Rich Dubroff
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July 17, 2020 at 7:00 am
Orioles’ Mountcastle needs a defensive position; Wojciechowski likes rotation; Wilkerson’s value is versatility
Oriole fans are eager to see Ryan Mountcastle play for the team that drafted him five years ago. Mountcastle is eager to make his major league debut, too. Mountcastle was drafted as a shortstop, moved to third base in 2017, his third professional season, and last year, at Triple-A Norfolk, played 83...
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July 16, 2020 at 7:00 am
Orioles prepare for roster decisions in final week before season; Start time for home night games changed for 2020
Eight days from now, the Orioles’ 60-game 2020 season begins in Boston against the Red Sox. It means that time is running short for trimming the roster to 30. There are 42 players in summer training. On Wednesday morning, pitchers Eric Hanhold and Branden Kline were reassigned from Camden Yards to the...
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July 15, 2020 at 11:26 am
Orioles’ Santander tested positive for Covid-19
Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander acknowledged Wednesday morning that he tested positive for Covid-19 and was quarantined for two weeks. Santander had been absent from Orioles’ summer training since it started on July 3, returning on Tuesday. Another outfielder, Dwight Smith Jr., also has not participated in workouts. The Orioles said that if...
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Orioles’ Santander on the scene; Three catchers to start season?; Milone in rotation battle
Anthony Santander, one of two Orioles who hadn’t worked out with the team since it resumed training on July 3rd, rejoined the club on Tuesday, manager Brandon Hyde said. Santander sat in the dugout for Tuesday night’s intrasquad game at Camden Yards. Santander and another outfielder, Dwight Smith Jr., hadn’t participated in...
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July 14, 2020 at 7:00 am
Oriole prospects Rutschman, Mountcastle getting big league experience; Intrasquad recap
Two of the most intriguing prospects in the Orioles’ system are in their summer training player pool. To the disappointment of many fans, catcher Adley Rutschman and infielder/outfielder Ryan Mountcastle aren’t going to begin the 60-game 2020 season with the Orioles. There was never any chance that Rutschman, last year’s overall top...
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July 13, 2020 at 4:03 pm
Orioles’ Martin, Blach to undergo season-ending surgeries on Wednesday
Two Orioles are having surgery on Wednesday, and neither will get on the field this year for the team. Left-handed pitcher Ty Blach is having Tommy John surgery, and infielder Richie Martin will undergo a procedure in his right wrist. Blach left Thursday night’s intrasquad game complaining of elbow soreness, and Martin...
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Orioles like their pitching depth; Martin out with broken wrist; Blach suffers elbow injury
Opening night is 11 days away and there are many questions involving the Orioles’ roster. The continued absence of Anthony Santander and Dwight Smith Jr. complicates the outfield situation. If the Orioles sign free-agent outfielder Yasiel Puig, that might fill a need. Otherwise, Cedric Mullins, who’s on the 40-man roster, and Mason...
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July 12, 2020 at 7:00 am
Orioles’ Means can’t believe his good fortune; Alberto plans to keep hitting; Outfield uncertainty
John Means said that he had known for some time that he was going to be the Orioles’ Opening Day starter. But spring training was halted on March 12 before it became official. Still, no one was surprised when manager Brandon Hyde announced that Means would face the Boston Red Sox on...
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July 11, 2020 at 7:00 am
Long getting Oriole hitters ready for season; More on Means’ opener; Intrasquad recap
The calendar for summer training is short. Formal workouts began July 3, and each team is limited to three exhibition games. “We don’t have the luxury of changing our reality right now,” Orioles hitting coach Don Long said in a video conference call on Friday. “We work within what we have. We...
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July 10, 2020 at 4:04 pm
Hyde names John Means to start Orioles’ opener on July 24
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde named John Means as the team’s starter for its opening night game on July 24 against the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park. The choice had been expected. Means pitched five innings in Thursday’s night’s intrasquad game—15 days ahead of the opener. Hyde said that the left-hander will...
