MIAMI – Jacob Young wasn’t in the minor leagues for too long before finally getting the call to the major leagues. The 2021 seventh-round pick out of the University of Florida played 26 games at Single-A Fredericksburg the year he was drafted by the Nationals. He spent all of last year with the FredNats, slashing .262/.360/.331 with a .691 OPS, 118

Players walked into a brightly lit clubhouse yesterday feeling as though they were in the dark. Félix Bautista left the previous night’s game one strike away from his 34th save, accompanied by head athletic trainer Brian Ebel. Didn’t bother testing the elbow with a warmup toss. Grimaced, spun, flexed the hand and exited. They headed home unsure of

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde worked through the various scenarios in his head. How he’d protect a late lead. Building a bridge to his designated closer for the night. He just needed the game to reach that point. Trying for their 81st win and 26th series conquest, the Orioles rallied from a two-run deficit in the sixth inning by scoring four times a

After their latest win and latest victory in a close game Friday night, the Orioles can win another series with a victory tonight at home against Colorado. Baltimore (80-48) begins play tonight leading Tampa Bay by three games atop the American League East. The Orioles have won six of seven, 17 of 24 and 31 of their last 44 games. Their 5-4 Friday

MIAMI – The Nationals have been playing great ball lately. After last night’s 7-4 win over the Marlins – their first of the season against the Fish and first in Miami since last season – they were in line to win their fifth straight series this afternoon. A sign of their good play recently is the amount of close games they’ve been in. Four of their

The Orioles held a team meeting this afternoon to discuss closer Félix Bautista. His loss to an elbow injury. How to proceed. Also, the sensitive nature of it, with one of the team’s most popular players receiving painful news that resonated through a normally jovial clubhouse. “It’s been a tough day up this point,” said manager Brandon Hyde. “Féli

The Orioles are shutting down closer Félix Bautista and placing him on the 15-day injured list with “some degree of injury” to his ulnar collateral ligament, according to executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias. DL Hall is recalled from Triple-A Norfolk. Elias didn’t know whether Bautista would pitch again this season. Too soon to give

MIAMI – It seemed like only a matter of time before the Nationals made another roster move. After Stone Garrett’s injury and subsequent successful surgery on his fractured left fibula, the Nats had a shortage of true outfielders and a surplus of infielders, whose versatility allows them to play the outfield in a pinch. So to add an outfielder to th

MIAMI – The Nationals finally got the monkey that is the Marlins off their backs last night. The 7-4 victory was their first against the Fish this year, and first in Miami since last season. Now they can focus on playing ball and winning a series. Jake Irvin will look to make it three straight strong starts when he takes the hill this afternoon for

The anticipation was high and the crowd was roaring. The Orioles were one strike away from their 80th win and Félix Bautista - their All-Star closer - was one away from his 34th save. This was usually where he blows a fastball by someone or buries a split for a swinging third strike to send Camden Yards into a frenzy. But this time the game did not