The 21-year-old catching phenom signs an eight-year contract extension less than a week after his major league debut. Two more players go on the injured list. Just another day in the life of the Orioles, who can bounce from unpredictable to monotonous in a matter of seconds. They had to play the latest game on their schedule, the 128th this season,

PHILADELPHIA – The lights went down at Citizens Bank Park, the cell phones turned on and a sellout crowd of 44,757 roared as Jhoan Duran entered from the bullpen for the top of the ninth. There may be no more imposing scene in baseball right now, and here were the young Nationals forced to confront it head-on. And confront it they did, with their m

PHILADELPHIA – As Bob Carpenter enters the home stretch of his final season behind the microphone, plans are coming together to honor the retiring broadcaster at Nationals Park. The Nationals announced today they will honor Carpenter prior to their Sept. 27 game against the White Sox, the penultimate game of the season. The club will hold a retirem

The Orioles put rookie Brandon Young on the 15-day injured list this afternoon with a strained left hamstring and selected reliever Matt Bowman’s contract from Triple-A Norfolk. A short time later, interim manager Tony Mansolino announced that infielder Jordan Westburg was going on the 10-day IL with a sprained right ankle. So much for Westburg’s d

The Orioles have made the following roster moves: Selected the contract of INF Vimael Machín from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear No. 65.Placed INF Jordan Westburg  (right ankle sprain) on the 10-day Injured List, retroactive to August 19.Transferred C Gary Sánchez (right knee sprain) to the 60-day Injured List. The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently

The Orioles today announced that they have agreed to terms with catcher SAMUEL BASALLO on an eight-year contract extension covering the 2026-33 seasons with a club option for 2034. Basallo, 21, made his major league debut on August 17 at Houston and became the first player signed and developed by the Orioles’ international program under Executive V

The Orioles are venturing into new territory by extending one of their young stars, and it turns out to be catcher Samuel Basallo. The club has reached agreement with Basallo on an eight-year deal worth $67 million that also includes a club option for 2034 and escalators that make the total package worth $88.5 million. He received a $5 million sign

The Orioles have made the following roster moves: Selected the contract of RHP Matt Bowman from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear No. 51.Placed RHP Brandon Young (left hamstring strain) on the 15-day Injured List.Transferred RHP Félix Bautista (right shoulder surgery) to the 60-day Injured List. The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 40 players.

PHILADELPHIA – How about that surprising homestand? The Nationals wound up going 4-3 against the Phillies and Mets, looking pretty sharp in the process against the top two teams in the division. So what’s up next? How about a road trip to … Philadelphia and New York! They won’t be facing the Mets again; this trip concludes at Yankee Stadium, not Ci

When Eli Willits took the field last night at Virginia Credit Union Stadium for Single-A Fredericksburg, he became the youngest FredNats player ever. He also became just the sixth player in his age-17 season to get a Single-A plate appearance this season, joining Andrew Salas (Marlins), Juneiker Caceres (Guardians), Stiven Martinez (Orioles), Kevin