BALTIMORE -- The first six pitches to leave Craig Kimbrel’s right hand at the start of the ninth inning on Sunday afternoon were balls, and Orioles manager Brandon Hyde could tell something might be wrong. The 35-year-old closer’s body movement seemed a bit off. “The way he was walking around

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Samuel Basallo gave a glimpse of how much damage he can do in the batter’s box on Sunday. The Orioles' No. 2 prospect launched two home runs during a three-hit afternoon to lead Double-A Bowie’s 4-2 win over Richmond at The Diamond. It marked the fourth time Basallo posted a

BALTIMORE -- When Kyle Bradish and John Means both return to the Orioles’ rotation in the near future -- Bradish during the upcoming week and Means probably not long after -- Cole Irvin is likely to be one of the two starters bumped out. Well, not so fast. Irvin continued

BALTIMORE -- It’s been only 11 days since Kyle Bradish made his first rehab start in his recovery from a right UCL sprain. However, the Orioles have decided the 27-year-old right-hander is ready to return after three Minor League outings. Manager Brandon Hyde announced Saturday that Bradish’s next start will

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BALTIMORE -- Jackson Holliday is returning to the Minors. On Friday, the Orioles optioned Holliday (MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall prospect) to Triple-A Norfolk only 16 days after he was called up to the big leagues for the first time. The 20-year-old infielder went 2-for-34 (.059) over his first 10

BALTIMORE -- If Orioles fans watched or listened to Craig Kimbrel’s postgame interview after his blown save in a 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Oakland Athletics on Friday night, they learned this much: No one will be harder on their new closer than the man himself. “This game’s really on

BALTIMORE -- For the past year, Will Ashbaugh has told his parents, Jason and Laura, how much he’d like to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before an Orioles game at Camden Yards. “His mom and I are like, ‘That’s a cool dream to have,’ but it’s just such an

ANAHEIM -- If 2023 was a breakout campaign for Gunnar Henderson, consider this season a continuation of that development. The 22-year-old infielder and Orioles leadoff hitter has ascended to an even higher level in ‘24 and firmly established himself as one of baseball’s top stars. Henderson’s great start continued on

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Three years ago, Charlie Condon attracted zero interest from pro scouts or NCAA Division I baseball programs. He wound up at Georgia as a preferred walk-on and redshirted during his first season in Athens. Now he's the best prospect in the 2024 Draft and sits atop MLB Pipeline's updated and

ANAHEIM -- Grayson Rodriguez had been on some kind of roll heading into Tuesday’s start against the Angels. Dating back to the second half of the 2023 season, Rodriguez’s 2.59 ERA was tied for the second-lowest among qualified starters, while his 2.7 Wins Above Replacement (FanGraphs) and 2.95 FIP were

ANAHEIM -- When Austin Hays landed on the injured list on Monday with a left calf strain, it was almost a foregone conclusion that the Orioles would promote one of the many top outfield prospects performing at Triple-A Norfolk. That is indeed the case. Baltimore promoted outfielder Heston Kjerstad on

There are a kajillion reasons to love baseball -- especially Minor League Baseball. The bobblehead, which has been greeted with an enthusiastic "Yes" from baseball fans at least since MLB put out a set featuring the likes of Roberto Clemente, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays in 1960, combines many of

ANAHEIM -- Life comes at you fast. In the case of Albert Suárez, that might be an understatement. After going nearly seven years between MLB outings, Suárez threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings on April 17 in his first start with the Orioles. While his first MLB win since 2016 eluded

KANSAS CITY -- When Colton Cowser arrived at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday morning, the 24-year-old Orioles outfielder was still feeling immense remorse. He repeatedly made sure that Craig Kimbrel knew it was unintentional when he “yeeted” the ball from the closer’s milestone 422nd save into one of the ballpark’s trademark

When the Mets are playing well -- and the Mets are playing very well right now -- no fanbase loves their team more, or is more aggrieved when the rest of the baseball world does not take appropriate notice. It’s actually wonderful: Fandom is meant to be experienced in the

We've already seen several noteworthy callups in this young season. The biggest came when the Orioles promoted the best prospect in baseball, Jackson Holliday, on April 10. The Dodgers summoned fellow Top 100 prospect Andy Pages on Tuesday to bolster their outfield. When Justin Steele strained a hamstring on Opening

KANSAS CITY -- A pair of early American League Cy Young Award front-runners faced off at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday night -- Baltimore’s Corbin Burnes and Kansas City’s Cole Ragans. The second meeting of the year between the aces was expected to be a duel. Instead, a high-scoring matchup ensued,

KANSAS CITY -- Colton Cowser caught the final out of the Orioles’ 9-7 win over the Royals on Saturday night, then lined up at the edge of the left-field warning track and ceremoniously threw the ball backward behind his head. “I just yeeted it behind me,” the 24-year-old outfielder said.