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The 18-year-old, signed as an international free agent, has used mechanical changes to his swing and an improved approached to the mental side of the game to thrive in Delmarva with three home runs and a .948 OPS in 11 games.

Banks, a Baltimore native, is one of the draft’s most athletic prospects. He said playing for the Ravens would be a “dream come true, to be honest.”

The Baltimore native delivered a stunning body shot in the seventh round, causing Ryan Garcia to stumble back and then go to a knee, ending one of boxing’s most-anticipated matches in recent history with a knockout at 1:44 in a lightweight bout on Saturday night.

Hopkins coach Peter Milliman finally got his first win against the Terps, as the Blue Jays held on late after a back-and-forth game.

Horsemen “have determined not to submit entries for this Thursday’s racing card,” the Maryland Jockey Club said.

The Orioles (13-7) have now won nine of their last 11 games and secured their fourth straight series win. They’ve won because of their pitching, a statement that might’ve seemed hard to believe at the beginning of the season.

“When we on the sideline have no idea what they’re about to do,” Greyhounds coach Jen Adams said, “it’s very difficult for the opposition to figure it out.”

Grayson Rodriguez's changeup is rising in reputation, just as the arm that releases it establishes himself in the major leagues with Baltimore.

The Orioles had been one strike away from sealing Friday’s victory over Detroit in the ninth inning and extending their scoreless innings streak to 35 frames, but they needed to win in walk-off fashion in the bottom of ninth.

The Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association called for racing to be suspended for the entirety of this upcoming weekend, and for future races to be moved to Pimlico Race Course starting April 27.

The Orioles took decisive action by sending Cole Irvin down, and sent a message that the team would no longer abide mediocre appearances. The changes seem to have worked, but how sustainable is the current formula?

The Orioles are hoping Mateo won’t be out long, but would face a very difficult decision if he needed an extend recovery. Which is, of course, a testament to how well the rebuild has gone.

ESPN analyst Matt Bowen, a former NFL safety, said Branch has the best coverage instincts of any prospect in the draft.

“When they tell you, you’re going to get up and look at him and make sure he’s still breathing, it’s a real thing,” Akin said Wednesday.

Pitching was a concern for the Orioles early in the year, but back-to-back shutouts (and 26 straight scoreless innings) means Baltimore is now four games above .500.

Participants made a point to drive the posted speed limit along the route of the unity ride.

Brought over in the Jorge López trade, the right-hander struggled last year and didn’t make the team this spring. A slight change in approach has made a big difference.

On paper, Johnston fills a glaring hole for the Ravens’ offense: He projects as a prototypical “X” receiver.

Entering Tuesday’s game in Fredericksburg, Holliday’s full-season debut has been exactly what he and the Orioles would hope.

Three consecutive strikeouts to get out of a third-inning jam left the pitcher shouting with joy — and Orioles fans sighing with relief after a difficult few games for last year’s most reliable starter.