Triple-A Norfolk manager Buck Britton summoned Colton Cowser to his office following a July 4 game and told the outfielder to pack his bags. He was joining the Orioles in New York. The wait was over. Cowser’s time in the majors met the same fate on Aug. 14, with the Orioles optioning him to create roster space after Aaron Hicks' reinstatement from

In one sense it was a bit unexpected that an O’s pitching staff that performed so well in the second half of the 2023 season would perform poorly in the playoffs. But they gave up 21 runs as Texas swept the Orioles in three games. They gave up 18 in the last two games as starters Grayson Rodriguez and Dean Kremer combined to allow 11 runs in 3 1/3

PLAYER REVIEW: JACKSON RUTLEDGE Age on Opening Day 2024: 24 How acquired: First-round pick, 2019 Draft MLB service time: 19 days 2023 salary: $720,000 Contract status: Under club control, arbitration-eligible in 2027, free agent in 2030 2023 stats: 1-1, 6.75 ERA, 4 G, 4 GS, 20 IP, 24 H, 15 R, 15 ER, 4 HR, 6 BB, 12 SO, 2 HBP, 1.500 WHIP, 65 ERA+, 5.

A World Series that supposedly was going to be boring and a ratings killer began last night with Corey Seager’s game-tying two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning and Adolis García’s walk-off homer in the 11th that gave the Rangers a 6-5 win over the Diamondbacks. The first extra-inning game of the 2023 postseason, and it was an instant cla

The Baltimore Orioles today announced the following promotions within the scouting departments in Baseball Operations: MATT BLOOD has been promoted from Director, Player Development to Vice President, Player Development and Domestic Scouting; KOBY PEREZ has been promoted from Senior Director, International Scouting to Vice President, International

The public has voted and now the 10 oriole chicks hatched at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s (NZCBI) Bird House have names! In June, Bird House keepers celebrated the arrival of seven orchard oriole chicks—the first of their species to hatch in human care—which hatched in the Bird Friendly Coffee Farm A

PLAYER REVIEW: JAKE IRVIN Age on Opening Day 2024: 27 How acquired: Fourth-round pick, 2018 Draft MLB service time: 152 days 2023 salary: $720,000 Contract status: Under club control, likely arbitration-eligible in 2026, free agent in 2030 2023 stats: 3-7, 4.61 ERA, 24 G, 24 GS, 121 IP, 118 H, 66 R, 62 ER, 20 HR, 54 BB, 99 SO, 8 HBP, 1.421 WHIP, 93

Maybe it was the appetizer before the main course. Three members of the Orioles picked up awards via the Sporting News yesterday. Once considered the key authority and publication on baseball, these awards have been handed out by TSN since 1936. For the second year in a row, Brandon Hyde was named American League Manager of the Year by the outlet.

PROSPECT REVIEW: JEREMY DE LA ROSA Age on opening day 2024: 22 How acquired: Signed as international free agent, July 2018 Ranking: No. 17 per MLB Pipeline, No. 13 per Baseball America MLB ETA: 2024* Projected by MLB Pipeline Signing bonus: $300,000 2023 levels: High-A Wilmington 2023 stats: 93 G, 383 PA, 338 AB, 44 R, 81 H, 16 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 42 R

The Orioles were shut out yesterday in Fielding Bible Award selections. They’ll have to settle for having three players with a chance to win a Rawlings Gold Glove. That’s the extent of their glove love in 2023. Jorge Mateo won the award at shortstop last season, though he was excluded from the list of finalists for a Gold Glove. The Cubs’ Dansby Sw