What happened?—Each of the five Orioles chosen for the All-Star Game played in the American League’s 5-3 win over the National League on Tuesday night. Their biggest contributor was Anthony Santander, who wasn’t on the team until last Thursday when he was chosen as a reserve outfielder for the injured Kyle Tucker. Santander singled off Cincinnati’s Hunter Greene in the fifth … [Read more...] about Santander’s key hit in All-Star Game; Reviewing Orioles’ 1st-half performances; Viviano’s farewell
Lost Voices: Connie Johnson
BaltimoreBaseball.com is delighted to be partnering with John Eisenberg, the author and longtime Baltimore sports columnist, whose latest venture is an Orioles history project called The Bird Tapes. Available on a subscription basis at birdtapes.substack.com/subscribe, the Bird Tapes is built around a set of vintage interviews with Orioles legends that Eisenberg recorded a … [Read more...] about Lost Voices: Connie Johnson
Peter Schmuck: Kimbrel’s win on Sunday illustrates need for some statistical updates
I don’t want to pile on future Hall of Fame reliever Craig Kimbrel after Sunday’s ninth-inning meltdown, but the fact that he got credited for a victory after the Orioles’ crazy comeback shows that Major League Baseball needs to realize this is the 21st century. Statistically speaking. The rules governing the statistical records need to be updated to reflect the way pitchers … [Read more...] about Peter Schmuck: Kimbrel’s win on Sunday illustrates need for some statistical updates
Orioles’ Burnes gets All-Star start against Skenes; Henderson bats 2nd, Rutschman 8th
Orioles right-hander Corbin Burnes will start for the American League in Tuesday night’s All-Star game at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The 29-year-old is 9-4 with a 2.43 earned-run average in 19 games, Burnes has thrown 15 quality starts (three earned runs or less in six innings) and has pitched at least five innings in each of his starts. It’s the fourth All-Star Game … [Read more...] about Orioles’ Burnes gets All-Star start against Skenes; Henderson bats 2nd, Rutschman 8th
Orioles select 4 college pitchers on 2nd day of MLB draft
After not taking a pitcher among the first three selections on Sunday, the Orioles drafted four college pitchers, half of their eight picks, on the second day of the Major League Baseball draft on Monday. The Orioles picked Auburn right-hander Chase Allsup in the fourth round, Florida State left-hander Carson Dorsey in the seventh, Illinois right-hander Jack Crowder in the … [Read more...] about Orioles select 4 college pitchers on 2nd day of MLB draft