BALTIMORE—Orioles manager Brandon Hyde thought his meeting with first baseman Chris Davis on Friday was a positive one. “I thought it went really well,” Hyde said. “It went how I was expecting it where, like I said the other night, we have a lot of respect for each other and we have...
BALTIMORE—Orioles first baseman Chris Davis said he was sorry about the dispute he had with manager Brandon Hyde in the team’s dugout on Wednesday night. Davis’ argument with Hyde, parts of which were caught on camera, resulted in him being removed from the game in the bottom of the fifth inning and...
ABERDEEN—It was Adley Rutschman’s scheduled night off, and the Baltimore Orioles’ top draft pick spent Thursday in the bullpen. It wasn’t a time to goof off for the overall top pick in June’s draft. Rutschman spent the game learning. The Orioles have a definitive plan for him and that includes planned rest...
BALTIMORE—In Brandon Hyde’s first season as Orioles manager, he’s gotten high marks for running a seemingly placid clubhouse despite the team’s awful record. He’s volunteered several times, including on Wednesday night, that he and first baseman Chris Davis have a solid relationship. That relationship and Hyde’s leadership was put to the test...
BALTIMORE—In the bottom of the fifth inning of a game the Orioles would lose 14-2 to the New York Yankees, a frustrated first-year manager and his underachieving first baseman engaged in a dispute that was caught on camera. Manager Brandon Hyde and Chris Davis argued in the Orioles’ dugout. Hyde appeared to...
BALTIMORE—The Orioles and Boston Red Sox will play in next year’s Little League Classic game in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The game, on August 23, 2020, will be played at Bowman Field, the home of the Williamsport Crosscutters of the New York-Penn League. Bowman Field, which is the second-oldest minor league ballpark in the...
BALTIMORE—Manager Brandon Hyde was frustrated and candid after a second straight night of watching the New York Yankees hit multiple home run against his Oriole pitchers. After surrendering five home runs to the Yankees on Monday night, the Orioles gave up six more in their 9-4 loss on Tuesday. “It sucks. It’s...
BALTIMORE—DJ Stewart suffered a freak injury when he was was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on May 28. In his seventh game, a nasty collision in foul territory with Hanser Alberto sent him to the 10-day injured list on June 6 with a sprained right ankle. On Tuesday night, in his first game...
BALTIMORE—Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said that reliever Mychal Givens was going to face the New York Yankees big hitters, and he summoned him to start the seventh inning. Givens rarely pitches the seventh, but with Aaron Judge batting second, Hyde decided he needed his most trusted reliever in the game. Judge is...
BALTIMORE—After Sunday’s game, the Orioles optioned rookie right-hander Dillon Tate to Triple-A Norfolk. In his place, right-hander Tayler Scott gets his second call to the Orioles this season. Scott, who was claimed on waivers from Seattle on June 25, had a two-game audition with the Orioles last month. The only native South...