Hays and Mullins
Can O's starting outfield produce a collective big year?
Steve Melewski
Orioles
They are three of the Orioles' longest-tenured players. They have been teammates for a long time and are three of the biggest contributors on the team. Again this year for the Orioles, a lot is expected from their starting outfield of left fielder Austin Hays, center fielder Cedric Mullins and right fielder Anthony Santander. With Santander a free
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Robinson helps hometown team to opening win
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – A finality of a two-run walk-off homer has to begin somewhere. For the Orioles in yesterday’s exhibition opener, Colton Cowser couldn’t send everybody home unless a batter ahead of him reached base. Errol Robinson, who’s going to be working out at Twin Lakes Park, dumped a single into left field and moved up on a wild pitch before
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Young prospects shine after starters struggle in spring opener
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Spring training results are a tricky thing to decipher. The final scores of games mean nothing. Individual performances can mean something, but you always have to include the context in which they were achieved. What, then, to take away from the Nationals’ spring training opener tonight, a 7-4 loss to the Astros that started
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Floro dealing with tight shoulder, Law explains decision to sign
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Nationals have backed off Dylan Floro’s throwing program after he reported shoulder tightness earlier this week, though the veteran reliever insisted it’s nothing serious and he has continued to play catch each day. Floro, one of only three free agents to sign a major league deal with the Nats this winter, threw a live b
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Burnes tosses scoreless inning in first start with Orioles (Cowser hits walk-off homer in 4-3 win)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – The first pitch thrown by Corbin Burnes as an Oriole was a strike. The first batter he faced struck out looking. So did the second batter. Burnes was intent on making a quick impression in the club’s exhibition opener against the Red Sox. Announce his presence with authority and walk off the field. The much-anticipated start lasted
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Starting lineups: Nats vs. Astros in West Palm Beach
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Welcome to the 2024 Grapefruit League season, everyone! The Nationals open exhibition play tonight with a home game against their spring complex co-habitants, the Astros, at the newly renamed CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches. The facility, which first opened in 2017, is being rededicated tonight, with special guest Travis Scot
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Norby: "I know how good I am, I know I’m ready for the big leagues, I know I’m ready to make an impact"
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – Triple-A second baseman Connor Norby isn’t available to play due to some soreness in his side. Manager Brandon Hyde said Norby is out “a few days.” “He’s starting to hit,” Hyde said, “and he should be back in there in a few days.” Norby would be generating a lot more talk in camp if he wasn’t in an organization that’s so rich in yo
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Orioles and Red Sox lineups in first exhibition game
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – Jackson Holliday is starting at second base this afternoon and batting seventh in the Orioles’ exhibition opener against the Red Sox at Ed Smith Stadium. Jorge Mateo is the shortstop and serving as Holliday’s double play partner. Anthony Santander is the designated hitter, Austin Hays is in left field and Cedric Mullins is in cente
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What to watch for in tonight's exhibition opener
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – It’s been exactly 145 days since the Nationals last played a baseball game. That dry spell ends tonight, and even though it’s merely opening night for the Grapefruit League season, it’s still a whole lot better than not playing a baseball game, right? The Nats’ first of 31 exhibition games over the next month is a Saturday n
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How Corbin Burnes stacks up with other MLB hurlers since the 2020 season
Steve Melewski
Orioles
When 29-year-old right-hander Corbin Burnes takes the mound today to start the first spring training game for his new team, the Orioles will get a look at their new ace in action for the first time in the 2024 season. They hope he is the quality workhorse and clear No. 1 pitcher that the Milwaukee Brewers saw since his rookie season of 2018. He mov