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CLEVELAND What happened? Craig Albernaz’s return to Cleveland turned unpleasant as he watched the team he’s now managing, the Baltimore Orioles, fail to get a hit for eight innings. In his 11th major league start, 25-year-old left-hander Parker Messick dazzled the Orioles through eight, taking a no-hitter into the ninth. Finally, Leody Taveras broke through […] [ READ MORE HERE ]

Question: Since GM Mike Elias is adverse to signing proven No. 1 starting pitchers unless they come cheaply, is there any indication that he will draft starting pitchers like Ben McDonald or Mike Mussina in the draft? It seems the only way we will get a true No. 1 ace is to draft them. From: […] [ READ MORE HERE ]

CLEVELAND—When Orioles manager Craig Albernaz walked into the visitor’s manager’s office at Progressive Field on Thursday, he found that the furniture was kid-sized. Immediately, he knew that his mentor and opponent for the next four games, Guardians manager Stephen Vogt, had played a trick on him. Vogt, who attended Albernaz’s introductory press conference last November […] [ READ MORE HERE ]

BALTIMORE—A year ago, Jeremiah Jackson was toiling away for the Chesapeake Baysox, his fourth season in Double-A with his third different organization. Jackson had been invited to major league spring training because the Orioles needed extra infielders. He was stuck in the auxiliary clubhouse and wasn’t with the team for long. After hitting .254 with […] [ READ MORE HERE ]

Question: Zach Eflin is down. Chris Bassitt might be Charlie Morton 2.0. Dean Kremer is doing April Kremer things. I see that Lucas Giolito is still out there in free agency. Is there a reason he has yet to sign? Would it be a prudent for the Orioles to sign him? I can’t imagine it […] [ READ MORE HERE ]


BALTIMORE- What happened? Entering Wednesday’s game, the Orioles’ bullpen had held opposing batters to a .199 average and had struck out the fourth most batters in baseball. But Tyler Wells had a bad 10th inning, giving up a two-run home run to Adrian Del Castillo on a 2-0 count as the Orioles lost to the […] [ READ MORE HERE ]