Rich Dubroff
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September 13, 2019 at 6:06 pm
Brandon Hyde, Trey Mancini think Orioles’ last two weeks are important
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...
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Orioles lose 99th game on passed ball that scores two runs
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...
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September 12, 2019 at 5:46 pm
Orioles’ Austin Hays feels comfortable in center field
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...
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Villar’s blast breaks MLB home run record; Means controls Dodgers; Orioles equal last year’s win total
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...
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September 11, 2019 at 5:41 pm
Orioles’ Hunter Harvey says biceps soreness is ‘normal stuff’
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...
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Orioles watch Dodgers celebrate 7th straight NL West title behind Buehler; Blach roughed up
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...
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September 10, 2019 at 5:26 pm
Orioles’ Elias says dismissals necessary to reposition the organization
BALTIMORE—For the second time in less than three weeks, Orioles general manager Mike Elias explained the rationale behind the makeover of the team he’s been running since last November. Elias dismissed 14 employees in player development and in the team’s Dominican academy on Monday. That was on top of the 11 he...
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3.3K15at 7:00 amQ&A with Koby Perez, the Orioles’ international scouting director
Koby Perez joined the Orioles as international scouting director in January. It’s been a busy eight months. For years, the Orioles lagged...
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September 9, 2019 at 8:54 pm
Orioles continue makeover by dismissing minor league personnel
The Orioles continued their front office makeover Monday when they fired a number of their minor league personnel. The most prominent name, according to a source, was minor league hitting coordinator Jeff Manto, a former Oriole. Other names included Frederick manager Ryan Minor (pictured above), and Keys pitching coach Justin Lord and...
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This Week: Baysox face Trenton for Eastern League title; Dodgers can clinch NL West in Baltimore
BALTIMORE—The Bowie Baysox, who began the season with a 7-23 record, are in the Eastern League Championship Series. The Baysox beat the Harrisburg Senators three games to one in the best-of-five Western Division series and face the Trenton Thunder, who swept Reading. The best-of-five championship series begins Tuesday in Trenton, New Jersey....