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...
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...
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...