MOOSIC, Pa.—Shortly after Mike Elias took over as Orioles general manager, he sent an email to the team’s season ticketholders. In the letter, Elias mentioned four players he thought the team could build around: Trey Mancini, Dylan Bundy, Mychal Givens, and a young outfielder who showed promise at the end of the...
The starter with the best stats in the Orioles’ rotation, John Means, is out for the near-term. Means was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to June 17, because of a left shoulder strain. Means, who is 6-4 with a 2.67 ERA and a 1.146 WHIP, could return as soon as...
MOOSIC, Pa.—It seems as if Ryan Mountcastle has been in the Orioles’ farm system for years, waiting for that call. Actually, Mountcastle is only 22, but he’s in his fifth season since being chosen 36th overall in the 2015 draft. Mountcastle was drafted as a shortstop, moved to third base, and is...
MOOSIC, Pa.—Twelve days after he suffered a concussion when running into the left-field wall in Arlington, Texas, Dwight Smith Jr. has been cleared to play. In his first of two scheduled rehab games against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Smith was hitless in four at-bats. He grounded out twice and struck out twice. Smith...
Conventional wisdom is that teams have an advantage playing at home. They’re not traveling and presumably know the ins-and-outs of their home field better than their opponent. That’s not the case with the 2019 Orioles. Their 9-28 record at home is easily the worst in baseball, and their team earned run average...
BALTIMORE—The Orioles headed to the West Coast after teasing the fans on Sunday. After scoring two runs in the eighth to take a one-run lead over the Boston Red Sox, reliever Mychal Givens allowed a ninth-inning home run to Marco Hernandez, tying the score, and a leadoff home run to Rafael Devers...
BALTIMORE—Trey Mancini All-Star fever is spreading. Oriole players are wearing orange T-shirts imploring fans to vote for Mancini. Perhaps you’ve seen the video with Mancini’s teammates asking for your vote. Check your email inbox because you may have gotten an email from Orioles manager Brandon Hyde, who also sports one of those...
BALTIMORE—Even though the Boston Red Sox are not as good as the team that won 108 games and the World Series, the Orioles still aren’t close to being competitive with them. This year’s Orioles are only marginally better than the team that lost a franchise-record 115 games in 2018 and are just...
BALTIMORE—It felt like old times at Oriole Park on Friday night — a lively crowd on a beautiful late spring evening. Trey Mancini put the Orioles on the board with his 15th home run in the first to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead. Then the pummeling began. Before it ended, the...
BALTIMORE—Mark Trumbo still wants to play for the Orioles, but he’s not sure if he will. Trumbo, who had surgery on his right knee last September, halted his rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk and had a platelet-rich plasma shot on his knee on Thursday. “I’ve given what I’ve had so far,” Trumbo...