Cedric Mullins and Adley Rutschman each homered twice while Tyler O'Neill homered and reached base five times in his Baltimore debut.

With Gunnar Henderson on the injured list, Jackson Holliday began the 2025 season as the starting shortstop in Toronto.

Can Adley Rutschman return to his All Star form?

With the late addition of Kyle Gibson to remedy the loss of Grayson Rodriguez to the starting rotation to start the campaign, Luke Jones and Nestor ponder the Orioles' suddenly bottom heavy pitching prospects with injuries and one-year, veteran pitchers trying to keep a contender in games while Mike Elias and the organization regroup on the road to Opening Day.

We're pretty sure the Baltimore Orioles are gonna hit the ball this season but as Opening Day in Toronto looms this week, Luke Jones and Nestor convened at their favorite pizza joint in Essex to try to sort out Felix Bautista, a depleted bullpen and who will go to the the bump as the Birds prepare to fly north for the opener.

What was inevitable became official Sunday with news that All-Star shortstop Gunnar Henderson won't be ready for Thursday's opener in Toronto.