PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Joey Gallo returns to the Nationals lineup for the first time in over a week tonight against the Mets. The veteran slugger will serve as the designated hitter and bat fourth behind Joey Meneses in his return to action. Gallo last played on Feb. 28 against the Red Sox in West Palm Beach, but has since been sidelined with a tig

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – The Nationals and Mets will face off for the second time this spring and the first time at Clover Park, about 45 minutes north of CACTI Park. Jake Irvin will make his first Grapefruit League start tonight after his first two outings came out of the bullpen. The right-hander struggled in those two appearances, giving up seven

SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles’ No. 1 ranked farm system has been on display pretty much every day this spring training in Florida with young players and prospects excelling in the Birds’ Grapefruit League games - helping the club to an 11-2 record. The O’s farm will have another chance to shine, this one on national television on March 14 at 7:05 p.

SARASOTA, Fla. – Ryan O’Hearn is proof that it’s not all about making the Opening Day roster. He didn’t last year but he went on to become a key Oriole, one that would hit in the middle of the club’s batting order. This after producing a .683 OPS in parts of five seasons with Kansas City. The O’s acquired him for cash considerations on Jan. 3, 2023

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Today is Jake Irvin Day as the big right-hander finally gets to make his first start of spring training. Yes, the 27-year-old has already appeared in two Grapefruit League games, but both were in relief out of the bullpen. Tonight he’ll jog out of the visiting dugout in the bottom of the first inning of the Nationals’ game a

SARASOTA, Fla. – The first of two off-days has arrived on the Orioles’ spring training schedule. Golf outings, fishing excursions, time with family, the choice to sleep late. And that’s just the media. The Orioles have played 13 games and won 11, a nice little statistic that means very little. TT Bowens broke a 2-2 tie Sunday with a three-run, nint

SARASOTA, Fla. – Anthony Santander swung the bat, dropped it and began jogging to first base. His eyes stayed locked on the baseball. He wanted to watch it disappear over the right field fence. The wait was over. He earned the chance to enjoy his work before picking up the pace. Santander hit a two-run homer tonight off Pirates ace Mitch Keller in

SARASOTA, Fla. – For young Orioles pitcher Chayce McDermott, the club’s Jim Palmer Award winner last year as the top minor league pitcher, his outing Tuesday in Clearwater was a nice step in his development. Usually a starter, he pitched in relief and with not a ton of notice when he would throw. But he pitched scoreless ball in the seventh and eig

JUPITER, Fla. – Dylan Crews has grabbed a lot of attention at Nationals spring training, and rightfully so as last summer’s No. 2 overall pick. But it’s been James Wood who has taken a lot of the spotlight with the highlight reel he has put together so far in camp. It was only a matter of time before Crews joined him. The Nationals’ top prospect fi

SARASOTA, Fla. – Orioles center fielder Cedric Mullins expects to return to the lineup next week after exiting Monday’s game with a sore right hamstring. Mullins underwent an MRI that came back “clean,” eliminating any concerns about an extended absence. “Kind of what I expected,” he said this morning. “It felt like a cramping sensation, so we shut