BOWIE, Md. – Catcher Samuel Basallo, ranked as the No. 10 prospect in the sport by Baseball America and No. 17 via MLB Pipeline, will begin the season in the designated hitter role for Double-A Bowie, as expected. But he should be playing in the field within the first 10 or so games of the year. Basallo was only a DH with the Orioles in big league

The Orioles don’t know if they’re going to start tonight’s game on time. They don’t know if play will be interrupted. All they can do is try. Manager Brandon Hyde was asked whether he gets “anxious” during these moments. If he worries about his pitching and other potential complications. This isn’t his first lousy forecast. “Well, you can only cont

Colton Cowser gets his first start tonight if the weather allows the Orioles to continue their series against the Royals at Camden Yards following last night’s walk-off homer from Jordan Westburg. Cowser is playing left field. Austin Hays goes to the bench. Westburg stays in the lineup, starting at third base. Tony Kemp gets his first start at seco

The concern with players who suffer hamate injuries is always a lack of power when they return. So the Nationals were very happy to see Riley Adams hammer a game-tying, two-run home run in the seventh inning of yesterday’s home opening loss to the Pirates. With the Nats down 3-1 and Ildemaro Vargas at first base after grinding out his at-bat for a

He was back playing second base at Camden Yards last night. But this time, Adam Frazier was not playing for, but rather against the Orioles. Frazier enjoyed his time as an Oriole and was a key contributor to a 101-win team that won a division championship. He has high praise for pretty much everything Oriole – especially his former teammates, manag

Orioles executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias informed the media on the first day of spring training that John Means probably would begin the season on the injured list because the left-hander was a month behind the other starters. The Orioles delayed the start of his throwing program after elbow soreness denied him a roster spot in t

Jordan Westburg rounded first base tonight, looked back at the dugout, pumped his fist and yelled. This is what a walk-off home run feels like. This is what a good, young hitter looks like. Cedric Mullins singled with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning against Royals right-hander Nick Anderson, Westburg fell behind 0-2 on a pair of curveball

In adding several veteran relievers with late-inning experience this winter and even into the spring, the Nationals hoped they were assembling a bullpen that would give Davey Martinez more viable options for tight ballgames and not force the manager to rely too much on his top arms. So when the situation arose today in the team’s home opener – tie

The Orioles and Kansas City Royals may be forced to dodge some raindrops the next few days, but they are scheduled to begin a three-game series tonight at Camden Yards. The Orioles (2-1) are a game and a half back of the 4-0 New York Yankees for the American League East lead. They opened the season with wins by 11-3 and 13-4 scores over the Los Ang

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde posted his fourth lineup this afternoon and it’s still missing Colton Cowser. The young outfielder has appeared in three games and received two at-bats. He replaced Anthony Santander in right field on Opening Day and didn’t get to the plate, did it again Saturday and stroked a double to right field in the eighth inning,