Rich Dubroff
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April 6, 2021 at 2:49 pm
Orioles set Bowie alternate site roster
The Orioles released their roster for the alternate site at Bowie, and among the 32 players on the list are some familiar names. All of the players were at spring training in Sarasota, and 10 of them have Orioles experience — left-handers Keegan Akin and Josh Rogers, right-handers Cody Carroll, Thomas Eshelman,...
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Yankees overpower Orioles; Mancini gets warm welcome; Sceroler pitches well in debut
NEW YORK—The opening joyride came to a crashing end on Monday night in the Bronx. After three strong performances by Oriole pitching in Boston, starter Jorge López ran into a suddenly powerful Yankees offense. In their first three games, New York hit just .218 while losing two of three to the Toronto...
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April 5, 2021 at 6:04 pm
Orioles place Hays on injured list; McKenna to make major league debut; All-Star Game interest
NEW YORK—The Orioles placed outfielder Austin Hays on the 10-day injured list because of a strained right hamstring before Monday’s game against the Yankees. Hays injured the hamstring while running out a double in the third inning of Sunday’s game in Boston and immediately came out of the game. Hays’ two-run double...
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Answers to your Orioles questions, Part 2
Thanks again for sending in your questions. Here’s the second half of April’s mailbag. Questions are edited for clarity and style. Question: Rich, I really enjoy your updates, but do you actually see progress being made? It seems like the O’s are spinning their wheels. The American League East is like climbing...
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April 4, 2021 at 5:55 pm
Mullins’ 5 hits lead Orioles to sweep of Red Sox; Zimmermann earns 1st win; Hays hurt
BOSTON—After the giddiness of a season-opening sweep of the Boston Red Sox, and starter Bruce Zimmermann’s first major league win, the Orioles were faced with the reality that outfielder Austin Hays was injured once again. In the midst of a seven-run third inning, Hays, who had a two-run double, left the game...
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Answers to your Orioles questions, Part 1
I’ve gotten many good questions for our monthly mailbag. I’ll answer some here, and some tomorrow. Thank you for such interesting questions. Questions are edited for clarity and style. Question: What do you think needs to happen in order for the Orioles to consider the 2021 season a success? From: @TheWarehousePod Answer:...
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April 3, 2021 at 5:22 pm
New Orioles Harvey, Plutko and Franco lead the way in 2nd straight win over Red Sox
BOSTON—Through two games, it’s not the long ball that has helped the Oriole record two wins. It’s the small ball. On Saturday, the Orioles had eight hits, seven singles, including a key two-run single by third baseman Maikel Franco in the fourth, and defeated the Boston Red Sox for the second straight...
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Mountcastle produces biggest hit in Orioles’ Opening Day win
BOSTON—Before Friday’s opener against the Red Sox, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde thought his designated hitter might be uneasy. “We have Ryan Mountcastle, who’s never played in front of fans before in the big leagues,” Hyde said. “You try to remind them this is the same game they’ve played their entire lives on...
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April 2, 2021 at 6:45 pm
Mancini, Means share special Orioles’ Opening Day win in Boston
BOSTON—On a day that was supposed to be about Trey Mancini’s triumphant return to baseball a year after colon cancer surgery, he shared his moment with another Oriole, who also was affected by cancer in 2020. On an Opening Day pushed back a day by raw weather, John Means took the mound...
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Orioles’ postponement wasn’t an April Fool’s joke; opener shifts to Friday
BOSTON—About five hours before Thursday’s opener was scheduled to start, I read an alert on my phone from ESPN saying that the Orioles-Red Sox game had been postponed. Since it was April 1st, I thought it was a joke and, to cover myself, tweeted: “ESPN says #Orioles #RedSox postponed.” Quickly, I found...
