BOSTON – One day after the Orioles scored a dozen runs in a shutout in Houston and celebrated the infusion of young prospect talent and energy on the roster, Jordan Westburg limped off the field and reminded everyone that the 2025 season is a cruel mistress. Take the good, and there’s much more of it lately, but prepare to get hurt again. It’s a pa
BOSTON – Orioles outfielder Tyler O’Neill started baseball activities today at Fenway Park as he works toward a return from a right wrist injury. O’Neill went on the injured list retroactive to Aug. 6 due to the inflammation. “Threw the baseball for the first time today,” he said while standing at his locker in the visiting clubhouse. “So now it’s
BOSTON – The Orioles have won four of their last five games and are sending out another lineup tonight ripe with top prospects. Samuel Basallo is catching his first major league game, with Adley Rutschman on the bench. Dylan Beavers is in right field. Coby Mayo also is on the bench. Ryan Mountcastle gets the start at first base. Jeremiah Jackson is
When the Nationals needed to clear a roster for Dylan Crews’ return from the 60-day injured list last week, they chose to designate starting first baseman Nathaniel Lowe for assignment and keep seldom-used infielder Jose Tena. Now, after a four-game split with the Phillies, the Nats have sent Tena down in favor of another first baseman. The club an
Anyone else want to play the outfield? The Orioles aren’t holding tryouts but there’s a little experimenting with Jeremiah Jackson, who started in right again yesterday. Dylan Beavers will get plenty of starts in the corners – right Saturday and left yesterday. Interim manager Tony Mansolino said the organization’s No. 3 prospect isn’t here to sit.
HOUSTON – “For a lot of the year, for the first month and a half, there were a lot of nights when we probably looked like the worst team in major league baseball,” Tony Mansolino said after Friday night’s dominant win over the Astros. “We were probably 30th of 30 how we played the first month and a half. Tonight, for nine innings, we looked like t
The Orioles have made the following roster move: C Maverick Handley (right wrist sprain) was returned from his rehab assignment, reinstated from the 10-day Injured List, and optioned to Triple-A Norfolk.
Consider this morning’s series finale on South Capitol Street a play in four acts, the second portion a hope-filled drama, the opening and third ones a full-blown Shakespearean tragedy before the final one left the crowd yearning for more but ultimately unsatisfied. The encouraging portions came entirely during the third and ninth innings, when the
HOUSTON – All eyes are on the future of the Orioles. Calling up one of the best prospects in baseball only fuels that fire. On Friday, Brandon Young came within four outs of a perfect game. Yesterday, Dylan Beavers made his long-anticipated debut. And today, for the grand finale, Samuel Basallo, the No. 8 prospect in the game, according to MLB Pi
The infusion of top prospects in the Orioles’ roster is reflected in today’s lineup for the series finale in Houston. Samuel Basallo is making his debut at designated hitter. He’s batting sixth. Basallo is the 62nd player to appear in a game, tying the franchise record set in 2021. Dylan Beavers is in left field after collecting his first major lea