New manager Brandon Hyde finally has a coaching staff, and while it may be bereft of big names, there are some that...
Mike Mussina’s election to the Hall of Fame on Tuesday wasn’t celebrated in Baltimore the way it should have been. Mussina was regarded by a number of Oriole fans as a turncoat when he left Baltimore for New York after the 2000 season. He acknowledged his debt to both organizations in a...
Mike Mussina spent the first 10 seasons of his Hall of Fame career with the Orioles, and the final eight with the New York Yankees. It wasn’t a surprise when Mussina was asked early in his Tuesday night conference call which team he’ll represent when he enters the Hall of Fame on...
Three weeks from today, pitchers and catchers report for spring training in Sarasota, Fla. It’s fair to wonder if the starting rotation, which looks as it did when last season ended, will change between now and Feb 12. While new general manager Mike Elias has added four infielders and one reliever, Austin...
At the end of a Buck Showalter-managed season, he’d often remark that it was time for the Orioles’ players to pick their own friends because for eight months their friends were effectively picked for them. As spring training nears, we’ll find out what general manger Mike Elias and manager Brandon Hyde think...
The Orioles are holding their annual FanFest next Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Baltimore Convention Center. One of the most popular parts of the daylong event is the autograph stations that are set up, and this year, three Hall of Famers, Eddie Murray, Jim Palmer and Brooks Robinson join the active players...
Most of the reported names on the list of Orioles coaches for 2019 aren’t widely known. However, the news that longtime major league pitcher and pitching coach Doug Brocail has been added to manager Brandon Hyde’s staff was greeted with enthusiasm by at least one keen observer of the Orioles. “Dylan Bundy...
Oriole pitchers and catchers report to Sarasota, Fla. 27 days from today, and while a number of moves still could be made,...
A month from tomorrow, spring training opens in Sarasota, Fla. It will be the 10th spring training for the Orioles at the...
After word surfaced on Friday that the Orioles had reached agreement with their three players eligible for arbitration and just before the team sent out its letter from general manager Mike Elias to season ticket holders, Elias acquired his fourth infielder, Hanser Alberto, in the past month. If Elias’ predecessor, Dan Duquette,...