Theodore N. Lerner, the onetime usher at Griffith Stadium who went on to build a local real estate empire, then purchase the Nationals from Major League Baseball and watch the franchise win its first World Series title, has died. He was 97. Mr. Lerner’s death, which came two days before pitchers and catchers are due to report for spring training, w

The 2022 season may have seen the Orioles produce their first winning record since 2016. And it saw them lose fewer than 100 games in a full-season for the first time since 2017. In the end there were 83 wins for the Orioles, and a winning percentage of .512. But it didn’t start all that well. They were 0-3 after being swept to start the year in St

We’ve reached the final countdown to spring training, so we’re counting down the biggest storylines facing the Nationals this spring in West Palm Beach. We continue today with a look at a rotation that is counting on the healthy return of multiple starters … If the Nationals are going to show significant improvement in 2023, if this franchise is go

Cedric Mullins raised the bar to such impressive heights in 2021 with his first All-Star selection and Silver Slugger award, and becoming the first 30/30 player in Orioles history, that some regression the next summer was bound to happen. He became a tough act to follow. Blame it on himself. Still productive at the plate, still dangerous on the bas

We are now a little over three weeks away from the start of the fifth World Baseball Classic. The now expanded to 20-nation tourney begins with four pools of five teams each playing games in Taiwan, Tokyo, Phoenix and Miami. Team USA will play in Pool C at Chase Field in Phoenix along with Canada, Colombia, Mexico and Great Britain. The two top tea

We’ve reached the final countdown to spring training, so we’re counting down the biggest storylines facing the Nationals this spring in West Palm Beach. We continue today with a look at players not on the team’s 40-man roster who might still have a shot to make the Opening Day roster … For a team coming off a miserable, 107-loss season, the Nationa

So close to the start of spring training, so insecure about how much I’m willing to guarantee about the 2023 Orioles. They won’t move out of Baltimore during the season. Bet the house on it. They won’t change managers. They won’t change mascots. They won’t change Boog’s BBQ into a vegan concession stand. But what about the team itself prior to open

When it comes to scoring runs, the Orioles were slightly below American League average in 2022 – due in large part to a scoring drought late in the year. The AL average for runs per game last season was 4.22 and the Orioles were at 4.16. They ranked 10th in the league in runs scored, up from 2021, when the Orioles were 14th. And for much of last se

We’ve reached the final countdown to spring training, so we’re counting down the biggest storylines facing the Nationals this spring in West Palm Beach. We begin today with a storyline that will impact every major league club this year: The implementation of several dramatic rule changes … As long as baseball has existed, what has distinguished it

Four more days before Orioles pitchers and catchers are due at the spring training complex in Sarasota. Where has the time gone? The mailbag already is in the best shape of its life. Bulky but strong enough to handle the extra weight. You know the routine. You ask, I answer, you trust that I’m in the know, I trust that you won’t fact-check me. And