Rich Dubroff
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July 29, 2020 at 7:00 am
Hyde improvises with Marlins out, Yankees in; Davis will wear mask at first; Opening Day plans
Less than 24 hours before the most unusual home opener in Orioles history, there was little talk of baseball. After the Orioles’ two scheduled games with the Miami Marlins weren’t played because of a Covid-19 outbreak, manager Brandon Hyde used the beginning of his video conference call on Tuesday night to announce...
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July 28, 2020 at 3:16 pm
With Marlins’ season on hold, Orioles will play Yankees on Wednesday and Thursday
Instead of playing the Miami Marlins in their home opener on Wednesday night, the Orioles will face the New York Yankees at Camden Yards. Because of a Covid-19 outbreak on the Marlins, Major League Baseball has put their season on hold through Sunday. The Orioles’ games in Miami on Monday and Tuesday...
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After two postponements, Covid-19 tests will determine if Orioles play Marlins on Wednesday
Monday was a day of anxiety for the Orioles, Miami Marlins and the rest of Major League Baseball. After an outbreak of Covid-19 on the Marlins, MLB postponed the Orioles’ scheduled games against them in Miami on Monday and Tuesday nights. It also postponed the Yankees-Phillies game in Philadelphia. The visiting locker...
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July 27, 2020 at 11:12 am
Orioles games in Miami postponed because of Covid-19 outbreak
The Orioles’ scheduled game on Monday and Tuesday night with the Marlins in Miami have been postponed because of an outbreak of Covid-19 on the Marlins. According to the Miami Herald, 11 of the 33 players on the Marlins have tested positive. Two coaches have also reportedly tested positive. Miami, which completed...
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July 26, 2020 at 5:59 pm
LeBlanc solid, Sulser gets first save as Orioles take two of three in Boston; Elias discusses Mountcastle
The Orioles opened this challenging season with a lopsided loss that was reminiscent of their past two seasons. They followed it up, though, with two solid performances, including Sunday’s 7-4 victory over the Red Sox in Boston to win the three-game series. Wade LeBlanc provided an effective start and was backed by...
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July 25, 2020 at 5:47 pm
Cobb gets first win in nearly two years, leading Orioles to first win of season; Updates on Means and Harvey
After nearly two years, pitcher Alex Cobb has another win, and the Orioles got their first of the 2020 season. Cobb, who missed nearly all of 2019 after hip and knee surgeries, won for the first time since September 4, 2018, allowing one run on four hits in 5 1/3 innings in...
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Orioles lose opener to Red Sox, 13-2; Milone goes only three innings; Davis appreciates Opening Day
The excitement about Opening Day disappeared when the Boston Red Sox scored four runs in the third inning and six more in the fourth on the way to a 13-2 trouncing of the Orioles on Friday night in Boston. In this most different of seasons because of Covid-19, the Orioles began it...
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July 24, 2020 at 12:21 pm
Orioles’ Mancini looks forward to end of chemotherapy and 2021 return
It’s Opening Day, and Trey Mancini isn’t with the Orioles. He said he’s doing well in his chemotherapy treatments after his March 12 surgery for colon cancer. That was the same day baseball was halted because of Covid-19. Mancini has five treatments left. His last scheduled chemotherapy session is September 21, six...
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Orioles ready to start a shorter, better 2020 season
The most unusual and fast-changing 2020 season will finally get underway Friday night, nearly four months after it was scheduled to begin. Predictions in 2020 are even more meaningless than usual because in the last few days we learned that the Toronto Blue Jays could make Baltimore their temporary home for the...
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July 23, 2020 at 1:02 pm
Orioles start season with Means and Harvey on injured list; Mullins, Valaika and Hess make team
The Orioles’ 30-man roster for Friday night’s opener at Boston includes some players who might not have been expected to make the team when the club began summer training at Camden Yards on July 3rd. Right-handed pitcher David Hess, who has a 4-20 record, a 5.84 ERA and struggled against the Nationals...
