This story was excerpted from Jake Rill’s Orioles Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. WASHINGTON -- Player-themed fan sections have been prevalent at MLB ballparks for quite some time. T-Mobile Park once had the “King’s Court” in support

WASHINGTON -- A frustrating Tuesday night for the Orioles reached a boiling point with one out to go in the ninth inning, shortly before they took a 3-0 loss to the Nationals at Nationals Park. Ryan O’Hearn wasn’t happy with a called third strike and voiced his displeasure to home-plate

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After a multi-season hiatus, Crooked Numbers returns with a heaping portion of Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. This edition, covering the start of the season through the end of April, has a disproportionate number of items from the Triple-A level. As for why that is, who knows? Maybe

CINCINNATI -- The Orioles are in the midst of one of their best stretches of the season as they capped off a sweep of the Reds at Great American Ball Park with an 11-1 win on Sunday. After taking three of four from the Yankees at home last series, one

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CINCINNATI -- For John Means to return to the mound for the Orioles and come out healthy was the goal. For him to pitch as well as he has since his 2021 no-hitter -- that was above and beyond any expectations. Making just his seventh start since the end of

CINCINNATI -- Gunnar Henderson has been known for his bat after taking home AL Player of the Month honors while slugging a league-best 10 home runs in March and April. But the Orioles shortstop is also showing off another bat, one he brought out for May the Fourth, informally known

This story was excerpted from Jake Rill’s Orioles Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. BALTIMORE -- Not every MLB player takes batting practice before every game. Same goes with defensive drills. With 162 regular-season games -- some of

CINCINNATI -- Cole Irvin has spent the year renting his rotation spot. The southpaw made the Orioles' Opening Day rotation after injuries to John Means and Kyle Bradish and seemed destined to get bumped to the bullpen. But the way he's pitching, it's going to be hard to wrestle the

One down, five (and change) to go. With April comfortably in the rearview mirror, it's time to hand out the first round of monthly awards for the 2024 Major League Baseball season. Here are the eight stars -- household names and new phenoms alike -- receiving honors for their performance

CINCINNATI -- Three Baltimore greats will be honored this summer as outfielder Nick Markakis, slugger and hitting coach Terry Crowley and scout Dick Bowie were elected to the Orioles Hall of Fame. The trio will receive an on-field ceremony before the club’s Aug. 24 game against the Astros. With their

The Norfolk Tides staff may not have been perfect Friday night, but they were pretty darn close. The club spun a three-man combined no-hitter, fanning a whopping 13 batters in the process. The 2-0 win over Nashville at First Horizon Park marked the Orioles affiliate's first no-no since Chris Tillman’s

BALTIMORE -- After nearly three months of rehab, Kyle Bradish was nervous when he arrived at Camden Yards on Thursday morning. However, the Orioles’ right-hander always feels butterflies on start days, so that was normal. “That’s just anticipation, being a starter,” Bradish said. In fact, everything about Bradish on this

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BALTIMORE -- Just as the Orioles’ rotation was nearing full strength, the team’s pitching staff was dealt an unexpected big blow Wednesday afternoon. Baltimore placed right-hander Grayson Rodriguez on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. It was a surprising move after the 24-year-old tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings

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BALTIMORE -- Corbin Burnes didn’t think it was a homer at first. It barely was. With two outs in the fifth inning on Wednesday night, the Orioles’ ace faced Yankees third baseman Oswaldo Cabrera and gave up a hard-hit ball (an exit velocity of 103.3 mph, per Statcast) that had

BALTIMORE -- The adrenaline was still pumping for Jacob Webb as he stood at his locker inside the Orioles’ clubhouse following Tuesday's game. It’s not every night he goes up against four potent Yankees hitters -- Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Rizzo and Gleyber Torres -- in a tight contest

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