BALTIMORE—The Orioles are hoping to continue their makeover in another way when the international signing period begins on Tuesday. For years, the Orioles have largely avoided paying large bonuses to international prospects, but after Manny Machado was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers last July, Dan Duquette, who was then running baseball...
BALTIMORE—When spring training began, pitcher John Means doubted that he’d make the Orioles’ Opening Day roster. A little more than three months later, Means is the Orioles’ only All-Star for the game in Cleveland on July 9. Means, a 26-year-old left-hander, is 7-4 with a 2.50 ERA in 17 games, 13 of...
BALTIMORE—After two lopsided shutouts and 26 runs in the past two days, the Orioles had no chance against Shane Bieber on Sunday. The Cleveland Indians’ right-hander, who threw a complete-game shutout against the Orioles on May 19, baffled them for eight innings on Sunday. Bieber gave up just three hits and struck...
SALISBURY—Everyone has great things to say about Grayson Rodriguez, the Orioles’ top draft choice in 2018. On Friday, Rodriguez was named one of the pitchers for the American League in the Futures Game on July 7 in Cleveland. On June 18, Rodriguez pitched in the South Atlantic League All-Star Game. In his...
BALTIMORE—A night after the Orioles broke out of their funk with a stunning 13-0 win over the Cleveland Indians, they did it again. Sparked by a six-run fourth inning and the pitching of Andrew Cashner, the Orioles duplicated their Friday success against the Indians with another 13-0 win on Saturday. According to...
BALTIMORE—It had been so long since the Orioles performed this well, it was almost hard to believe. Entering Friday night’s game with the Cleveland Indians, the Orioles had lost 13 of 14 and watched their ERA swell to 5.93. With pitcher John Means returning from the 10-day injured list, they had their...
BALTIMORE—The Orioles’ season is halfway over. With a record of 23-58 and 13 losses in their last 15 games, it hasn’t been the managerial debut Brandon Hyde had hoped for, but he’s still glad he took the job. “I’m enjoying it,” Hyde said before he got to enjoy Friday night’s 13-0 blowout...
SALISBURY—The first half of the 2019 season was magical for the Delmarva Shorebirds, the Orioles’ Single-A affiliate in the South Atlantic League. They had a 48-21 record, second best in all of professional baseball, to win the league’s Northern Division first-half title. The Shorebirds won 24 of their first 28 games, and...
BALTIMORE—Manager Brandon Hyde has watched too many noncompetitive games in the first half of this Orioles season. In 80 games, the Orioles have allowed 10 or more runs 16 times—one in every five games. After their 10-5 loss to the San Diego Padres Wednesday, the Orioles dropped to 22-58. They have lost...
BALTIMORE—Mike Elias has nearly finished signing his first draft class as Orioles’ general manager. There are still a few picks left unsigned, and next month comes with two more important dates: July 2 and 31. Tuesday marks the beginning of the international signing period, a time when the Orioles, who have long...