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Kaitlin Glenn
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Baltimore Baseball
26 Nov
On a recent drive, my husband turned on the baseball game, and it sent me back in time: I am 6 years old and drifting off to sleep to the sound of an Orioles game. I am riding home from a cousin’s birthday party in our Volvo station wagon. In my hand, I hold my […]
Baltimore Orioles
... I resigned to being not much of a baseball fan. When I was kid, going to an Orioles game was a blast. Going to an Orioles game meant going downtown on a school ...
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Rich Dubroff
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Baltimore Baseball
25 Nov
After another difficult season for the Orioles, there are still many reasons to be thankful. A year ago, Trey Mancini was merely attempting to get himself into shape after missing the entire 2020 season because of colon cancer surgery and five months of chemotherapy. Twelve months later, Mancini...
Baltimore Orioles
... ISEMENT Starting pitcher John Means gave fans a thrill by pitching the Orioles’ first solo no-hitter since Jim Palmer threw one in 1969. He came within a w ...
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Rich Dubroff
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Baltimore Baseball
24 Nov
The Orioles claimed left-handed pitcher Cionel Pérez on waivers from the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. Pérez was 1-2 with a 6.38 ERA in 25 games with the Reds in 2021. From 2018-2020, Pérez, a 25-year-old Cuban native was 1-1 with a 5.74 ERA in 20 games with Houston. Orioles executive vice president/
Baltimore Orioles
... e team as an international free agent in 2016. Pérez’s acquisition fills the Orioles’ 40-man roster. The Orioles have two other left-handed relievers on the 40-m ...
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Rich Dubroff
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Baltimore Baseball
24 Nov
In the last two years, Orioles executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias has made two major trades leading up to the December deadline for offering contracts. In December 2019, Elias dealt starting pitcher Dylan Bundy, who was two years away from free agency, to the Los Angeles Angels for...
Baltimore Orioles
... theory in baseball that teams no longer trade their best prospects, With the Orioles needing so much help in the rotation, it would seem they’d have to get at le ...
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Rich Dubroff
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Baltimore Baseball
23 Nov
The annual ballot for Baseball’s Hall of Fame was announced on Monday, and the Orioles are barely represented. Of the 30 candidates, only holdovers Curt Schilling and Sammy Sosa played for the Orioles. Schilling, who was acquired by the Orioles in July 1988 along with Brady Anderson from the Boston...
Baltimore Orioles
... home runs, ninth most in baseball history, hit just 14 with the Orioles. Schilling led all candidates in last year’s voting with 71.1 percent. To ga ...
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Rich Dubroff
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Baltimore Baseball
23 Nov
Orioles first baseman and designated hitter Trey Mancini was named the American League Comeback Player of the Year by Major League Baseball. Mancini, who missed the 2020 season because of colon cancer surgery and chemotherapy, is the first Oriole to win the award. The 30 beat reporters from MLB.com...
Baltimore Orioles
... orters from MLB.com vote on the award. Mancini appeared in 147 games for the Orioles, hitting .255 with 21 home runs and 71 RBIs. Only centerfielder Cedric Mulli ...
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Rich Dubroff
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Baltimore Baseball
22 Nov
For the past three years, former Orioles manager Buck Showalter has waited for a return to the dugout. With the hiring of Billy Eppler as the New York Mets general manager, he could get that chance. Showalter managed the Orioles for 1,353 games from 2010-2018, the second most in franchise history....
Baltimore Orioles
... so was fond of Showalter, but he opted for Joe Girardi, who tangled with the Orioles regularly as manager of the Yankees. In January 2020, Showalter got a call f ...
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Rich Dubroff
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Baltimore Baseball
20 Nov
Through all the speculation about additions to the 40-man roster to protect prospects from the Rule 5 draft, one name wasn’t mentioned, Logan Gillaspie. The 24-year-old right-hander was added while players more well known were not. Gillaspie and another right-handed reliever, Félix Bautista, join...
Baltimore Orioles
... nd 2019, Gillaspie played in the Brewers’ organization. He was signed by the Orioles this past spring. At High-A Aberdeen, Gillaspie was 0-2 with a 3.77 ERA in 1 ...
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Rich Dubroff
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Baltimore Baseball
19 Nov
The Orioles added six players to their 40-man roster on Friday. Four were expected and two weren’t. The ones that were expected were left-handed pitchers DL Hall and Kevin Smith, right-handed pitcher Kyle Bradish and infielder Terrin Vavra. The two that weren’t were right-handers Félix Bautista and...
Baltimore Orioles
... those who were left unprotected were right-handed pitcher Cody Sedlock, the Orioles’ top pick in 2016, left-handed reliever Nick Vespi, infielders Patrick Dorri ...
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Rich Dubroff
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Baltimore Baseball
19 Nov
The Orioles have made at least one selection in the Rule 5 draft for the past 15 years, the longest run by a major league team. That streak has lasted through four different heads of baseball operations and has produced some worthwhile finds. In 2017, on the recommendation of Frederick Keys manager...
Baltimore Orioles
... aseman Ji Man Choi, who had signed a minor league contract with the Orioles. Last year, Arizona chose right-handers Zach Pop, who was flipped to the Mia ...
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Rich Dubroff
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Baltimore Baseball
18 Nov
Despite the nearing expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement on December 1st, the free-agent market has been livelier than expected. Most focused on the seven-year, $131 million extension the Toronto Blue Jays gave starter Jose Berrios and the five-year, $77 million deal the Detroit Tigers...
Baltimore Orioles
... nd, at 34, must have been delighted to receive such an attractive offer. The Orioles had three catchers on the 40-man roster at the end of the season: Severino, ...
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Rich Dubroff
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Baltimore Baseball
17 Nov
One of the best developments for baseball fans in recent years is the prominence of the Era Committees in Hall of Fame voting. Those are the groups that meet annually to choose players who might have been overlooked in previous Hall of Fame votes, along with managers, umpires and executives who aren’
Baltimore Orioles
... on the 1960 World Series against the Yankees and the 1971 Series against the Orioles, is just 55 th on the all-time wins list. Pierce was a fine pitcher whose li ...
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Rich Dubroff
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Baltimore Baseball
16 Nov
Oriole fans reacted negatively last week when first baseman Ryan Mountcastle wasn’t named one of three finalists for American League Rookie of the Year. Their reaction was even more negative on Monday night when Tampa Bay outfielder Randy Arozarena won the award and Mountcastle finished sixth....
Baltimore Orioles
... ended the season on the 60-day injured list, had a hip adductor repair. The Orioles said he’ll “be back to a normal offseason program within a few weeks and on ...
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Rich Dubroff
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Baltimore Baseball
15 Nov
The Orioles have decided to go with co-hitting coaches for the 2022 season. Ryan Fuller, who was the hitting coach at Double-A Bowie will be joined by Matt Borgschulte from the Minnesota Twins organization. Fuller and Borgschulte, both 31, replace Don Long, who was let go after three seasons as the...
Baltimore Orioles
... eague team in 2012 and worked at a private hitting school before joining the Orioles. He was slated to be Delmarva’s hitting coach for the 2020 season. Borgschul ...
