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SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles are allowed to play fast and loose with the rules for today's game against the Puerto Rico Development Program on Field 4.
Manager Buck Showalter's lineup card includes 10 players overall and three designated hitters - Paul Janish, Caleb Joseph and Ryan Lavarnway. Janish also is listed as the shortstop for later in the game.
Matt Wieters will catch, in case you somehow missed it.
For the Orioles Paul Janish DH/SS Caleb Joseph DH Ryan Lavarnway DH Matt Wieters C...
SARASOTA, Fla. - Until Thursday, the last time the two Bundy brothers saw their names in the same box score it was April 2008. Dylan Bundy was a freshman and Bobby Bundy a senior at Owassa (Okla.) High School.
But on Thursday, two Bundys pitched in one game when the Orioles played in Jupiter, Fla., against St. Louis. Dylan went two innings, allowing two hits and one run. Bobby pitched 2/3, of an inning without allowing a hit or run.
Both brothers have had Tommy John surgery and both are looking...
SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles will make cuts today and Sunday. There will be a significant number of pitchers sent to minor league camp as innings become more precious.
Manager Buck Showalter said he's leaning toward carrying a position player rather than an extra pitcher to fill Chris Davis' roster spot on opening day. Davis has one more game to serve on his suspension.
"If we're not ready to go physically with the 12 pitchers we've got, something is wrong," Showalter said. "We should be...
VIERA, Fla. - Drew Storen underwent a 20-minute procedure yesterday to remove the hook of hamate bone in his left hand. The Nationals closer said the injury to his non-throwing hand happened when the knob of the bat dug into his hand awkwardly during a hitting drill at the Space Coast Stadium training complex earlier in the week.
"I gave it a couple days just to see how it felt since it's not something I really use," said Storen. "But I was like, 'You know what? I'm in pain, might as well...
SARASOTA, Fla. - Matt Wieters knows that he's behind the plate today for the Orioles' game against the Puerto Rico Development Program and he still isn't cleared to make throws to second base, but he has no idea whether the opponent will be running.
This isn't an intrasquad game, where the Orioles can dictate the rules. They may, however, make a few polite suggestions.
"We'll find out," Wieters said, grinning. "I think it might have been mentioned, but even if they run, I can still use...
SARASOTA, Fla. - Steve Clevenger gets the start behind the plate today for the Orioles in their 1:05 p.m. game against the Rays at Ed Smith Stadium. The game will be broadcast on MASN HD.
Alejandro De Aza is leading off. Rey Navarro is starting at second base and batting ninth.
The bullpen behind starter Brian Matusz includes Darren O'Day, Steve Johnson, Wesley Wright, Tim Berry and Chaz Roe.
For the Orioles Alejandro De Aza LF J.J. Hardy SS Chris Davis 1B Adam Jones CF Steve Pearce RF Manny...
VIERA, Fla. - Denard Span returned to Space Coast Stadium on Thursday morning just three days after surgery to repair a small tear on the right side of his rectus abdominis muscle. The seven-year veteran was already coming off a similar surgery on the left side of the same muscle in December. He showed up early to spring training to test it out and was at his normal leadoff spot for the Nationals' Grapefruit League opener on March 5. But Span's spring training lasted just two at-bats.
"I...
SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles are back home today to play the Rays at 1:05 p.m on MASN HD. They also have a game scheduled against the Puerto Rico Development Program at 2 p.m. on Field 4.
Brian Matusz, Darren O'Day, Wesley Wright, Logan Verrett and Tim Berry are scheduled to pitch in the Grapefruit League game. Chris Tillman and Tommy Hunter will pitch against Puerto Rico, and Matt Wieters will move behind the plate.
Wieters still isn't cleared to make throws to second base in game...
SARASOTA, Fla. - This is quite a different spring training for Orioles left-hander Zach Britton. This time last year, he was a young pitcher out of options and just trying to make the team in any role.
Now he is in spring camp as the established closer, coming off a big year. The 27-year-old Britton took over as closer in mid-May in 2014 and went 3-2 with a 1.65 ERA and 37 saves in 41 chances.
He was one of three American League closers that recorded 30 or more saves with a save percentage of...
VIERA, Fla. - The game of baseball if filled with superstitions. Well, today is Friday the 13th, and it delivered some bad news for Nationals fans.
This morning came word that star third baseman Anthony Rendon will miss a week or more with a mild left MCL sprain. Then, after today's fluky 6-6 tie with the Houston Astros, manager Matt Williams announced that closer Drew Storen had surgery today to remove the hook of the hamate bone in his left, or non-throwing, hand. Add them to an infirmary...