Archives for July 2023

Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images Having sewed up the series against Minnesota, the Orioles try to end the first half of their season with a sweep. Twins series, take two! The Orioles are seeing double, with two consecutive weekends spent facing the Minnesota Twins. Last weekend, it didn’t go great: the Orioles lost two out of three, scoring just three runs in three … [Read more...] about Sunday afternoon Orioles game thread, @ Twins, 2:10 ET

Jackson Holliday will be going to a higher Orioles affiliate after his All-Star Futures Game break. | Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images One wave of prospects has hit the Orioles recently and the next one is working its way up The prospects are here and more are coming. MASN’s Steve Melewski reported separately on a couple of prospect promotions in the middle of … [Read more...] about Orioles reportedly promote Jackson Holliday to Bowie, Coby Mayo

Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports O’s hitters survived Joe Ryan and his 10 K’s, then rained down 12 runs on the Twins bullpen to sweep the series and give Kyle Gibson an easy bounceback win. In the classic fable “The Tortoise and the Hare,” a plodding reptile beats the swift-footed bunny in a footrace, despite not bringing his best command to the ballpark that day. Er, … [Read more...] about Orioles bring early Home Run Derby with 6 HRs off Minnesota to complete sweep, 15-2

The Orioles aren’t at the top of the empty board this year. | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Orioles are picking at 17, 53, and 63 on day 1 of the draft In sharp contrast to some recent Orioles seasons, the day of the MLB draft is not the most exciting day of the summer for fans of the team. The draft isn’t even the second-most exciting thing to … [Read more...] about Orioles draft tracker and day 1 open thread