ARLINGTON, Tex.—As the Orioles were getting ready to take batting practice at Globe Life Park on Thursday, they saw a familiar face running over to them. Chris Tillman, who was released by the Orioles July 27 signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers and he was loosening up in the...
NEW YORK—A day after their radical remake, the Orioles managed to win a game in Yankee Stadium, their fourth in six games here this season. Three new players joined the team in New York: Cody Carroll, Breyvic Valera and Donnie Hart. Carroll came to the Orioles in the Zach Britton trade, Valera...
NEW YORK—Adam Jones is staying with the Baltimore Orioles while many of his teammates have departed. Manny Machado has been gone for nearly two weeks. Zach Britton was sitting in the New York Yankees’ bullpen. Brad Brach left Sunday, and if Orioles Executive Vice President Dan Duquette had his way, Jones would...
NEW YORK—In 13 days, Dan Duquette has remade the Orioles. Gone are six of the most recognizable players of the last seven seasons: Manny Machado, Zach Britton, Brad Brach, Jonathan Schoop, Kevin Gausman and Darren O’Day. Duquette, the Orioles’ executive vice president, traded all of them, even though they were largely responsible...
NEW YORK—Jonathan Schoop walked into the Orioles’ clubhouse on Tuesday afternoon, with TVs blaring news of his possible trade to the Milwaukee Brewers. He looked around at his teammates and wondered if he should change from his street clothes to his Orioles uniform. A few moments later, Schoop found out that he...
Unless something changes between now and 4 p.m. this afternoon, Adam Jones is going to stay with the Orioles. Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Dan Duquette said he thought Jones would still be with the team even if Jones wouldn’t comment when asked about it. The Orioles wanted to trade Jones,...
BALTIMORE—In just 11 days, the Orioles have dramatically changed their way of doing business. Not only have they traded Manny Machado, Zach Britton and Brad Brach, but they announced they’re in a full-scale rebuild and will re-enter the international market. In a first, the Orioles acquired $250,000 of international signing bonus slot...
BALTIMORE—The Orioles continued their rebuilding program by trading reliever Brad Brach to the Atlanta Braves while indicating that longtime center fielder Adam Jones probably would stay with the team beyond Tuesday’s 4 p.m. non-waiver trade deadline. Brach, who was 27-15 with a 2.99 ERA and 32 saves in five seasons with the...
BALTIMORE—Joey Rickard has been perhaps the most overlooked Oriole this season. It was just over two years ago that a promising rookie season ended at Yankee Stadium when Rickard injured his right thumb trying to catch a ball against the right-field wall. Rickard, who was a Rule 5 draft choice, hit .268...
BALTIMORE—For Trey Mancini, 2018 has been a most unpleasant experience. A year earlier, Mancini had a breakthrough rookie season, hitting .293 with 24 home runs and 78 RBIs, finishing third in the American League Rookie of the Year voting. This year, Mancini started going downhill April 20 when he injured his right...