SARASOTA, Fla. – Tyler O’Neill has returned to the Orioles’ lineup this afternoon after being scratched Thursday night with a sore left rib cage. O’Neill is batting cleanup in the split-squad game against the Twins in Sarasota. Jackson Holliday is leading off and playing second base. Livan Soto is the shortstop with Gunnar Henderson receiving treat

SARASOTA, Fla. – There must be a voodoo curse in the Orioles déjà vu. Their rotation was ravaged by injuries last season, and five starters at the major or minor league levels are headed for the IL – Kyle Bradish, Tyler Wells, Trevor Rogers, Chayce McDermott and Grayson Rodriguez, who joined a club that’s about as exclusive as the local Publix. Rod

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Progress in early March looks different than it would later in the year, or even in the spring. The Nationals still have two weeks to name a fifth starter, which means DJ Herz still has three more exhibition outings to make his case. So even though this afternoon’s start during a 5-3 loss to the Cardinals didn’t look great o

SARASOTA, Fla. – Charlie Morton worked three scoreless innings today against the Rays with only one hit allowed, a double on a fly ball to left field that Daz Cameron had difficulty tracking in the wind and high sky. Morton hasn’t surrendered a run in six exhibition innings. Everything looks impressive. That’s the simple surface observation. There’

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The ball shot off CJ Abrams’ bat and made a beeline for the left field wall, clearing it with some room to spare as the Nationals shortstop rounded the bases to applause Friday night from the crowd at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches. A solo homer on March 7 from an established big leaguer isn’t all that noteworthy, but this o

SARASOTA, Fla. – Orioles reliever Andrew Kittredge underwent left knee debridement surgery yesterday, with Dr. Leigh Ann Curl handling the procedure in Baltimore. Kittredge made only one appearance this spring, on Feb. 26 in Bradenton, where he allowed two hits and walked a batter but didn’t surrender a run. He warmed in the bullpen last Saturday b

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Nationals have a quick turnaround from Friday night’s walk-off win over the Mets, facing the Cardinals today at the extra-early time of 12:05 p.m. Davey Martinez decided to let the guys sleep in a little, canceling formal morning workouts and batting practice. And most of the regulars who started Friday night are not in

The Orioles have made the following roster move: • Optioned RHP Brandon Young to minor league camp after yesterday’s game. The Orioles’ Spring Training roster currently has 57 players (38+19 NRI).

The Orioles are in a different era.  Consistently competing in the American League East, Baltimore can’t afford to give guaranteed, consistent playing time to prospects. Development, while still important, has to give way to winning baseball games at the big league level.  Of course, this wasn’t always the case.  Pitching prospects like Keegan Akin

SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles won’t pinch-hit for Adley Rutschman during the regular season, but the many differences and oddities in spring training sent Vimael Machín to the plate for the All-Star catcher in the fourth inning of Thursday night’s game against the Pirates. Machín struck out, which also seemed unusual because he’s been on fire. A sec