SARASOTA, Fla.-What’s happening?—Gabriel Ynoa, who had an injury-marred 2018 season, starts against the Boston Red Sox today at Jet Blue Park in Fort Myers. Dillon Tate, Paul Fry, Branden Kline, Evan Phillips, Tanner Scott and Bo Schultz are scheduled to pitch after Ynoa. Eduardo Rodriguez is Boston’s listed pitcher. Right-hander Gregory Infante,...
SARASOTA, Fla.—In his second spring game, Chris Davis hit his first Grapefruit League home run. Davis had gone hitless in four at-bats, striking out three times, before he launched a 1-2 breaking ball from Tampa Bay’s Austin Pruitt in the fifth inning. The ball cleared the center-field wall, and Davis had a...
FORT MYERS, Fla.-What’s happening?—Mike Wright starts against the Tampa Bay Rays this afternoon. Wright pitched two scoreless innings against Minnesota on Saturday, allowing three hits and striking out one. Wright will be followed by John Means, Yefry Ramirez, who started Saturday’s game, Josh Rogers and Pedro Araujo. Dylan Bundy has been scheduled...
FORT MYERS, Fla.—The last time Jonathan Schoop saw the Orioles was last July 31, when a trade to the Milwaukee Brewers at the deadline took him by surprise. Schoop, a fan favorite, was shaken by the trade and had a difficult time adjusting in Milwaukee. He was cut loose at the end...
SARASOTA, Fla.-What’s happening? – Nate Karns starts against the Minnesota Twins at Hammond Stadium at Fort Myers at 1:05 p.m. today. Other Orioles pitchers scheduled are Hunter Harvey, Luis Ortiz, Chris Lee, Miguel Castro, Donnie Hart and Josh Lucas. Karns hasn’t appeared in a major league game since May 2017, and Harvey...
SARASOTA, Fla.—Branden Kline made sure he kept the baseball. “That goes to mama,” he said. For the 27-year-old Kline, it was a day to remember, even if it was the ninth inning of an exhibition game. Kline entered the game, with the Orioles clinging to a 9-8 lead over the Toronto Blue...
SARASOTA, Fla.-What’s happening? – David Hess starts against the Toronto Blue Jays today at 1:05 p.m. Hess is scheduled to be followed by Dillon Tate, Gabriel Ynoa, Cody Carroll, Branden Kline, Tanner Scott and Sean Gilmartin. Nate Karns is scheduled to start Monday at Fort Myers against the Minnesota Twins. Manager Brandon...
SARASOTA, Fla.—Opening Day won’t come for another five weeks. But the spring training opener for Orioles manager Brandon Hyde was a success. More than two hours before the Grapefruit League game began, Hyde dismissed the importance of the score. Still, he enjoyed the Orioles’ 7-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins at Ed...
SARASOTA, Fla.-What’s happening? – Yefry Ramirez will start today against the Minnesota Twins in the Orioles’ first Grapefruit League game. Other pitchers scheduled are Josh Rogers, Mike Wright, Paul Fry, Evan Phillips, Bo Schultz and Zach Pop. Ramirez and Rogers are candidates to start this season, but manager Brandon Hyde said that...
SARASOTA, Fla.—Richard Bleier took a huge step forward when he threw his first live batting practice on Friday. Bleier faced hitters in an empty Ed Smith Stadium, and couldn’t have been happier. Bleier, who hasn’t pitched in a game since June 13 when he suffered a lat injury that required season-ending surgery,...