. Maybe they...

In a week filled with playoff hype for the Redskins, the Nationals will take a slice of the attention today with a press conference - carried live at noon on MASN and MASNsports.com - introducing new second baseman Daniel Murphy. While Murphy, the reigning National League Championship Series Most Valuable Player, represents the biggest offseason acquisition so far, general manager Mike Rizzo has also been busy assembling a new bullpen and adding veteran role players for depth. Besides...

With Alex Gordon off the board, it's fair to wonder whether he truly was on the Orioles' radar. They want another left-handed bat. They'd gladly take a four-time Gold Glove outfielder. They'd build a shrine to a hitter with a career .348 on-base percentage over nine seasons. Gordon made sense on many levels, but he came with health concerns that tempered the Orioles' enthusiasm. Where have we heard this before? Gordon missed two months with a groin injury, limiting him to only 104 games....

He didn't get $100 million. He didn't get an opt-out clause. He did get a contract that includes some deferred money. But outfielder Alex Gordon is no longer on the board. He signed a four-year deal worth $72 million to stay with the Kansas City Royals. His combination of a career .348 OBP (it was .377 last year) and his defensive excellence would have looked real good in the Orioles outfield. But despite a recent report that Kansas City had "no chance" to re-sign Gordon, he no doubt had a...

Ken Griffey Jr., whose strong and fluid play on defense was equaled by his smooth and powerful left-handed swing, is headed to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. He is joined by catcher Mike Piazza in a two-man class that will be inducted July 24. Griffey was not the first unanimous selection, as some had speculated he might be, but Griffey was named on 437 of 440 ballots cast, a record of 99.32 percent. The previous mark was 98.84 percent set by pitcher Tom Seaver in 1992....

The Nationals announced this afternoon that they have finalized a three-year contract with second baseman Daniel Murphy. The deal, originally agreed upon on Christmas Eve and reportedly worth $37.5 million, was pending only a physical, which Murphy has passed. Murphy, who turns 31 on April 1, will be formally introduced during a press conference on Thursday at Nationals Park with live coverage beginning on MASN and MASNsports.com at noon. In addition, the Nationals officially confirmed a...

The Washington Nationals agreed to terms on a one-year contract with infielder Stephen Drew on Wednesday and designated right-handed pitcher Taylor Hill for assignment. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Drew, a veteran of 10 Major League seasons, will join the Nationals on the heels of a 2015 season in which he hit 17 home runs for the New York Yankees. The power output was Drew's largest since the left-handed-hitter clubbed 21...

The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with All-Star infielder Daniel Murphy on Wednesday, finalizing a three-year contract with the 2015 National League Championship Series Most Valuable Player. Right-handed pitcher Erik Davis was designated for assignment. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Murphy joins the Nationals after spending the first 10 years of his professional career in the New York Mets organization, including seven...