Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore is alone in first place after the All-Star break for the first time since Aug. 12, 2016.

This fashion choice — in the heart of New York Yankees country, no less — did not go unnoticed by another striking Baltimorean in the entertainment business.

Just because the team’s major league fortunes have well and truly changed doesn’t mean the organization’s philosophies and belief structure changed along with them.

General manager Mike Elias pulled off what could be a coup, acquiring a low-risk, high-upside reliever with a four-seam fastball that has gotten faster into July.

The Orioles feel they got a surplus of quality players out of the college ranks in the most recent draft, and there’s a reason for that: They were seniors in 2020 when the pandemic ended their dreams of getting drafted out of high school.

Fujinami started his season in the A's rotation but moved to the bullpen after four starts.

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.

It’s a similar injury to what Mullins dealt with when a groin strain landed him on the injured list from May 30 to June 24.

There was a clear, blue sky and the last rain left the region hours earlier. But the field took a beating overnight.

“They owe it to the state and the taxpayers,” Maryland Treasurer Dereck Davis said Wednesday at a meeting of the Board of Public Works, pressing for answers on lease negotiations between the Orioles and the Maryland Stadium Authority.

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.

Using concepts borrowed from the Orioles’ system, the league has focused on skill development while creating an environment that helps players stay active and have fun. As a result, the league is growing — and its teams are winning.

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.

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.

Baltimore’s most talented young pitcher worked through five innings before allowing the first three batters to reach base in the sixth.

If the Orioles' top young pitcher can live up to his potential, there might be no need to give up prospects to bolster the rotation with a trade before the Aug. 1 deadline.

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.

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.