Orioles center fielder Adam Jones will receive the 2014 Babe Ruth Museum Community Service Award at the annual Babe's Birthday Bash on Feb. 6 at Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards. The event, which runs from 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., also will celebrate the 119th anniversary of Ruth's birth in Baltimore on Feb. 6, 1895 and commemorate the 100th anniversary of Ruth's professional baseball debut in February 1914. "“Baltimore is a second home to me and I am honored to have the...

It's just a little bit chilly outside (have you heard that temperatures are pretty low today?), but I've got something that might help warm you up. With the start of spring training games now less than two months away, MASN has announced its Nationals spring training broadcast schedule. The network will air six live games, all of which will be played at Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Fla., the Nats' spring training home. The slate of games opens with the Nationals hosting a division rival,...

The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network will broadcast six of the Orioles' Grapefruit League games in 2014. All six of the games will be played at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota. The five afternoon games will be replayed later in the evening on MASN HD, for folks who actually have jobs that remove them from their homes. The complete MASN HD spring training schedule for the Orioles is as follows: * Saturday, March 1 at 1 p.m., Toronto Blue Jays at Orioles (replay at 7 p.m.) * Friday, March 7 at 1...

MASN, the television home of the Washington Nationals, will broadcast seven Nationals spring training games, giving fans their first look at new manager Matt Williams. All of the games will appear on MASN HD beginning with the Nationals' March 2 home game against the Miami Marlins in Viera, Fla. The network's Grapefruit League coverage also includes six more games from Space Coast Stadium, the team's spring training home: March 9 against the St. Louis Cardinals, March 11 against the New...

MASN, the television home of the Baltimore Orioles, will broadcast seven Orioles spring training games during the 2014 Grapefruit League campaign. All games will appear on MASN HD, beginning with the Orioles' March 1 game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Sarasota, Fla. The network's spring training coverage also includes six more games from Ed Smith Stadium, the team's Grapefruit League home: March 7 against the Philadelphia Phillies, March 8 against the Boston Red Sox, March 15 against the...

With the Nationals' lack of depth when it comes to left-handed relief, Xavier Cedeno was already going to be someone to watch in spring training given the way he performed at the big league level down the stretch last season. But after spending the bulk of this offseason pitching for Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Puerto Rican winter league, Cedeno looks like even more of an intriguing option as we sit just five weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting to Viera, Fla. Cedeno posted an...

After he had a monster season in 2013, what should O's fans reasonably expect from Chris Davis next season? Davis led the majors in homers, RBIs and extra-base hits. He had nine more homers and 21 more EBHs than anyone else in the game. Davis became the third player in MLB history to hit at least 50 home runs and 40 doubles in a season, joining Babe Ruth and Albert Belle. He set O's clubs records for homers and EBHs as he batted .286 with 42 doubles, 53 homers, 138 RBIs and a 1.004 OPS....

The Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Jan. 16, which probably has readers of this blog pacing the floor. Settle down. I'll give you another sequel while you wait. Yes, it's the latest installment of "Because You Asked," where I attempt again to answer these same questions. It's our own little School of Roch dance. Who wants to do the bump? Never mind. I'll let you supply the questions. What's the Orioles' biggest priority - starting pitcher, closer, second baseman...

Former Orioles outfielder Chris Dickerson and catcher Taylor Teagarden are no longer on the free agent market. Dickerson signed a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Teagarden signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets. Both players will receive invitations to spring training. Dickerson batted .238/.266/.400 with five doubles, four homers and 13 RBIs in 56 games with the Orioles last season after they signed him in January. They had no interest in bringing him back and...

At No. 5 on the Nationals' top prospects list was left-hander Robbie Ray. Ray was sent to Detroit as part of the trade that brought starting pitcher Doug Fister to the Nationals this offseason. After the season and prior to the trade, Baseball America national writer Aaron Fitt placed Ray at No. 5 on the list, but thought the trade of Ray and Steve Lombardozzi to the Tigers was a win for Washington. "I thought it was a great trade for the Nationals to get an impact starter like Doug...