There are a number of ways to describe the Orioles’ 2021 season, starting with bad. But it also offered signs of perhaps a brighter future. The Orioles lost 110 games. They became the first team in Major League Baseball history to have losing streaks of 19 and 14 games in the same...
After a 110-loss season, the Orioles have started to make changes to their coaching staff. Don Long, who was their hitting coach for the past three seasons, has been fired. José Hernández, their assistant hitting coach for the past two seasons, is being reassigned. Gary Kendall, manager of Triple-A Norfolk since 2019,...
In a season they’d like to forget, the Orioles played another forgettable game in their 2021 finale. The Toronto Blue Jays pounded...
Beginning Monday, the Orioles will start making changes to their 40-man roster. Kelvin Gutiérrez hopes he’s convinced the decision-makers that he deserves to be on it for 2022. Gutiérrez was considered simply another third baseman who could play in place of the injured Maikel Franco when he was acquired in early July...
Oriole pitcher John Means’ season ended with a disappointing start. Means allowed seven runs, six earned, equaling his career high, in the...
After winning two of three against the Boston Red Sox, damaging their wild-card hopes, the Orioles hoped to do the same against...
The Orioles expected Dean Kremer to be one of their starting pitchers this season. They expected Paul Fry to be one of the pillars in a strong bullpen. Neither has fulfilled those expectations. “It comes back to command,” manager Brandon Hyde said Friday before the start of the final series in Toronto....
BALTIMORE—In a lost season, the Orioles gave their fans a final home series to cherish. Against the Boston Red Sox, who desperately wanted to sweep the Orioles in their pursuit of an American League wild-card berth, the Orioles won two of three. On Thursday night, Alexander Wells pitched six strong innings, allowing...
BALTIMORE—Orioles executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias said the team will look outside the organization for pitching help after another season in which their starters and relievers struggled. “I think it would be very overly optimistic of us to assume that we have enough pitching to compete in our division just by...
BALTIMORE—After beating Chris Sale in the first game of their final home series, the Orioles hoped they could continue to make the Boston Red Sox’s quest for a wild-card spot more difficult. Zac Lowther gave it a gallant effort, but the Orioles couldn’t muster any offense against Nathan Eovaldi and the Red...