After successfully recording and returning nearly one million ballots from in-park voting at Oriole Park, the Orioles are encouraging fans to continue voting to send their favorite Orioles to the 2014 MLB All-Star Game in Minnesota by voting online. DH Nelson Cruz and catcher Matt Wieters currently lead the voting at their respective positions, and a late push for outfielder Adam Jones, in addition to first baseman Chris Davis, shortstop J.J. Hardy, third baseman Manny Machado and outfielder...

Chris Davis is moving across the diamond tonight as Manny Machado's replacement at third base, as the Orioles open a four-game series against the Rangers at Camden Yards. Steve Pearce is starting at first base and Delmon Young is serving as the designated hitter. Davis has played 71 games at third base in the majors, including 17 with the Orioles in 2011. For the Orioles Nick Markakis RF Steve Pearce 1B Nelson Cruz LF Adam Jones CF Chris Davis 3B Delmon Young DH J.J. Hardy SS Jonathan Schoop...

The Orioles have reinstated infielder Michael Almanzar from the 60-day disabled list and designated him for assignment. Almanzar, 23, joined the organization via the Rule 5 draft from the Red Sox on Dec. 12, 2013. The Orioles placed him on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 23, with left patellar tendinitis and transferred to the 60-day DL on June 6. Despite needing a third baseman while Manny Machado serves his five-game suspension, the Orioles didn't consider Almanzar to be a...

The Washington Nationals today returned from rehab and reinstated outfielder Bryce Harper from the 15-Day Disabled List, and optioned left-handed reliever Xavier Cedeno to Syracuse of the Triple-A International League. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Harper, 21, rejoins the Nationals after missing 59 games with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb. During a rehab assignment with Single-A Potomac and Double-A...

The Orioles today announced that they have reinstated infielder Michael Almanzar from the 60-day disabled list and designated him for assignment. Almanzar, 23, was selected by the Orioles in the Rule 5 draft from Boston on December 12, 2013. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 23, with left patellar tendinitis and transferred to the 60-day DL on June 6.

You already know what the rivalry between the Yankees and Orioles looks like on the baseball diamond. But what shape will this heated battle take in the kitchen? Mary Smith from Charm City Cakes and TV's "Ace of Cakes" will host a cake class and competition on Sunday, July 13 at 11 a.m. at its Baltimore headquarters, 2936 Remington Ave. After Smith demonstrates how to properly fondant a cake and shows the different decorating methods she utilizes, student competitiors will use those tips to...

The Orioles are withholding comment on Manny Machado's five-game suspension until later today, when a team official will address the media. In the meantime, they will continue to fume over the announcement that Machado's punishment was not reduced. The expectation coming from the warehouse was that Machado would have to serve a maximum of four games, with the possibility of a further reduction. Instead, he will miss the next five games, beginning with tonight's series opener against the...

The Orioles' top three draft picks will make their professsional baseball debuts this week, pitching in games in Florida and Maryland. Also, the Orioles today announced the signing of their seventh-round pick, UCLA pitcher Max Schuh. The O's are close to signing their ninth-round pick, University of Mississippi infielder Austin Anderson, according to a source. When Anderson's signing is completed, the Orioles will have signed their first 16 draft picks, getting everyone from rounds three...

The Orioles finally received word on the result of Manny Machado's appeal hearing and it's not what they had anticipated. Major League Baseball has upheld Machado's five-game suspension, which he will begin serving tonight. The Orioles open a four-game series tonight against the Rangers at Camden Yards. Machado also will miss the Fourth of July game against the Red Sox at Fenway Park. He can return to the 25-man roster on Saturday. Machado's hearing took place last Wednesday at the...

Yesterday marked the anniversary of Archibald "Moonlight" Graham's one-game major league career. Back in 1905, he played a half-inning in the outfield for the New York Giants, faded into the obscurity of pre-Internet agate and didn't reappear to a wide audience again until 1989, when "Field of Dreams" introduced him as a baseball-playing spectre who helped save Ray Kinsella's daughter from choking on a hot dog only to lose his ability to take part in the ghostly games on an converted...