Orioles manager Buck Showalter met with reporters earlier today and explained the Orioles' decision to designate outfielder Alejandro De Aza for assignment to clear a spot for infielder Ryan Flaherty on the 25-man roster. De Aza batted .293/.341/.537 with five doubles, three triples, three home runs and 10 RBIs in 20 games with the Orioles last season after coming over in a trade with the White Sox. He also gave the Orioles plus-defense in left field, which was a primary reason why they made...

The Orioles today announced that they have reinstated infielder Ryan Flaherty from the 15-day disabled list and designated outfielder Alejandro De Aza for assignment. Flaherty, 28, appeared in two rehab games with Triple-A Norfolk, going 0-for-5 with three walks, two RBI, and a run scored. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list on May 12 with a right groin strain. In 13 games with the Orioles this season, Flaherty has hit .250/.372/.500 (9-36) with three doubles, two home runs, and four...

Copies of "Baltimore Orioles: 60 Years of Orioles Magic" Available for Purchase The Orioles today announced that they will host another official legacy book signing featuring longtime Baltimore sportswriter and author of "Baltimore Orioles: 60 Years of Orioles Magic," Jim Henneman, on Saturday, May 30. Henneman will sign from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Official Orioles Team Store at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Beginning with the return of Major League Baseball to Charm City and...

Tyler Wilson is headed to Baltimore and will start Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against the White Sox at Camden Yards. Wilson gave up one run and five hits in two innings in his major league debut. He's 2-4 with a 3.29 ERA in eight starts with Triple-A Norfolk. Left-hander T.J. McFarland was the other possibility for the doubleheader. Mike Wright will start Game 2. Matt Wieters is back at Camden Yards after catching last night at Double-A Bowie. He won't serve as the Baysox's...

Ryan Flaherty returns to the Orioles lineup from the 15-day disabled list tonight against the Astros. Flaherty has been bothered by a right groin injury. There has been no corresponding move yet. Orioles starter Ubaldo Jimenez is 4-0 with a 2.24 ERA in nine career starts against the Astros. Colby Rasmus is 10-for-27 (.370) with five doubles, a triple, a home run and eight strikeouts against Jimenez. Jose Altuve is 4-for-11 with a double and triple. Collin McHugh has made one start against the...

The Orioles latest chance to get their offense going comes this afternoon when they host Houston in the finale of a three-game series. The Orioles were held to one run and five hits in Tuesday's 4-1 loss, and they've scored two runs or less in eight of their last 15 games. They have scored just seven runs over the last 40 innings. The O's team batting average, which was .286 on April 29, has dropped to .255. When they play the third game of a series this year where the teams have split the...

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As of late this morning, there was no information available yet on Dylan Bundy's MRI today but the Orioles at this point are expecting the same news from yesterday - that the shoulder issue is on the minor side. Today's precautionary MRI was just to take a closer look, but if this does in fact turn out to be shoulder/rotater cuff tendinitis, it could set Bundy back at least a couple of weeks. He would likely need to take a week or so off from throwing. Then he would likely have to throw a few...

An old veteran of the MASNsports.com live chat sessions, Adam Jones joined host Courtney Connor for the first edition of the 2015 season. He wielded fans' questions submitted to MASN's Twitter, Facebook and website. While some of the questions were hard-hitting baseball questions, others were hilarious, off-the-field questions for the center fielder. @masnOrioles if you were given one of the Buck garden gnomes where would you keep it? #AskAJ #AskCrush -- Michael Jabs (@VTmjabs) May 26,...

When I was in Chicago earlier this month, I found myself wandering around the neighborhood I grew up in - Wrigleyville. Back then, I wasn't old enough to appreciate an Old Style at Murphy's Bleachers on the corner of Waveland and Sheffield. But a few weeks ago, I was. One of my favorite parts of growing up in a baseball town like Chicago is that people there, at least in my mind, seemed to really enjoy sports. They enjoyed watching sports, talking about sports and knew intricacies about each...