BALTIMORE—For the fifth and sixth times in the last week, the Orioles placed a frontline player on the injured list. On Tuesday, the Orioles put outfielder Anthony Santander and right-handed pitcher Chris Ellis on the 10-day injured list to end their seasons. Santander, who left Sunday’s game after eight innings, is on...
Oriole relief pitchers enter the final six games of the 2021 season with a 5.67 ERA—by far the worst in baseball. As planning begins for 2022, there are plenty of in-house candidates for relief jobs, but not many compelling cases. Not a single Oriole reliever has been on the active roster all...
BALTIMORE—For their final home Sunday afternoon game, the Orioles started John Means and, with Cedric Mullins resting a sore hamstring, they hoped for the best. Means wasn’t sharp, needing 108 pitches, the second-most this season, to struggle through five innings, He left trailing 3-2. The Orioles’ offense wasn’t sharp, either, getting just...
BALTIMORE—The Orioles are using the final days of the season as auditions for some of their lesser-known players, and unknowns. On Saturday night, manager Brandon Hyde had to piece together a game largely using pitchers who hadn’t appeared in an Orioles game before early August and three position players who are also...
BALTIMORE–The season is over for Orioles reliever Tyler Wells. He left Friday night’s game with discomfort in his right shoulder, and the Orioles placed him on the 10-day injured list because of inflammation of the shoulder. “We’re doing further tests, but right now we think it’s fatigue and shoulder discomfort,” manager Brandon...
BALTIMORE—Cedric Mullins took a special place in Baltimore Orioles history on Friday night when he joined the 30-30 club, the first Oriole to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases in a season. Mullins stands alone after hitting his 30th home run of the season with two men on base in the...
BALTIMORE—Orioles centerfielder Cedric Mullins joined the 30-30 club when he hit his 30th home run of the season with two men on base in the bottom of the second inning against the Texas Rangers on Friday night at Camden Yards. Mullins, who hadn’t hit a home run since September 11th, hit a...
BALTIMORE—Left-handed starter Keegan Akin will have core muscle surgery to repair a left adductor strain, the Orioles announced on Friday. Akin was placed on the 10-day injured list, ending his 2021 season. Akin ends 2021 with a 2-10 record and a 6.63 ERA in 24 games, 17 starts. In his final game,...
BALTIMORE—After 13 days of playing teams in playoff contention, the Orioles received a respite in the schedule and played the first of...
BALTIMORE—Ramón Urias, who was placed on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday because of an upper leg injury, is eligible to play in the Orioles’ final two games of the season, but the Orioles will keep him out. “His season is over, unfortunately,” manager Brandon Hyde said. Urías, 27, finishes with a...