• Orioles option Tate and select Smith's contract

    An adjustment to the Orioles’ bullpen seemed inevitable. The move came early this afternoon. Dillon Tate was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk and right-handed reliever Burch Smith had his contract selected from the Tides. Smith will wear No. 40. Tate will try to fix whatever’s wrong. Tate has made three appearances this month and given up runs in each game – four over two innings against the...

  • Orioles trade for Selby, tonight's lineup

    The Orioles acquired right-hander Colin Selby, 26, from the Royals today for cash considerations and optioned him to Triple-A Norfolk. Kyle Bradish was moved to the 60-day injured list to make room on a full 40-man roster. Selby, a Virginia native, made two relief appearances with the Royals and allowed two earned runs (three total) in three innings. He appeared in 21 games with the Pirates...

  • Santander named to All-Star team, plus other Orioles notes before tonight's game

    Make that five All-Star representatives for the Orioles. Outfielder Anthony Santander has made the American League club as an injury replacement for Houston’s Kyle Tucker. He'll also head out early to Arlington, Texas. Santander joins starters Gunnar Henderson and Adley Rutschman, pitcher Corbin Burnes and infielder Jordan Westburg. This is the highest total for the Orioles since 2016 with...

  • Because You Asked - Ever Vigilant

    I’m using flashcards to learn the names of the new players. My family is quizzing me. Their first question: How did we get stuck doing this? For me it's like, is that Austin Slater? No? Oh, hey Blake Hunt. Is that Seranthony Domínguez? Nope? I was gonna say Gregory Soto. I swear. One thing that never changes is my mailbag except for the weight of its contents. You’ll have a long wait if you...

  • Elias offers updates on Rodriguez's "mild" shoulder strain and other injured Orioles

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Grayson Rodriguez will be shut down for at least 10 days and undergo more imaging on his right shoulder in about three weeks after receiving the diagnosis of a strain that executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias described today as “pretty mild.” Elias met with local media in the visiting dugout at Tropicana Field and provided an update on Rodriguez, who’s the...

  • Orioles option Mayo and recall Soto

    Coby Mayo finally got his first major league hit last night. Today, he’s optioned to Triple-A Norfolk. The Orioles announced the move this afternoon, which includes recalling Liván Soto from the Tides. Mayo was 0-for-16 before lining a single into left field leading off the fifth inning. He also walked and scored a run in a 4-1 win over the Nationals at Camden Yards. MLB Pipeline’s No. 10...

  • Orioles are promoting top 100 prospect Samuel Basallo from Double-A to Triple-A

    Samuel Basallo on up to Triple-A. The Orioles' top 100 catching prospect is being promoted to Norfolk after homering for Bowie today in his final game with the Double-A Baysox. Basallo is ranked as the No. 11 prospect in baseball per MLBPipeline.com and No. 17 by Baseball America. He’s had a very solid year at Double-A that included an appearance in the All-Star Futures Game in July in...

  • Orioles put Mountcastle on injured list and recall Soto

    The Orioles can’t keep playing with a short bench. They can’t keep waiting for Ryan Mountcastle’s status to shift from day-to-day. They also can't maintain a healthy stretch in 2024. Mountcastle was placed on the 10-day injured list this afternoon, retroactive to Friday, with a left wrist sprain. Infielder Livan Soto was recalled again from Triple-A Norfolk. The injury occurred Thursday night...

  • Reviewing more questions attached to Orioles

    The latest road trip began last night at Dodger Stadium, where the World Series memories for the franchise are much nicer than in Queens. The Orioles are down to two after they return next week from Denver, playing three games in Boston and Detroit and three in New York and Minnesota. The roster is going to change multiple times to uphold the 2024 theme. It’s much too late for stability. Don't...

  • James McCann on Orioles' injuries: “I’d say not surprised as much as, ‘Here we go again'"

    DENVER - The reaction is about what you’d expect. Players watch a teammate sustain an injury and struggle to comprehend the reasoning or keep count. Zach Eflin is reinstated from the injured list and starts yesterday’s series finale in Colorado, less than 24 hours after a 103.1 mile line drive slams into Dean Kremer’s right arm, creating a Rocky Mountain high welt above his wrist. The Orioles...

  • Coulombe set for rehab assignment later this week

    Orioles reliever Danny Coulombe is ready to begin his rehab assignment. Coulombe will join Triple-A Norfolk for Wednesday night’s game in Durham, his first competition beyond live batting practice since undergoing surgery in June to remove bone chips in his left elbow. The Orioles haven’t used Coulombe since June 8, when he retired all six batters faced and struck out three at Tropicana Field....

  • This, that and the other

    The Orioles were victims of a violent flood of injuries over the course of the season, threatening to sweep away their hopes to repeat as division champions, but players who are able to return will do so in trickles. Reliever Jacob Webb appears the closest to reinstatement after Thursday night’s scoreless inning with Triple-A Norfolk. Manager Brandon Hyde told the assembled media in Detroit...

  • Catching up on some Orioles backstops

    The Orioles aren’t ignoring their minor league rosters and the building of depth. Their offseason business is spread widely. Catcher David Bañuelos is staying in the organization on another minor league deal, according to an industry source. The agreement, completed last night, includes an invitation to spring training. He could have become a minor league free agent five days after the World...

  • Orioles acquire Daz Cameron from the Athletics

    Eight players elect free agency The Orioles today announced that they have acquired outfielder DAZ CAMERON from the Athletics in exchange for cash considerations. Cameron, 27, slashed .200/.258/.329 (34-for-170) with five doubles, one triple, five home runs, 22 runs scored, 15 RBI, 13 walks, one hit-by-pitch, and five stolen bases in 66 games with the A’s last season. He opened the season with...

  • Orioles announce 2025 major league coaching staff

    The Orioles today announced their 2025 major league coaching staff, led by 2023 American League Manager of the Year BRANDON HYDE in his seventh season. The club has named CODY ASCHE as the hitting coach, ROBINSON CHIRINOS as the bench coach, TOMMY JOSEPH as the assistant hitting coach, SHERMAN JOHNSON as the assistant hitting coach/upper level hitting coordinator, and BUCK BRITTON as a major...

  • O's Matt Blood on new Triple-A skipper, Strowd to the 40-man and more

    Under the Mike Elias regime, Matt Blood has played a prominent role for the Orioles. He was hired first as director of player development in September of 2019. On his watch, the O’s farm system became the first to be ranked No. 1 in five straight rankings by MLBPipeline.com. Blood was promoted to his current role, vice president, player development and domestic scouting in October of 2023. He...

  • Elias, Rosenbaum and Hyde talk about new coaching staff

    The first Winter Meetings with Mike Elias in the Orioles’ front office wasn’t about improving the product on the field. Six years ago, the new executive vice president/general manager stayed busy interviewing candidates to fill positions in departments that needed to be built or restructured, and hiring his first manager – the news of an agreement with Cubs bench coach Brandon Hyde breaking as...

  • O's Koby Perez on Samuel Basallo and more (O's add pitcher from Japan)

    With 13 international players ranked among the O’s top 30 prospects by MLBPipeline.com, the club’s international program keeps humming along. It’s big for the Orioles to have both quantity and quality coming from the international prospects. Not only are players like Samuel Basallo getting close now to the majors, but the high number of ranked international prospects will help the O’s mainly a...

  • Opening Day leftovers for breakfast

    TORONTO – The Orioles had one of those days in the opener that goes from successful to surreal. Every at-bat seemed to approach, tie or set a record. Tracking it in real time was exhausting. A 12-2 thrashing of the Blue Jays showed just how potent the offense can be – one of, if not the best, in baseball. And wait until Gunnar Henderson returns. Don’t rush him back from his rehab assignment...

  • Pitching decisions could be pending again for Orioles (updated)

    The Orioles reached a point in the 2024 season when their entire rotation was on the injured list with the exception of ace Corbin Burnes. Three starters underwent reconstructive elbow surgeries in June. The team traded for Zach Eflin at the deadline and he also was shelved, missing the minimum 15 days with right shoulder inflammation. The hope, of course, was that 2025 would be much kinder and...


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