PORT CHARLOTTE, Florida.—Trey Mancini has left the Orioles to undergo a “non-baseball medical procedure, and is going to miss some time,” manager Brandon Hyde said after the team’s 1-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. “We love Trey, and we’re going to respect his privacy in this thing, and we’ll...
In our first mailbag since spring training began, I answered questions about a variety of subjects and, yes, there’s the obligatory Chris Davis query. Questions have been edited for clarity and grammar. Question: Will the Orioles make a trade involving pitchers before Opening Day?@MichaelJBenelli, Twitter Answer: A trade is always possible, but...
Tampa, Florida-What’s happening? Bruce Zimmermann will start against the Tampa Bay Rays at Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte at 1:05 p.m. on Saturday. Zimmermann has allowed four runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. He’ll be facing former Oriole Sean Gilmartin. The Orioles have 54 players in camp after cutting...
SARASOTA, Florida—A day after he got his first spring training hit in his initial spring training, the Orioles reassigned catcher Adley Rutschman to minor league camp. They also returned both of their Rule 5 picks — right-handed pitchers Brandon Bailey (Houston) and Michael Rucker (Chicago Cubs) back to the teams they were...
Sarasota, Florida-What’s happening? Thomas Eshelman will start against the New York Yankees in Tampa on Friday night. Eshelman, who’s on a minor league contract, has allowed a run on two hits in five innings. Rule 5 pick Brandon Bailey, who was scheduled to start Thursday, will pitch in relief on Friday. Deivi...
SARASOTA, Florida—One of the significant developments in spring training has been the strong performances from the Orioles’ bullpen. While some unknown candidates have presented themselves as candidates, one who was thought to be a possibility, Evan Phillips, is seeking a second opinion on a sore right elbow, manager Brandon Hyde said on...
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...