The Orioles have announced plans for the first home game of their 60th anniversary season, this Monday, March 31 at 3:05 p.m. against the Boston Red Sox. Pre-game fun around the Yard To allow fans the opportunity to experience the excitement of Opening Day, the entire ballpark will open at noon on Monday. Each fan will receive a 2014 schedule/car magnet at the gates. Roving musical groups will entertain fans on Eutaw Street and the main concourses. Pre-game ceremonies Player...

On Thursday, April 3, three Orioles will receive their 2013 Silver Slugger Awards: first baseman Chris Davis, shortstop J.J. Hardy, and center fielder Adam Jones. The three winners represent a single-season club record. The Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award is the top offensive honor in Major League Baseball. Coaches and managers vote for the best offensive producers at each position in the field in both the American and National Leagues. In a pre-game ceremony, Tyler Silbey of...

NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Cardinals 3, Nationals 2 Recap: Gio Gonzalez wrapped up his spring by going five innings, allowing three runs, only one of which was earned. Ross Detwiler, Craig Stammen and Aaron Barrett combined for three scoreless in relief and Caleb Ramsey had a two-run single in the loss. Need to know: Gonzalez put the finishing touches on a solid spring and declared himself ready for the season. He got hit in the left arm by an Adam Wainwright curve, but said afterwards that...

ORIOLES QUICK WRAP Score: Orioles 5, Red Sox 4 Recap: Miguel Gonzalez struggled in his last start before the regular season, allowing four runs on seven hits and two walks in five innings. He struck out two and surrendered two homers on the way to seeing his spring ERA climb to 3.54. The Orioles blew an early 3-0 lead to fall behind 4-3. But Ryan Flaherty and Jemile Weeks each drove in a run in the sixth to return the lead to the Orioles. T.J. McFarland, Ryan Webb, Steve Johnson and Evan Meek...

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Jemile Weeks and David Lough opened the top of the first inning today with singles off Red Sox starter Allen Webster before Nick Markakis grounded into a 6-3 double play. Chris Davis struck out to end the inning. Davis provided the best quote of the day during batting practice, a smile spreading across his face as he delivered the line. "Chris Davis isn't going to let success go to Chris Davis' head." Manager Buck Showalter said the Orioles will make five or six cuts...

The Washington Nationals today signed infielder/outfielder Kevin Frandsen to a Major League contract. Frandsen will join the Nationals' in time for Thursday's Grapefruit League finale at New York (NL). Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Frandsen is a career .259 (263-for-1015) hitter with 49 doubles, five triples, 14 home runs and 93 RBI in 402 big league contests spanning seven seasons with the Phillies, Angels and Giants....

JUPITER, Fla. - The final spot in the Nationals bullpen has been determined. It'll go to right-hander Aaron Barrett. The final spot on the bench has been set. Once his signing is made official, utility man Kevin Frandsen will be the Nats' fifth bench guy. Soon, all that will be left for the Nats to do before opening day will be to settle on their last starting pitcher. And that decision won't be announced until after Saturday's exhibition game against the Tigers in D.C. Tanner Roark and...

Former University of Maryland Terrapin pitcher Sander Beck and first baseman Aaron Baker were among five players released today by the Orioles at minor league camp. The Orioles also released first baseman Henry Wrigley, and left-handed pitchers Zach Fowler and Steve Garrison, bringing the number of players released since spring training began to 18. A 23-year-old right-hander, Beck went 1-1 with a 2.61 ERA over 20 2/3 innings last season for Single-A Delmarva. The Millersville, Md., native...

After featuring highlight after highlight every Thursday, we have arrived to our final Throwback Thursday before the 2014 season begins. We've relived Adam Jones' game-winning home run off of Mariano Rivera, Manny Machado's jaw-dropping plays at third, Chris Davis' record-breaking homer and so much more. What better way to bring in a new season than by reliving all of the best moments from 2013... again? Enjoy the Orioles' top highlights from last season and remember O's fans, just...

FORT MYERS, Fla. - In this afternoon's split-squad game against the Red Sox, Ryan Flaherty continues to get his reps at third base in preparation for what will likely be the starting role there while Manny Machado is out. Jemile Weeks gets a shot at leading off for the Orioles while playing second base, with David Lough in left and batting second. Miguel Gonzalez makes his final start of what has been a strong spring. He enters today's game with a 2.35 ERA in five appearances, having...