Trey Mancini’s story of overcoming Stage 3 colon cancer and enduring five months of chemotherapy reached millions of viewers of the Home Run Derby on Monday night. That he didn’t win the Derby wasn’t important. He was triumphant in defeat. Mancini lost to New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso, who won the...
Cedric Mullins was named to replace the Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout as the starting centerfielder in Tuesday’s All-Star Game at Denver’s Coors Field. Mullins, who finished sixth in fan voting among American League outfielders, will bat ninth. Trout is on the 60-day injured left because of a strained right calf. Mullins,...
BALTIMORE—As the Orioles head into their four-day All-Star break, they’ll have much to forget about the first half of the 2021 season, and not much to look forward to in the final 73 games. On Sunday, they lost their fourth straight game, 7-5, to the Chicago White Sox in 10 innings before...
Spenser Watkins will get his second major league start on Sunday, the final game before the All-Star break. Watkins, a 28-year-old right-hander, nearly quit baseball during the pandemic and was one of many players signed to a minor league contract before spring training. He began his season at Triple-A Norfolk and watched...
Once the All-Star break is over, the Orioles hope their starting staff can get stronger. John Means, who has missed more than a month because of a strained left shoulder, is expected back in the fourth or fifth game after the break. Bruce Zimmermann, who has been out because of left biceps...
After an unexpected night off because of an inclement weather forecast, the Orioles returned for the final three games before the All-Star break. They proved no match for the American League Central Division leaders, the Chicago White Sox, who won, 12-1, before 12,077 at Oriole Park on Friday night. The Orioles (28-59)...
BALTIMORE-The Orioles announced postponement of Thursday night’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays because rain was forecast to begin about 6 o’clock and last through the night. Although it wasn’t raining at the time, the team made the call at 5:25 for a game scheduled to start at 7:05. The game will...
BALTIMORE—Matt Harvey hasn’t won a game since May 1st and, in the 12 starts since then, he has completed five innings just once. Harvey is the most experienced starter in a rotation that also includes Keegan Akin, Thomas Eshelman, Jorge López and Spenser Watkins. For now, he’ll remain in that rotation. On...
BALTIMORE—The Orioles put third baseman Maikel Franco on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of a sprained right ankle. The move is retroactive to Sunday, and Franco will be eligible to play after the All-Star break. Franco injured his ankle trying to catch a pop fly in foul territory for the final...
Few Orioles fans had heard of Spenser Watkins before Tuesday night’s game. Watkins is one of nine Oriole pitchers to make his major league debut this season, and one of 29 pitchers the team has used. The Orioles signed a number of free-agent pitchers, including Watkins, just before spring training. There were...