BALTIMORE—The Orioles list of sidelined players grew on Monday when they added two more players to the injured list — infielder Jordan Westburg and catcher Gary Sánchez. Both were placed on the 10-day IL. Westburg is on the injured list with a left hamstring strain retroactive to Sunday. Sánchez’s injury is right wrist inflammation. Westburg is hitting .217 with four home runs … [Read more...] about Orioles place Westburg, Sánchez on 10-day injured list, add Handley, Rivera to roster
Should Orioles’ change their coaching staff? | MAILBAG
Question: As a loyal Orioles fan, at this point, I believe they should fire the pitching and hitting coaches. Neither the pitchers nor the hitters are performing like they have in the past. The coaches are there to give advice on what the players need to do to improve. It is not working so either the coaches are not doing that or the players are not doing it. Either way it is … [Read more...] about Should Orioles’ change their coaching staff? | MAILBAG
Do the Orioles need their heads examined or what?
WASHINGTON – When a good team is in a bad way, there are no easy answers. If there were, there wouldn’t be any struggling hitters or four-inning starting pitchers. The Orioles unfortunately have plenty of both and there’s not a lot the coaches and analytics people can do about that other than look for mechanical fixes and try to figure out what kind of motivational approach … [Read more...] about Do the Orioles need their heads examined or what?
Orioles-Tigers game rained out; Split doubleheader on Saturday
The Orioles-Tigers Friday night game at Detroit’s Comerica Park has been postponed by rain. The game will be made up as part of a split-doubleheader on Saturday. It’s the second rainout of the season for the Orioles. Saturday’s first game will begin at 1:10 p.m. The second game will start at 6:10 p.m. Brandon Young, who was scheduled to start on Friday night, is the Game 1 … [Read more...] about Orioles-Tigers game rained out; Split doubleheader on Saturday
Tomoyuki Sugano talks about life with Orioles, the U.S.
By all accounts, Tomoyuki Sugano has made an excellent adjustment to Major League Baseball. After 12 successful seasons in Japan, the 35-year-old right-hander is 2-1 with a 3.54 ERA in five starts. Sugano also seems to be making himself comfortable in the United States and in learning the language. In an interview this week, while he was assisted by his translator, Yuto … [Read more...] about Tomoyuki Sugano talks about life with Orioles, the U.S.