Baltimore Orioles

There’s still a few spots up for grabs, and a strong performance in workouts and exhibition games can give someone an edge. Here's which Orioles players have looked good in early spring training action.

There’s interest in Baltimore to see how the 35-year-old will transition to Major League Baseball. But there could be even more eyes coming from abroad, as Japanese baseball fans focus on the Orioles more than ever before.

Bautista was away from his teammates for the entirety of the 2024 season, and that meant free evenings with no one to spend them with.

Although ABS is not yet a regular-season feature, the future is coming — and the players who have gotten to challenge pitches know how exciting it is.

Holliday was told after the 2023 season that the Orioles wanted him to learn second base, a position Holliday had only played 25 times. Now he has the basics down and can focus on being crisper.

Jimmy’s was a popular choice for Orioles fans on game day, with long lines stretching in the concourse near Section 72.

“I wanted to communicate with the catcher, and I was able to do so with Adley,” Sugano said.

“He was the guy that I talked to,” Zack said of Buck. “He was the guy who would give me the harsh criticism when others wouldn’t.”

Westburg says he has two goals in baseball: winning a World Series and winning a Gold Glove.

Suárez enters spring training this year as a favorite to make the opening day roster. He’ll most likely feature in a bullpen role, but Suárez said “being available” for anything is the most important thing he can bring to the Orioles.

The Orioles are watching Samuel Basallo grow up before their eyes and keep pace with the more established Adley Rutschman.

He can’t promise a World Series, but he does have the means to turn the sports world’s attention on his hometown.

It’s a moment in time, yes, and one that mostly separates the offseason from the playing season.

Sugano, the 35-year-old right-hander making a jump to Major League Baseball as one of Japan’s most accomplished pitchers, showed off his elite command during his 35-pitch bullpen session.

The question this season will beg is, will the ownership group think the front office’s approach is enough to win? So far, it seems so.

Live from Sarasota, Florida, Paul Mancano and Danielle Allentuck react to what they’ve seen and heard at Orioles spring training.

“The way baseball operates, as you know, you get these long-term deals. If a player gets injured his first year and can’t play again, what do you do?” Rubenstein said.

“We’d like to have players stay with Baltimore for a long, long time and their entire career," Rubenstein said.

Means made 73 starts throughout his seven major league seasons with the Orioles, pitching to a 3.68 ERA.