Baltimore Orioles

Kyle Bradish’s season-ending surgery places even more pressure on the Orioles’ front office to bolster the rotation at the trade deadline.

The Orioles’ only healthy starters under contract for opening day 2025 are Grayson Rodriguez, Cole Irvin, Dean Kremer and Cade Povich.

After a one-run lead evaporated in the ninth, it was smart base running that gave the game back to the Orioles.

Bradish’s elbow was bothering him in his start Friday and he left after five innings. He was diagnosed with a UCL sprain the next day.

The options vary from rentals — players on expiring contracts — to possible long-term additions. There are top-end arms and back-end possibilities.

Topps had some fun paying tribute to the most notorious Orioles card ever printed.

Tell Povich what he must do, and he’ll go do it. He’s a man who thrives on instruction, and it carried him through Nebraska and the minor leagues and now to the Orioles.

Well, Game 1 in the Orioles-Yankees ended up being a literal bloodbath.

Plus: Reading between the lines with Scott Boras and wading into the Joey Ortiz discourse.

The Brewers’ Bryse Wilson suggested that the Orioles didn’t make the right call to trade Joey Ortiz, referring to him as a “generational player.” Fortunately for Baltimore, there’s a lot of those lying around.

Wells started this season in the rotation, but was placed on the injured list with elbow inflammation after three starts.

Gerrit Cole, a 33-year-old right-hander, made three minor league injury rehabilitation assignments in his return from nerve inflammation and edema in his right elbow.

Baseball’s most prominent agent will be a key figure in the next steps for the Orioles.

The Orioles outshined the Phillies in a major series at Camden Yards, but they lost another starting pitcher in the process.

“We were making it look so hard, and he was making it look so easy,” teammate Dean Kremer said.

The rotation that remains intact compares favorably to the one that helped this team win 101 games and a division title a season ago.

Corbin Burnes responded to increasing pressure in Sunday's 8-3 victory.

“That’s a generational player right there,” Bryse Wilson said of Joey Ortiz. “He hits. He plays. He leads the defense. What’s not to like?”

Anthony Santander added another home run and four RBIs in the 6-2 victory.

The elbow injury is the Orioles’ fourth in a matter of weeks. They lost left-hander John Means and right-hander Tyler Wells to season-ending elbow injuries, and left-hander Danny Coulombe is on the 15-day injured list with inflammation.