In the 2016 First-Year Player Draft, the Orioles selected outfielder Austin Hays out of Jacksonville University in the third round. The next year, after his first full professional year, Hays had a season among the best in all of the minor leagues. He was finalist for Baseball America’s Player of the Year. After a season where Hays hit 32 homers an

The Orioles finally made it to St. Louis. The charter wasn’t delayed, as far as I know. I’m referring to how they haven’t traveled there since 2003 and are getting their first look at New Busch Stadium, which opened three years later. Games in April 2020 were canceled due to the pandemic, which led to regional travel and a missed opportunity. Bette

The Orioles offense took a while to get going today. But right-hander Tyler Wells was pretty good almost from the first pitch. Wells held Kansas City's offense in check before his hitters could provide a big inning for Baltimore in the series finale. The Orioles beat the Royals, 6-1, to win their fourth series of the year and to complete a 6-4 home

With the Nationals off on Monday as they return home from a three-city West Coast road trip, let’s wrap up our three-piece minor league miniseries from last week’s conversation with Baseball America’s Kyle Glaser on the “MASN All Access Podcast.” We already discussed Luis García’s hot start at Triple-A Rochester and Cade Cavalli’s potential to impa

The Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle is mostly fine today after rolling his ankle during a stolen base of second in the first inning of Game 2 last night. Mountcastle stayed in the game then and is back in the lineup today, batting fifth as the DH in the series finale with Kansas City. “Yeah, watching that, that didn’t looked good. But we dodged a bullet

The Orioles have reached the end of their homestand. A makeup game today against the Royals, followed by their flight to St. Louis. Tyler Nevin is starting at third base after playing right field yesterday in Game 2. Trey Mancini is the first baseman and Ryan Mountcastle is the designated hitter. Anthony Bemboom is catching. Cedric Mullins is 13-fo

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Many years ago, earlier in his career, Nelson Cruz learned a valuable lesson about dealing with a slump at the plate. “I used to have a coach who said if you don’t hit, you better play defense,” Cruz said. He immediately laughed, recognizing the folly of that philosophy for a full-time designated hitter. “So, if I don’t hit,” Cruz

The Orioles and Royals wrap up this rain-delayed two-day, three-game series this afternoon in Baltimore after splitting a twin bill on Sunday. Kansas City took the opener, 6-4, while Baltimore won the nightcap, 4-2. The Orioles have lost just one of their past four series, going 2-1-1 against the Angels, Yankees, Red Sox and Twins. They are 3-4-1 i

The Orioles were supposed to be off today, but Saturday’s rainout has forced a noon game onto their schedule. I’m off anyway, but only when it comes to ballpark duty. The mailbag is filling up. I can’t ignore it any longer. Time to take a letter dump. You ask, I answer, etc. This is the latest sequel to the original. And as you know, sequels usuall

Looking at playing three games in about a 24-hour span as Sunday’s doubleheader began at Camden Yards, O’s manager Brandon Hyde was hopeful his starting pitchers could get deep in both games. They did that and more as the O’s split a doubleheader with Kansas City. Had the defense not let down in Game 1, the Orioles may have swept the Royals. But th