Nolan Reimold is batting sixth and playing left field for the Orioles tonight in their series opener against the Red Sox at Camden Yards. No corresponding roster move has been announced. The lineup card still shows 25 players. Matt Wieters is catching and batting fourth after yesterday's off-day. Chris Davis is the designated hitter. For the Orioles Manny Machado 3B Delmon Young RF Adam Jones CF Matt Wieters C Chris Davis DH Nolan Reimold LF Steve Pearce 1B J.J. Hardy SS Ryan Flaherty...

George Mitchell should have been president. He was a U.S. Senator, the Senate majority leader, a Federal District Court judge, the lead negotiator in the Northern Ireland peace accord, the special envoy for negotiations for peace in the Middle East and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He also headed the Mitchell Report to Major League Baseball regarding the use of performance-enhancing drugs. That only scratches the surface. George is a fellow Mainiac who has been a friend all...

The Nationals have a theme going in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft. They dipped into the talent-rich SEC pool to select junior Rhett Wiseman from Vanderbilt University in the third round (No. 103 overall). Wiseman becomes the third outfielder the Nats have drafted this year following LSU's Andrew Stevenson and Arizona prep star Blake Perkins from Verrado High School. Wiseman, 20, is slashing .316/.418/.567 this season for the Commodores, who are still alive in the College World Series....

The Orioles used their third-round pick in the First-Year Player Draft, the 102nd overall, to select Oregon left-hander Garrett Cleavinger. Baseball America rated Cleavinger as the 185th-best player in the draft. Here's the report: The Ducks rallied in the season's second half, riding Cleavinger and Stephen Nogosek down the stretch as a two-man bullpen tandem. Cleavinger has been a consistent performer even though, for the most part, his velocity has sat more in the 92-93 mph range this...

The Orioles and presenting sponsor OneMain Financial, along with the Orioles Wives, Oriole Advocates, MASN, WJZ-TV, Von Paris Moving and Storage, and the Maryland Food Bank, will hold the 29th annual OriolesREACH Food and Funds Drive at Oriole Park at Camden Yards this weekend, June 12-14, during the Orioles' series with the New York Yankees. Members of these groups will collect non-perishable food items and monetary donations from fans at each entrance from the time gates open through the...

Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo opted for a couple dynamic outfielders with the team's 58th and 69th picks in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft. Louisiana State University's Andrew Stevenson was Rizzo's first selection this year followed by Blake Perkins, a prep prospect out of Verrado High School in Arizona. "We're adding to our already fertile stable of athletes," Rizzo said. "You know our motto here ... we go pitching, defense, athleticism. And certainly both of these guys fill...

One question that has come up since the end of day one of the First-Year Player Draft last night concerns the two high school players the Orioles drafted. After selecting Florida State outfielder DJ Stewart in round one, the O's took Florida high school shortstop Ryan Mountcastle No. 36 overall and Georgia high school pitcher Jonathan Hughes at No. 68. Mountcastle was ranked No. 110 by MLBPipeline.com and No. 122 by Baseball America. Hughes was ranked No. 188 by MLBPipeline.com and No. 255 by...

If you're like me, you were glued to the TV on Saturday evening, watching the Belmont Stakes to see American Pharoah win the Triple Crown. In horse racing, the Triple Crown means that a horse wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes in the same year. American Pharoah was the first Triple Crown winner since a horse named Affirmed did it in 1978. American Pharoah's win on Saturday ended a 37-year drought for thoroughbred racing's biggest prize. (It was also more fun to...

The Nationals selected a pair of outfielders to begin the 2015 First-Year Player Draft. With the 58th pick, the Nationals chose Louisiana State outfielder Andrew Stevenson. He is a 6-foot, 184-lb. speedy outfielder from Youngsville, La., who was All-First Team SEC for the Tigers, who have advanced to the College World Series this weekend in Omaha, Neb. Stevenson also ranked near the top of the league in batting average (sixth, .356), hits (tied for sixth, 84), triples (tied for sixth, five),...

Florida State outfielder DJ Stewart said he cried when he was drafted with the 25th pick in round one by the Orioles last night. "It was an awesome feeling, just a lot of emotions throughout the day, but to finally hear my name called, I cried because this is something that you dream of your entire life. To see your name come up is just awesome, I am happy Baltimore selected me," Stewart said in a Seminoles press release. "It's always exciting whenever you have the opportunity to pursue...