Rich Dubroff
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August 1, 2019 at 7:56 pm
Elias says he’s not disappointed Orioles didn’t make a deal
BALTIMORE—Mike Elias was uncertain whether he’d be able to make a deal in the hours leading up to Wednesday’s trade deadline. In the end, he couldn’t. But he doesn’t sound disappointed. “I think there were some moments where it looked like something might happen,” the Orioles’ general manager said Thursday night. “We...
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Orioles aim for continued improvement in final two months
SAN DIEGO—Now that the trade deadline has come and gone, it’s time to look ahead to the last two months of this fascinating Orioles season. The team has shown improvement in the last month. Since they lost 10 straight and 13 of 14 on June 28, the Orioles are 14-13. They just...
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July 31, 2019 at 4:36 pm
Orioles don’t make any deals at the trade deadline
SAN DIEGO-To the surprise of many, Wednesday’s 4 p.m. Major League Baseball trade deadline passed without the Orioles making any deals. Players such as reliever Mychal Givens and infielder Jonathan Villar could have been complementary pieces to contenders, but the deadline passed without any movement. There had been speculation that there might...
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Chris Davis says this year’s Orioles are more fun to play for
SAN DIEGO—With his teammates mentioned in trade talks, Chris Davis could reflect on having gone through the experience. Tuesday was the eighth anniversary of the trade that changed Davis’ career, the one that sent him from the Texas Rangers to the Orioles. That trade sent Koji Uehara to the Rangers for Davis...
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July 30, 2019 at 8:34 pm
Davis hits game-winning homer to end drought; Orioles have winning road trip
SAN DIEGO—In his first three at-bats against the San Diego Padres Tuesday, Chris Davis struck out. That ran his hitless streak to 18. On the nine-game road trip, Davis was 0-for-16 with 14 strikeouts. The fourth at-bat was different. Davis homered against left-handed Matt Strahm to center in the eighth, breaking a...
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Trey Mancini doesn’t think Orioles will trade him, reiterates he wants to stay
SAN DIEGO—Even though his name has been thrown around in trade rumors, Trey Mancini doesn’t think he’s going anywhere. Earlier Tuesday, MLB.com’s Jon Paul Morosi suggested that the Houston Astros, Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers had been making a push for Mancini. With the trade deadline nearing on Wednesday at 4...
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Hess allows homers on first two pitches; Dwight Smith Jr. hurt; Dillon Tate debuts
SAN DIEGO—Desperate for a starter, the Orioles resorted to calling up David Hess, who was sent down to Triple-A Norfolk last month in the hopes of making him a reliever. Hess, who threw 86 pitches on Thursday for Norfolk, began the game inauspiciously. He allowed home runs to Fernando Tatis Jr. and...
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July 29, 2019 at 1:52 pm
Who will the Orioles trade, and who won’t they?
SAN DIEGO—It’s two days before the trade deadline, which comes on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Unlike past years, there isn’t an August 31 deadline when players who pass through waivers could be traded. The Orioles began the trade season by sending Andrew Cashner to the Boston Red Sox on July 13 for...
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July 28, 2019 at 8:19 pm
Orioles’ Givens allows game-winning homer; Hyde unsure about starters for Padres series
ANAHEIM, California—Mychal Givens came to Brandon Hyde before Sunday’s game and told his manager he wanted to pitch. Givens threw 30 pitches in saving Saturday’s exciting win, and in a 4-4 tie on Sunday, Hyde thought his closer was his best option. After getting one out, Matt Thaiss hit his second home...
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Givens strikes out Trout during ninth-inning save; Orioles set homer record
ANAHEIM, California—The Orioles had a two-run lead heading into the ninth inning. If reliever Mychal Givens could work efficiently, he wouldn’t have to face Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani. Instead, Givens walked Matt Thaiss with one out, and rookie shortstop Richie Martin failed to get an out on Luis Rengifo’s grounder. Thaiss...
