Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth pleaded guilty to reckless driving charges today in Fairfax County Circuit Court and has been sentenced to serve five days in jail. In addition, his driver's license will be suspended for 30 days. Werth, 35, was sentenced to 10 days in jail (with 170 days suspended) on Dec. 5, and lost his driver's license as a result of the verdict. Werth appealed the verdict, leading to today's adjudication. He was cited on July 6 by a Virginia state trooper for driving...

MASN, the television home of the defending National League East champion Washington Nationals, will broadcast seven Nationals spring training games during the 2015 Grapefruit League campaign. All of the games will appear on MASN HD, beginning with the Nationals' March 7 home game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Viera, Fla. The network's Grapefruit League coverage also includes six more games, five of them from Space Coast Stadium, the Nationals' spring training home: March 9 against the...

MASN, the television home of the defending American League East champion Baltimore Orioles, will broadcast seven Orioles spring training games during the 2015 Grapefruit League campaign. All games will appear on MASN HD, beginning with the Orioles' March 5 game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Sarasota, Fla. The network's spring training coverage includes six more games from Ed Smith Stadium, the team's Grapefruit League home: March 10 against the New York Yankees; March 14 against the...

Three weeks from tomorrow, Nationals pitchers and catchers will report to Viera, Fla., to kick off spring training. Just over than two weeks after that, the first Nats spring training broadcast will air on MASN HD. MASN has announced its spring training broadcast schedule, which will feature seven games during the Nats' 2015 Grapefruit League campaign. The first broadcast will be Saturday, March 7 at 1 p.m., when the Nats host the Cardinals at Space Coast Stadium in Viera. Two days later, on...

The Orioles still haven't released their camp roster for spring training, including the invites, because they're continuing to work on it. More decisions were made yesterday. We must remain patient. It sounds as though the Orioles are leaning toward inviting veteran left-hander Mark Hendrickson, who had a tryout earlier this month at the minicamp in Sarasota. Hendrickson has lowered his arm slot to the point where he's more of a submarine stylist. Factor in his 6-foot-9 frame and it's quite...

Seven of the Orioles' spring training games this year will air on MASN HD, beginning with the March 5 game against the Blue Jays in Sarasota. The Blue Jays have been attached to the Orioles all winter. May as well keep it going in the spring. All seven games will be played at the Ed Smith Stadium complex. The four afternoon games will be replayed the same day in prime time on MASN HD. No need to quit your jobs just so you can stay home. The complete MASN HD spring training schedule for the...

As expected, the Orioles took a fall in the rankings when ESPN's Keith Law released his latest list ranking all 30 farm systems in baseball. Rated 10th on this list last year, the Orioles are now No. 22. The Chicago Cubs are No. 1. As for the rest of the American League East, Boston is No. 5, Toronto is No. 19, New York is No. 20 and Tampa Bay is No. 23. By the way, the Orioles were ranked No. 12 last year by Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus. Click here to see the list (insider...

The Baltimore Orioles have named Jim Misudek as the club's Manager of Media Relations. He will begin his duties on Monday, February 9, reporting to Kristen Hudak, Director of Public Relations. Misudek (pronounced MISH-yoo-deck) will coordinate all facets of the Orioles' media relations efforts. His primary responsibilities will include the creation of daily press notes, drafting press releases, producing the club's annual media guide, arranging interviews for players and staff,...

I'm told that the player to be named later in last night's Travis Snider trade with the Pirates won't be determined until spring training. That leaves plenty of time for fans to ask about the PTBNL in the Travis Snider trade. Let me remind everyone that there was no PTBNL in the Chad Bradford deal on Aug. 7, 2008. It was a cash transaction. But it's still fun to bring it up. Pirates general manager Neal Huntington told reporters in Pittsburgh that the PTBNL will be similar to left-hander...

The Nationals might have just found their replacement for Tyler Clippard in the eighth inning. The Nats have signed former Blue Jays closer Casey Janssen to a one-year, $5 million deal with a mutual option for 2016, a source confirmed. FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal was first to report the signing. Janssen, 33, became the Blue Jays' full-time closer in 2012, and posted 81 saves in 91 opportunities over the last three seasons. The right-hander had a very strong three-year run with Toronto...