Baltimore Orioles

I just have a feeling that this is going to be a wall-of-worry situation, where the obstacles and reasons for the Orioles to falter keep piling up and they push higher anyway.

Rutschman is looking for improvement after a season in which his opposite-field approach and line drive rate declined.

Jones was acquired from the Seattle Mariners in 2008 and became a five-time All-Star who ranks near the top in franchise leaders for hits (fourth), homers (fifth), runs batted in (fifth), runs (fifth), doubles (seventh) and games played (eighth).

“He just wasn’t feeling real up to himself,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “And today he showed a little bit of tricep soreness.”

The largest question surrounding Mayo has been where he can fit in. There’s little question the Orioles want to fit him in somewhere.

Rodriguez threw 33 pitches in 1 1/3 innings before he was pulled and, after his second start of spring training, he said he felt sluggish and had trouble commanding the ball.

“It was something I was trying to be stubborn through, which was stupid of me, but I got a mattress topper and I feel much better," Westburg said.

Since Holliday arrived in Sarasota for Orioles spring training, he has looked like a player poised to break out

In the next few weeks, the Maryland Stadium Authority will add speakers to Oriole Park’s center field scoreboard as a stopgap fix to the notoriously bad sound system.

The forecasts are for Henderson to be in the same neighborhood as last year in some senses, but not all.

Nobody needed to know the inner workings of MASN, but the Orioles exposed a lot through their infighting. Now, it’s time to serve the viewers.

This week, many of the names are familiar, beginning with their franchise catcher and ending with a young starting pitcher who is doing his best to make sure the rotation isn’t as set as it seems to be.

MASN will still broadcast both games in 2025, but starting in 2026, the Nationals will be “free to explore alternatives for their television rights,” Major League Baseball said.

According to an announcement from Major League Baseball, the Nationals will be free to pursue their own television deal for the 2026 season and beyond.

“That was very exciting,” Bautista said through team interpreter Brandon Quinones. “I missed my fans. I missed hearing them every time I stepped onto the field. It was very gratifying being able to go out there today and hear them once again.”

How will O’s fans be able to watch their team in 2026 and beyond?

In February, Orioles owner David Rubenstein said his focus for MLB is to create a “competitive environment,” and that “if you look at other sports, the other sports which have that kind of arrangement seem to have players that are pretty happy with the situation.”

Bradfield spent time with Jordan Westburg and Terrin Vavra soaking in what was essentially an infielder’s cheat sheet on the best and worst places hitters can bunt, depending on their positioning.

The young members of the Orioles all noticed and implemented various facets of what they learned from their one year with Burnes.

Povich struck out six in three scoreless innings against the Pirates.