Whenever the Orioles lose a few games in succession, there are comments that the team is tanking so it can secure a high draft pick in the 2022 draft. Obviously, the Orioles aren’t a contender. They’re not spending much money on free agents. But that’s not the principal reason the team will...
Now that the nation knows what we in Baltimore have long known, that Trey Mancini is a special person and not a bad baseball player, it’s time to make sure he stays here. Mancini, who captivated the baseball world with his inspiring story and his finals appearance in Monday’s Home Run Derby...
Orioles centerfielder Cedric Mullins played five innings and scored the American League’s fourth run as the AL beat the National League, 5-2, in the All-Star Game at Denver’s Coors Field on Tuesday night. Mullins, who started at center in place of Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels who’s on the 60-day...
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...