Orioles first baseman Chris Davis will have to be satisfied with his Silver Slugger Award and a hefty raise that's coming to him this winter. As expected, Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera won his second consecutive Most Valuable Player award in the American League. The announcement came tonight on MLB Network. The Angels' Mike Trout finished second in the BBWAA voting, and Davis placed third after receiving one first-place vote, four second, 11 third, 12 fourth, one fifth and one...

The Washington Nationals today requested release waivers on third baseman Mauro Gomez, who plans to play the 2014 season in Japan. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Gomez, 29, briefly joined the Nationals organization, but never appeared in a game, after being claimed off waivers from the Blue Jays on September 5, 2013. Last season, Gomez hit 29 home runs for Buffalo of the International League to match Nationals infielder Zach...

The Nationals announced today that they have requested release waivers on corner infielder Mauro Gomez, who has told the team that he plans to play the 2014 season in Japan. Gomez, 29, never actually played a game in the Nationals' system. The Nats claimed him off waivers from the Blue Jays back on Sept. 5 of this year. Last season, Gomez hit 29 homers for Triple-A Buffalo, tying Nationals infielder Zach Walters for the home run lead among all Triple-A players. Gomez and Walters won't get...

The Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy is well under construction, with three baseball fields and an 18,000 square foot training facility nearing completion at Ward 7's Fort Dupont Park in Washington, D.C. Marla Lerner Tanenbaum, principal owner and chairperson of the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation, made the announcement from the construction site on Thursday. "Major League Baseball and the city decided that there was a need for a baseball academy of some sort in the...

The Orioles' director of player development has received a nice honor. Minor League Baseball today announced that it has selected Brian Graham as the winner of the sixth annual Sheldon "Chief" Bender Award, presented to an individual with distinguished service who has been instrumental in player development. Graham just completed his sixth season with the Orioles, his first in his current role and his 32nd in professional baseball. Prior to joining the Orioles, he spent six years as the...

While Jordan Zimmermann tied for the National League lead in wins this season and led the majors in ERA at one point about midway through the 2013 campaign, I guess he still has a little ways to go before he starts getting truly appreciated and known by those outside the D.C. area. For at least the first few hours after the NL Cy Young Award results had been posted on the Baseball Writers' Association of America Web site last night, Zimmermann's last name was spelled incorrectly. This...

I woke up this morning and discovered that shortstop J.J. Hardy and catcher Matt Wieters still play for the Orioles. Let's see if anything changes by noon. If yesterday's reports on the duo confirmed anything beyond my hatred of the hot stove season, it's how badly the Orioles want to upgrade their rotation. They're not actively shopping Hardy and Wieters, but they're going to approach any team with a surplus of starters. That's how the Shelby Miller rumor started yesterday morning. The...

It's the offseason, and with the contracts ending, free agents pending and GMs spending, rumors are bound to arise. This week, J.J. Hardy's name has been involved in the rumor mill, leaving Orioles fans to debate whether a possible trade would be worth the price. As a Silver Slugger and Gold Glove winner, Hardy has definitely proven his value. Below is just one of the many spectacular plays where the shortstop has come up big for the Birds. Your browser does not support iframes.

The Fourth of July at Nationals Park is one of the best days of the season. I mean, what better way to celebrate our nation than watching the Nationals play the national pastime in our nation's capital? This year, in addition to the holiday, the Fourth was made even more special with the return of Wilson Ramos. After missing most of 2012 with a knee injury and sitting out the beginning of this season because of a hamstring injury, Ramos didn't waste any time before making an impact....

Fred Ferreira said it doesn't happen often. But there have been times in his long career of signing international baseball talent that he saw someone play and agreed to sign him that same day. It happened several weeks ago when he watched a 16-year-old right-hander from the Dominican Republic named Olelky Peralta pitch. It was part of a showcasing of players by the Arias & Goodman Sports Agency at their academy in San Pedro de Macoris. Ferreira, the Orioles' executive director of...