“I go to LSU, but Baltimore, Randallstown, is always home for me,” Reese said Monday — and that got some people (OK, a politician) talking: Where is she really from?
The Orioles head to Tampa tied with the Rays for first place and have not been swept in 70 consecutive series — making them one of only eight teams to have a streak that long.
Grayson Rodriguez clearly had things to work through after an up-and-down start to his season. He went to Norfolk to put work in away from the bright MLB spotlight. But what adjustments did he make, and how are they supposed to make him better? We asked and he explained.
A veteran Dodgers lineup got to Tyler Wells early and the young Orioles had an uncharacteristically rough defensive effort. The Orioles must now try to win Wednesday to avoid being swept for the first time in more than a calendar year.
The Maryland Science Center is not showing Christopher Nolan’s latest film on its five-story screen. Even if it were, you’d still have to travel to watch the 70mm film print.
Luke Brockway, a 17-year-old from Catonsville with a heart condition that ended his baseball playing days, lived out his dream Tuesday when he was named Orioles manager of the day.
The Orioles felt the highs and lows of Grayson Rodriguez’s development again on Monday night against the veteran Dodgers. There’s no way forward but to live with the failure but given the high stakes of the season, that might be difficult to weather.
“I want to be remembered as the one that gave back, the one that all the little girls can look up to,” said the St. Frances graduate, who won a national title with the LSU Tigers.
The LSU star and national champion returned to her native Randallstown Monday morning to the cut the ribbon on a renovated court at the Scotts Branch Recreation Activity Center. “I go to LSU but Baltimore, Randallstown is always home for me,” Reese said.
Frank Boulton has been involved with ownership of so many minor league franchises that he declined to even give an exact number. His independent Atlantic League — which will add a team in Hagerstown — has become influential because of an agreement with MLB to test new rules and regulations.
The group’s long history in Hagerstown, substantial wealth and political connections propelled it to bring baseball back to the city. But will its plan for revitalizing the city work?
The ballpark — a project sought by local leaders for two decades — will serve as the home to a new minor league baseball team that will be a member of the Atlantic League. The stadium will host other sporting and cultural events.
Legendary outfielder Willie Mays made his minor league debut in Hagerstown, but the relationship between baseball and the city's Black community has long been fraught.
Even Frazier's teammates have wondered how he's hit so many long balls this year. The answer has to do with changes he's made to his swing as the season has progressed.