Rich Dubroff
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February 1, 2019 at 3:02 pm
Kendall moves up from Bowie to manage Norfolk
After serving as Bowie’s manager for eight years, Gary Kendall received a promotion when he was elevated to manage Triple-A Norfolk. The 55-year-old Kendall, who is in his 20th season in the Orioles’ organization, led the Baysox to the Eastern League title in 2015. Kendall, who never played professionally, is a Baltimore...
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Mancini embraces his role as veteran Oriole
It sounded strange to Trey Mancini. He won’t be 27 until next month, and he’s just starting his third full season in the major leagues, but he’s one of the most veteran of this year’s Orioles. Last July’s purge and the departure of Adam Jones leave eight players from the 2016 team...
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January 31, 2019 at 7:00 am
Wait may be long for another Orioles Hall of Famer
When Cal Ripken Jr. was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007, a common question was: Who would be the next Oriole inducted? Now that we know that former Orioles pitcher Mike Mussina will enter the Hall of Fame without an Orioles or Yankees logo on his cap, the wait...
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January 30, 2019 at 7:00 am
Orioles’ Trumbo hoping for injury-free 2019
Mark Trumbo wasn’t among those Orioles traded in July, and by the time the August 31 deadline for trades came, his 2018 season was finished. Trumbo, who was limited to 90 games last season, had right knee surgery in September. He also missed the first month of the season because of a...
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January 29, 2019 at 7:00 am
Richard Bleier thinks he’ll be ready for Orioles’ Opening Day
One of the biggest losses for the Orioles last year came when reliever Richard Bleier injured his lat muscle on June 13. The muscle was injured so badly it required surgery. Bleier was in the midst of his second strong season with the Orioles, and it went unnoticed because everything else on...
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January 28, 2019 at 7:00 am
Brocail faces challenge in constructing Orioles pitching staff
BALTIMORE—Doug Brocail knows that he has a difficult task as the Orioles’ pitching coach. Brocail, who just finished three seasons as the Texas Rangers pitching coach, brings experience working in the Houston Astros organization in the early years of their rebuild. He worked with Orioles general manager Mike Elias in Houston. As...
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3.2K11January 27, 2019 at 7:00 amHyde says there will be many opportunities in spring training
BALTIMORE—It’s still early for Brandon Hyde as manager of the Orioles. Last week, he finalized his coaching staff, and earlier in the...
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January 26, 2019 at 5:00 pm
Davis on 2019 Orioles: ‘It’s not going to happen again’
BALTIMORE—After what many are calling the worst season in baseball history, Chris Davis insists that’s not going to happen again, and the Orioles won’t lose 115 games in 2019. “I’m ready to get it started,” Davis said on Saturday at FanFest. “I’m ready to put last year behind us.” Davis, who’s beginning...
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3.6K6at 3:17 pmElias won’t commit to signing any free agents
BALTIMORE—After talking to Orioles season-ticket holders at FanFest on Saturday, general manager Mike Elias still had a lot of questions to answer....
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January 25, 2019 at 3:23 pm
Diaz headlines 18 non-roster players invited to Orioles camp
The Orioles have invited 18 non-roster players to spring training, and on that list are some familiar names, and some that won’t be. Three players who were obtained from the Los Angeles Dodgers in July’s trade for Manny Machado, outfielder Yusniel Diaz and right-handed pitchers Dean Kremer and Zach Pop, are the...
