Nearly a year after he was fired after seven years as the Orioles’ top baseball executive, Dan Duquette’s influence remains strong. That might seem counterintuitive, especially since his successor, Mike Elias, has put a definitive stamp on the franchise. Late last month, Elias dismissed 11 front office officials and scouts, some of...
BALTIMORE—Joining other Major League Baseball teams, the Orioles are extending netting at Oriole Park at Camden Yards before the next homestand. The team announced on Thursday that crews are extending protective netting at the same height of the existing backstop netting down each foul line to near each foul pole. The Orioles...
WASHINGTON—Asher Wojciechowski’s horrid first inning set the tone for a frustrating evening for the Orioles. Wojciechowski was battered for five runs, and the Orioles couldn’t recover and lost the finale of the 2019 Beltway Series to the Washington Nationals, 8-4, on Wednesday night. The game also featured the team’s second dugout flare-up...
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...