Minors
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May 24, 2021 at 7:00 am
Minor Monday: Grayson Rodriguez continues his dominance at Aberdeen
Orioles pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez has a four-seam fastball, cutter, curveball, a slider and a changeup that looks like a screwball. Opposing hitters are often confused when it comes to his repertoire. “The way my changeup moves, it spins about three-o’clock, three-fifteen, and sometimes it looks like a left-handed curveball,” Rodriguez told...
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May 19, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Brnovich shines for Aberdeen as IronBirds play 1st home game as full-season Orioles affiliate
ABERDEEN, Md. — Aberdeen pitcher Kyle Brnovich didn’t give the Wilmington Blue Rocks any time to make adjustments. Brnovich worked quickly and got in front of the hitters by pounding the strike zone. His defense was solid behind him, especially shortstop Joey Ortiz, a fourth-round pick in the 2019 draft, who came...
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May 17, 2021 at 7:00 am
Minor Monday: Tyler Nevin shows power for Triple-A Norfolk
Tyler Nevin is not putting any added pressure on himself to hit a bunch of home runs in his first season at Triple-A Norfolk. Nonetheless, he knows that’s the quickest path to the majors. And Nevin has homered a team-leading four times in his first 11 games — tied for third-most in...
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May 11, 2021 at 9:37 pm
DL Hall dominates in home opener for Bowie Baysox
BOWIE, Md. — Orioles general manager Mike Elias sat in the top tier of Prince George’s Stadium, scouting a pair of top prospects for the rebuilding major league club. The Orioles hope the battery of left-hander DL Hall and catcher Adley Rutschman will be a key part of a renaissance for the...
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3.4K49May 10, 2021 at 7:00 amMinor Monday: DL Hall hopes to deliver in Bowie on the way to Baltimore
Orioles pitching prospect DL Hall has dazzled his coaches with a fastball that approaches 100 miles per hour. Now, he is showing...
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May 4, 2021 at 1:22 pm
Updates on Oriole prospects Kjerstad, Baumann, Akin; International presence growing
Heston Kjerstad, the Orioles’ top draft pick in 2020 and the second overall selection in the draft, is making progress after being treated for mydocarditis, an inflammation of the heart, according to Orioles director of development Matt Blood. Kjerstad, a 22-year-old outfielder, couldn’t participate in last October’s Instructional League in Sarasota, Florida,...
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May 3, 2021 at 2:47 pm
Orioles’ Rutschman excited to play baseball again: ‘A big part of my life was missing’
Adley Rutschman’s long wait is over. After a season without minor league baseball because of the pandemic, the Orioles’ top prospect and one of the highest ranked in the game, is ready to return to action. Rutschman, who last played for Low-A Delmarva in September 2019, will be the starting catcher for...
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3.7K33at 7:00 amOrioles’ top minor league prospects finally return to action on Tuesday
Matt Blood can feel the excitement. The Orioles’ director of player development is counting down the days to when the team’s minor...
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February 15, 2021 at 7:00 am
Learning about the new Orioles’ minor league world
The 2021 minor league season is shrouded in mystery. No schedules have been released, and it’s been known for a few weeks, at least that Double-A, High-A and Low-A leagues won’t be starting in early April. No start date has been pinpointed. To keep the number of players in Florida lower, minor...
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February 10, 2021 at 12:30 pm
Baseball America and The Athletic differ in their ranking of Orioles’ farm system
There’s no question that the Orioles’ minor league system has improved under executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias. The question is, how much? Two widely followed monitors of the minor leagues have different opinions on the Orioles in rankings released on Wednesday. According to Baseball America, the Orioles have the seventh-best minor...
