Since the last Orioles World Series championship in 1983, the team has not made it back to play for the title. Every season, sooner or later, ends up with a question of who Orioles fans might have to root for instead. With each passing round, the choices shrink. We’re down to the final two teams […]
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Well, here we are again: yet another Orioles player review that begins with “what could have been.” If you’re reading this, you already know how Félix Bautista’s 2025 went, and you’re either here for catharsis or because misery loves company. Welcome, Birdland friend. Pull up a chair. We have tissues. Remember 2023 Félix Bautista—the Mountain? […]
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In an Orioles system that has brought a slew of top young players to the majors in recent years, Enrique Bradfield Jr. is a different kind of prospect. He doesn’t have the #1 overall pick pedigree of Adley Rutschman or Jackson Holliday. He doesn’t have the power potential of Colton Cowser, Jordan Westburg, or Coby […]
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Good morning, Camden Chatters. Our torturous hiatus from baseball is over. After a three-day break following the Championship Series round, the World Series begins tonight. It’ll be the Dodgers (bleh) against the Blue Jays (yuck) in a matchup in which I, personally, will be rooting for the meteor. First pitch of Game 1 is scheduled […]
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The Orioles selected Kade Strowd in the 12th round of the 2019 draft. The West Virginia product became Rule 5 eligible after the 2022 season, but Baltimore did not feel any pressure to protect the reliever. Strowd reached Double-A Bowie in 2023, but the O’s got away with leaving the Mountaineer off the 40-man roster […]
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The Orioles farm system has a number of prospects who did some truly exciting things in the course of the 2025 season. The organization added a wave of intriguing talent in the July amateur draft and still another wave as it traded away veteran players from a failing team going nowhere to stock up on […]
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Hello, friends. There are now 154 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day 2026. The World Series remains for some entertainment over the next week-plus, though it’s not going to help you out today because that doesn’t actually start until tomorrow. Having three four full days off after the end of the ALCS is pretty ridiculous, […]
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Jorge Mateo has always been a player who is easy to dream on. He’s athletic and fast and a defensive whiz. When he gets on base, fun things happen. His offense has never really come together, but he has had enough hot stretches that you can just imagine the player he could be. At the […]
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When the O’s turned a corner toward winning baseball in 2022, there were questions as to whether Mike Elias and Co. could continue to dominate the draft process without the benefit of yearly Top 5 picks. Elias fired off a resounding “yes” to those questions in the most recent MLB Draft, putting together a class […]
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Good Morning Birdland, The official start of the offseason draws ever closer as the World Series begins later this week. While the Orioles have plenty of business to get done, their top priority is clear: hire a manager. The pool of candidates is getting slightly smaller as other clubs make their picks. To recap, here […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Orioles fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Before the postseason even began, I was rooting for the Mets because of Cedric Mullins. They […]
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Building out a relief corps can often seem like an exercise in futility. Every major league team needs bullpen help. But one way to hedge your bets and give your club some wiggle room is to load up on fringy—and somewhat enticing—relief arms that you can plug and play from Triple-A. The results won’t always […]
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The Orioles system features several talented pitchers that could potentially debut in 2026 but cannot be counted as a sure thing quite yet. Michael Forret, Trey Gibson, and Levi Wells make for an intriguing bunch, and Juaron Watts-Brown made an impression after coming over at the trade deadline. Any one of those four could become […]
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Happy Tuesday, Camden Chatters! The final game of the ALCS was played last night, which means the Fall Classic is nearly upon us. The Toronto Blue Jays staged a dramatic comeback win in game seven to defeat the Mariners and move on to the last round of the postseason. Game one will be played in […]
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Mariners at Blue Jays, 8:10, Fox/FS1 (ALCS Game 7, tied 3-3) RHP George Kirby (SEA) vs. RHP Shane Bieber (TOR) Here we go! This one’s for all the marbles. The Mariners and Blue Jays, the latter of whom hasn’t been to the World Series since 1993 and the former who never has, square off tonight […]
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Imagine if, back in March, someone told you that Dean Kremer would spend most of the season as the #1 or #2 starting pitcher for the Orioles. You would know that if this person’s prediction was going to prove true, things would either have to go very, very well for Kremer himself, or very, very […]
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When the Orioles drafted Nate George with the 489th pick of the 2024 draft, the selection barely registered a blip on the prospect radar. Baseball America had George ranked 272nd among draft-eligible prospects. The Orioles had kept selecting proven college bats, and George was an 18-year-old prep prospect from Illinois with a commitment to a […]
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Good morning, Camden Chatters. If you’re a fan of sudden-death, win-or-go-home postseason baseball, then you’re in for a treat. The ALCS has extended to a decisive Game 7 after the Blue Jays staved off elimination with a win over the Mariners last night. The winner-take-all matchup between the two 1977 expansion clubs will commence at […]
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The Mariners have an opportunity to punch their ticket to the World Series tonight. Seattle returns to Toronto holding a 3-2 lead in the best of seven series. The M’s have never reached the Fall Classic. The Blue Jays will look to force a Game 7 with a win at the Rogers Centre. The Jays […]
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Hello, friends. There are now 158 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day 2026. We are running out of postseason to entertain us in the meantime. One playoff game is set to be played today, as the Mariners and Blue Jays return to Toronto, with Seattle holding a 3-2 lead, to settle the ALCS. Whatever happens […]
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Good morning Birdland, The baseball was electric on Friday night! In Game 5 of the ALCS, the Mariners got back to winning in emphatic fashion. Eugenio Suárez’s eighth-inning grand slam off of friend Seranthony Domínguez had T-Mobile Park rocking. That series heads back to Toronto with the Mariners up 3-2. Shohei Ohtani (almost) single-handedly beat […]
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Welcome to tonight’s League Championship Series game thread. We’ve got two pivotal games on tap, with one capable of concluding tonight. In the American League, the series is deadlocked at 2-2 heading back to Seattle, while the Dodgers have the chance to complete a sweep at home. It’s tough to be a Brew Crew fan […]
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Take a trip back through the time with me, if you will, to May 21, 2022. That was the day that Adley Rutschman made his major league debut — and the fortunes of the Baltimore Orioles were forever changed. It had been a long, slow, painful rebuild for the Orioles, who at that point were […]
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Under Mike Elias, the Orioles are yet to invest major assets into big league pitching. Yes, they made the trade for Corbin Burnes heading into 2024, and they have ponied up some cash for one-year free agent deals, but those are relatively low stakes in the modern game. Pair that with a draft strategy that […]
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Happy Friday, Camden Chatters! It’s the start of the weekend and it’s going to be lovely fall weather. Hopefully you can get out there and enjoy it. The playoffs are still in full swing and, if you don’t already know, I regret to inform you that the Dodgers are probably returning to the World Series. […]
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