It’s beginning to happen right before our eyes. The first-overall draft pick in 2022, formerly the top prospect in baseball, is drifting to star status and rising above the hype that could have buried him. Jackson Holliday was gaining as much notice for his struggles in the majors as the tools that got him there. He experienced frustration and the

SAN DIEGO – Even as they put together a bunch of quality at-bats and jumped out to an early three-run lead tonight at Petco Park, the Nationals knew deep down they had squandered some opportunities to put the game away and had let the Padres keep it close enough to set up a potential comeback. Sure enough, that early three-run lead evaporated over

The Orioles looked like a team that finally had reached its limit, that was done being pushed around. They were no-hit for seven innings Saturday in New York and for six tonight on their home turf. And then they exploded, launching three consecutive home runs to take the lead. But these aren’t the comeback Orioles of previous seasons, when they’d r

SAN DIEGO – The Nationals placed Keibert Ruiz on the 10-day injured list this evening with a head contusion, the result of an errant foul ball that struck the catcher on the right side of his head as he watched Friday night’s game from the dugout. Drew Millas was recalled from Triple-A Rochester to take Ruiz’s roster spot and will back up Riley Ada

SAN DIEGO – The Nationals showed up Monday night at Petco Park, blasting a couple of home runs and delivering a flurry of clutch hits en route to a 10-6 win over the Padres. They’re 2-2 so far on this West Coast trip, and they’ve had a real chance to win every game, which isn’t too shabby, all things considered. The key now is sustaining that, and

The Orioles have made the following roster move: Agreed to terms on a 2025 minor league contract with C Jacob Stallings.

Pitcher Brandon Young and infielder/outfielder Terrin Vavra are on the taxi squad from Triple-A Norfolk. The Orioles haven’t listed a starter for Wednesday and Young could fill the role or be used in bulk relief. Either way, interim manager Tony Mansolino indicated that Young will pitch. Young allowed six runs and 11 hits with eight walks and nine

SAN DIEGO – Keibert Ruiz never had time to react, nor could he have anticipated what happened in the top of the fourth Monday night at Petco Park. The Nationals’ 10-6 victory over the Padres was marred somewhat by the freak incident that forced Ruiz to an area hospital for a CT scan after he was struck by Josh Bell’s errant foul ball on the left si

The Orioles are in a rare catching bind with Adley Rutschman making his first career stop on the injured list and Maverick Handley placed on the seven-day concussion injured list yesterday. Apparently, it isn’t safe to swing in the cage or try to make a tag at home plate. Gary Sánchez is less than two weeks removed from his own IL stay and could ge

SAN DIEGO – It seems to be defying logic, because the opposing pitching staffs are much better than what they faced last week and the ball isn’t supposed to carry better in the cool Southern California air than it does in the hot and humid nastiness back home. But sometimes you have to throw logic out the door and just embrace what you’re seeing wi