"Orioles Classics" #TBT: Powerful bats, precise pitching and a fond farewell

"Orioles Classics" #TBT: Powerful bats, precise pitching and a fond farewell
Temperatures are cooler, the hot stove is starting to flicker and Baltimore baseball fans are going through some serious hardball withdrawal. Let's face it, mid-February and spring training feel like forever away. If you're longing for the sounds of summer - ball hitting mitt, bat meeting ball, the roar of the crowd - MASN has you covered. "Orioles Classics" are the perfect way for die-hard fans to get through the long offseason, to give them a chance to relive past memories and perhaps get...
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The Oriole Bird among finalists for Mascot Hall of Fame

The Oriole Bird among finalists for Mascot Hall of Fame
Who doesn't love The Oriole Bird? Well, if you're fond of the feathered one's antics and undying love for his namesake Orioles, you need to flex your fingers and exercise your right to vote. The Oriole Bird is one of 10 finalists for this year's voting for the Mascot Hall of Fame, and between Oct. 20-26, you can vote once a day to send him to the 2020 induction class. Really, casting a ballot for The Oriole Bird is a no-brainer. While there are some really strong nominees among the...
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Fenter dazzles with 13 strikeouts, but Delmarva offense sputters in 1-0 loss

Fenter dazzles with 13 strikeouts, but Delmarva offense sputters in 1-0 loss
SALISBURY, Md. - Single-A Delmarva manager Kyle Moore didn't worry when the Shorebirds offense was a little slow out of the gate Friday night in Game 2 of their South Atlantic League semifinal series against the Hickory Crawdads. The way Gray Fenter was dealing gave the bats ample time to adjust and wake up. "Our offense does that, has done that a lot," Moore said. "They kind of feel them out the first three innings and so we usually beat teams in the fourth, fifth and sixth. So I wasn't...
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Veteran hitting coach Radison energizes Shorebirds - and vice-versa

Veteran hitting coach Radison energizes Shorebirds - and vice-versa
SALISBURY, Md. - Beneath the third base stands at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium, the sound of bat meeting ball is keeping beat with Waka Flocka Flame's epithet-rich "50K Remix." Before each swing, Dan Radison's right arm snakes around a screen, feeding a pitch to a waiting batter. Over and over, Radison simulates a low, drivable offering, and over and over, faux line drives are sprayed across an oblong cavernous chamber surrounded by a mesh screen that offers little in the way of...
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Tom Davis to receive John F. Steadman Lifetime Achievement Award from Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame

Tom Davis to receive John F. Steadman Lifetime Achievement Award from Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame
MASN broadcaster Tom Davis will receive the John F. Steadman Lifetime Achievement Award at the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame banquet on Nov. 7 at Martin's West. Davis, 71, and the late Jim Margraff, longtime football coach at Johns Hopkins University, will be honored with the award named for John F. Steadman, a longtime sports editor and columnist for the Baltimore News American and columnist for The Evening Sun and The Baltimore Sun. They will be joined at the ceremony by five new...
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Players' Weekend extends beyond jerseys

Players' Weekend extends beyond jerseys
For the third straight year, Orioles players and broadcasters will join the rest of Major League Baseball in donning special Players' Weekend jereys. All 30 teams will wear all black or all white, with the Orioles opting for the head-to-toe black unis. Players' Weekend, held from Aug. 23-25, will also allow players to wear customized cleats, batting gloves and BP T-shirts to show off their styles and personalities. But the fun doesn't stop with the on-field looks. Five Orioles have also...
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Sponsored: Aug. 26 final Maryland Lottery Contestant of the Game drawing deadline

Sponsored: Aug. 26 final Maryland Lottery Contestant of the Game drawing deadline
Want to know what it feels like when your name is announced on MASN as the Orioles go to bat? Want to experience the thrill of possibly winning big bucks with every pitch an Orioles batter faces? Want a chance to win big bucks every time the Birds hit a home run? Well, your ninth inning is here because the season's final Home Run Riches second-chance drawing is Monday, Aug. 26. The Maryland Lottery's Home Run Riches instant ticket has a top prize of $50,000, and you can enter non-winning...
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Sponsored: Win cash when O's hit homers with Maryland Lottery's Home Run Riches

Sponsored: Win cash when O's hit homers with Maryland Lottery's Home Run Riches
The Orioles took two of three from the Red Sox over this weekend at Oriole Park at Camden Yards before embarking on their last West Coast road trip of the season, but fans can still win big at home with the Maryland Lottery's Home Run Riches instant ticket! The scratch-off has a top prize of $50,000, and non-winning tickets can be entered in a second-chance contest to win every time the Orioles hit a home run. To win in the second-chance contest, just enter your non-winning tickets through...
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Umpires' call brightens day for patients at Johns Hopkins Children's Center

Umpires' call brightens day for patients at Johns Hopkins Children's Center
Before they handled balls and strikes, fair or foul, and safe and out calls for the conclusion of a two-game interleague series between the Nationals and Orioles on Wednesday, baseball's men in blue brought some happiness to youth patients at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Umpires Alfonzo Marquez, Mike Estabrook and Ryan Blakeney - part of the umpiring crew for the Nats-O's series this week at Camden Yards - visited patients at Johns Hopkins, offering words of encouragement and...
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Annual Oriole Advocates Cardboard to Leather collection set for Sunday

Annual Oriole Advocates Cardboard to Leather collection set for Sunday
If you're coming to Sunday's game between the Orioles and Indians, how about bringing along a new or gently used piece of baseball equipment for the Oriole Advocates' annual Cardboard to Leather collection. Members of the Advocates will be at all gates to collect bats, balls, gloves, bases, uniforms and other equipment for distribution to youth players in underserved areas who otherwise wouldn't have new gear. If you don't have any equipment, don't worry - financial donations are always...
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North makes good on Yahn's bold prediction, rallies for 8-7 win in Carolina League All-Star Classic

North makes good on Yahn's bold prediction, rallies for 8-7 win in Carolina League All-Star Classic
FREDERICK, Md. - The South Division had jumped to a quick 4-0 lead in the second when Single-A Frederick third baseman Willy Yahn went up and down the North Division dugout, trying to pump up his teammates. "I was just saying to the guys - semi-joking around and semi-serious - 'Greatest comeback in All-Star Game history coming up,' " Yahn said. "We're just trying to compete, no matter what the score is." Yahn capped a four-run sixth inning with a two-run double that shaved the South lead...
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Sedlock will start Thursday for Keys after being backed off to limit innings

Sedlock will start Thursday for Keys after being backed off to limit innings
FREDERICK, Md. - Cody Sedlock's hiatus is about to end, and the right-hander couldn't be happier. Sedlock, who is 3-0 with a 1.44 ERA and 0.97 WHIP in eight starts for Single-A Frederick this season, will start Thursday at Wilmington when the Keys open the second half of their schedule. It'll be his ninth start of the season, but his first since May 25. "I've been 100 percent for a little bit, for a while," Sedlock said this afternoon before the Carolina League All-Star Classic at Nymeo...
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Orioles quizzed on "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" lyrics

Orioles quizzed on "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" lyrics
"Well, life on the farm is kinda ______-_______." You know the words! During every seventh-inning stretch, hearing John Denver's "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" is as much a part of going to an Orioles game as the hot dog race, a Boog's BBQ sandwich or a stroll down Eutaw Street. Since the players hear the song every home game, we decided to test their knowledge of the 1974 classic. Lefty Paul Fry was the first to embrace the challenge even though he's often in the zone warming up in the...
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Baseball and Maryland Lottery's Home Run Riches are back in 2019!

Baseball and Maryland Lottery's Home Run Riches are back in 2019!
Orioles baseball is back, and joining the lineup again this year is the Maryland Lottery's Home Run Riches scratch-off! The ticket offers a chance to win up to $50,000 instantly and a fun second-chance promotion. Enter your non-winning tickets through the My Lottery Rewards program for a chance to be selected as a Maryland Lottery "Contestant of the Game". Then, watch the Orioles games on MASN and MASN2 and look for your name! A new Home Run Riches "Contestant of the Game" is selected for...
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For ex-O's catcher Lenny Webster, No. 42 "means one thing and one man only"

For ex-O's catcher Lenny Webster, No. 42 "means one thing and one man only"
April 15 is Jackie Robinson Day in Major League Baseball, and the last member of the Orioles to regularly don No. 42 couldn't be prouder to see every player in the big leagues wearing the jersey number of the man who broke the color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Former O's catcher Lenny Webster is now 54 and living Orlando. He played for the Orioles from 1997 to 1999, and Baltimore was the only stop where he wore No. 42 during a 12-year major league career. It wasn't by...
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Puerto Rican youths revel in donations from Cardboard to Leather collection

Puerto Rican youths revel in donations from Cardboard to Leather collection
Remember last July when the Oriole Advocates collected new and gently used baseball and softball equipment at Camden Yards as part of their Cardboard to Leather campaign? Well, the bats, balls, gloves, jerseys and other gear collected has been given a second life in Puerto Rico, where kids who otherwise wouldn't get such equipment are now wearing and using it in games. Back in November, the Advocates sent 20,000 items via shipping container to Puerto Rico, where former Orioles outfielder Benny...
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O's groundskeeper Sherry gives greening tips on "Rachael Ray"

O's groundskeeper Sherry gives greening tips on "Rachael Ray"
We all know what Orioles head groundskeeper Nicole Sherry does with the field at Camden Yards is downright masterful. Now the whole nation knows - and is well-armed with some tips to make their own yards a little greener. Sherry was a guest on "Rachael Ray" earlier today and used her appearance on the syndicated program to dispense some helpful tips on lawn care. Think about it: a major league groundskeeper telling you how to better care for your lawn? Who doesn't need that kind of free...
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"Kids Cheer Free" again at Camden Yards this year

"Kids Cheer Free" again at Camden Yards this year
Baseball is, at heart, a kids' game. And nowhere is that more true than at Camden Yards. The Orioles announced today that their "Kids Cheer Free" program will be in force again this year, allowing every adult with a regularly priced ticket for a seat in the upper deck to bring one or two children age 9 or younger into the ballpark at no extra charge. "Kids Cheer Free" tickets for the entire season can now be reserved online at orioles.com/kidsfree, and at the Oriole Park box office,...
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Ed Smith Stadium transforms to Nashville for a weekend

Ed Smith Stadium transforms to Nashville for a weekend
Eleven-time No. 1 singer/songwriter and Grammy-nominated country music star Cole Swindell performed in the outfield at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Fla., as part of the weekend-long "Athletes & Artists Play for Kids" event in support of arts education and girls' empowerment. A portion of the proceeds from the events of March 1-3 helped fund the establishment of the new Orioles Charitable Foundation Music & Arts Education Scholarships, designed to support young students in Sarasota,...
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Orioles' economic impact on Sarasota exceeds $360 million since 2015

Orioles' economic impact on Sarasota exceeds $360 million since 2015
When the Orioles moved their spring training facilities to Sarasota, Fla., in 2010, officials pointed to the positive effect the franchise would bring to the economy of the Gulf Coast community. It turns out that the annual impact is much greater than anticipated. According Sarasota County's analysis of data it has been collecting since 2015, the Orioles have generated more than $360 million in cumulative economic impact since that time. In the most recent reporting period, the club brought...
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