WASHINGTON—Dean Kremer and Alex Wells headline the five players the Orioles are sending to the Arizona Fall League. The Orioles are one of five teams that will supply players to the Surprise Saguaros. Kremer, a 23-year-old right-hander who was part of the Manny Machado trade in July 2018, was 9-4 with a...
WASHINGTON—After some difficult outings, Aaron Brooks has become an effective pitcher for the Orioles. On August 10, Brooks allowed nine runs in the second worst defeat in Orioles history, 23-2, to the Houston Astros. Two starts later, he allowed a run on seven hits in five innings for his first win as...
WASHINGTON—Ryan Mountcastle, the Orioles’ top power hitting prospect, has been named the International League’s Most Valuable Player. Mountcastle, who enters Tuesday’s Norfolk game batting .308 with 25 home runs and 80 RBIs, leads the International League with 153 hits. The 22-year-old, who was the 36th overall pick in the 2015 draft, is...
BALTIMORE—On Tuesday, the Orioles play the first of two games at Nationals Park. It’s the conclusion of the annual home-and-home series with the Nationals, or, as some call it, “The Battle of the Beltways.” On July 16 and 17, the Orioles and Nationals split a two-game series at Oriole Park. On Tuesday...
BALTIMORE—Jonathan Villar joined a special Orioles club on Sunday. Villar clubbed his 20th home run, his third in as many games, and became the sixth Oriole to hit 20 home runs and steal 20 bases in a season. Villar set a career high for home runs. He’s stolen 28 bases. His home...
BALTIMORE—The Orioles’ only All-Star, John Means, proved again why he was worthy of that selection. Means, who had lost four straight and five of six, allowed just a run in seven innings and received plenty of offensive support as the Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 7-1, on Saturday night. It was...
BALTIMORE—In eight days, the Orioles and the other major league teams can expand their rosters from 25 to 40. Manager Brandon Hyde has said he’s not in favor of gross roster expansion, so don’t expect the Orioles to add the full 15 players. This is the final season teams will be able...
BALTIMORE—It was difficult to discern who the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays were. It’s Players’ Weekend in Major League Baseball, and for the occasion, the Rays were outfitted in home whites with names and numbers nearly impossible to read The Orioles, who usually wear black tops on Fridays, wore all-black uniforms,...
BALTIMORE—The Orioles continued the restructuring of their front office and scouting departments by firing 11 members of those departments. After news of the dismissals became public knowledge, general manager Mike Elias addressed the issue on Friday afternoon, when he confirmed that the team had fired 11 people. The most prominent was Tripp...
BALTIMORE—Just before play resumed at 10:59 p.m., the Orioles announced the attendance for Thursday’s game as 8,153. As a reward for waiting out a two-hour, 16-minute rain delay, the 200 or so fans who remained could sit in any unoccupied seat. For a fan who was visiting Oriole Park for the first...