ARLINGTON, Texas—DJ Stewart’s right ankle was wrapped on Thursday, and he was placed on the 10-day injured list. Stewart was clipped by second baseman Hanser Alberto as both raced for a foul ball in the sixth inning Wednesday night, and the rightfielder sprained his right ankle in the collision. After Wednesday’s 2-1...
ARLINGTON, Texas—By the time the sixth inning ended, the Orioles were left with no reserve position players. They didn’t know it at the time, but the game was only halfway over, with the Orioles eventually losing to the Texas Rangers, 2-1, in 12 innings that were painful in many ways. The Orioles’...
ARLINGTON, Texas—Mychal Givens recorded his first save since May 6 on Tuesday when he struck out the final two batters in the Orioles’ sloppy 12-11 win over the Texas Rangers. Givens stopped the Rangers from tying or winning game after they had entered the ninth trailing, 12-5. “The only feeling is just...
ARLINGTON, Texas—Wins have been few and far between for the Baltimore Orioles. Most have been enjoyable for first-year manager Brandon Hyde, but the fun was taken out of Tuesday night’s 12-11 win over the Texas Rangers. The Orioles entered the ninth inning with a 12-5 lead. They managed to give up six...
ARLINGTON, Texas—Catcher Chance Sisco is back with the Orioles, and he hopes it’s an extended look. Sisco was cut late in spring training, a day after the Orioles acquired Pedro Severino on waivers. Despite the disappointment of being sent to Triple-A Norfolk after a strong spring, he played well for the Tides....
Early Tuesday morning, Mike Elias sounded happy as he reviewed his first three draft choices as Orioles general manager. Elias’ first pick was one that most mock drafts had on top of their lists, Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman. But Elias, who ran drafts for the Houston Astros before coming to Baltimore,...
The Orioles selected catcher Adley Rutschman with the first pick in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft on Monday night. Rutschman, a 21-year-old junior from Oregon State, batted .418 with a .580 on-base percentage and .784 slugging percentage. His OPS was 1.344. Oregon State, which won the College World Series a year...
BALTIMORE—Orioles manager Brandon Hyde wasn’t pleased with the Orioles’ performance on Sunday. The normally sunny skipper put his displeasure bluntly. “We just got really flat,” Hyde said. “I just thought we got beat today.” The Orioles lost to the San Francisco Giants, 8-1, and Hyde’s team played worse as the game went...
On Monday night, general manager Mike Elias will make his most important player decision when the Orioles have the first selection in the Major League Baseball draft. A number of fans are familiar with the inner workings of the NFL and NBA drafts, but don’t know as much about the baseball draft....
BALTIMORE—Tim Cossins can’t answer questions about David Hess’ future. Cossins, who was sitting in for Brandon Hyde while the Orioles manager attended his daughter’s high school graduation Saturday, did what Hyde would do. He removed Hess from an increasingly one-sided contest. Hess, who has now gone 10 starts without winning, saw his...