BALTIMORE—The Orioles purchased the contract of infielder Dilson Herrera from their alternate site at Bowie and recalled outfielder DJ Stewart from Bowie on Tuesday. Herrera, who was signed as a minor league free agent last December, has a .203 lifetime batting average with 11 home runs and 23 RBIs in 102 major...
Miguel Castro and Mychal Givens are no longer part of the Orioles’ bullpen after they were traded on consecutive days. It creates opportunities for Tanner Scott, Hunter Harvey and Dillon Tate, promising pitchers eager to prove themselves. It also means a chance for a 35-year-old junkballer, who’s pitched professionally in no fewer...
On a day when the Orioles’ best throw was made by their shortstop and not a pitcher, their bullpen lost another veteran. Their two most experienced relievers, Mychal Givens and Miguel Castro, have been traded to the Colorado Rockies and New York Mets, leaving manager Brandon Hyde with an inexperienced relief corps....
The Orioles remained active in the trade market on Monday, making a deal just before the 4 p.m. deadline when they sent right-handed reliever Miguel Castro to the New York Mets for minor league left-hander Kevin Smith and a player to be named later or cash. It was the Orioles’ third deal...
In 2019, Orioles general manager Mike Elias was quiet at the trade deadline. His only move came earlier in July when he traded the Orioles’ most effective starter in the first half of the season, Andrew Cashner, to the Boston Red Sox for two Dominican Summer League prospects. After last season ended,...
It was a day to look toward the future, especially when the Orioles dropped their fifth straight game on a two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the ninth that gave the Toronto Blue Jays a 6-5 walkoff victory. It was the Orioles’ sixth consecutive loss to Toronto. However, there were promising...
The Orioles traded their most experienced reliever, Mychal Givens, to the Colorado Rockies on Sunday for two infielders, Tyler Nevin and Terrin Vavra, and a player to be named later. It was the Orioles second trade on Sunday. Earlier, they traded left-handed starting pitcher Tommy Milone to the Atlanta Braves for a...
The Orioles traded left-handed starter Tommy Milone to the Atlanta Braves for two players to be named later on Sunday. They also traded reliever Mychal Givens to the Colorado Rockies for two infielders and a player to be named later. Milone was signed to a minor league contract on February 14th just...
Just over five weeks into the strangest season of his life, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde knows how to measure the emotions of his team. He knew on Thursday that they weren’t emotionally prepared to play, so he agreed with his team that the Orioles should postpone their game against Tampa Bay. Two...
Relief pitcher Hunter Harvey is preparing for his first action of the 2020 season, and the Orioles will be careful with him. “We’re probably not going to throw him in the closer’s role,” bullpen coach Darren Holmes said in a video conference call on Saturday. Harvey is on the 10-day injured list...