BOSTON—Ten days after suffering a concussion when a fly ball he was trying to catch in left field hit him in the head, DJ Stewart is back. On August 6, Stewart came in a shallow fly ball hit by the Yankees’ Mike Ford, stumbled as he tried to change direction and lost...
ABERDEEN—In a season in which more attention is focused on the Orioles’ minor league teams than any in recent memory, even more attention has been focused on the Aberdeen IronBirds. Almost all of the focus has been on Adley Rutschman, the overall No. 1 pick in the nation who made his debut...
NEW YORK—Perhaps no 10-day period in Orioles history has featured such a great disparity in talent levels. Over the just-concluded 10 days, the remodeling Orioles have played the teams with the two best records in the American League, the Houston Astros and New York Yankees. They lost nine of those 10 games...
NEW YORK—The Orioles’ level of concern about John Means must be rising. Means, the Orioles’ lone All-Star player, pitched for the fifth time after the All-Star Game, and lost for the fourth time. In five starts since the break, Means has allowed 21 runs in 22 2/3 innings for an 8.34 ERA....
NEW YORK—Chandler Shepherd arrived at Yankee Stadium for the first time, hoping that this time he’ll get to pitch for the Orioles. Shepherd was summoned to San Diego for one game, July 30, didn’t pitch, and was sent back to Triple-A Norfolk the next day. Shepherd, who was acquired from the Chicago...
NEW YORK—It’s hard to describe how utterly dominant the New York Yankees are over the Baltimore Orioles. There’s the talent difference, which manager Brandon Hyde elaborated on last week. Then, there are the numbers, which are stark. In the season-opening series, the Orioles won two of three games at Yankee Stadium. The...
NEW YORK—Hard as it was to believe, the Orioles had the tying run at bat with one out. Trailing 8-3 in the eighth, the Orioles rallied against New York Yankees reliever Luis Cessa. Cessa allowed four of his five batters to reach until Yankees manager Aaron Boone had enough and called for...
NEW YORK—The Orioles begin the 2020 season at home on March 26, the earliest Opening Day ever when they play the New York Yankees. This season, they opened the season at Yankee Stadium on March 28. The Orioles’ interleague opponents at home are Pittsburgh (April 10-12), Chicago (April 14-15), Washington (August 8-9)...
BALTIMORE—Rio Ruiz stood at the plate, down to his last strike. The Orioles had blown a 5-4 lead in the top of the ninth, and headed to the bottom of the inning trailing 7-5. Jace Peterson led off with a double. He moved to third on a ground out by Richie Martin....
BALTIMORE—On August 22, 2007, the Orioles lost to the Texas Rangers, 30-3. Since then, the Orioles have had some excellent seasons and some that were downright awful. However, until Saturday night, the Orioles hadn’t given up 20 runs since that forgettable night. In their most embarrassing defeat in a season that has...