Rubenstein: Our eyes are on returning a World Series trophy to Baltimore  Baltimore, MD – Major League Baseball owners today unanimously approved the sale of the Baltimore Orioles to a group led by DAVID RUBENSTEIN. Rubenstein, who announced his intent to buy the controlling stake of the Orioles from the Angelos family in January, leads a diverse i

If there is one player on the current O’s roster that can tell the young group of talented players that will begin this new season at Triple-A instead of in the majors, how tough that can be, it is infielder Jordan Westburg. Westburg, over the 2022 and 2023 seasons, had 714 plate appearances at Triple-A Norfolk and hit .283/.366/.533/.899. After ba

Davey Martinez is about to begin his seventh season as the Nationals manager, by far the longest tenured skipper in team history. He’s managed teams that have won a lot (2019) and teams that haven’t won a lot (2022). He’s managed veterans and youngsters alike. And he’s managed while making changes to his coaching staff over the years. But to start

The Orioles won 23 exhibition games, the most in club history. Their .793 winning percentage also ranked first. And it meant roughly the same as crap. The real stuff begins Thursday or Friday, depending on the weather. Winning is always better than losing unless your goal is to tank. However, spring training games don’t feature the best players for

Infielder Tony Kemp didn’t have a team to play for Sunday and decided to join a close friend at a baby shower in Indiana. Hang out for a while. Take his mind away from being in professional limbo after the Reds granted his release and put him back on the free agent market. Kemp was headed to the party destination when his agent called to notify him

It was a fun day on South Capitol Street, as the Nationals played the first-ever “On Deck: Nationals Futures Game” for their final exhibition outing before starting the regular season Thursday in Cincinnati. The Nationals’ major leaguers were set to play a team full of the organization’s top prospects, many of whom spent the majority of spring trai

The Orioles left their spring training complex but aren’t done conducting business. They announced today that they’ve signed Tony Kemp to a 2024 major league contract and designated infielder Nick Maton for assignment. The 40-man roster remains full. Kemp, 32, signed with the Reds in February and was released less than a month later after exercisin

The Orioles today announced that they have signed infielder/outfielder TONY KEMP to a 2024 Major League contract. Kemp, 32, appeared in eight Cactus League games with Cincinnati after signing as a minor league free agent with an invite to MLB Spring Training on February 24, slashing .333/.391/.619 (7-for-21) with one double, one triple, one homer,

The Orioles called off their fan rally at Camden Yards scheduled for later today, in response to the early-morning collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge. Fans were invited to watch the workout and participate in a question-and-answer session with Orioles executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias and manager Brandon Hyde. A free ticket

After a 2023 season when they won a franchise-record 90 games, in addition to the International League championship and the Triple-A championship game, the O’s Norfolk Tides affiliate will begin defense of those titles Friday night at home versus the Durham Bulls. Norfolk’s break-camp roster – which is subject to change before first pitch Friday –