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...
BALTIMORE—The Orioles had hoped to win a series for the first time since late April on Thursday night against the Toronto Blue Jays. For a while, it appeared possible. Anthony Santander’s second RBI single of the night tied the score, 2-2, in fifth. But in the sixth, the Toronto Blue Jays scored...
BALTIMORE—Mark Trumbo walked through the Orioles’ clubhouse on Thursday afternoon, a day after he was scratched from Norfolk’s starting lineup. Trumbo, who had been in the final stage of his 20-day rehabilitation assignment, felt soreness in the right knee that had been surgically repaired last September. He had the knee examined and...
BALTIMORE—Back on April 1, David Hess was upset when Orioles manager Brandon Hyde removed him from a start in Toronto after he had no-hit the Blue Jays for 6 1/3 innings. The Orioles barely hung on to win that game, and more than two months later, Hess got to face Toronto again....
BALTIMORE—Since joining the Orioles on April 30, Shawn Armstrong has been an indispensable part of the bullpen. While other relievers have been inconsistent, Armstrong has been outstanding with a 1.69 ERA in 15 appearances. In 16 innings, Armstrong has a 1.000 WHIP, allowing just nine hits. “I think what we’re doing right...
BALTIMORE—After starter John Means needed 103 pitches to get through five innings, the Orioles needed four innings out of their rested bullpen to hang on to a two-run lead. Shawn Armstrong (pictured above), Miguel Castro, Richard Bleier and Mychal Givens combined to allow one run on just one hit in four innings...
BALTIMORE—Starting pitcher Alex Cobb will have season-ending right hip surgery this week, Orioles general manager Mike Elias said Tuesday. The surgery will be performed in Nashville by Dr. J.W. Thomas Byrd to correct an impingement in Cobb’s right hip. “Some bony outgrowth is rubbing up against soft tissue,” Elias said. “We made...
The next time you’re using Uber, your driver could be a moonlighting baseball player. Reliever Evan Phillips is one of a number of Orioles who have had non-baseball jobs in school or when playing in the minors. Phillips was living in Raleigh, North Carolina in the winter of 2016 and decided to...
HOUSTON—After Saturday’s 4-1 victory over the Houston Astros, the Orioles hoped to win consecutive games for the first time since May 4-6, their first series since April 22-24 and their first road series since April 1-3. None of those streaks came to an end as the Orioles were shut out by the...
HOUSTON—Last week, Mike Elias took another step toward making the Orioles his team with his first draft. It will be several years before the results of that draft can be fully analyzed. In the interim, Elias will trade and pick up players on waivers, as he’s been doing since he took over...