Baltimore’s partnership with PepsiCo, the parent company of Pepsi, began in 2019. Now, Coca-Cola products are set to come to Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
The Baltimore Orioles sale to David Rubenstein holds promise for the direction of the team, but the city should consider what lies ahead in future stadium lease negotiations, two Orioles fans and taxpayer advocates say.
Bobby Witt Jr. reached an extension with the Royals for 11 years and $288.8 million, and it can go for longer. Naturally, with a group led by billionaire David Rubenstein buying a stake in the Orioles, fans will wonder about deals for Gunnar Henderson and Jackson Holliday.
With John Angelos selling a stake in the team and the trade for pitcher Corbin Burnes, the Orioles have been making a lot of national headlines. What comes next as they prepare to head to spring training?
The Astros traded for the former Cy Young winner to reignite their rotation, and the club went on to win the World Series. Now, in 2024, the Orioles traded Burnes — and who knows what’s next?
“Obviously fortunate to be traded from one team that is good to one that is arguably better,” Burnes said. “I’ve been a part of winning seasons for the last seven years. I know what it takes to get to the postseason on a regular basis.”
One year of Burnes at $15.6 million, provided he’s healthy, is the definition of value, especially when he’s being added to a rotation that already features emerging stars Kyle Bradish and Grayson Rodriguez.
On the field last year, the Orioles won 101 games, taking the American League East for the first time since 2014. But team chairman John Angelos kept himself in the spotlight, oftentimes for negative reasons.