Baltimore Orioles

Bradfield’s childhood friend and teammate Isaiah Hood died in a motorcyle accident this week.

Henderson thinks he may be able to sneak in a few more spring training at-bats before the team heads to Toronto, then be ready to go for the first game of the season March 27.

It’s the second opening day start for the right-hander. Eflin got the nod last year for the Rays.

If they like a place on a road trip, they’ll go back every day they are in that city. If they don’t, they’ll go back to the drawing board and find a new spot the next day.

The outfielder signed a five-year, $92.5 million contract with the Blue Jays that includes a sixth-year option that could raise the total value to $110 million.

The Orioles have 48 players in major league camp and can have only 26 on their roster for opening day.

The festivities start at 2:30 p.m., but Birdland Members will gain access an hour early for a Q&A with assistant general manager Sig Mejdal.

Dean Kremer is the reigning pingpong champion from last spring training’s tournament. And while there aren’t plans this year for him to defend his title, each between Kremer and Bowman looked like a heavyweight title fight.

“I brought more guys here than I normally would because of it,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “This is Yankee Stadium, plus a jet stream out to right field."

There‘s a lot to consider as the Orioles prepare to open the season without Grayson Rodriguez.

Banner Baseball Show co-hosts Paul Mancano and Jon Meoli discuss how Baltimore will handle injuries to Gunnar Henderson, Andrew Kittredge and Grayson Rodriguez.

In less than two weeks, the Orioles will be playing their final exhibition game ahead of the regular season at Nationals Park. Here’s who looks good in Sarasota, Florida.

Baker spent his offseason trying to make his changeup, which has held him back the last two seasons, a more consistent pitch in the strike zone.

It’s not ideal for Hyde or the Orioles, considering all that has gone into making Holliday a strong second baseman. But it’s a contingency plan with Gunnar Henderson’s status for opening day uncertain.

On April 12 against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Orioles will play in orange pants and orange tops, harkening back to the days of a pitching staff with four 20-game winners: Jim Palmer, Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar and Pat Dobson.

Although the shorter left field wall may lead to greater power numbers for pull-side righties such as Ryan Mountcastle, the left-handed hitters have as much to gain from a more friendly dimension.

It shouldn’t take a crisis, real or perceived, for the value of someone like Kremer to be apparent.

Rodriguez will be shut down from throwing for a week to 10 days, and after that he will begin a throwing progression.

Will Baltimore look externally to bolster a pitching staff rocked by the absences of Grayson Rodriguez and Andrew Kittredge?

The news comes amid a flurry of recent injuries for the Orioles, although the others are far less serious.