Spring Training
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February 17, 2019 at 7:00 am
Orioles add Escobar to middle infield mix; Hyde counting down to first game
SARASOTA, Fla.-What’s happening? –Looking to increase their infield depth and add a veteran presence, the Orioles signed 32-year-old Alcides Escobar to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training. Escobar, an 11-year major league veteran, had been with the Kansas City Royals from 2011-18. Perhaps his most impressive...
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February 16, 2019 at 1:50 pm
Austin Hays hopes a healthier 2019 means a home with the Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla.—Austin Hays thought 2018 was going to be the year that he secured a major league job. He’d rushed through the Orioles’ system in 2017 and, suddenly, he was in the big leagues — just 15 months after he was drafted. A season in which he hit .329 in 128 games...
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Orioles’ Chris Davis reports early and is eager to get back to work; Hyde’s been encouraging
SARASOTA, Fla.-What’s happening? – Chris Davis is eager to get on the field after reporting early for spring training. He hopes to get back to work today after coming down with the flu and bronchitis after arriving last Sunday. Davis said he’s been diligent in his offseason work after an abysmal 2018....
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February 15, 2019 at 2:12 pm
Chris Davis says there’s a new, positive tone around the Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla.—Two days before position players were due to report, Chris Davis arrived at Orioles camp. At the moment, though, all is not well. Davis arrived in Sarasota six days ago but came down the flu. Now, he has bronchitis. He’s hoping to get on the field Saturday. At FanFest on Jan....
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Hyde plans to stretch Orioles’ pitchers in spring games; Angel discusses his retirement
SARASOTA, Fla.-What’s happening? – Manager Brandon Hyde isn’t sure who will start and relieve. He said that pitchers who’ve done both in their careers — Miguel Castro, Mike Wright and Jimmy Yacabonis — will be stretched out this spring. “We’ll make a determination sometime in the next month, whether we’re going to...
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February 14, 2019 at 1:46 pm
If Nate Karns is healthy, he thinks he can help the Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla.—The Orioles are in need for starters, and they’re hoping they’ve found one in Nate Karns. A week ago, Karns signed a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Orioles, and if healthy, he could plug into the back end of their rotation. Karns hasn’t pitched since May 2017 because of thoracic outlet...
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Brandon Hyde’s first spring training day as Orioles manager; Bleier throws pain-free; Sucre delayed
SARASOTA, Fla.-What’s happening? – After a cool and windy first workout, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde is looking forward to a longer, more complete second day of spring training. Because rain made the fields too wet for fielding drills, Hyde hopes to hold them today. He also wants the remaining 16 of the...
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2.7KFebruary 13, 2019 at 2:58 pmThe word for Hyde’s first Orioles’ spring training day is competition
SARASOTA, Fla.–It was hardly ideal spring training weather for Brandon Hyde’s first genuine day as Baltimore Orioles manager. Until now, Hyde had...
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Orioles pitchers, catchers report; Elias, Hyde speak; Eric Young Jr. signs
What’s happening? – The Orioles pitchers and catchers take the field for their first workout of the spring this morning. There are 31 pitchers and six catchers expected. Tuesday’s reporting day featured many of the pitchers and just two catchers, Austin Wynns and minor leaguer Martin Cervenka, in the clubhouse when it was...
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2.5K8February 12, 2019 at 4:28 pmFirst day for the Orioles’ new sheriffs
SARASOTA, Fla.—The first day of Orioles spring training was unlike any other in years. Former manager Buck Showalter wasn’t hurrying around, checking...