NASHVILLE - Bryce Harper blitzed through a historic season at the plate, resulting in his first National League Most Valuable Player award along with several others accolades. At 23, Harper became the fourth-youngest player in the game's storied history recognized as MVP and he emphatically introduced himself to the conversation as arguably the best player in baseball. After battling nagging injuries the previous two seasons that cost numerous games on the shelf, Harper avoided the disabled...

NASHVILLE - If you think new Nationals manager Dusty Baker has spent the last month poring over videotape to dissect swings, checking in by phone with all of his new players and communicating daily with the brass on South Capitol Street about how things will be run under his tenure, think again. Since Baker had pretty detached himself from the day-to-day baseball grind until the Nationals came calling, he's been immersed in other business interests and has spent much of the time since being...

NASHVILLE - Dusty Baker sat at a table this afternoon in a ballroom at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, swarmed by reporters for the first time since he was announced as the new Nationals manager a little over a month ago. Among the many topics the charismatic Baker discussed was how to handle volatile closer Jonathan Papelbon and the leftover baggage from the reliever's dugout brawl with National League Most Valuable Player Bryce Harper. Unless general manager Mike Rizzo...

No draft prospect this past summer had bigger name recognition than did 22-year-old Mariano Rivera, the Iona College product whose namesake father was one of the top relievers in the history of the game. Rivera is not as big as his famous dad, at 5-foot-11 and 195 lbs. The elder Rivera is 6-foot-2 and 195 lbs., and earned 82 wins, posted 652 saves and recorded a 2.21 ERA in 19 big league seasons for the Yankees. He made 13 All-Star appearances and won was named the most valuable player in a...

Hundreds of youth from the Webster Kendrick Boys & Girls Club will soon benefit from a $75,000 donation from the Baltimore Orioles Charitable Foundation and Orioles center fielder and Boys & Girls Club alumnus Adam Jones. The donation will help to renovate and expand a Technology Center and the Callaway Community School Tech Lab at the Club's facility located at 4130 Callaway Ave. It will be the third Boys & Girls Club of Metropolitan Baltimore that the Orioles and Jones have renovated along...

NASHVILLE - Orioles director of player development Brian Graham is part of the club's front office contingent at the Winter Meetings. He provided some injury updates during a one-on-one video interview this morning. Right-hander Dylan Bundy has been limited to 63 innings since the 2013 season. He underwent Tommy John surgery during the 2013 season and then dealt with a shoulder issue last season. He went to the Arizona Fall League last month. But after pitching one inning each in two games, he...

NASHVILLE - The Orioles officially brought back Dave Anderson to the organization, hiring him for his old job as minor league infield coordinator. Anderson, the former Dodgers infielder, managed the Angels' Triple-A affiliate in Salt Lake over the summer. He expressed interest in returning to the Orioles after a one-year absence and they were happy to oblige. Kevin Bradshaw, hired by the Orioles as Anderson's replacement, will run extended spring training and coach in Florida, his duties...

NASHVILLE - Providing further proof that they haven't surrendered hope of re-signing first baseman Chris Davis, the Orioles are meeting today with agent Scott Boras at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. Multiple people have confirmed the meeting, and Davis won't be the lone topic of conversation. Boras also represents Pedro Alvarez, who was non-tendered by the Pirates and intrigues the Orioles as a potential left-handed bat at designated hitter. Outfielder Denard Span, who...

NASHVILLE - The Orioles continue to be in the hunt for free agent first baseman Chris Davis. He led the majors with 47 homers last year and leads the majors with 159 since 2012. But what is unclear is how many teams are in that hunt with them. There has been very little information getting out on Davis and any negotiations that may have taken place thus far. MASNsports.com's Roch Kubatko reported via Twitter that the Orioles are scheduled to meet with Scott Boras, Davis' agent today. Boras...

NASHVILLE - It's no secret the Nationals' main focus this offseason is fixing the bullpen issues that haunted them throughout last season, especially down the stretch as they lost hold of first place and quickly descended out of playoff contention. 'Whatever way we can improve the ballclub - whatever way we can improve the bullpen specifically - we'll certainly do," Rizzo said Monday afternoon at the Winter Meetings at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. According to a...