SARASOTA, Fla. – Reliever Andrew Kittredge is walking around the Orioles clubhouse without crutches or a brace on his surgically repaired left knee. A black sleeve is the only evidence that something is different. Kittredge underwent an arthroscopic debridement procedure Friday to repair cartilage in the knee, with Dr. Leigh Ann Curl handling the p

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Nationals embark on a rare spring training road trip Thursday, with back-to-back games on the other side of the state. But first up is one more home game, this one against their fellow tenants at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches. MacKenzie Gore makes what’s actually only his second official start of the spring. The left-ha

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – There are 11 days to go in spring training, 12 exhibition games left to play if you count the March 24 finale against the Orioles in D.C. So the Nationals are about to enter crunch time, when decisions that have been looming since mid-February suddenly come to a head. There haven’t been that many decisions already made this

SARASOTA, Fla. – Albert Suárez turned in his second consecutive impressive outing yesterday to stay in the thick of a two-man rotation battle. Ryan Mountcastle hit his first spring home run. Relievers Cionel Pérez and Yennier Cano each tossed a scoreless inning. But nobody puts Zach Fruit in the corner. The Orioles’ ninth-round draft pick in 2023 t

TAMPA – Orioles manager Brandon Hyde saw the changes in Albert Suárez during the right-hander’s third exhibition appearance. More life to the fastball, the same as last spring, which enabled him to get the four-seamer past hitters at the top of the zone. And the off-speed stuff actually is better than a year ago. “I think it developed over the cour

TAMPA – The injury news on Gunnar Henderson got a little bit better this morning. Henderson hasn’t played since Feb. 27 due to a strained ribcage muscle. However, he’s cleared to begin swinging a bat and began a hitting progression earlier today. “He did some cage stuff. That went extremely well,” said manager Brandon Hyde. “He’ll start some defens

TAMPA – Tyler O’Neill is playing left field and Coby Mayo is the third baseman for today’s game against the Yankees in Tampa. Cedric Mullins is leading off. Adley Rutschman is catching. Colton Cowser is the designated hitter. Ryan Mountcastle also made the trip. With Gunnar Henderson out, Luis Vázquez gets another start at shortstop. Albert Suárez

Under Armour, the Baltimore Orioles, and Baseball Factory announced today that the 2025 UA Next All-America Game will take place at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore on Saturday, Sept. 13, showcasing the nation's top 40 high school baseball players. The UA Next All-America Game has a history of featuring some of the most talented players in

Over the last few seasons, you may have heard of a relatively new pitch: a “sweeper." Popularized by pitchers like Yu Darvish and Adam Ottavino, a sweeper features more horizontal movement than a traditional slider. “Sweeping” action, to be exact. According to Major League Baseball's glossary, a slider typically has about six inches of horizontal m

The past six months must have felt like déjà vu for Robert Hassell III. After his regular season was hampered by injury, he reported to the Arizona Fall League. Then he reported to West Palm Beach in February looking to prove he’s healthy and still a top prospect in the Nationals farm system. Unfortunately, that has been a repeating cycle for the 2