Opinion

Many in the game weren’t high on the 23-year old who headlined Baltimore’s return in the controversial Jorge Lopez trade last summer. But he’s finding his way at Bowie.

Annapolis is a small town, and most days a safe one. But over the years that I’ve called it home, the bodies keep piling higher and higher. It’s a geography of violence where we step over the men, women and children killed by guns.

The Baltimore Orioles have historically struggled to attract effective free agents, but pitcher Kyle Gibson has been an exception. He loves Vaccaro’s, Little Italy and the Inner Harbor, but what really sold him on Baltimore is something more profound.

I didn’t become a parent expecting gifts, as raising a nice, responsible kid who’s a good person is reward enough. But since we’re on the subject ...

A year after leaving fans disappointed by trading away players at the deadline, Baltimore’s GM is signaling a desire to let this team compete because he believes the young players already on the roster will improve in the months ahead.

Current Orioles remember well the lessons they learned playing at Aberdeen. But Jackson Holliday, the No. 1 pick in last year’s MLB draft, is uninterested in contemplating the adjustments he’ll have to make at this level. And in his first game, a soaring home run showed why he’s so confident.

Not long after Mike Elias made Heston Kjerstad the second overall pick in the 2020 MLB draft, he described him with the scouting term of ‘hitterish’ — meaning he likes to swing the bat, hits the ball hard and at good angles and with carry to all fields. That player, this year, is back.

Maryland students should graduate with knowledge about handling their personal finances, Julie Weaver, executive director of the Maryland Council on Economic Education, says.

A ceremony Friday capped 40 years of struggle to open a waterfront park in Anne Arundel County, involving historic forces that continue to limit public access to the Chesapeake Bay, difficult negotiations with neighbors and disagreement over the right way to balance 340 acres of impossible beauty as both an environmental treasure and recreational jewel.

I crossed paths with a friendly phone store employee who was fatally shot at the same location the next day. I can’t make sense of it.

The Orioles have covered up for lousy starts with an explosive offense and strong group of relievers. But when they do get solid performances from pitchers in the rotation, they need to take advantage.

Black residents of the Deal Island peninsula endure hardships to cling to the land where their enslaved ancestors once lived, says Rona Kobell, a Banner contributor and co-founder of the Environmental Justice Journalism Initiative, which produced the film “Eroding History.”

Maryland can do more to support English learners and boost dual-language education, say representatives of an organization advocating for immigrant students and their teachers.

U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin’s decision not to seek reelection in 2024 has set off a scramble for the coming open Senate seat. It got me thinking about the most important qualities in a senator.

The Orioles have thrived against lesser competition, but tougher games start today in Atlanta. We’ll learn a lot about the team — but even more about the overall plan, based on how Mike Elias responds to the outcome of these games.

As other teams and agents tried unsuccessfully to crack Lamar Jackson, Raven GM Eric DeCosta’s familiarity and patience with the mercurial QB helped keep him in Baltimore.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s “Hamlet” is sleeker, shorter and more modern, but it's still the Bard’s broody tragedy.

The numbers suggest Henderson’s inability to get hits is probably the byproduct of a careful hitter working to adjust to more sophisticated pitchers.

Tides hitting coach Brink Ambler knows these prospects well, having worked with many of them for years. He explains what’s working — and what’s not — for the organizations next wave of talent.

Almost no one thinks about me until it’s time. Taxes and Death: always an afterthought. But it’s budget season in Maryland and beyond, when cities, counties and even those doofuses in Washington are fighting over me and my sister, Spend. So it’s a good time to catch up. You mortals have to deal with me sooner or later. I am eternal.