The Orioles placed left-handed starter Wade LeBlanc on the 60-day injured list Tuesday because of an injury to his left elbow. LeBlanc, who threw 14 pitches in Sunday’s game against the Red Sox, left the game after throwing a pitch to Boston’s fifth batter, Christian Vazquez. “You just never know when a...
Melanie Newman joined the Orioles’ broadcasting team this year. Last year, she called games of the Salem Red Sox, Boston’s affiliate in the Carolina League, and she’s also been part of the broadcast team for Frisco, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. Newman works on both the Orioles’ radio network and...
It seems implausible that this eventful 60-game season began just a month ago and is nearly halfway over. On Wednesday, the Orioles will play their 30th game of the season at Tampa Bay, marking the season’s midpoint. Here are some impressions from what we’ve seen in the season’s first month: There is...
BALTIMORE—Fourteen pitches into Sunday’s game, Orioles starter Wade LeBlanc was clearly hurting. The 36-year-old left-hander had allowed a leadoff home run to Boston’s Kevin Pillar. After walking Xander Bogaerts with two outs, LeBlanc threw a first-pitch ball to Christian Vazquez, and then quickly left the game. LeBlanc was diagnosed with left elbow...
BALTIMORE—The new extra-inning rule is providing exciting finishes for the Orioles. Trailing by a run in the bottom of the 10th, the Orioles scored two in the bottom of the inning to win it, breaking their six-game losing streak with a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox Saturday night at Camden...
A day after the Orioles promoted one of their top prospects, outfielder/first baseman Ryan Mountcastle, they continued to make roster moves. On Saturday they designated Dwight Smith Jr. for assignment and selected the contract of outfielder Mason Williams, 29, from the Bowie alternate site. Smith, who hit .222 with two home runs...
BALTIMORE—The long-awaited debut of Ryan Mountcastle was uneventful and uplifting at the same time. Mountcastle, a prospect Oriole fans have been eager to see since last season when the was the International League’s Most Valuable Player, finally arrived on Friday night. He was hitless in two at-bats, walked twice, scored a run...
The Orioles promoted one of their top position player prospects, Ryan Mountcastle, for Friday night’s game against Boston. They also placed first baseman Chris Davis on the 10-day injured list because of left patellar tendinitis, an injury or inflammation of the tendon that connects the kneecap (patella) to the shinbone (tibia). The...
BALTIMORE—In the first third of this 60-game season, the Orioles surprised by winning 12 of 20 games. Quickly, the chatter of a possible postseason berth has quieted. On Thursday night, the Orioles lost their season-high fifth straight and didn’t show much offense, losing 7-1 to the Boston Red Sox at Camden Yards....
Monday is Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr.’s 60th birthday, and he has another reason to celebrate. Baseball’s Iron Man, who is approaching the 25th anniversary of breaking Lou Gehrig’s streak of consecutive games played, is happy and healthy. Ripken was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year and underwent surgery, which...