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Buck Showalter got sunscreen in his eyes and was told to use baby sunscreen. He will not. “I’m not a baby.”
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Ravens coach John Harbaugh will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Sunday’s Orioles-Nationals game.
Sonsy Gaba, Mo Gaba’s mother, will do so Wednesday on the anniversary of Mo’s passing.
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In Adam Jones' absence, Trey Mancini took it upon himself to continue the Orioles tradition of ordering in platters of Popeyes chicken for the clubhouse after the first spring training game. It was appreciated by all.
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Today is my last day at the Baltimore Sun. It is the only place I've ever worked, and it has been a fantastic experience covering the Orioles these last six years. Thank you to everyone who read and believed, and please stick around if you're so inclined.
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Here is Orioles prospect JC Encarnacion, acquired for Kevin Gausman last year, hitting a walkoff grand slam and not leaving the batter’s box until after it lands like a goddamn legend
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Trey Mancini burned sage today at Camden Yards to change the energy and help the Orioles snap their 19-game losing streak, according to Cedric Mullins. It worked.
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A definitive roundup of how the Orioles were welcomed on Opening Day.
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This, from the team’s b-roll spring training footage, is Félix Hernández pitching in a Baltimore Orioles uniform.
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If MLB doesn't keep the Marlins from coming to Baltimore, one epidemiologist suggests Gov. Larry Hogan "send the state patrol to set up a roadblock … on I-95 and do not let the Marlins into your state."
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New Orioles director of baseball development Eve Rosenbaum, then six, told Vi Ripken that she'd attend the Cal Ripken Sr. baseball camp. They'd never had a girl before.
"So I'll be the first," she said. On a baseball life that led her to this unique job:
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Tuesday’s Orioles-Rays game will be streamed nationally as the Game of the Week on YouTube, and O’s broadcaster Melanie Newman will handle play-by-play on the first ever all-female broadcast.
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Orioles prospect Grayson Rodriguez is up to No. 11 in the new
@baseballamerica
Top 100, the highest-ranked pitching prospect in all of baseball.
Adley Rutschman is No. 2. DL Hall is up to No. 44. Heston Kjerstad is No. 77 and Gunnar Henderson No. 89.
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Adam Jones says in the postgame MASN interview that he did cry when his teammates sent him out alone for the introduction, and that that's OK.
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John Means not pitching in the All-Star Game because the Red Sox manager went with the Yankees closer is such a sweet spot for Baltimore aggrievedness.
That said, print 20,000 John Means T-shirts for Boston’s visit, line up his start for next Friday, and make a thing of it.
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What drives Félix Hernández to pitch for the Orioles in 2021, he was asked: "The Hall of Fame."
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Adam Jones, after tonight's game, noted that him playing left field at Fenway Park was nbd and just us trying to write about something other than the Orioles losing (true), and said it's probably better to ask those running the rebuild why they have no pitchers (also true).
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Orioles teammates expressed a world of support Sunday for Trey Mancini through his medical issue.
"To see him go through what he’s going through is very difficult, but gives us all an opportunity to show how much we love for him and rally around him.”
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The Orioles will welcome approximately 11,000 fans to Camden Yards beginning April 8--25% capacity.
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Home run, Ryan Mountcastle. His 33rd of the year came one pitch after Cedric Mullins got big mad at a called third strike above the zone, and gave the Orioles a 3-1 lead.
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Bruce Zimmermann, who grew up an Orioles fan, noted the anniversary of the Robert Andino game after putting a dent in Boston's playoff hopes today.
"I was a kid watching that game, and it definitely is a lot of fun to be able to do that on the anniversary of that game."
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The Orioles’ decision to start Jackson Holliday in the minors is a cynical one that not only runs counter to how they develop players, but to everything about the optimism and good vibes around this team.
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The Orioles announce Camden Yards will be open at full capacity beginning in June 1
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On the Yankee Stadium scoreboard, the players were asked their favorite cheat-day meal. CC Sabathia says it's the Cap'n Crunch french toast at Blue Moon in Baltimore. Hard same.
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Some personal news: I'm bringing my Orioles content to
@BaltimoreBanner
. It's an honor to be part of their team, I'm humbled by the support of my newsletter that helped make this happen, and can't wait for Opening Day.
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The Orioles announced tonight’s attendance as 4,965. Last night’s attendance was the lowest for a game without capacity restrictions at 4,891 in the history of Camden Yards. Tonight’s is the new record. Here’s what it looked like in the third inning.
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According to
@StatsBySTATS
, the 2019 Baltimore Orioles are the first team to ever record consecutive shutout wins by 13 runs or more.
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John Means allowed a home run to the first batter he faced, then little else. With 5 innings of four-hit, one-run ball, his ERA is down to 2.60.
The last Orioles starter with an ERA that low this far into the season was Erik Bedard, who had a 2.08 ERA on June 11, 2005.
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Please delete this slander, we have not reported any such thing.
The Baltimore Sun is reporting that Chris Davis is suddenly in the discussion too...
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When you start a waiver claim and two rookies, don't have your 1-4 hitters from the series opener available, get three homers from a guy who entered the series with no hits, and take three straight from the Yankees.
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The Orioles thought they got a special pitcher in Cade Povich last year. Now, with a revamped pitch mix that's helping him dominate Double-A, he's solidifying himself as one of their top pitching prospects.
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Yankees coach Phil Nevin and his son, Orioles prospect Tyler Nevin, were at home plate for the pregame umpire chat and lineup card exchange today in Sarasota. A nice moment for them for sure.
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Orioles assistant pitching coach Darren Holmes, shown here shotgunning Red Bull in the bullpen, also studied cadavers and has a biomechanics background to help the team's pitchers get back on track.
Get you a man who can do both. From
@NathanSRuiz
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Orioles prospect Mason McCoy's pre-AB routine includes telling himself, "You're one of the best hitters in this league." First with
@FrederickKeys
and now with
@BowieBaysox
, the MiLB hits leader has made it so, one single against the shift at a time.
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Tonight's announced Orioles-Royals attendance of 4,981 is the lowest for a full-capacity game ever at Camden Yards. They announced 4,147 for the limited-capacity doubleheader against Seattle on April 13.
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The Orioles announced that Ryan Ripken will catch a ceremonial first pitch from Cal Ripken Jr. on Sunday during a pregame celebration of the 25th anniversary of 2,131.
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It’s been years in the making, but the Orioles’ minor league pitching program is humming.
“The Orioles take players’ strengths and use them in a way that fits their model to make you the most complete pitcher you can possibly be.”
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Orioles announce 6,585 fans at Camden Yards tonight. The lowest in the history of the ballpark for an open-admission game. The previous low was a year ago, April 9, when they had 7,915 against Toronto.
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The first Orioles T-shirt giveaway will be a popular one: A Cedric Mullins shirsey for the first 15,000 fans ages 15+ on June 18.
Single-game tickets are in presale now and go to the general public at noon.
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Cedric Mullins was not voted an All-Star starter. Mike Trout, however, was, and is on the 60-day injured list. So there is a chance, provided he is the Orioles All-Star, that he can still start in Denver. The reserves are announced Sunday at 5:30.
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Bruce Zimmermann will be the Orioles' No. 3 starter behind John Means and Matt Harvey, Brandon Hyde said.
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Colby Rasmus told Buck Showalter today that he was going to go home and discontinue his career, and the Orioles honored that, Buck said.
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Ryan Fuller was set for a happy life teaching English and coaching baseball at a Connecticut high school. But as he dug deeper into hitting instruction, his star rose--all the way to the Orioles dugout as co-hitting coach for 2022.
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Buck Showalter was aware in passing of Aaron Judge’s comments on Manny Machado in pinstripes. He joked: “I’m just glad they didn’t catch Manny recruiting Judge.”
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Let Stevie Pitch shirts have arrived at Camden Yards, and are a big hit in the Orioles clubhouse.
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New Oriole Adam Plutko: "I think we're going to go 162-0, obviously."
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Mike Elias said he knew some of Colton Cowser out of high school, but he got on the radar more as a freshman at Sam Houston. The Orioles' area scout where Cowser is from, Thom Dreier, was the scout behind the Grayson Rodriguez pick in 2018.
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The Angels did not draft a hitter this year, either replenishing their minor league stocks after trading six pitching prospects to the Orioles in the last two years or reloading to trade even more when Mike Elias comes calling.
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Mychal Givens, Dillon Tate, and Anthony Santander were here in Bowie watching the Baysox tonight. Also Mike Elias and like 10 members of the front office staff, and Orioles advance scout Ryan Klimek, whose brother Steve is in their bullpen.
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Cedric Mullins, who is an All-Star, homered with one out in the ninth to give the Orioles a 5-4 lead in Anaheim.
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The Orioles third:
Mountcastle BB
Ruiz 1B
Franco BB
(new pitcher)
Galvis BB
Hays 2-run 2B
Sisco K
Mullins 1B
Mancini 2-R 2B
(Mullins scored on WP)
Santander K
Mountcastle RBI 1B
Ruiz 1B
(new pitcher)
Franco F8
They lead 10-0.
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Cedric Mullins, who singled for his second hit of the game then stole second for No. 29, took third base shortly thereafter but was sent back. Then, he took it right back for No. 30. So, he's a homer away from 30-30.
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The Orioles are well-represented in this list with Adley Rutschman No. 2, Grayson Rodriguez No. 22, DL Hall No. 59, Heston Kjerstad No. 62, and Ryan Mountcastle No. 63.
Our 2021 Top 💯 Prospects list is HERE.
Some notable risers after big years in 2020?
Randy Arozarena (duh)
Triston McKenzie
Ke'Bryan Hayes
Ian Anderson
Full rankings:
#BATop100
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Grayson Rodriguez was an elite strikeout pitcher in the minors. His two-strike putaway issues in his home debut showed the kind of lessons he can only learn in the big leagues, and why it would be best for him and the Orioles to keep him here.
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At a Visit Baltimore meeting today, John Angelos told business leaders the Orioles will be in Baltimore "as long as Fort McHenry is standing watch over the Inner Harbor." He expanded to the
@baltimoresun
, as well.
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John Means: 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K. He threw 96 pitches. The Orioles lead 2-0.
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Trey Mancini: "Cancer is the only thing that's put me on the IL in my career, and I'd like to keep it that way. I'm just trying to push through, and when I'm feeling like I'm able to go out there and perform well, I want to be out there competing with the guys."
#Orioles
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The Orioles are showing a nice video tribute to Chris Davis here at Camden Yards.
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Here is Christian Vázquez, the Red Sox catcher who is playing second base today against the Orioles, presumably learning where second base is.
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Orioles manager Brandon Hyde is wearing a Black Lives Matter shirt for his pregame Zoom call.
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The Orioles, who were losing because Miguel Castro allowed two home runs in the eighth, now are winning because Pedro Severino's 63-foot infield pop-up with a .000 expected batting average fell in to allow two runs to score. It is 8-6.
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John Means wore the Orioles floppy hat in his postgame interview, and kept a straight face for about five words doing so.
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Chandler Shepherd has retired Gleyber Torres twice in two at-bats. You're looking at the Orioles' 2020 Opening Day starter.
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Home is where you park it: Meet the Orioles' pitching prospects who have mitigated some of the uncertainty of minor league life by deciding to live out of campers.
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Dean Kremer has allowed one earned run in each of his first major league starts. John Means did that last year after some relief outings, but Kremer is the first to do it in three starts to begin his career in Orioles history.
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