“Hey, we need to clean up,” Alonso recalled telling his teammates after beckoning them to join him in the second inning of a game that doesn’t count. “If we want to go far in the playoffs, it’s all about doing the little things right, even now.”

The Curaçao-born infielder is now 38, and he hasn’t played for a professional team in a few years. But a love for the sport brought Schoop to the World Baseball Classic for one last ride.

Listening to Taylor Ward and Trent Woodward is like being catapulted into a physics class. They are talking baseball, but the words are far from standard locker room talk.

Garcia will join his wife and his parents for a trio of games in Puerto Rico, the first of which arrives Friday against Colombia.

As Crews learns the difficulties that come with life in the majors, his new manager attempts to ease the burden that is, at times, as self-imposed as anything.

Bradfield won’t light up a box score with extra-base hits. But he makes up for that with his glove and speed, and he flashed both in Sunday’s game against the Boston Red Sox.

The results in late February matter far less to Adley Rutschman than the refinement of his overall routine. But he won’t turn his nose up at Saturday’s performance.

The utility infielder is working to stay back on pitches.

Catcher Samuel Basallo’s abdominal discomfort, which prompted him to exit Thursday’s game in Sarasota early, doesn’t seem to be a long-term issue.

These are six of the players who have stood out the most in Sarasota.

The Orioles right-hander’s mechanical adjustments this winter have been working during spring training.

A stop in Puerto Rico helped, too.

Ryan Helsley, the new Orioles closer, added a splitter to his arsenal this winter. On Tuesday, Helsley tested it against an opponent for the first time.

He could rise quickly after a strong stint at Double-A to close out last season.

Their timelines were different, yet Cade Cavalli’s and Josiah Gray’s recoveries from Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery were linked almost immediately.

The Orioles left-hander was especially susceptible when he was behind in the count the last two years, because batters knew what was coming.

Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg told reporters Sunday he felt frustration over the partial tear of his ulnar collateral ligament. He received a platelet-rich-plasma injection Friday in an attempt to avoid elbow surgery and is likely out until the end of April, at least.

Trey Gibson showcased his “death ball” — which is listed as a slider on Statcast’s pitch log — during three scoreless innings for the Orioles on Friday.

Mayo started at third base in Friday’s Grapefruit League opener, and he has played the position throughout practices.