Baltimore Orioles

Since his selection first overall in 2019, Adley Rutschman represented a promising future for the Orioles, and his arrival ushered in an era of success. But now Mike Elias and company have to figure out a tricky next step: How to keep the 25-year-old star in the fold with a big-money extension.

Pittsburgh pitcher Mitch Keller struck out a career-high 13 to beat the Orioles.

Wells (3-1) had a career-high eight strikeouts and walked two.

Cedric Mullins became the seventh Oriole in franchise history to hit for the cycle.

The Orioles debuted the Bird Bath in Section 86, near the bullpens at Camden Yards, on Friday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Many in the game weren’t high on the 23-year old who headlined Baltimore’s return in the controversial Jorge Lopez trade last summer. But he’s finding his way at Bowie.

Leslie Baumann urged her son to leave home in the wake of his father’s death, then found the strength to guide her youngest while he adapted to a new life even as she grieved. All the while, she kept an old Orioles shirt her husband had purchased on a whim. Then, Mike wore it the day he was drafted.

The Baltimore Orioles have historically struggled to attract effective free agents, but pitcher Kyle Gibson has been an exception. He loves Vaccaro’s, Little Italy and the Inner Harbor, but what really sold him on Baltimore is something more profound.

Ravens GM Eric DeCosta joins former Orioles All-Star Adam Jones to discuss Lamar Jackson’s contract, why fully-guaranteed contracts in the NFL aren’t as popular and what he hopes is next for LB Patrick Queen.

Kremer navigated six scoreless innings in Baltimore’s 2-1 victory against the Rays at Camden Yards on Wednesday, propelling the Orioles to their eighth series win in their last nine attempts. Across his last 12 innings, Kremer has allowed just one run on 10 hits, leaving the unsteady ways of his early season appearances in the past.

A year after leaving fans disappointed by trading away players at the deadline, Baltimore’s GM is signaling a desire to let this team compete because he believes the young players already on the roster will improve in the months ahead.

Current Orioles remember well the lessons they learned playing at Aberdeen. But Jackson Holliday, the No. 1 pick in last year’s MLB draft, is uninterested in contemplating the adjustments he’ll have to make at this level. And in his first game, a soaring home run showed why he’s so confident.

Hours after Mike Elias urged Orioles fans to embrace Grayson Rodriguez’s imperfections as he finds his way, they were giving him a standing ovation after a strong performance over the best team in the league.

The Orioles general manager sat down with reporters after one of the best starts in team history.

Not long after Mike Elias made Heston Kjerstad the second overall pick in the 2020 MLB draft, he described him with the scouting term of ‘hitterish’ — meaning he likes to swing the bat, hits the ball hard and at good angles and with carry to all fields. That player, this year, is back.

In Baltimore’s last three losses, against two of the best team's in baseball, the lineup is hitting 2-for-29 in those situations with 11 strikeouts mixed in.

At some point in anyone’s career, even for the best baseball players in the world, difficulties arise. The question becomes: How do they navigate those struggles once the inevitability of failure in a sport defined by it arrives?

The Orioles have covered up for lousy starts with an explosive offense and strong group of relievers. But when they do get solid performances from pitchers in the rotation, they need to take advantage.

Despite series loss, Baltimore displays its ability to compete in high-pressure environments.

“We’ve got five months to go, so health is important, and not overusing guys is important,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said after opting not to go to Yennier Cano or Félix Bautista in the eighth.