Baltimore Baseball

Ryan Mountcastle often hit balls hard last season. Nearly half, 46.8 percent to be precise, of his batted balls were classified as hard hit, well above his totals for his first two major league seasons. Many of those hard-hit balls were caught, however. Mountcastle’s batting average dropped from .255 in 2021 to .250 in 2022, and his OPS fell from .796 to .729. “When we look at … [Read more...] about Orioles’ Mountcastle wants more hard-hit balls, less hard luck in ’23; McKenna focuses on playing his role even better

When the rosters for the World Baseball Classic were revealed on Thursday night, three Orioles were included, but two were not. Centerfielder Cedric Mullins will be playing for Team USA, rightfielder Anthony Santander will play for Team Venezuela, and Dean Kremer will be the most experienced pitcher on Team Israel. However, reliever Dillon Tate, who was expected to join Mullins … [Read more...] about Orioles’ Mullins excited about playing for Team USA in World Baseball Classic

One of the main reasons for the Orioles’ 31-game improvement in 2022 was their bullpen. From 2021 when the team lost 110 games to last year, the bullpen’s ERA fell from 5.70 to 3.49. The biggest bullpen stars were Félix Bautista, Bryan Baker and Dillon Tate, all of whom were at the Crooked Crab Brewing Company in Odenton on Sunday for the “Birdland Caravan,” and Cionel Pérez, … [Read more...] about Orioles bullpen hopes to repeat its ’22 success in ’23

As the Orioles prepare for the beginning of spring training, their minor league managers return for another season in 2023. Buck Britton (Triple-A Norfolk), Kyle Moore (Double-A Bowie), Roberto Mercado (High-A Aberdeen), Felipe Alou Jr. (Single-A Demarva), Christian Frias (Florida Complex League), Chris Madera and Elbis Morel (Dominican Summer League) are back for a second … [Read more...] about Orioles’ minor league managers return in 2023

This should be the season when Orioles fans finally see DL Hall and Grayson Rodriguez in the starting rotation. Both Hall and Rodriguez greeted fans at Checkerspot Brewing in Baltimore on Saturday as part of the “Birdland Caravan.” Rodriguez, the team’s top pick in 2018, was on the verge of his first major league start when he suffered a lat injury, which cost him three months … [Read more...] about Hall, Rodriguez hope for strong Orioles rookie seasons