Minors
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1.0K5May 4, 2021 at 1:22 pmUpdates 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...
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93216May 3, 2021 at 2:47 pmOrioles’ 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...
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99933at 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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3.1K13February 15, 2021 at 7:00 amLearning 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,...
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2.8K35February 10, 2021 at 12:30 pmBaseball 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...
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2.7K6January 18, 2021 at 10:45 am5 Orioles make Baseball America’s Top 100 list
The Orioles’ best prospects are getting more recognition. Five Orioles are listed among Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects. Catcher Adley Rutschman, the...
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4.2K14January 4, 2021 at 7:00 amA look inside the Orioles’ top 30 prospects
It’s common knowledge that the Orioles’ farm system is improving. MLB Pipeline has it rated as baseball’s eighth best. Baseball America ranks...
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3.6K6December 9, 2020 at 12:59 pmOrioles drop Frederick as affiliate, add Aberdeen as full-season team as part of new minor league setup
The long-awaited minor league restructuring is here, and the Orioles are ending their three-decade affiliation with Frederick and replacing it with Aberdeen....
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4.0K8November 19, 2020 at 7:00 amOrioles’ prospect Gunnar Henderson impresses during his time at Bowie
For players drafted in 2019, losing the minor league experience this year was difficult. However, Gunnar Henderson tried to make the most...
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November 6, 2020 at 7:00 am
Major issues still exist for minor league baseball in 2021
Five weeks after expiration of the operating agreement between Major and Minor League Baseball, there’s still no clarity on what the minor leagues will look like in 2021 and beyond. It is clear that the minor leagues will shrink. The Appalachian League, which the Orioles haven’t had an affiliate in since 2010,...