Rich Dubroff
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July 7, 2020 at 7:00 am
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...
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July 6, 2020 at 7:21 pm
Orioles will open season at Fenway Park on July 24; Home opener is July 29
Nearly four months after they were scheduled to begin the 2020 season, the Orioles will play the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Friday night July 24 at 7:30 p.m. It’s the first time the Orioles will play at Boston to open the season since 1966. The delayed home opener will...
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Orioles miss Mancini; Means feels strong; Intrasquad games start Wednesday
The Orioles are going to miss Trey Mancini this season. Mancini, who underwent colon cancer surgery on March 12, the day that spring training ended, will miss 2020 while undergoing chemotherapy. Manager Brandon Hyde, who was wearing a “#F16HT” T-shirt during his video conference call with reporters on Sunday, knows his team...
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July 5, 2020 at 7:00 am
Orioles’ Hyde hasn’t decided on number of starters; Fry says players will police themselves
Manager Brandon Hyde hasn’t decided on the Orioles’ starting staff when the 60-game season opens on July 24. He said that a five-man staff, a six-man staff, piggybacking starters and possibly using an opener are considerations. “We’ve put some thought into it, and we’ve had some discussions about it,” Hyde said on...
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July 4, 2020 at 7:00 am
Orioles’ Davis is eager for the restart; LeBlanc describes strange first day at the park
Three Washington Nationals — first baseman Ryan Zimmerman, pitcher Joe Ross and former Orioles catcher Welington Castillo — opted out of the 2020 season because of the coronavirus pandemic. So far, none of the Orioles have, including first baseman Chris Davis. “Unless I was going to be a high-risk guy, there was...
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July 3, 2020 at 5:05 pm
Hyde says Orioles reported in good shape, ready for 60-game ‘sprint’
For Orioles manager Brandon Hyde, it was a strange feeling. After not seeing his team on the field since March 11, when the Orioles played the Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin, Florida, he had most of his team on the field Friday at Oriole Park. It was the Orioles’ first workout after...
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Orioles get ready for restart with summer training
After two days of reporting and Covid-19 testing, the Orioles’ summer training begins in earnest on Friday. Unlike spring training, the Orioles’ schedule for the abbreviated 60-game schedule isn’t known. Nor is the exhibition game schedule, presumed to be three games. The opener is most likely three weeks from now, on July...
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July 2, 2020 at 7:00 am
Orioles’ Bleier: ‘These are regular major league games and we need to be ready for them’
In his three seasons with the Orioles, left-hander Richard Bleier is 8-1 with a 3.21 ERA. Last season, Bleier who was recovering from June 2018 lat surgery, had a strong September with a 2.93 ERA and two saves in 12 appearances with a 0.717 WHIP. He spoke after reporting to the Orioles’...
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July 1, 2020 at 7:00 am
The Orioles’ 60-game season dreamers; Canceling the minor leagues
A 60-game season has some Oriole fans dreaming sweetly. They shouldn’t be. Yes, it’s certainly easier to exceed expectations in 60 games than it is in 162, but the Orioles are still painfully thin in starting pitching. And, as executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias pointed out on Monday, they’ll be playing...
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June 30, 2020 at 7:00 am
Elias addresses evaluating players in a short season; Orioles’ long-term goals; New rules
Mike Elias is used to making evaluations over a 162-game season. This year, he needs to make decisions based on 60 games. “I hadn’t really thought about that until recently,” the Orioles’ executive vice president/general manager said in a Zoom call on Monday. “It’s going to be a very small sample for...
