FORT MYERS, Fla.—It had been a quiet spring for Trey Mancini. Entering Friday’s game with the Minnesota Twins, Mancini had just 15 Grapefruit League at-bats, and was hitting only .133. In the Orioles’ 12-9 loss to the Twins at Hammond Stadium, Mancini had three hits in four at-bats, and just about doubled...
SARASOTA, Fla.-What’s happening? –The Orioles play the Minnesota Twins again today. It will be their third and final visit to Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers this spring. David Hess will start against the Twins’ Michael Pineda. Josh Rogers, Nate Karns, Richard Bleier, Mychal Givens and Josh Lucas are also scheduled to pitch....
SARASOTA, Fla.—It was an unusual spot for Cedric Mullins. He was batting leadoff, which wasn’t different, but manager Brandon Hyde played the 24-year-old in left field on Thursday. Mullins had started one game in the major leagues there. It was last Sept. 30, and only for an inning in Adam Jones’ final...
SARASOTA, Fla.-What’s happening? –Alex Cobb gets the first Opening Day assignment of his career when he’ll face the New York Yankees’ Masahiro Tanaka on March 28 at Yankee Stadium. Manager Brandon Hyde summoned Cobb to his office on Wednesday. “I thought I might be in trouble for a second,” Cobb said. “He...
SARASOTA, Fla.—Four years ago, Alex Cobb had been named the Opening Day starter for the Tampa Bay Rays. Unfortunately for Cobb, he developed tendinitis in his right forearm and needed Tommy John surgery. In the same week he became a father for the first time, Cobb was named the Opening Day starter...
SARASOTA, Fla.—For the first time in his career, Alex Cobb gets to be an Opening Day starter, and the announcement came just five days after Cobb’s wife gave birth to the couple’s first child, Chloe. The 31-year-old Cobb will face the New York Yankees’ Masahiro Tanaka at Yankee Stadium on March 28....
TAMPA, Fla.-What’s happening? Mark Trumbo will play his first game of the spring when the Orioles play the Toronto Blue Jays today in Sarasota. Trumbo, who had surgery on his right knee last September, will be the designated hitter. “We’re going to give it a shot,” Trumbo said. “There’s not really anything...
SARASOTA, Fla.-What’s happening? The Orioles resume play today with a 6:35 p.m. game with the New York Yankees in Tampa. Mike Wright, who has pitched 10 scoreless innings, will start. John Means, Nate Karns, Richard Bleier, Mychal Givens, and Josh Lucas are scheduled to follow. The Orioles reduced their roster by eight...
SARASOTA, Fla.—The Orioles get their only day off of spring training on Monday, and when play resumes, there will be 13 days remaining before the team leaves the warmth of Florida for a much chillier climate. Opening Day is March 28 in New York, and manager Brandon Hyde has dozens of decisions...
SARASOTA, Fla.-What’s happening? –The Orioles play the Philadelphia Phillies in Sarasota today. Josh Rogers will start for the Orioles. Luis Ortiz, Miguel Castro, Paul Fry and Branden Kline are also scheduled to pitch. Aaron Nola, who will be the Phillies’ Opening Day starter, is scheduled to pitch for Philadelphia. Dwight Smith Jr.,...