When I asked Orioles outfielder Austin Hays to analyze his own season before Wednesday’s doubleheader, the first point he made was an important one and I could tell it really mattered to him. He stayed on the field this year. There were a few bumps and bruises along the way, but he played in a career-high 145 games taking a career-high 535 at-bats.

While speaking to reporters in New York a few days ago to wrap up the 2022 regular season, general manager Mike Rizzo said this year was a “disappointment” for the Nationals. That should be a given after the Nats finished with the worst record in the major leagues at 55-107, setting a new club record for the most losses in a single season. When we

A tweak of the 40-man roster yesterday was similar to cleansing the palate before the main course. Likely the first and only time that Anthony Bemboom has been compared to a sorbet. The Orioles can’t really get busy with their offseason until after the World Series. The free agent market opens. Executives discuss potential trades. Decisions are mad

The Orioles made an adjustment to their 40-man roster on the first day of their offseason. Catcher Anthony Bemboom’s contract was selected this afternoon from Triple-A Norfolk, and right-hander Anthony Castro was designated for assignment in a corresponding move. Bemboom didn’t play for the Orioles after No. 1 prospect Adley Rutschman arrived on Ma

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:   Selected the contract of C Anthony Bemboom from Triple-A Norfolk.Designated RHP Anthony Castro for assignment.

Major League Baseball’s expanded postseason bracket takes center stage for the first time this October. Even without the Nationals involved for the third straight season, it should be an interesting month of playoff baseball. Instead of two teams playing in each of the Wild Card Games that were used in nine of the last 10 seasons (the shortened 202

NEW YORK – There is no way to sugarcoat a 55-107 season, no silver lining to setting a club record for losses, no justifying the worst record in baseball. This was, undoubtedly, the worst of the Nationals’ 18 seasons since they arrived in the District in 2005. They lost more games than the awful 2008-09 teams. The rotation’s 5.97 ERA was far worse

If an offseason can be filled with intrigue and drama, this one could for the Orioles. After an 83-win season, 31 more than the previous year, the Orioles are a winning team. Now we begin to find out how they take what they have impressively built to get to this point, to get to the next stage. To get to where they can win 90 to 100 games, to not o

One season after his club lost 110 games and earned the chance to pick first in the draft, the darkness of a rebuild turning another ugly shade, Brandon Hyde is a favorite to win the Manager of the Year award in the American League. Arguments that I heard about him needing to finish above .500 became moot on Sunday afternoon in the Bronx. Also, I n

NEW YORK – The worst season in Nationals history ended tonight with another rain delay, another disastrous performance by a starting pitcher and another lopsided loss to a division opponent. A 9-2 loss to the Mets in Game 162, which began 1 hour and 51 minutes late due to rain, almost felt too appropriate to be true. It was a fitting conclusion to