In the first four games of the 2019 season, the Orioles have already done two things they failed to do all last season. They’ve won three games in succession on the road, and they’re two games over .500. In all of 2018, the Orioles had just three winning streaks of three games...
NEW YORK—As Orioles manager Brandon Hyde made out his lineup for the third game of the season, it was radically different from the ones in the first two games. That’s nothing new for either Hyde or the Orioles. Both the Chicago Cubs, for whom Hyde served as bench coach last year, and...
NEW YORK—As the Orioles made trims to their roster during spring training, Hanser Alberto stayed. Eventually, he headed north with the team. The 26-year-old infielder was acquired on waivers from the Yankees on January 11, then was lost on waivers on February 22 to the San Francisco Giants when the Orioles claimed...
NEW YORK—Brandon Hyde was intrigued by the idea of the opener. He was even more enthused about it once the Orioles picked up their first win of the season, and his first as a big league manager by using it. It took six pitchers, and Mike Wright’s first major league save to...
NEW YORK—Opening Day meant the major league debuts for the two Orioles Rule 5 players. Saturday might mean they’re both in the starting lineup. Richie Martin, the more publicized of the picks, started at shortstop, played flawlessly, and was hitless in three at-bats. Drew Jackson, who drew notice during spring training for...
NEW YORK—The night before managing his first major league game, Brandon Hyde admitted to nervousness. “I didn’t sleep much last night,” Hyde said about two hours before Thursday’s opener. “This is the real deal. If you can’t get up for this, you can’t get up for anything. This is a special day,...
NEW YORK—Brandon Hyde is ready for his first regular-season game as a big league manager, and it’s coming on the biggest stage. Hyde’s debut comes shortly after 1 p.m. today, when the Orioles and New York Yankees open their seasons at Yankee Stadium. Hyde’s been to Yankee Stadium only once, when he...
Dubroff’s Diner was closed for spring training. In Sarasota, the Orioles had early mornings and long days of workouts. Readers were eager to comment on what they liked about what they saw, heard and read about the new Orioles of Mike Elias and Brandon Hyde. No one is expecting a contender this...
DUNEDIN, Fla.-What’s happening? –Alex Cobb gets his final start before the March 28 opener at Yankee Stadium when the Orioles play the Minnesota Twins tonight. Cobb is scheduled to be followed by Jimmy Yacabonis, Richard Bleier and Mychal Givens. Even though catcher Jesus Sucre could have opted out of his minor league...
SARASOTA, Fla.—Two men carried a cardboard sign around Ed Smith Stadium on Sunday that read: “Enough Already Sign Adam Jones.” Though that wasn’t a message to the Arizona Diamondbacks, whose agreement with Jones became known a few hours later, it was an indication of how Orioles fans felt about one of the...