Orioles’ Jersey of the Game-Elrod Hendricks

Elrod Hendricks was a longtime catcher and spent 28 years as bullpen coach, the longest tenured coach in team history. Beloved by fans, he was one of the most accessible players in team history.

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Ben Kessler

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Washington, D.C.

What’s the story? 

“I met him once, one of the nicest people I’ve ever met.”

 

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Rich Dubroff

Rich Dubroff grew up in Brooklyn as a fan of New York teams, but after he moved to Baltimore, quickly adopted the Orioles and Colts. After nearly two decades as a freelancer assisting on Orioles coverage for several outlets, principally The Capital in Annapolis and The Carroll County Times, Dubroff began covering the team fulltime in 2011. He spent five years at Comcast SportsNet’s website and for the last two seasons, wrote for PressBoxonline.com, Dubroff lives in Baltimore with his wife of more than 30 years, Susan.

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