WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Some news and notes from Wednesday at Nationals spring training … * Defense and baserunning again were at the top of the list on the second day of full-squad workouts, with an emphasis on some different areas of each skill. As he did Tuesday, manager Davey Martinez opened the session by personally leading the baserunning ins

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Stone Garrett was taking fly balls with the rest of the Nationals’ outfielders earlier this week when one of the coaches sent a deep drive over his head. It was the first time he was forced to go back toward the wall to make a play this spring, the first time he engaged in such an activity since that awful August night at Ya

SARASOTA, Fla. – Grayson Rodriguez and Craig Kimbrel pitched today in the same live batting practice session on the stadium field. The starter with ace stuff, and the closer with a Hall of Fame resume. The pairing could be replayed many times over the 2024 season. Rodriguez got two “ups” this afternoon, with a shortened first inning that featured A

The Orioles would certainly love to duplicate a few things this season from last season. They’d love to win 101 games again. They would love to win the AL East and make the playoffs again. And, to that end, they would love to do another thing the 2023 Orioles did – get off to a fast start that set a great tone for the 162-game grind. The Tampa Bay

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – As he stood on the warning track to the side of the plate Tuesday morning watching several of his regular hitters step in to face Josiah Gray in the first round of live batting practice this spring, Nationals hitting coach Darnell Coles saw a few swings and misses. He saw a few called strikes. He saw a few weak ground balls.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Trey Lipscomb hadn’t been invited to major league spring training before this year, but you would never know it with the way he comfortably sits at his locker among his fellow top prospects at the front of the Nationals’ spring training clubhouse. Dylan Crews, James Wood, Brady House and Robert Hassell III occupy the first f

SARASOTA, Fla. – Cole Irvin wants to eat more innings this season. They’re on his new diet. Irvin said he’s shed at least a dozen pounds after weighing 223 in his first year with the Orioles. He wants to pitch better in the early weeks of the season. He wants to feel better. He's already got proof of the second one. “I think it was a lot of eating

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – They took the field as a team for the first time in 2024, Nationals pitchers, catchers and position players alike emerging from the clubhouse and heading outside to stretch, warm up and then conduct fundamental workouts in unison on the first day of full-squad workouts. “Great day,” manager Davey Martinez said afterward. “A

The Orioles have made the following roster move: INF/OF Diego Castillo has cleared outright waivers and been assigned to Triple-A Norfolk.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Pitchers and catchers had already reported to camps throughout Arizona and Florida, and Zach Davies was still sitting at home, waiting to figure out where he would be playing this season. The call from agent Scott Boras finally came last Wednesday with news of a minor league contract offer from the Nationals. Davies took a c