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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.

“We don’t believe in cookie-cutter design,” the new stadium's architect said. “You don’t just take a ballpark from somewhere else and drop it off. We want to respond to the context of the cities that they’re in.”

Supporters of Regency Furniture Stadium, built using public funds in Charles County, forecast that the stadium would spur economic growth in the wealthy, rural community that surrounds it. The economic and demographic changes are mixed.

Hagerstown has sent three teams to the Little League World Series, but interest in the game has dwindled in recent years. Could a new minor league team draw kids back to the sport?

“They should have rebuilt it but kept it at the same location [as Municipal Stadium],” which was not downtown, said Autumn White, a seven-year resident of Hagerstown. “This is around too many buildings. ... Where are [people] even going to park?”

Flaherty (7-5) allowed three runs, three hits and three walks in six innings with seven strikeouts.

Bradish allowed three hits and no runs over a season-high 7 1/3 innings. The Marlins only made it a game in the ninth, taking advantage of Baltimore's over-taxed bullpen.

Rodriguez gave up only seven earned runs over 37.1 innings after being sent down to Norfolk in late May.

Not all the news was good. Cedric Mullins left the game in the second inning, and the team announced that he had right quadriceps tightness.

Lane Thomas’ 10th-inning single led Washington to a 7-5 win in the opener.

Cedric Mullins sparks the offense and Adam Frazier homers twice to back strong pitching from Dean Kremer.

The second half of the season is the first true test of whether the process to get here, which started with the trade of Manny Machado, delivered a team that can compete at the highest level.

Where are the O’s weak? What trades should they make? Which prospects should they *not* trade?

Games are much shorter. Bases are much easier to steal. But has the impact of baseball's new rules been good for the sport — or good for the Orioles?

An Orioles spokesman said it’s the largest group the team has ever hosted at Camden Yards.

Highsmith, an Archbishop Curley grad, played a solid role for the Heat with 3-point shooting and defense during their run to the NBA Finals.

Yes, the Orioles are opening the season at home next year. They have not done so since 2018.

The Orioles and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s statement Thursday says progress is being made, but it’s not yet final.

The Baltimore native beat out Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and Seattle Mariners star Julio Rodriguez.

Founded in 2020, the nonprofit is hoping to encourage LGBTQ+ youth to get involved in sports and fitness.