Dean Kremer pitched seven good innings, but the Rays rallied against the Orioles bullpen to win their second straight game coming out of the All-Star break.
The clubhouse could look drastically different in a few weeks, and a season that was once filled with so much hope could be all but over before August.
The slim chance that the team goes on a run and returns to the playoff picture is overshadowed by a singular opportunity to prevent a repeat of the season-opening calamity that tanked 2025.
“The way it has progressed has been insane,” said O’Hearn of a career he felt might be over at any moment years earlier. “Better than anything I could have imagined.”
With the Orioles’ competitive balance round and compensation picks already selected, Baltimore now starts the final rounds of the 2025 MLB draft with the hope of finding another late-round star.
“Be where my feet are, focus on my team," O'Hearn said. "The Baltimore Orioles right now are my team. In my mind, we’re trying to make a miraculous comeback."
I don’t feel like much actually needs to change, other than luck, around Camden Yards. I just want to see what areas the Orioles decide to adjust, and this wasn’t it.