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April 4, 2021 at 7:00 am

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:...

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...

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...

April 1, 2021 at 11:29 am

Orioles set Opening Day roster; Armstrong on paternity list

BOSTON—Even though the Orioles’ Opening Day game against the Boston Red Sox has been postponed until Friday, they did have to set their 26-man roster. Right-handed pitcher Shawn Armstrong begins the season on the paternity list, allowing the team to carry Cole Sulser and Dillon Tate among its 14 pitchers. Travis Lakins...

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Orioles-Red Sox opener postponed by rain, rescheduled for Friday

BOSTON—The Orioles’ Opening Day game against the Boston Red Sox was postponed because of rain. Thursday’s opener, which was scheduled for 2:10 p.m. at Fenway Park, will be played on Friday. The announcement came shortly after 9 a.m., more than five hours before game time. Early Thursday morning, there was some rain...

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For Mancini and the Orioles, a more normal Opening Day

BOSTON– Baseball is back, and so is Trey Mancini. The Orioles’ world feels closer to normal. Opening Day is here. They won’t be running down the Orange Carpet. That will wait a week, and six games into a season somehow doesn’t feel like a true opener. Instead of playing 60 games in...

March 28, 2021 at 12:00 pm

New Orioles’ Hall of Famers Hardy, Devereaux say there’s no place like Baltimore

J.J. Hardy is a lifelong Arizonan who fell in love with Baltimore. Hardy, who became a fan favorite with his outstanding play at shortstop for seven seasons with the Orioles, learned this week that he had been elected to the team’s Hall of Fame. “Ever since I came to Baltimore in 2011,...