SARASOTA, Fla. – Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander is leaving camp on March 6 to join Team Venezuela in Miami for the World Baseball Classic. He’s jumping into a talent-heavy roster that includes Ronald Acuña Jr., Jose Altuve, Luis Arraez, Miguel Cabrera, Andrés Giménez, Gleyber Torres and Salvador Perez. He also can reunite with former Orioles

If the question is can someone surprise us and make the Orioles’ Opening Day roster, no doubt that answer is yes. Nothing is completely set and we haven’t seen one pitch thrown in a spring game yet. Jobs can be won, even by non-roster players and we can and may well see surprises. This leads to another question – how important will spring training

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – As the 67 players in big league camp retreat to the clubhouse following their daily workout here, they pass by another group of players in Nationals uniforms. They are younger, less experienced, though not necessarily less noticeable. The organization’s top prospects who reported early for spring training ahead of the rank-a

SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles re-signed catcher Anthony Bemboom to a split contract in October, removing him from minor league free agency and putting him on the 40-man roster, and outrighted him to Triple-A a few weeks later. Go ahead and compete for the backup job, but as a non-roster invite to spring training. We’re saying there’s still a chance.

SARASOTA, Fla. – Orioles chairman and CEO John Angelos granted a rare and lengthy interview with beat writers this morning next to the bullpen area on the back fields at the Ed Smith Stadium complex. The session lasted 37 minutes and covered topics such as payroll, the work toward a new stadium lease, how Angelos, executive vice president/general m

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Day two of live batting practice saw nine more pitchers take the mound to face hitters for a simulated inning of work, most notably Josiah Gray and Cade Cavalli. Every pitcher has specific things he’s focusing on during these sessions, but the theme is pretty universal: Keep your mechanics in sync and throw strikes. For Gray

It is reasonable to wonder how many more stolen bases we will see in the majors this coming season with the new rules in place. Those who can run may get more chances than in previous seasons. It’s fair to wonder what that could mean for the team with the two top basestealers in the American League last year: the Orioles. Shortstop Jorge Mateo

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The sentiment wasn’t unusual for a ballplayer during the first week of spring training. The ballplayer who uttered it, however, wasn’t one you’d expect. “I’m as excited as I’ve ever been,” Patrick Corbin said Saturday afternoon inside the Nationals clubhouse. Excited? On the heels of the worst of three consecutive subpar sea

SARASOTA, Fla. – Orioles spring training is entering its fourth day of workouts for pitchers, catchers and most of the position players who aren’t actually due until Monday. The first day was hectic based on the injury news relayed by executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias – reliever Dillon Tate’s pending placement on the injured list

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The first live batting practice session of the spring is always going to favor pitchers over hitters. Pitchers have been building up to this for a while. Position players, on the other hand, haven’t even officially reported to camp yet. So most eyes this morning at Nationals camp were focused on the likes of Patrick Corbin,