This afternoon, Major League Baseball announced the first balloting update for the 2013 All-Star Game at Citi Field in New York. Orioles first baseman Chris Davis and outfielder Adam Jones are currently in line to start the game at their respective positions. Additionally, this afternoon Davis was named the A.L. Player of the Week for the week ending June 2, when he batted .481 (13-27) with a double, four home runs, six RBI and 10 runs scored. The award is the third of Davis' career (also...

The Orioles received good news today on pitcher Dylan Bundy following his visit to Dr. James Andrews in Gulf Breeze, Fla. Bundy, the fourth-overall pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, has been cleared to resume a throwing progression program that will start on June 10, according to Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette. The Orioles have been targeting June 10 as the date, so Bundy is right on schedule. Bundy hasn't pitched since spring training because of stiffness near his...

Major League Baseball and the Orioles today announced that the start time for the Sunday, June 30 game against the New York Yankees at Oriole Park has been moved from 1:35 p.m. to 8:05 p.m. The change in time is due to the selection of the game for broadcast by ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. Original ticket purchasers holding tickets for June 30 who are unable to attend due to the time change may exchange their tickets for any remaining regular season home game this season, except vs. the...

Before this season, a popular World Series pick was Detroit vs. Washington. Against those teams, the Orioles just went 5-2. It was how they did it that was equally impressive. On Wednesday night, they trailed Jordan Zimmermann and the Nats 5-2 after five innings and 5-3 after six. They erupted for a six-run bottom of the seventh inning and Chris Davis went 4-for-4 with two homers. On Friday, the Orioles went to the last of the ninth down 5-3 to Detroit. They won 7-5 on a Chris Dickerson hit...

Major League Baseball announced today that Chris Davis is leading American League first baseman in All-Star voting, and Adam Jones ranks among the top three outfielders. Today marks the first day that totals have been revealed. Third baseman Manny Machado, shortstop J.J. Hardy and catcher Matt Wieters currently rank second. Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera, who never has been elected a starter, leads all AL players with 1,500,165 votes. Machado has received 723,943 votes for the...

The weather fortunately didn't factor into yesterday's series finale between the Nationals and Braves, despite the ridiculously dark clouds that hung over top of Turner Field for much of the afternoon. It did factor into my attempts to get home last night, however. I didn't get in until after 2 a.m., thanks to a lengthy delay and issues at BWI upon our landing there, but given that a number of flights out of Atlanta were canceled last night, I'm feeling pretty fortunate to have eventually...

Orioles pitcher Wei-Yin Chen, on the disabled list with a strained right oblique, will do some soft throwing on Tuesday in Sarasota if the weather permits it. The news came via Chen's interpreter, Tim Lin, who sent out the following tweet earlier this morning: "Light toss tomorrow -> big step!!! Please stop raining, Florida!!!" Chen hasn't picked up a ball since sustaining the injury on May 12 in Minnesota. His most recent activity involved jogging in a pool. Manager Buck Showalter...

Manny Machado, Dylan Bundy and Kevin Gausman are the three players the Orioles selected with their first pick in the last three First-Year Player Drafts. When the first round of this year's draft takes place Thursday night at 7 p.m., the Orioles are unlikely to get a talent on that level. That is because they drafted that threesome third, fourth and fourth overall, respectively. This time, after winning 93 games in 2012, the O's don't have a selection until the 22nd pick. Baseball America...

The Orioles are off today and it should be relatively quiet, but Tuesday figures to bring more than just a game against the Houston Astros and right-hander Lucas Harrell, who leads the majors with 37 walks in 63 2/3 innings. As if I need to provide Lucas Harrell's walk total. Who doesn't know about this guy? Anyway, Pedro Strop will pitch a simulated game and Taylor Teagarden could be activated from the disabled list, which would likely remove Chris Snyder from the 25-man roster, unless the...

Right fielder Jayson Werth made the biggest noise Sunday, crushing a pair of three-run homers in high Single-A Potomac's 10-6 win over Lynchburg. It was the best offensive output Werth had contributed this week, having played five consecutive games with the P-Nats as he recovers from a tender hamstring. Werth had made a rehab appearance on May 15, but his hamstring did not feel good the next day and he was shut down. This time, Werth played in five straight games, from five, seven, to nine...