And then there were two. Just two days left to share a few thoughts here on the Orioles as I wrap up my 17 years with MASNSports.com. I continue to stay upbeat and am embracing whatever comes next. But in whatever manner I follow and/or cover the 2025 Orioles there are a few things I’m looking forward to. Can the team start fast?: They did last yea

Adam Jones played on Orioles teams that reached the postseason in 2012, 2014 and 2016 and stayed in contention in ’17 until the final month. He became an executive and community ambassador for the organization earlier this week, attaching him to a club that’s made back-to-back playoff appearances, including a division title in 2023. He seems qualif

When former Oriole star Adam Jones was officially hired by the club this week as special advisor to the general manager and a community ambassador, I felt the O’s made a great move. Because of love and passion. Jones has a deep love for this organization and a real passion about Orioles baseball. He’s always had it since they acquired him in a trad

Good morning, everyone. Did you know we are now officially two weeks away from the start of spring training? That's right, pitchers and catchers report to West Palm Beach in exactly 14 days, with position players set to arrive five days after that. The time has almost come. That said, there's still a real sense the Nationals' offseason isn't over y

Adam Jones used to flash his range in center field, running down fly balls in the gaps or back at the wall. His impactful reach touched the city and its communities with his charitable work. And now, the Orioles are counting on his influence in Japan. Jones spent the last two years of his professional career with the Orix Buffalos of Nippon Profess

The Orioles broke out another option year to bend from their file-and-go stance in arbitration. Jorge Mateo has agreed to a contract for the 2025 season to avoid a hearing. He’s set to earn $3.55 million, according to an industry source. The deal also includes a $5.5 million option for 2026 with escalators that could increase the value to $6 millio

The front office vision shared by the newcomers who marched into Camden Yards beginning in the winter of 2018 required them to gaze into the past. To look back while also trying to push a flailing franchise forward. Adam Jones is serving as an ideal example of this mindset, with the Orioles hiring the five-time All-Star and one of the most popular

Prospects ranking season is winding down but, in a ranking released yesterday via The Athletic’s Keith Law, O’s catching prosect Samuel Basallo got his highest-ranking yet and an evaluation that was quite favorable on his defense. I have written here numerous times that the Orioles have been consistently saying that Basallo can stay as a catcher. T

In an alternate universe, Josiah Gray and Cade Cavalli would be very much in the Nationals’ Opening Day plans right now, the two right-handers probably joining MacKenzie Gore to fill out the top three slots in the club’s 2025 rotation. That’s how things were supposed to go. Gray was the team’s Opening Day starter last year after earning an All-Star

The love for Orioles minor league catcher Samuel Basallo keeps growing, with The Athletic’s Keith Law ranking him third yesterday on the site’s top 100 prospects list. Red Sox minor league outfielder Roman Anthony is first and Rangers infielder Sebastian Walcott is second. Baseball Prospectus ranks Basallo at No. 11, three spots ahead of Coby Mayo