• Orioles claim Fox, add six players to 40-man roster

    The Orioles are protecting six players again in the Rule 5 draft that's scheduled for next month in Orlando, Fla., placing pitchers DL Hall, Kyle Bradish, Kevin Smith, Félix Bautista and Logan Gillaspie, and infielder Terrin Vavra on the 40-man roster at tonight's deadline. The day began with 32 openings, heavy subtractions made since the last game. The most recent transaction impacting the...

  • Can Nevin power his way into Orioles' plans?

    If Tyler Nevin wanted to leave a nice impression on the Orioles heading into the offseason, hitting a 442-foot home run on the last day seemed like a solid idea. Nevin, 24, reached the third deck in left field at Rogers Centre against Blue Jays starter Hyun Jin Ryu for his first career home run in his sixth major league game. It was the longest first homer by an Oriole since the Statcast era. I...

  • Orioles announce 2025 minors coaching staffs, player development assignments

    The Orioles today announced the club’s minor league coaching staffs and player development assignments for the 2025 season. The coaching staffs of Triple-A Norfolk, Double-A Chesapeake, High-A Aberdeen, and Single-A Delmarva are listed below, along with the Florida Complex League and Dominican Summer League Orioles. Managers ROBERTO MERCADO (Chesapeake/Bowie), COLLIN WOODY (Delmarva), CHRISTIAN...

  • Kyle Stowers talks about additions of Henderson and Westburg in Norfolk

    At Triple-A Norfolk, recently, Stowers' power got some help as he and the Tides had some pretty solid reinforcements. The club added and promoted infield prospects Gunnar Henderson and Jordan Westburg up from Double-A Bowie. Before he joined the Orioles his for his MLB debut in Toronto, Stowers was in the lineup for five Norfolk games with Henderson and Westburg. Stowers has now returned from...

  • Another title too: Triple-A Norfolk wins the International League championship

    An AL East championship was celebrated in downtown Baltimore tonight. At about the same time as the O's were winning the AL East, their Triple-A Norfolk affiliate was winning the International League title for the first time in 38 years. The Tides tonight beat the Durham Bulls 7-0 to win the 2023 IL title. The teams were tied 1-1 in the best-of-three series with Norfolk, on their home field at...

  • Federowicz hired as Norfolk Tides manager

    The Orioles have hired a new manager at Triple-A Norfolk. Tim Federowicz will be the replacement for Buck Britton, who joined the Orioles’ staff as major league coach. He managed the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens in the Tigers’ system this summer. Federowicz, 37, served as the Tigers’ catching coach in 2023 after managing the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers in the Mariners’ system the previous year. He...

  • This pitching prospect could crack the rotation this season

    He is one of the Orioles' top 10 prospects, and after he threw 86 2/3 innings at Triple-A Norfolk last year, he is also among their most major league-ready on that list. Right-hander Kyle Bradish, acquired by the club on Dec. 2, 2019 with three other pitchers from the Los Angeles Angels for Dylan Bundy, is likely to make his big league debut during the 2022 season. In November, he was added to...

  • Neustrom and Dorrian getting extra looks at minicamp

    The Orioles opened their second January minicamp yesterday, and the first for hitters, with a modest invite list that featured six of their top 11 prospects per MLBPipeline.com. Four of the other prospects in the elite 11 are pitchers. The only position player who's absent right now is infielder Connor Norby, a second-round pick in 2021 who will participate in the second hitting camp that opens...

  • Orioles announce minor league coaching staffs and player development assignments for 2024

    The Orioles today announced the club’s minor league coaching staffs and player development assignments for the 2024 season. The coaching staffs of Triple-A Norfolk, Double-A Bowie, High-A Aberdeen, and Single-A Delmarva are listed below, along with the Florida Complex League and Dominican Summer League Orioles. Managers BUCK BRITTON (Norfolk), CHRISTIAN FRIAS (FCL Orioles), and CHRIS MADERA and...

  • Triple-A Norfolk wins International League first-half championship

    It has been quite a season for the Orioles’ Triple-A Norfolk Tides affiliate. They broke out of the gates this year going 7-1 and were 11-4 after 15 games. After 29 games in early May they were 22-7. Last night they rode that strong start all the way to the first-half championship of the International League. With an 8-3 win at Nashville, Norfolk (46-23) has clinched a playoff berth for the...

  • Source: Jackson Holliday is being promoted to Triple-A Norfolk

    PHOENIX - Baseball's No. 1 prospect is moving on up. Again. Shortstop Jackson Holliday will play for his fourth team of the minor league season when he joins Triple-A Norfolk from Double-A Bowie this week, according to a source. Holliday, 19, will play his first game for the Tides on Tuesday at Harbor Park when Norfolk hosts Jacksonville at 6:35 p.m. The Tides will play their next 12 games in...

  • Padres Claim RHP Radhames Liz Off Waivers; LHP Chris Waters Outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk

    The Orioles today announced that RHP RADHAMES LIZ has been claimed off of waivers by the San Diego Padres. Liz, 26, appeared in two games for the Orioles in 2009, allowing 10 earned runs in 1.1 innings of work. In eight starts for Double-A Bowie, Liz was 4-1 with a 2.63 ERA (48.0IP, 14ER) and in 17 games (six starts) for Triple-A Norfolk, Liz was 0-3 with a 5.68 ERA (44.1IP, 28ER). After signing...

  • Orioles Place Alfredo Simon and Koji Uehara on Disabled List, Recall Alberto Castillo and Select Contract of Frank Mata from Triple-A Norfolk

    The Orioles today announced that they have placed RHP ALFREDO SIMON and RHP KOJI UEHARA on the 15-day disabled list, recalled LHP ALBERTO CASTILLO from Triple-A Norfolk and selected the contract of RHP FRANK MATA from the Tides. To make room for Mata on the 40-man roster, the club has transferred LHP MICHAEL GONZALEZ to the 60-day disabled list. Simon was placed on the DL with a left hamstring...

  • He's rolling at Norfolk and Jordan Westburg moves into top 100 lists

    He started the 2021 season with low Single-A Delmarva, but ended it with Double-A Bowie. And now, as the 2022 season heads into the second half, O’s infield prospect Jordan Westburg has moved into the back end of top 100 lists. And, with his strong play at Triple-A Norfolk, has put himself in position for a call to the majors whenever the big club is ready to make the move. He excelled in the...

  • Strasburg versus Reds in June?

    strikeout-to-walk ratio and 11.05 strikeouts per 9.0 innings (tops in Eastern League). Projected Triple-A starts for Stephen Strasburg: May 7 Gwinnett Braves 7pm Alliance Bank Stadium May 12 Norfolk Tides 7pm Alliance Bank Stadium May 17 @Pawtucket Red Sox 12:05pm May 22 Toledo Mud Hens 7pm Alliance Bank Stadium May 27 @Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 5:35pm June 1 @Buffalo Bisons 7pm June 6? Cincinnati...

  • MASN To Televise Strasburg's Second Triple-A Start

    will televise Stephen Strasburg's second Triple-A start, as the Norfolk Tides visit the Syracuse Chiefs on Wednesday May 12th. MASN will show the Strasburg game via tape delay starting at about 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday night, following the Orioles-Mariners tilt at 7:00 p.m. Last Friday, in Strasburg's first game with the Chiefs, the highly touted prospect allowed just one hit and no runs through...

  • Orioles Name Minor League Managers, Coaches and Staff

    The Orioles today announced the coaching staffs for their eight minor league affiliates for the 2010 season. GARY ALLENSON is back for his fifth season in the organization and will manage Triple-A Norfolk for the fourth season after guiding the Tides to a 71-71 record in 2009. MIKE GRIFFIN, who pitched for the 1987 Orioles, will serve as pitching coach for the third consecutive season in the...

  • Orioles announce minor league coaching staffs and player development assignments for 2023

    The Orioles today announced the club’s minor league coaching staffs and player development assignments for the 2023 season. The coaching staffs of Triple-A Norfolk, Double-A Bowie, High-A Aberdeen, and Low-A Delmarva are listed below, along with the Florida Complex League and Dominican Summer League Orioles. The Orioles return the following managers to their same posts from the 2022 season:...

  • A fast start for the dynamic duo with Norfolk

    On the second pitch he saw at the Triple-A level on Wednesday night, Orioles top 100 infield prospect Gunnar Henderson smoked a homer to right field. It came off left-hander Ethan Small, the Brewers' No. 7 prospect who has pitched in the big leagues this year and has a 2.41 ERA at Triple-A. So yeah, nice debut. The same night the player that moved to Triple-A with him, Jordan Westburg, had two...

  • Reviewing Vespi's record-setting achievement with Triple-A Norfolk

    Exactly one month passed before reliever Nick Vespi made his final appearance with the Orioles this season. He left after working two-thirds of an inning in Game 2 of a Sept. 5 doubleheader against the Blue Jays at Camden Yards and returned to work two-thirds of an inning in an Oct. 5 doubleheader against the Blue Jays at Camden Yards. The symmetry in Vespi’s season was best exemplified at...


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