Besides talking about the search for a new manager and general manager on Monday, Orioles president of operations Mike Elias spoke about some players. Heston Kjerstad’s absence “Heston has been working with our doctors and other doctors on a medical condition. He’s responded favorably to some treatment and some different treatments that they’ve done recently and he’s in a good … [Read more...] about Orioles’ Elias on Kjerstad, Rutschman, Bradish, Rodriguez, Rogers, Wells, O’Neill
On the Oriole Beat with Dan Shaughnessy
(Another in my series of conversations with sportswriters who covered the Orioles on a beat basis. My interview with Shaughnessy, the legendary Boston columnist, is a classic coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of Earl Weaver’s Orioles.) I don’t have to explain why I’ve included Dan Shaughnessy among the former newspaper beat writers I’m interviewing for the Bird … [Read more...] about On the Oriole Beat with Dan Shaughnessy
Elias wants an Orioles manager ‘ASAP,’ and there could be many candidates
Nearly seven years ago, Mike Elias was hired as the Orioles’ executive vice president/general manager, and he needed to find a manager. It was mid-November when Elias was brought in, and other teams with vacancies had filled theirs. Elias interviewed six candidates — Manny Acta, Mike Bell, Pedro Grifol, Chip Hale, Mike Redmond and Brandon Hyde. After missing out on several … [Read more...] about Elias wants an Orioles manager ‘ASAP,’ and there could be many candidates
Peter Schmuck: Mansolino deserves better, but Orioles have no margin for error
In a perfect baseball world, the Orioles would reward interim manager Tony Mansolino for doing a pretty good job of holding the club together after it unraveled during the first two months of a very disappointing season. That obviously isn’t going to happen because there is too much at stake and that baseball world – especially for a team that is 42 years removed from its last … [Read more...] about Peter Schmuck: Mansolino deserves better, but Orioles have no margin for error
Mountcastle on his Orioles’ career: ‘I’ve loved my time here’
NEW YORK—When Ryan Mountcastle played his first game for the Orioles, it was during the pandemic season of 2020. On Sunday, the senior member of the team might have played his final game with the team. Mountcastle was the Orioles’ designated hitter on Sunday, going hitless in four at-bats, finishing the season with a .250 average and .653 OPS, seven home runs and 35 … [Read more...] about Mountcastle on his Orioles’ career: ‘I’ve loved my time here’