What’s happening: Fans get excited about Opening Day. They get excited about spring training. However, the Orioles’ spring opener in Lakeland, Fla. against the Detroit Tigers this afternoon in the renovated Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium will be a quiet affair for the Orioles. It’s not on either television or radio. Manager...
What’s happening: Rain on Wednesday prevented the Orioles from playing their second intrasquad game, so they’ll play five innings at 11:30 this morning instead. Kevin Gausman, the likely Opening Day starter, will replace Wade Miley, who was supposed to start Wednesday and face Ubaldo Jimenez. Miley is going to start Sunday’s Sarasota home...
What’s happening: The Orioles are scheduled to play their second intrasquad game today at 1:05 p.m. at Ed Smith Stadium. Rain is forecast, and if the game can’t be played, it will be moved to Thursday morning. Wade Miley and Ubaldo Jimenez, both projected to be in the club’s 2017 rotation, are today’s...
What’s happening: Right-handers Tyler Wilson (pictured above) and Mike Wright combined for 25 starts and 42 appearances for the Orioles in 2016. Neither did enough to really separate himself from the pack going into this year. But they’ll get the first cracks on the mound this spring as they’ve been tabbed to start...
What’s happening: The Orioles are playing two intrasquad games — Tuesday and Wednesday — this week. Their first Grapefruit League game is Friday at Lakeland, Fla., against the Detroit Tigers. Manager Buck Showalter hasn’t announced who’ll be pitching versus the Tigers, but anticipates that nearly everyone will pitch in the two intrasquad games....