Baltimore Orioles

The unveiling of the home run celebration is an important step for Baltimore’s clubhouse and dugout chemistry and camaraderie.

Kyle Stowers has proven all he needs to prove in Triple-A, yet the Orioles could only get him four at-bats and opted to send him down. With so many prospects already in Norfolk, how are the Orioles going to ensure they all continue to develop — and stay happy?

The pitcher is accustomed to working in front of an audience. This time, though, he was the one watching in awe.

Cordero, who also went deep on Friday, spent spring training with the Orioles but was not given a spot on the final roster — a decision Baltimore's front office may now be regretting.

Irvin tied a career high with four walks in a laborious outing where he struggled to stay in the strike zone. The Orioles traded for him hoping he would get through five or six innings and take stress off the bullpen, but he's been unable to deliver so far.

Some Orioles players seek tranquility from their walk-up song. Others want to be pumped up. Whatever the motivation, players become known based on the music they choose. These are the songs the Orioles’ hitters picked.

Two high school buddies from Maryland started a baseball blog and Twitter account on a lark — and now they’re among the most popular baseball analysts in the country. They’re bringing their podcast to Baltimore Saturday.

Plus, fans weigh in on Major League Baseball’s rule changes.

Some fans waited in line for 45 minutes to get a beer, they said.

There’s been so much focus on the Orioles’ young core and yet-to-arrive prospects. But a group of veteran infielders already in place has helped carry the team so far.

A boisterous sellout crowd of 45,017 at the home opener saw the Orioles’ hang on for a 7-6 win against the New York Yankees. “It’s really an honor for me to start seeing that," shortstop Jorge Mateo said. “We play from the heart, and the fans see that.”

Looking for a good spot to grab a drink prior to the game? We have you covered.

Tippy Martinez, Al Bumbry and Ken Singleton won the World Series with the O’s in 1983 and still gather to play golf in the area. They talk about their former team, too, and finally feel optimistic about their chances.

Gunnar Henderson spends his winters away from the spotlight, back in his hometown around his family and friends. “It’s pretty special to be able to be in the big leagues and then go back home and just train and get ready for it there,” Henderson said.

Even if the method they used to get here led to those miserable lean rebuild seasons, and the relative inactivity of this winter had the power to push attention elsewhere, all anyone has really wanted was a good team on the field that made showing up or tuning in every night worth it.

In December, every grassy inch of the roughly 120,000-square feet of playing surface was ripped out—and 1,500 tons of sand below it was replaced—in the field’s first major overhaul since 2000. Then fresh-cut sod from a New Jersey farm, a mix of three cutting-edge varieties of Kentucky bluegrass engineered to resist heat, drought, and disease, was laid on the new sand bed.

Two years into retirement, he still keeps close to the game. As the Orioles prepare for their home opener, we asked Jones five questions about this season’s team.

There’s a wide range of possibilities for how this year will go for both established players and prospects. These are the benchmarks to look for as the season unfurls and you attempt to evaluate the progress of the rebuild that is trying to prove it is no longer a rebuild.

Former Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts joins Adam Jones to discuss the Orioles’ rebuild.