TAMPA – Tyler O’Neill is playing left field and Coby Mayo is the third baseman for today’s game against the Yankees in Tampa. Cedric Mullins is leading off. Adley Rutschman is catching. Colton Cowser is the designated hitter. Ryan Mountcastle also made the trip. With Gunnar Henderson out, Luis Vázquez gets another start at shortstop. Albert Suárez

Under Armour, the Baltimore Orioles, and Baseball Factory announced today that the 2025 UA Next All-America Game will take place at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore on Saturday, Sept. 13, showcasing the nation's top 40 high school baseball players. The UA Next All-America Game has a history of featuring some of the most talented players in

Over the last few seasons, you may have heard of a relatively new pitch: a “sweeper." Popularized by pitchers like Yu Darvish and Adam Ottavino, a sweeper features more horizontal movement than a traditional slider. “Sweeping” action, to be exact. According to Major League Baseball's glossary, a slider typically has about six inches of horizontal m

The past six months must have felt like déjà vu for Robert Hassell III. After his regular season was hampered by injury, he reported to the Arizona Fall League. Then he reported to West Palm Beach in February looking to prove he’s healthy and still a top prospect in the Nationals farm system. Unfortunately, that has been a repeating cycle for the 2

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Nationals are off today, but that doesn't mean your trusty beat writer is off. There's plenty still to discuss about the first month of camp and what's still to come over the final two weeks. This has been an eventful spring to date. We've seen the Nats sign four players who are likely to make the Opening Day roster (Kyl

SARASOTA, Fla. - The reprogramming of baseball’s former No. 1 prospect easily fits as one of the most interesting developments in Orioles camp. There’s no need to go over Jackson Holliday’s numbers again in 2024. They weren’t good. He was a 20 year old tackling the challenges that the majors present. Expectations shot through the roof, and that’s H

BRADENTON, Fla. – The Orioles remain hopeful that Gunnar Henderson is on their Opening Day roster, but they know the importance of a good contingency plan. Jackson Holliday made his first spring start at shortstop tonight against the Pirates, hitting a double and single to left field and committing an error on his first and only chance. “With Gunna

JUPITER, Fla. – This was pretty much assumed all along, but Davey Martinez confirmed it this morning: There’s only one open spot in the Nationals’ Opening Day rotation. The precise order has yet to be announced, but MacKenzie Gore, Jake Irvin, Michael Soroka and Trevor Williams will begin the season as the team’s top four starters. Which leaves one

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Who’s ready for some more baseball? The venues have switched, but the teams remain the same as the Nationals and Marlins play the second half of their day-night, split-squad doubleheader, this time at the friendly confines of CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches. With Mitchell Parker having looked pretty sharp in today’s matinee,

BRADENTON, Fla. – The Orioles made nine camp cuts this afternoon to bring the roster down to 48 players, including 12 invitees. Pitchers Luis González and Kade Strowd were optioned to minor league camp. Pitchers Rodolfo Martinez, Dylan Coleman and Raúl Alcantara, outfielders Jordyn Adams and Franklin Barreto, infielder/outfielder Terrin Vavra, and