SARASOTA, Fla. – Anthony Santander led off the bottom of the fourth inning today by committing the Orioles’ first rules violation in their exhibition opener. Santander smiled about it later, in his usual manner, but didn’t agree with the call. Plate umpire Chad Fairfield ruled that Santander wasn’t ready to hit by the required eight seconds and hun

JUPITER, Fla. – The handful of competitions in Nationals camp this spring involve the bullpen and bench. General manager Mike Rizzo and manager Davey Martinez have a multitude of ways they could go about deciding who makes the Opening Day roster and who doesn’t, and today they’ll get their first look at several of the competitors. The Nats bullpen

SARASOTA, Fla. – Orioles reliever Dillon Tate is able to detect the improvement in his right forearm, the lessening of the discomfort that he began to notice three months ago. “Especially where I was in the middle of the offseason,” he said today. There’s little else that he can state with confidence. The stages of recovery and rehabilitation are d

JUPITER, Fla. – Anyone interested in playing ball today? Because there’s a ballgame on the schedule this afternoon. The Nationals open Grapefruit League play with a road game against the Cardinals, and though they aren’t bringing that many regulars on the short trip from West Palm Beach, there are some key names to watch. The top three of Davey Mar

SARASOTA, Fla. – Orioles manager Brandon Hyde hopes to get two innings from left-hander Drew Rom in today’s exhibition opener against the Twins at Ed Smith Stadium. The lineup is stacked with left-handed hitters, including Ryan O’Hearn at first base and Nomar Mazara in left field. Cedric Mullins is leading off and Anthony Santander is the cleanup h

SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles' 2023 spring training schedule begins today at Ed Smith Stadium. They host the Minnesota Twins at 1:05 this afternoon to begin a Grapefruit League schedule that runs through March 27 in advance of the club’s March 30th regular-season opener at Boston. So the battle for rotation spots and pitching staff jobs takes anothe

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Managers aren’t always eager for the start of exhibition play. Some would prefer their guys get more time to work on things, more fundamental drills, more opportunities to face pitchers and hitters in controlled environments, before taking the field against another ballclub. Davey Martinez has felt that way some years. He do

SARASOTA, Fla. - Another spring training page has turned. Report dates are behind us. First workouts are in the past tense. Photo day is done. Exhibition games are here, beginning with today’s 1:05 p.m. matchup with the Twins at Ed Smith Stadium. The first road game is Sunday against the Tigers in Lakeland, a journey that will be repeated Thursday

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Nationals open exhibition play Saturday, which means we’ll see the very first version of Davey Martinez’s 2023 lineup in action. Don’t pay too much attention to the names in that lineup, though, or where they’re lined up. Martinez said he plans to use these early Grapefruit League games as an opportunity to get certain p

SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles completed their final workout day before beginning exhibition games on Saturday with the Twins traveling to Ed Smith Stadium. “I think we’re ready,” said manager Brandon Hyde. “I think guys are kind of itching to get out there. We’ve had a lot of guys who have been here quite a while. You’ll see a lot of those guys the