• This, that and the other

    The enormous improvements in the bullpen, with manager Brandon Hyde finally able to trust the unit in any situation, ranks No. 1 on the list of reasons why the Orioles are so much better in 2022. However, the tightened defense also has earned props. The Orioles began last night’s game in Cincinnati ranked fourth in the majors with 45 defensive runs saved per Sports Info Solutions. How does that...

  • Mancini goes, Diaz arrives, as Orioles navigate an emotional day

    ARLINGTON, Texas - Under any other circumstances, the Orioles’ decision yesterday to recall outfielder Yusniel Diaz from Triple-A Norfolk would have qualified as major news. A former top prospect, his career stalled by a variety of injuries, becoming the last piece of the 2018 Manny Machado trade with the Dodgers to reach the majors. The timing of it, on the same day that the Orioles traded...

  • More on DL Hall's promotion to the Orioles

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A deep dive into the wild card chase always felt like more of a surface story about the Orioles. Here’s where they sit in the standings. Here’s the latest from the rotation, bullpen and lineup. Here’s the latest double play turned by the defense. Here’s a team finally ready to launch after a teardown that started halfway through the 2018 season, a new set of hands...

  • Leftovers for breakfast

    The Orioles wanted veteran starter Jordan Lyles to be durable and dependable. To make each start, push past the middle innings and give his club a chance to win. They sought his leadership on an inexperienced staff. And they were willing to sign him for $7 million guaranteed with a $11 club option for 2023. How’s it working out? “I think he’s exceeded our expectations and what he’s done for us...

  • Henderson makes stated goal become a reality

    CLEVELAND – Gunnar Henderson predicted that he’d reach the majors this year. He set it as a goal before his season began at Double-A Bowie. So confident that he texted it to his girlfriend, Katherine Lee Bishop, who took a screenshot as proof. Here he is. Perhaps in a location he couldn’t have known about, but on the Orioles roster and starting for them tonight at third base. “That’s pretty...

  • Three early reflections on 2022

    The Orioles are off today and again on Thursday, and they don’t return home until next Monday. They’re 5 ½ games behind for the last wild card after losing back-to-back series. We live in the present, think ahead to what’s coming and occasionally glance back at the past. I’m doing all of it simultaneously, which can be dizzying. There will be two drives into D.C. this week that I dread. The...

  • Orioles must bring bats to D.C. or risk another bad outcome

    The Orioles are coming out of yesterday’s break in the schedule and hoping that their offense, which got a head start on it, shows up tonight in D.C. They were shut out Sunday on three hits, the only slice of good news being how Austin Hays accounted for two of them. Six of the last eight games ended in defeat, and the last two series have been lost. The Orioles started out 2-0 on the homestand...

  • Three more early reflections on Orioles 2022 season

    The 2022 season is winding down, except that the Orioles want to get it cranked up again after the last game on Oct. 5. Playoffs? Yes, we’re talking playoffs. Reflection can come later, when bodies sink into recliners and every minute of time spent at ballparks and long flights is felt from head to toe. But enough about the beat crew. Here are three more early reflections, as I try to avoid the...

  • Another look at Connor Norby's strong year as he makes another top 100

    The Orioles minor league home run leaders for 2022 were Connor Norby with 29 and Jordan Westburg with 27. No one else on the Baltimore farm hit more than 19. Norby and Westburg battled down to the last game for that season homer honor. But during the year they showed similar approaches with a strong ability to drive the ball to right-center to produce a lot of their homers. Now both are showing...

  • Rom starting first exhibition game

    SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles are two days away from playing their first exhibition game and they’ve chosen left-hander Drew Rom to make the start. Rom, 23, made a combined 26 appearances between Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk and posted a 4.43 ERA and 1.475 WHIP with 144 strikeouts in 120 innings. He’s ticketed for the Tides after spring training but gets the assignment against the Twins...

  • It's bounce-back Sunday for the Orioles after a brutal ending yesterday in Boston

    How do the Orioles bounce back after such a brutal loss? I don’t have that answer, but what choice do they have? A good thing about baseball sometimes is that it's everyday nature. They have another game today and need to win it to win this series. I’ve been in their clubhouse over the years a day after a tough, tough loss and am always surprised at how well the players can move on. They just...

  • Cedric Mullins on improved hitting vs. lefty pitching, plus a big night on the farm

    When it comes to facing left-handed pitchers, O’s center fielder Cedric Mullins, no longer a switch-hitter, has had success in the past batting left-on-left. But the hits were not coming to him very often against lefty pitchers last year, when he hit .209/.265/.313/.578 against left-handers. That was very different from his solid numbers of 2021, when he produced a .277 batting average and .788...

  • Stowers rejoins Orioles and is batting cleanup

    DETROIT – The string of opposing left-handed starters ended at three today, and so did Joey Ortiz’s time in the majors. Ortiz was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk, with outfielder Kyle Stowers rejoining the Orioles for their series finale in Detroit. Ortiz went 2-for-8 with four RBIs while making three starts at second base. The Orioles optioned Stowers on April 9 to give him more consistent...

  • O's offense trying to pass the test of the Braves strong starters this weekend

    The Orioles offense, while the team has gone 1-1 this weekend in Atlanta, has proven to be a real challenge for one of the best starting rotations in baseball. Lefty Max Fried took the mound Friday night with a 2-0 record and 0.45 ERA, allowing one run in 20 innings for the season. Right-hander Spencer Strider faced the Orioles last night, entering at 4-0 with a 2.57 ERA. The Orioles pinned a...

  • Givens could accompany Orioles to Toronto (plus lineup)

    The Orioles are attempting today to win their 11th series before flying to Toronto and beginning a two-city road trip. Mychal Givens threw his bullpen session today and could be activated by the weekend. Manager Brandon Hyde was going to check on Givens after completing his media obligations. Asked if Givens could accompany the Orioles on their trip, Hyde said, "It is possible. We'll see how it...

  • Cowser in camp and creeping up on eventual promotion to majors

    SARASOTA, Fla. – One row of lockers inside the Orioles’ spring training clubhouse starts with infielder Adam Frazier and ends with center fielder Cedric Mullins, prime locations that are a nod to their veteran status. Austin Hays and Anthony Santander occupy the two lockers that lead to Mullins, the three starting outfielders bunched together under a roof and beneath a blue sky. More toward the...

  • Drew Rom and a host of non-roster pitchers scheduled to take the mound for spring opener

    SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles' 2023 spring training schedule begins today at Ed Smith Stadium. They host the Minnesota Twins at 1:05 this afternoon to begin a Grapefruit League schedule that runs through March 27 in advance of the club’s March 30th regular-season opener at Boston. So the battle for rotation spots and pitching staff jobs takes another step today with the start of spring games....

  • Infield prospects drawing praise at Orioles camp

    SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles eventually will reach the stage of spring training when prospects are sent to the minor league side at Twin Lakes Park to get ready for their season. They received the necessary camp exposure. They got the full experience. The major league coaches became more familiar with them. Zero downside to it. In a spontaneous contest to create the loudest buzz at the Ed Smith...

  • O's head to Texas looking for improved pitching and defense and a series win

    There are certainly a few things to clean up as the Orioles play at Texas tonight in their second series of the year. They scored 23 runs in three games at Boston, but allowed nine runs three straight games and no one thinks that is nearly good enough or close to it from the mound. The O’s defense was shaky for three days in Boston, particularly in the outfield and there was not nearly enough...

  • Looking at Orioles' upcoming schedule, rotation and bullpen

    The Orioles are off again today before beginning a stretch of 10 games in a row, the next six at home against the Tigers and Red Sox. They’ve gone 6-0 in series openers. If you’re wondering why the Orioles have two off-days as bookends to a two-game series in D.C., you aren’t alone. I’m sure they’d prefer having those breaks spread out. The timing is unexpectedly good, though, with shortstop...


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