It has been an interesting last 13 or 14 months for Orioles Triple-A pitcher Chayce McDermott. Last Aug. 1, he was acquired from Houston in a three-team trade that sent Trey Mancini to the Astros. Houston had drafted McDermott in 2021 in round four out of Ball State. This season he advanced from Double-A to Triple-A in mid-July and ends his first f

Jorge Mateo is the sixth Orioles player to produce back-to-back 30-steal seasons, joining Cedric Mullins in 2021-22, Brian Roberts in 2006-09, Corey Patterson in 2006-07, Al Bumbry in 1979-80, and Luis Aparicio (1963-64). Will there be a 2024 season for Mateo in Baltimore? Could it happen as a visiting player? The Orioles are preparing this week fo

When the public memorial at Camden Yards began this morning, held fittingly on the foul ground right near the third base bag, emcee Scott Garceau from the Orioles broadcast team began the program saying - “I’m sure we’re all here for the same reason – we love Brooks Robinson.” Over the next hour or so that love was on display as fellow Hall of Fame

A collective sigh of relief emanated from the visitors’ dugout in Atlanta late Friday night when Kyle Finnegan recorded the final out of a 10-6 victory over the Braves, the out that ensured the Nationals would finish the 2023 season with at least 70 wins. That number had been on everyone’s minds for a while. One month earlier, with the team playing

Next stop for the Orioles – the MLB postseason. Their next game will be Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Saturday Oct. 7 at Baltimore’s Camden Yards against the Tampa Bay-Texas wild card series winner. They are three wins from the League Championship Series, seven from the World Series and 11 from winning the World Series for the fi

To live in the moment is only a part-time endeavor for Orioles manager Brandon Hyde. His baseball world isn’t that narrow. Earning a spot in the playoffs and winning the division are spinning him in every direction. Much of it willingly. The games still mattered to Hyde after the Orioles clinched the American League East for the first time since 20

ATLANTA – The 2023 Nationals didn’t have many defining characteristics, but here are two that stood out: 1) They were excellent at scoring runs in the first inning, and 2) They always battled through the ninth inning (and sometimes beyond). That combo was on full display during today’s finale. The Nats jumped out to a quick lead, gave it back, then

Kyle Bradish struck out five batters in a row today, walked off the mound and went straight into workouts this week and a likely Game 1 start in the Division Series. A planned short outing kept Bradish in his routine and on his roll. A last regular season reminder that he’s matured into an ace. Bradish tossed two scoreless innings, the only baserun

ATLANTA – When he last appeared in a ballgame for the Nationals, Victor Robles was enjoying one of the best-sustained stretches of his career. Over 126 plate appearances to begin the season, the enigmatic center fielder was batting .299 with a .385 on-base percentage and a revamped approach at the plate that had club officials as encouraged as they

The Orioles end the 2023 regular season today against the same team they started with back on March 30 - the Boston Red Sox. They won that game 10-9, their first win on their way to 101 and an AL East championship. This year this will not be the last game. The Orioles, the No. 1 seed with home-field advantage throughout the American League playoffs