The Orioles today announced that they have acquired right-handed pitcher Shane Baz from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for minor leaguers Caden Bodine (C), Slater de Brun (OF), Michael Forret (RHP), Austin Overn (OF), and a Competitive Balance Round A pick (No. 33) in the 2026 First-Year Player Draft. Baz (pronounced bahz), 26, went 10-12 with a 4.

The Orioles took a big swing to address their needs in the starting rotation. Earlier this afternoon, they completed a trade for Tampa Bay right-hander Shane Baz, the 12th overall selection in the 2017 draft. The cost in prospects is steep, with the Rays receiving outfielders Slater de Brun and Austin Overn, catcher Caden Bodine, right-hander Micha

The Orioles today announced their 2026 major league coaching staff, led by first-year manager Craig Albernaz. Pitching Coach Drew French (3rd season), Assistant Pitching Coach Mitch Plassmeyer (3rd), Pitching Strategy Coach Ryan Klimek (4th), and Third Base Coach Buck Britton (2nd) return to the staff, while the club has hired Donnie Ecker as Bench

The Orioles announced their 2026 coaching staff this morning, with no new hires after the most recent reported updates. Drew French returns for his third season as pitching coach and Mitch Plassmeyer for his third season as assistant pitching coach. Ryan Klimek enters his fourth season as pitching strategy coach and his 10th in the organization. Bu

Though on-field changes have been minimal at this point, with the promise of much more to come before pitchers and catchers report, this has already been the most consequential offseason in Nationals history off the field. Never in the previous two-plus decades had the club hired both a head of baseball operations and a manager during the same wint

There were a few glaring needs for the Orioles entering this pivotal offseason. Others weren’t so obvious.  Due to Félix Bautista’s injury, Baltimore was left without a reliever with extensive closing experience. More injury concerns and free agent departures created holes in the starting rotation, and a busy trade deadline saw bullpen arms shipped

Baseball business will slow down over the holiday but isn’t necessarily poised for a total shutdown. The Orioles found their closer (Ryan Helsley) and two big bats (Pete Alonso and Taylor Ward) by the second week in December, and they also brought back a trusted set-up man (Andrew Kittredge) and might have snagged a fifth outfielder (Leody Taveras)

Anirudh Kilambi, a highly regarded front office executive with more than 10 years of experience with the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays, was named general manager of the Washington Nationals on Thursday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations Paul Toboni made the announcement. Kilambi, 31, spent the previous four years (2021-25) with

Wednesday night’s news that the Nationals are hiring Anirudh Kilambi as general manager surely caught a number of people by surprise. President of baseball operations Paul Toboni said as recently as last month he didn’t expect to add a GM to his front office yet, seemingly content with the organizational flow chart that had come together since his

A few lingering questions were answered yesterday with news that the Orioles re-signed pitcher Albert Suárez to a minor league deal, lost switch-hitting catcher Drew Romo to the Mets on a waiver claim and sent catcher Maverick Handley to Triple-A Norfolk after he cleared waivers. Suárez was non-tendered on Nov. 21, but president of baseball operati