Rich Dubroff
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July 13, 2020 at 7:00 am
Orioles like their pitching depth; Martin out with broken wrist; Blach suffers elbow injury
Opening night is 11 days away and there are many questions involving the Orioles’ roster. The continued absence of Anthony Santander and Dwight Smith Jr. complicates the outfield situation. If the Orioles sign free-agent outfielder Yasiel Puig, that might fill a need. Otherwise, Cedric Mullins, who’s on the 40-man roster, and Mason...
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July 12, 2020 at 7:00 am
Orioles’ Means can’t believe his good fortune; Alberto plans to keep hitting; Outfield uncertainty
John Means said that he had known for some time that he was going to be the Orioles’ Opening Day starter. But spring training was halted on March 12 before it became official. Still, no one was surprised when manager Brandon Hyde announced that Means would face the Boston Red Sox on...
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July 11, 2020 at 7:00 am
Long getting Oriole hitters ready for season; More on Means’ opener; Intrasquad recap
The calendar for summer training is short. Formal workouts began July 3, and each team is limited to three exhibition games. “We don’t have the luxury of changing our reality right now,” Orioles hitting coach Don Long said in a video conference call on Friday. “We work within what we have. We...
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July 10, 2020 at 4:04 pm
Hyde names John Means to start Orioles’ opener on July 24
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde named John Means as the team’s starter for its opening night game on July 24 against the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park. The choice had been expected. Means pitched five innings in Thursday’s night’s intrasquad game—15 days ahead of the opener. Hyde said that the left-hander will...
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Orioles’ Cobb has a new baby and high hopes; Two weeks to the opener; DH role for Nunez?
Some good has come during the pandemic for Alex Cobb and his family. The Orioles’ right-hander became a father for the second time on July 3 with the arrival of another girl, Everly. Cobb is scheduled to pitch in an intrasquad game on Friday night. He’s in the third year of a...
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July 9, 2020 at 4:11 pm
Orioles scheduled to open 2021 season in Boston, play Red Sox in home opener on April 8
Four days after the 2020 schedule was announced and 15 days before the 2020 season is expected to start, Major League Baseball announced its 2021 schedule on Thursday. The Orioles, who open the 60-game 2020 season on July 24th with a three-game series at Fenway Park against the Red Sox, will do...
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Orioles’ Harvey sees silver lining in 60-game season; Hyde’s bullpen choices; Another opportunity for Sisco
The Orioles hope that their bullpen will be improved in 2020. Last season, their bullpen had an awful 5.79 ERA. During spring training, manager Brandon Hyde said he liked the additional choices he had as relievers. One pitcher that Hyde hopes to see more of is Hunter Harvey, who dazzled Hyde with...
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July 8, 2020 at 7:00 am
Orioles eager for first intrasquad game; No snap judgments for Hyde; Stewart wants to make an impact
After five days of replicating spring training workouts, the Orioles’ summer training goes under the lights on Wednesday night. The Orioles will play the first in a series of intrasquad games at Camden Yards. Tommy Milone and Thomas Eshelman will be the starting pitchers in a game that’s anticipated to be 7...
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July 7, 2020 at 3:54 pm
Elias says Orioles will not announce positive coronavirus tests
Five days into the Orioles’ summer training, the team hasn’t announced if any of its players have tested positive for the coronavirus. When Major League Baseball announced initial results on July 3, it said that 19 teams had a player or staff member test positive. Elias said he won’t announce if any...
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Orioles’ Hays adjusting to health measures; Hyde talks safety; Castro’s being cautious
The new world of Major League Baseball’s testing and precaution to stem the spread of the coronavirus takes some getting used to. Austin Hays, who’s expected to be the Orioles’ centerfielder for the 60-game schedule that starts July 24th, is adjusting to the new reality. “I wanted to come around the facility...
