Two days after manager Buck Showalter declined to use Zach Britton in the 2016 wild-card game, he and Dan Duquette sat in front of the press to examine the season and look ahead. But before Showalter could look forward, he was peppered with questions about not using Britton in the 11-inning loss...
Hours after reports surfaced that Buck Showalter was let go as manager after more than eight years with the Orioles, the team announced on Wednesday that it was also parting ways with Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Dan Duquette. The team announced the moves shortly after 8 p.m. Brian Graham, the...
Three days after the end of the worst season in Baltimore Orioles history, the team parted ways with Buck Showalter, its second-longest tenured manager. The news had been expected by Showalter, who met with John and Louis Angelos on Wednesday. He had also had a meeting on Saturday. Showalter’s dismissal was first...
Two full days after the end of the worst season in Orioles history, and there’s been no announcement about the future direction of the franchise. For the sake of manager Buck Showalter, Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Dan Duquette and everyone else in the organization, let’s hope that announcement comes soon....
It wasn’t long ago that catching was considered one of the Orioles’ strengths. It no longer is. They have three home-grown catchers: Caleb Joseph, Chance Sisco and Austin Wynns. The trio combined for nearly all the work behind the plate this year. Andrew Susac, who played nine games for the Orioles, wasn’t...
The worst season in the history of the Baltimore Orioles is over, and now an eventful offseason is about to begin. Manager Buck Showalter is expected to be replaced, perhaps as early as Monday, and there’s no word on whether Dan Duquette, the team’s longtime executive vice president of baseball operations, is...
BALTIMORE—The last day for two Baltimore baseball legends began with manager Buck Showalter saying he didn’t know what the future held for him, and Adam Jones playing a final inning in center field. Nothing’s official, but all indications are that Sunday was the final day in an Orioles uniform for Showalter, who’s...
BALTIMORE—As Adam Jones prepares for what is expected to be his final day with the Orioles, he can reflect on the accomplishments of his 11-year career with the team. There are the on-field statistics, which place him just below the all-time great Orioles: Cal Ripken Jr., Brooks Robinson and Eddie Murray. He’ll...
BALTIMORE— Dylan Bundy’s season is over, and one thing stood out: Bundy led the major leagues in home runs allowed with 41. “I’m not sure how many, but it was a lot this year, that’s for sure,” Bundy said after the Orioles’ 4-3 loss in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader to...
BALTIMORE—Sunday could well mark the end of two great Oriole careers, and Trey Mancini is grateful to both Adam Jones and Buck Showalter. “I just look at him and the way he plays and goes about his business every day and it’s kind of what you aspire to be,” Mancini said about...