JUPITER, Florida.-What’s happening? Rule 5 pitcher Brandon Bailey will start for the Orioles when they play the Minnesota Twins on Thursday in Sarasota. Bailey has allowed a run on three hits in four innings in two spring appearances. Catcher Austin Wynns was scratched from Wednesday’s game. He suffered a groin injury on...
SARASOTA, Florida—This is the year for Ryan Mountcastle to make his regular-season debut for the Orioles. The 23-year-old is getting a long look in left field and an occasional turn at first base. His spring offensive stats are secondary, although he’s been hitting well. Mountcastle is 8-for-24 (.333) with a home run...
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida- What’s happening? – Veteran Wade LeBlanc will make his second Grapefruit League start when the Orioles play the Miami Marlins in Jupiter on Wednesday. It’s the second game of the Orioles’ two-game trip to Florida’s East Coast. LeBlanc allowed one hit in two scoreless innings on February 23...
SARASOTA, Florida—Austin Hays’ September teaser came close to not happening. Originally, the Orioles wanted to send Hays to the Arizona Fall League to make up for lost at-bats because of injuries to his left thumb and hamstring. However, a week after the rosters expanded, the Orioles found out that Hays could play...
SARASOTA, Florida-What’s happening? –Ty Blach will start for the Orioles when the team begins a two-game trip to Florida’s East Coast with a game against the Washington Nationals at FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach on Tuesday. Tommy Milone was scheduled to start for the Orioles,but he’ll throw...
SARASOTA, Florida—In the nearly 2 ½ years since J.J. Hardy played his final game for the Orioles, he hasn’t watched his old team play, not in person and not on television. The former shortstop gets his sports fix from watching the postseason on television and playing racquetball and pickleball, cycling, and chasing...
CLEARWATER, Florida-What’s happening? –Asher Wojciechowski will start for the Orioles against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday at Ed Smith Stadium. Wojciechowski allowed one run on two hits in two innings against Atlanta on Wednesday. Relief pitcher Hunter Harvey will throw his first inning of the spring after being slowed by illness....
CLEARWATER, Florida—The Orioles reported to the Ed Smith Stadium 19 days ago. In 22 days, they’ll be ending spring training. At roughly the halfway point in camp, there are some things that have stood out. Austin Hays and Ryan Mountcastle could be outfield mates in the near future Hays has played an...
SARASOTA, Florida-What’s happening? – John Means will start against the Philadelphia Phillies at Spectrum Field in Clearwater on Sunday at 1:05 p.m. It will be Means’ second start this spring. He allowed two runs on three hits in 1 1/3 innings in a 15-2 loss to Tampa Bay on Tuesday. While Means...
SARASOTA, Florida—One of the biggest challenges for Orioles manager Brandon Hyde is getting better performances from his pitching staff, especially the bullpen. In 2019, Oriole starters had a 5.57 ERA. The relievers were even worse, compiling a 5.79 mark. Earlier this week, Hyde groused about some of his relievers throwing more than...