BALTIMORE—Some fans were excited when the Orioles announced they had signed outfielder Isaac Bellony, a native of the Dominican Republic, this week. It’s their first announced signing since the team decided last month it would re-enter the international market. The Orioles haven’t produced a homegrown Dominican player since infielder Pedro Florimon played...
BALTIMORE—It’s getting to be an old story for the Orioles. The starting pitcher throws creditably, but the offense can’t come through. It was the case in the second game of the Orioles’ day/night doubleheader when Andrew Cashner allowed four runs, three earned, in seven innings. The Orioles got just three hits against...
BALTIMORE—It was strange. Zach Britton had never been to the visitors’ clubhouse, and his departure from the Orioles precisely one month before was so abrupt that he hadn’t had a chance to say goodbye to everyone he wanted to. Now, he was back facing the team he spent so long with. There...
It’s time for another edition of Dubroff’s Diner. Wednesday, I ranked the 30 major league ballparks. I’ve been fortunate to see all 30 plus 24 that are no longer in use. All of those 24 were memorable. I fell in love with baseball in Baltimore when I moved here in 1980 and...
If the 2018 Orioles season has you down, let’s just fast forward to 2019. Major League Baseball released its schedule for next season, and the Orioles will open at Yankee Stadium on March 28. It’s the first time the Orioles have opened their season in the Bronx since April 10, 1962. After...
Many fans would like to visit all 30 major league parks. I’ve done it—a number of times. As soon as there’s a new park, I hope the Orioles are scheduled there. So far, I’ve made it to 54 stadiums—all 30 current ones and 24 that are no longer in use. Here’s my...
BALTIMORE—Thirty years ago, what would become a local radio broadcaster’s most noted call occurred to him suddenly. In his first season working alongside Jon Miller, the man had been broadcasting Orioles games for more than three weeks, yet hadn’t seen a win. “It was the ’88 season when they finally won a...
BALTIMORE—After a crisp performance featuring effective pitching and home runs by Chris Davis and Adam Jones in the same game for the first time in nearly a year, the Orioles had a sobering experience. In their first three games against the New York Mets this season, the Orioles held them to four...
BALTIMORE—The 2018 season still has 41 games remaining, and the Orioles will use those games to evaluate who has a chance to play for the 2019 version. Only two players are free agents, Adam Jones and Craig Gentry, who’s completing a minor league rehabilitation stint. There are four under contract for 2019:...
BALTIMORE—Chris Davis and Adam Jones hitting home runs in the same game was once something that happened regularly. When the Orioles announced Tuesday night it was the 43rd time the duo had done that, it wasn’t surprising. They’ve done it more often than any other pair of current teammates in the majors....