NEW YORK - Hello from the Big Apple, where it's cool, dreary and dark. Only one day remains until opening day, however, so that brightens things a bit. Not a single pitch was thrown off the Nationals Park mound yesterday, and we didn't see any batters dig into the batter's box. The tarps covering the field and the rain that persisted throughout the day prevented all that, as yesterday's exhibition at Nats Park was canceled due to the weather. It still was a long day for Nationals players...

NORFOLK, Va. - After today's game was called due to rain with the Orioles winning 4-3 over Norfolk in six innings, manager Buck Showalter touched on a variety of topics in the manager's office at Harbor Park. He said he let the position coaches tell players that they had made the opening day roster. So infield coach Bobby Dickerson got to tell Jonathan Schoop he'd be on the roster come Monday. "He's been with him a long time too," Showalter said of the Dickerson-Schoop relationship. "I...

NORFOLK, Va. - Jonathan Schoop has made the Orioles' opening day roster and will likely be in the starting lineup Monday against Boston. Manager Buck Showalter confirmed that after today's game. It was pretty obvious, but Showalter told reporters that Schoop, Evan Meek, Steve Pearce and Delmon Young had claimed roster spots. The Orioles optioned Kevin Gausman, T.J. McFarland and Jemile Weeks to Triple-A after the game, getting the roster down to 32 players. Tomorrow they are expected to...

The Orioles reduced their roster to 32 players following today's rain-shortened 4-3 win at Harbor Park by optioning pitchers Kevin Gausman and T.J. McFarland and infielder Jemile Weeks to Triple-A Norfolk. They will get down to the required 25 by putting Manny Machado, Edgmer Escalona, Francisco Peguero, Nolan Reimold, Michael Almanzar and Johan Santana on the disabled list, and by having Troy Patton on the restricted list while he serves a 25-game suspension. Barring a late addition,...

The Orioles today announced that they have optioned right-hander Kevin Gausman, left-hander T.J. McFarland and infielder Jemile Weeks to Triple-A Norfolk. With this move, the Orioles now have 32 players at major league spring training, including three non-roster invitees.

ORIOLES QUICK WRAP Score: Orioles 4, Norfolk 3 (rain, six innings) Recap: Matt Wieters hit a three-run homer off Zach Davies in the top of the second and the Orioles went on to a 4-3, rain-shortened win over Triple-A Norfolk today. The game was halted by rain after five and a half innings. The homer was Wieters' first of this spring and he now has eight RBIs. Several half-innings were ended early during the game due to high pitch count including the last of the fifth when Norfolk scored once...

The Nationals set their 25-man roster for Opening Day, placing right-hander Doug Fister on the 15-day disabled list with a right lat strain, retroactive to March 23. Here is the opening day roster for the 2014 Washington Nationals: Pitchers (12) LHP Jerry Blevins LHP Ross Detwiler LHP Gio Gonzalez RHP Aaron Barrett RHP Tyler Clippard RHP Taylor Jordan RHP Tanner Roark RHP Rafael Soriano RHP Craig Stammen RHP Drew Storen RHP Stephen Strasburg RHP Jordan Zimmermann Catchers (2) Jose...

The Washington Nationals today placed right-handed pitcher Doug Fister on the 15-Day Disabled List, retroactive to March 23, with a right lat strain. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. With this move, the Nationals' 2014 Opening Day 25-Man Roster will consist of: Pitchers: * Left-hander Jerry Blevins * Left-hander Ross Detwiler * Left-hander Gio Gonzalez * Right-hander Aaron Barrett * Right-hander Tyler Clippard * Right-hander...

The Orioles continue to check the waiver wire and explore any possible deals before announcing their 25-man roster. They aren't going to commit to a player and suddenly break the news that he's actually headed to the minors because someone better became available. The Orioles need to remove 10 players by 3 p.m. Sunday, and the moves are obvious at this point. The only holdup is the possibility of an outside addition. Manny Machado, Edgmer Escalona, Francisco Peguero, Nolan Reimold, Michael...

The Nationals Youth Baseball Academy celebrated its grand opening Saturday at Fort Dupont Park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The year-round educational and athletic facility, which already has 55 students in attendance, provides quality after school and summer learning programs for boys and girls in D.C. neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River. Nationals players and coaches stood behind principal owner Marla Lerner Tanenbaum during the presentation. Invited guests included Academy...