BALTIMORE— Dylan Bundy’s season is over, and one thing stood out: Bundy led the major leagues in home runs allowed with 41. “I’m not sure how many, but it was a lot this year, that’s for sure,” Bundy said after the Orioles’ 4-3 loss in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader to...
BALTIMORE—Sunday could well mark the end of two great Oriole careers, and Trey Mancini is grateful to both Adam Jones and Buck Showalter. “I just look at him and the way he plays and goes about his business every day and it’s kind of what you aspire to be,” Mancini said about...
BALTIMORE—David Hess finished off his 2018 season with a flourish, allowing just one run on three hits in seven innings. The seven innings equaled a career high, but the Orioles could muster little support and lost, 2-1, to the Houston Astros on Friday. Hess gave up a home run to right by...
BALTIMORE—For the third time, Adam Jones has been named Most Valuable Oriole. Jones, who entered Friday’s game batting .281 with 15 home runs and 62 RBIs, is completing his 11th season with the Orioles on Sunday, and it may mark the end of his storied career with the team. He joins six...
BALTIMORE—Buck Showalter entered the final series of the Orioles’ season not knowing if these four games will mark the end of his eight-plus-year managerial tenure. There has been speculation about Showalter’s future all season long, and as this disappointing year winds down, the chatter has become louder. Not only is Showalter’s contract...
BOSTON—Each time Orioles fans keep thinking their favorite team’s season can’t get any worse, it gets worse. On Wednesday, they were forced to play a day/night doubleheader to make up for Tuesday’s rainout, and they allowed 19 runs, equaling a season-high, to the Red Sox. They gave up 22 hits, the most...
BOSTON—When the Orioles signed Alex Cobb to a four-year, $57-million contract, the move was critically acclaimed. Some thought that Cobb’s addition could even make the Orioles a contender for the postseason. Cobb was the best free-agent starter still on the market when the Orioles signed him. At the time, he appeared to...
BOSTON— Even in a lost season, there are some positives for the Orioles. One of them is left-hander Sean Gilmartin, who was signed to a minor league contract on July 13. Gilmartin was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Aug. 11 and has proven to be a valuable member of the bullpen. In...
BOSTON—Everyone seems focused on the status of Orioles manager Buck Showalter and Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Dan Duquette. It seems they forget other members of the staff are also in limbo. The contracts of Showalter’s coaches are expiring, too. Pitching coach Roger McDowell, finishing his second season, and hitting coach...
BOSTON—The biggest remaining question for the final six games of this lost 2018 Orioles season is: Who will be there to start the games? For the moment, manager Buck Showalter has just two confirmed starters, Dylan Bundy, who lasted just three innings and 90 pitches in the Orioles’ 6-2 loss to the...