• Connor Norby wins O's minor league homer title with 29

    Heading into last night’s last game of the Triple-A season, the Orioles' last minor league game of the year, O’s prospect Connor Norby was the organization’s home run leader with 28 for the season. Norfolk teammate Jordan Westburg had 27. Could Norby hang onto his lead for one more game? He would be, perhaps, a bit of a mild surprise as O’s farm homer leader. Norby goes 5-foot-10 and 187...

  • Orioles select Bemboom's contract, Tate to play in WBC

    The Orioles made an adjustment to their 40-man roster on the first day of their offseason. Catcher Anthony Bemboom’s contract was selected this afternoon from Triple-A Norfolk, and right-hander Anthony Castro was designated for assignment in a corresponding move. Bemboom didn’t play for the Orioles after No. 1 prospect Adley Rutschman arrived on May 21. He cleared waivers and was outrighted to...

  • The go-go O's were on display in season opener (plus farm notes)

    The Orioles stole five bases on Opening Day as the Red Sox battery, almost no matter who was pitching, was no match for their thievery. They stole off catcher Reese McGuire and three different pitchers getting three bases while Ryan Brasier was on the mound and one each off Corey Kluber and Kaleb Ort. We will see how the rest of the season goes, but for one day, they ran amok. After the first...

  • O's get Opening Day win and the Baltimore offense is humming through seven games

    Opening Day in Baltimore could not have gone too much better. A sellout crowd of 45,017 got to see the Orioles beat the New York Yankees in comeback fashion. They let a 4-0 lead getaway, but overcame a 5-4 deficit to win 7-6 and improve to 4-3. For already the third time this year, they have moved one game over .500. The Orioles, after winning 83 games last season, have not backed down from...

  • O'Hearn on good start with team and more on the latest shutout

    WASHINGTON – He didn’t make the Orioles' Opening Day roster out of spring training as he hoped, but Ryan O’Hearn didn’t have too long to wait to make his Orioles debut. On April 13, for the final game of the home series with Oakland, the O’s called up O’Hearn. The 29-year-old lefty hitter got the start that day, went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs. You have a great memory if you remember the...

  • Rodriguez, Rutschman provide highlights in Orioles' 4-2 win (updated)

    season is and how early we are in the baseball season. I am happy that we have a very strong 40-man roster right now. We’ve got a strong major league team that’s winning. We’ve got the Norfolk Tides with the best record in the minors or whatever. I just view this whole group as our team this year and we’re going to tap into every resource that we have in the majors and minors as needed.” Elias...

  • Rom returning to minors

    Drew Rom’s major league debut remains on hold. So close, but unable to capture it. The Orioles announced that they optioned Rom to Triple-A Norfolk following last night’s 2-1 win over the Rays at Camden Yards. A corresponding move is coming Friday when they begin a three-game series against the Pirates that’s situated in the middle of their homestand. Rom was summoned on Monday within a flurry...

  • Facing slumping team won't cause Orioles' focus to pass the Bucs (updated)

    The Orioles begin another series tonight against another team that’s above .500. And this is where the similarities slam into a closure. The Pirates arrive having lost nine of their last 10 games, but they remain atop the National League Central. Try doing that in the American League East. Go ahead. Letdown games and series aren’t permissible, and the rebuilt Orioles are in no way inclined to...

  • Orioles lineup vs. Pirates

    The Orioles have a third left-hander in their bullpen again after recalling Nick Vespi from Triple-A Norfolk. He replaces Drew Rom, who was optioned after Wednesday’s game. Vespi underwent sports hernia surgery in January and didn’t break camp with the team. He allowed four runs and struck out 17 batters in 12 2/3 innings with the Tides. Vespi didn’t allow an earned run with Norfolk last season...

  • Hyde addresses Irvin's return to Orioles (and other notes)

    Cole Irvin is in Baltimore to serve as a long reliever. Nothing else to it. The Orioles don’t have immediate plans to reinsert Irvin into the rotation, but manager Brandon Hyde said, “He’s going to start for us down the road at some point for sure, I just don’t know when that’s going to be.” “We see him as a starter,” Hyde added, “but right now we needed some length out of our bullpen and he...

  • O's activate Mychal Givens for series finale, plus today's lineup

    TORONTO - The Orioles are getting a reinforcement today for their heavily-used bullpen as right-hander Mychal Givens has been activated as the Orioles try to sweep Toronto today at Rogers Centre. Givens has not pitched in an O's game since March 16 in spring training. But today he comes off the 15-day injured list - he's been out with left knee inflammation. To make roster room lefty Cole Irvin...

  • A few notes on one stunning inning and the O's 19th comeback win of 2023

    Start spreading the news – the Orioles scored eight runs in the seventh inning to stun the Yankees in the Bronx. The night before they had a 4-0 lead and lost. On this night they trailed by four in the seventh and won. The eight-run inning was their most in any inning this year, topping the seven in the seventh on May 5 at Atlanta. It is their most in an inning since scoring nine in the eighth...

  • Lester replaces Coulombe on Orioles' roster

    The Orioles placed left-handed reliever Danny Coulombe on the bereavement list today and selected infielder Josh Lester’s contract from Triple-A Norfolk. Reliever Dillon Tate was moved to the 60-day injured list with a right elbow flexor strain to create room for Lester on the 40-man roster. Coulombe struck out the side last night in the seventh inning to lower his ERA to 2.08. An off-day on...

  • Irvin appreciates continuity between Orioles and top affiliate

    When breaking down the differences between his time with Triple-A Norfolk this year compared to the majors, the stuff that really stood out to him, Cole Irvin’s mind immediately went to the obvious contrast. The one that might stand alone and made him smile. He couldn’t resist. “I think the postgame celebrations are slightly different,” he quipped. That’s a fair point. The Orioles are in a...

  • Leftovers for breakfast

    While Triple-A Norfolk moves past its first-half title in the International League and keeps posting prospect-studded lineups, outfielder Kyle Stowers is in Sarasota rehabbing an injury to his right shoulder. The Orioles optioned Stowers for a second time on May 15, after he was hitless in his last 21 at-bats. He’s 2-for-30 in 14 games, with three walks and 12 strikeouts. Stowers’ last game...

  • Mullins, Zimmermann return to Orioles

    The Orioles reinstated center fielder Cedric Mullins from the injured list this afternoon. They also recalled left-hander Bruce Zimmermann and optioned reliever Logan Gillaspie and infielder Josh Lester to Triple-A Norfolk. Mullins finished his rehab assignment with Norfolk after Thursday’s doubleheader and returned to Baltimore. He’s leading off today. First baseman Ryan Mountcastle stayed...

  • McFarland circles back to Orioles

    T.J. McFarland missed the brutality of the Orioles’ rebuild process. He was a Rule 5 pick in the winter of 2012, after the Orioles snapped a streak of 14 consecutive losing seasons and defeated the Rangers in the wild card game. He appeared in 37 games in 2014, when they won the division and reached the American League Championship Series. He was released in February 2017 after their final...

  • Orioles trade three prospects to get right-hander Flaherty from Cardinals

    The Orioles today announced that they have acquired right-handed pitcher JACK FLAHERTY from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for left-handed pitcher DREW ROM, minor league infielder CÉSAR PRIETO, and minor league right-handed pitcher ZACK SHOWALTER. Flaherty, 27, is 7-6 with a 4.43 ERA (54 ER/109.2 IP),116 hits, 56 total runs, 10 home runs, 54 walks, eight hit batters, and 106 strikeouts in...

  • Cowser and Krehbiel joining Orioles' expanded roster

    The Orioles won’t allow their roster to stop evolving. They are adding players for Friday’s expansion and figure to keep shuffling through the month of September. The first two moves are decided, with outfielder Colton Cowser and reliever Joey Krehbiel joining the club in Arizona, according to a source. The club hasn’t made an announcement. These are initial reinforcements who don’t close...

  • O's game blog: John Means makes long-awaited return as O's host St. Louis

    John Means' long road back to a major league mound will finally end tonight. His last MLB game was April 13, 2022 versus Milwaukee. Later that month he underwent Tommy John surgery. It looked like Means would return by mid-season this year, but in late May he had a setback with a strained muscle in his upper back. And finally tonight he makes his first big league outing since that Milwaukee...


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