ST. PETERSBURG, Florida —What’s happening? Cole Irvin gets his second start of the spring when the Orioles host the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota at 1:05 p.m. Irvin allowed one hit in two scoreless innings against Toronto on March 1st. Michael Plassmeyer will pitch for the Phillies. The game will be shown on MASN with Kevin Brown and Ben … [Read more...] about Orioles beat Rays 5-2; Mullins on his way to WBC; Bradish, Baumann deliver strong performances
Orioles playing quicker, crisper games under new MLB rules
SARASOTA—The Orioles have played eight games under the new rules, and while most players have seemed to adapt well to the changes, there have been some issues. Some of the new rules haven’t had much of an effect yet. Despite having Jorge Mateo and Cedric Mullins, who combined for 69 steals last year, they haven’t tried to exploit the rule limiting unsuccessful pickoff attempts … [Read more...] about Orioles playing quicker, crisper games under new MLB rules
Santander plays 1st before heading to WBC; O’Hearn’s 3-run homer leads Orioles over Phillies 10-7
SARASOTA —What’s happening? Grayson Rodriguez makes his second start of the spring against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday at Hammond Stadium at 1:05 p.m. Rodriguez pitched two hitless innings in his first game against Detroit in Lakeland on March 2nd. He’ll be opposed by Kenta Maeda. Manager Brandon Hyde said that Terrin Vavra’s left shoulder is improving. “It feels a lot … [Read more...] about Santander plays 1st before heading to WBC; O’Hearn’s 3-run homer leads Orioles over Phillies 10-7
Wells allows 3 runs in Orioles’ 3-2 loss to Braves; Zimmermann, Povich sharp
SARASOTA —What’s happening? The Orioles play the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on Sunday at 1:05 p.m. Kyle Bradish starts against Yonny Chirinos. In Bradish’s first start, he threw two spotless innings against Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Mike Baumann, Andrew Politi, Wandisson Charles and Nolan Hoffman are also pitching for the Orioles. Hoffman is an … [Read more...] about Wells allows 3 runs in Orioles’ 3-2 loss to Braves; Zimmermann, Povich sharp
Checking in on Orioles’ roster questions
SARASOTA—The Orioles have yet to make their first cuts to their 71-man spring training roster. That’s coming soon, and it’s only 25 days until the March 30th opener against the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park. Since pitchers and catchers reported on February 15th, there haven’t been any roster moves, and while some injuries have been reported, let’s look at some questions still … [Read more...] about Checking in on Orioles’ roster questions