The Orioles made a number of staff changes on Monday, hiring Matt Blood as director of player development. Blood comes from the Texas Rangers, where he was the director of baseball innovation. He was hired last November as the Rangers’ director of player development. Previously, Blood worked with USA Baseball, where he...
DETROIT—The Orioles thought they had Saturday’s game against the Detroit Tigers won twice. Instead, they found a way to lose their 100th game of the season. Orioles reliever Mychal Givens had two outs in the ninth with a one-run lead. But he fell behind in the count and threw a 3-1 fastball...
DETROIT—In a season that’s been otherwise forgettable, Chris Davis has been named the Orioles’ nominee for the Roberto Clemente award for his off-the-field activities. Davis and his wife, Jill, have long been active in community work. In the Orioles’ release announcing the award, it lists nine organizations they have both donated money...
DETROIT—Many fans derided the Orioles’ four-game series with the Detroit Tigers, the teams with the two worst records in baseball. Some felt the Orioles, who beat the Tigers 6-2 on Friday night, would be better off losing the series and perhaps getting the first draft choice for the second straight year. “As...
DETROIT—With one more win, the Orioles will surpass their win total from 2018. With one more loss, they’ll lose 100 games for the second consecutive year. While those stats might seem trivial, there are still impressions to be made in the final 17 games of the season. “In our situation, I care...
BALTIMORE—The Orioles lost their 99th game in a very strange way. Starter Dylan Bundy thought he had the Dodgers’ Russell Martin struck out with the bases loaded in the sixth, then watched as the third strike got away from catcher Pedro Severino. Cody Bellinger scored and, as Bundy watched instead of covering...
BALTIMORE–Austin Hays was back in center field for the Orioles in Thursday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. It’s a position where Hays looks at home on a team that is searching for a centerfielder. Hays is the eighth Orioles to start a game in center. Stevie Wilkerson, who never played center...
BALTIMORE—In a season when the Orioles have set a Major League Baseball record for most home runs allowed, it seems fitting that they hit the one that established a new high for MLB homers in a season. Jonathan Villar’s three-run home run, 443-foot blast in the bottom of the seventh was the...
BALTIMORE—Orioles reliever Hunter Harvey hasn’t pitched since September 2 because of right biceps soreness. He’s eager to finish the season strong. Harvey has thrown 81 innings this season, the most he’s pitched since 2014 when he threw 87 2/3 for Delmarva, a season that was truncated by a forearm injury. This has...
BALTIMORE—A handful of Orioles remained in their dugout to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate their seventh consecutive National League West title. Manager Brandon Hyde wasn’t one of them. He’s been part of many celebrations with the Chicago Cubs, and as he entered the auxiliary clubhouse for his postgame media session, Hyde...