PHILADELPHIA – Paul DeJong is recovering from surgery Monday to repair a broken nose, plus his sinuses and orbital bone, procedures that collectively are likely to keep the Nationals third baseman out until sometime around the All-Star break. DeJong, who was hit in the face by a fastball from the Pirates’ Mitch Keller on April 15, had to wait nearl

Gary Sánchez had a soft brace covering his right wrist and hand this afternoon and no clue when he’d be able to ditch it and start playing again. The Orioles put Sánchez on the 10-day injured list yesterday with inflammation in the wrist caused by a stress reaction. “It’s been bothering me a little bit for a few weeks now,” he said via interpreter

Kyle Gibson is back in Baltimore and making his return start tonight with the Orioles. Gibson was activated onto the roster this afternoon. He made 33 starts in 2023 and went 15-9 with a 4.73 ERA in 192 innings. The Orioles optioned Kade Strowd, who was recalled yesterday and didn’t pitch, to make room for Gibson. Gibson is 3-7 with a 5.48 ERA in 1

PHILADELPHIA – It may have ended on a sour, ugly note, but the Nationals’ just-completed homestand was still a success in whole. They wound up going 4-3 against the Orioles and Mets, which isn’t bad at all. Now the Nats begin a six-game road trip through Philadelphia and Cincinnati, hoping for a little more offensive consistency, continued strong s

The Orioles have made the following roster moves: Recalled RHP Kyle Gibson from High-A Aberdeen. He will wear No. 48 and start tonight’s game.Optioned RHP Kade Strowd to Triple-A Norfolk after yesterday’s game.

Michael Soroka summoned a small group of media members to his locker yesterday afternoon. He knew his presence in the Nationals clubhouse was noteworthy, but he also had other things to do like meet with trainers, manager Davey Martinez and pitching coach Jim Hickey. He wasn’t sure how much time he would be available, so he wanted to give reporters

Catcher David Bañuelos made his major league debut last summer, receiving one at-bat, because he was on the taxi squad and the Orioles were forced into an injury-related roster move before first pitch. Bañuelos is on the IL with an oblique strain, but catcher Maverick Handley could get the same opportunity. Backup Gary Sánchez went to the IL last n

All of the same questions came at the Orioles earlier today as local media detached from the team during the road trip got to take turns. Any player approaching his locker was fair game. What’s wrong and can it be fixed? What’s the mood in the clubhouse? What’s the level of frustration? Is anyone panicked? Should everyone be panicked? The Orioles i

Already possessing an impressive 9-6 record at home against high-quality opponents, the Nationals entered today’s finale against the Mets looking to put the cherry on top of an encouraging homestand. With two dramatic, come-from-behind wins over the weekend, they had already secured at least a split of this four-game, wraparound series. But one mor

The Orioles couldn’t make it to first pitch without diving back into their injured list. It’s becoming a daily exercise. Catcher Gary Sánchez, hit twice by pitches yesterday, went on the 10-day injured list with right wrist inflammation. Infielder Jordan Westburg went on the 10-day IL retroactive to yesterday with a left hamstring strain. Sánchez,