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Bradish’s season ends as Orioles place him on injured list with lower abdominal discomfort
The Orioles ended starting pitcher Kyle Bradish’s season when he was placed on the 15-day injured list with lower abdominal discomfort. Bradish allowed five runs on eight hits in three innings against Toronto on Saturday. The right-hander, who turned 30 on Saturday, ends 2026 with a 7-14 record and a 4.12 ERA. He was winless […]
Calling the Pen: Time for the Orioles to call it a season for Kyle Bradish
Ben McDonald could feel Kyle Bradish’s frustration. The Orioles’ ace who hasn’t been one for a while was getting hammered by the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. On his 30th birthday, the right-hander who was given a five-year, $90 million extension by the Orioles on July 18th, lasted only three innings, giving up five runs […]
Calling the Pen: Orioles’ core value has dropped
The Orioles aren’t rotten to the core, but their core isn’t strong enough to make them a legitimate playoff contender. President of baseball operations Mike Elias began forming his young core by choosing catcher Adley Rutschman with the first pick of the 2019 draft. Bobby Witt Jr. might have been the better choice, but then […]
Orioles must make up significant ground for an unlikely postseason berth
The Orioles must play their best baseball of 2026 in order to somehow make the playoffs. On Friday night, they won their second straight game, beating Toronto, 7-4, at Rogers Centre, improving their record to 72-76. They had to wait nearly an hour after their game concluded to find out that the Cleveland Guardians beat […]
Difficult choices to follow Alonso for Most Valuable Oriole
Pete Alonso is unquestionably the Most Valuable Oriole. When the results of the MVO election are announced later this month, I expect that Alonso will be an unanimous winner. Alonso is hitting .268 with 34 home runs, an American League leading 97 RBIs and an .861 OPS. Not only has Alonso played in each of […]
Do Orioles platoon too much? | MAILBAG
Question: Whatever happened to the notion that good hitters could hit lefties and righties? The O’s think they can play the matchups — and while certain hitters hit lefties or righties better, can we get players who simply hit day in and day out? Even our situational hitters totally hit .220. That doesn’t win games. […]
Orioles part ways with longtime front office official Matt Blood
The Orioles have parted ways with one of president of baseball operations Mike Elias’ first hires, Matt Blood, who most recently served as vice president, player and staff development. The news was first reported by The Baltimore Banner and confirmed by an industry source. Blood, who was hired in September 2019 to oversee the minor […]
Orioles back Baz with 8-run 3rd in 9-5 win over Guardians
BALTIMORE—Shane Baz can no longer say he doesn’t get run support. The Orioles equaled their biggest inning of the season, scoring eight runs on their way to a 9-5 win over the Cleveland Guardians before 16,222 at Camden Yards on Wednesday night. In Baz’s previous four starts, the Orioles scored eight runs. With the win, […]
Have Oriole fans suffered more than other fan bases? | MAILBAG
Question: Which fan bases (say the top 5) have had the most misery? Where do the Orioles rank? From: Timothy Fowler Answer: Tim, if you ask Oriole fans, they’d say they’ve been through more misery than any other fan base. You could make a case that Cleveland, which the Orioles just finished playing, has been through […]
Orioles place Alexander on injured list with back injury, recall Jackson; Henderson’s day-to-day; O’s-Guardians lineups
BALTIMORE—Utility player Blaze Alexander has been placed on the 10-day injured list with low back discomfort. He’s been replaced on the roster by another utility player, Jeremiah Jackson, who’s been recalled from Triple-A Norfolk. Manager Craig Albernaz said that shortstop Gunnar Henderson, who has a sore left knee, wouldn’t play on Wednesday and was day-to-day. […]
Henderson, Alexander leave late with injuries in 9-5 Orioles loss to Guardians
BALTIMORE—As the Orioles’ season nears its end, players are getting hurt and others are playing unfamiliar positions. On Tuesday night, in the late innings of a game they would lose 9-5 to the Cleveland Guardians, both Gunnar Henderson and Blaze Alexander left the game, leaving backup catcher Carlos Narváez playing second base for the first […]
What Happened to Merv Rettenmund?
Ask the question one way and the answer is easy. But ask it another way and a mystery crystallizes. One version of the question headlining this post is easily answered. What happened to Merv Rettenmund? There’s biographical information all over the Internet. You can look it up. A slender and athletic Michigan native, Rettenmund was […]
Rehabbing Helsley throws live batting practice; Orioles’ Cowser wins ‘Catch of the Week’; O’s-Guardians lineups
BALTIMORE—Right-hander Ryan Helsley, who last pitched on June 27th and is on the 60-day injured list with a right elbow injury, threw 24 pitches in his first live batting practice on Tuesday. “He threw all of his pitches. He looked great,” manager Craig Albernaz said. “Velo was there. He was 95 to upper 90s, throwing […]
Orioles minor league catcher/cult hero Creed Willems is ready for big league opportunity
Last week at Denver’s Coors Field, a minor league fan favorite roamed the Orioles’ clubhouse, hoping he’d soon be a Baltimore Oriole. Creed Willems, who has become a cult hero to minor league fans since he was selected in the eighth round of the 2021 draft, joined the team’s taxi squad for their series against […]
Who was at the Orioles’ game Friday night? The answer is Jeopardy’s Ken Jennings
BALTIMORE—Friday night’s Orioles trivia question wasn’t a hard one: “Who was the World Series MVP in 1966?” The answer was Frank Robinson, and asking the question wasn’t Dennis T., the team’s in-game host. It was Ken Jennings, the host of “Jeopardy!,” which begins its 43rd season on September 14th. Jennings was at the ballpark with […]
Has Henderson’s defense cost the Orioles this year? | MAILBAG
Question: There probably isn’t a stat for this, but I’m wondering how many games Gunnar Henderson’s errors have cost the team. It seems like he always has them at the most costly time. If you take away his one big hitting game per month or so, his batting stats would really be bad. From: Eric […]
Mayo’s 2 home runs help Orioles end 6-game losing streak with 6-4 win over Guardians
BALTIMORE—In the second half of the season, Coby Mayo has shown that he’s a genuine major league player. In the season’s first half, Mayo hit .193 with 12 home runs and 34 RBIs. Since returning from the All-Star break, Mayo’s hitting .279 with 9 home runs and 24 RBIs. On Monday, Mayo helped the Orioles […]
Orioles’ injury update on Helsley, Bautista, Robert, Franklin, O’Neill; Watching Bradish’s innings; O’s-Guardians lineups
BALTIMORE—Left-hander reliever Keegan Akin, who had Tommy John surgery in July, and first baseman/designated hitter Ryan Mountcastle are spending the Cleveland series with the Orioles. Mountcastle, who tore an oblique muscle as he was preparing to play in his first rehab game after breaking his right foot in April, has begun swinging a bat but […]
Calling the Pen: The 1966 Orioles began a run of dominance that was special to see
When Eddie Watt, Boog Powell and Jim Palmer took the field on Friday night, it took me back to a time when I needed to run home from high school to catch the first-inning home runs by Brooks and Frank Robinson because World Series games were played during the day. It took me back to […]
Why did the Orioles trade Tyler Wells? | MAILBAG
Question: Why did the Orioles trade Tyler Wells? Would he not have been useful say, today, when they lost to Colorado? And many other games? I get the other deadline trades, but not that one. From: Bob Snyder Answer: Bob, I was surprised when the Orioles traded Tyler Wells to Tampa Bay. He has a […]
Orioles weekend a total loss as they drop their 6th straight, 3-1 to Red Sox
BALTIMORE—It was supposed to be a feel-good weekend for the Orioles. Jim Palmer, Boog Powell and Eddie Watt celebrating the 60th anniversary of the 1966 World Series champions, and the 30th anniversary of Eddie Murray’s 500th home run. Plus there was the return of Adley Rutschman to Baltimore and a series vital to their playoff […]
Orioles place Luis Robert Jr. on injured list with hamstring injury, recall Hinds, Nunez, designate Suárez for assignment; O’s-Red Sox lineups
BALTIMORE—Outfielder Luis Robert Jr., who’s played three games with the Orioles since he was claimed off waivers from the New York Mets on Monday, was placed on the 10-day injured list with left hamstring discomfort. Robert is 2-for-11 (.182) with a home run and three RBIs. He has a $20 million option or a $2 […]
Orioles lose 5th straight, shut out again by Red Sox, 5-0
BALTIMORE—Chris Bassitt had just walked Jarren Duran to load the bases with two outs in the sixth inning of a scoreless game. Manager Craig Albernaz walked out to the mound, and everyone expected he’d remove his starting pitcher. With the infield gathered on the mound, Albernaz liked what he heard from Bassitt, and he was […]
Peter Schmuck: Nothing plus nothing leaves Orioles without much left to play for
Welcome to the nightmare on Russell Street. The Orioles came back from a semi-successful road trip this past week with a chance to make a statement in a critical four-game series against the division rival Boston Red Sox. Instead, they will enter Sunday’s series finale at Oriole Park with their playoff hopes in critical condition. […]
Albernaz not optimistic about O’Neill’s return; Kjerstad in right; Orioles-Red Sox lineups
BALTIMORE—Outfielder Tyler O’Neill, who’s on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation, is eligible to return, but he’s not close to playing. Manager Craig Albernaz didn’t sound optimistic that O’Neill would return before the season ends on September 27th. “It’s tough what he’s dealing with right now,” Albernaz said. “We’re trying to assess him […]
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