Baltimore Baseball

Pitchers and catchers report to spring training in Sarasota nine days from now, and over the weekend, the Orioles brought most of their key players to events around the area in a four-day Birdland Caravan to build on last season’s good feelings. In the three public events I attended, happy hours at breweries in Salisbury, Baltimore and Odenton, hundreds of fans crowded to … [Read more...] about Orioles delight, excite fans during Birdland Caravan

Hundreds of Oriole fans crowded the Checkerspot Brewing Company, just south of M&T Bank Stadium, to buy a beer and get their pictures taken with players in the third day of the Birdland Caravan. Many were wearing jerseys representing Adley Rutschman, who keyed the Orioles’ rise last season and finished second in the voting for American League Rookie of the Year. “It’s just … [Read more...] about Rutschman’s hoping his 2nd Oriole season will be even better than his 1st

Gunnar Henderson is eager for his first major league season to begin. After an excellent beginning to his career when he hit .259 with four home runs and 18 RBIs in 34 games, Henderson is still a rookie and still unsure of where he’s going to play in the field, even though most assume it’s going to be third base. “I feel like it will be on the left side somewhere. I don’t know … [Read more...] about Henderson on expectations; Elias on Rodriguez’s innings; Hyde on camp competition

After left-hander Darwinzon Hernandez cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday, he received an invitation to spring training. When spring training begins with pitchers and catchers reporting to Sarasota on February 15th, there will be 31 non-roster players, and perhaps more if the Orioles sign additional players to minor league contracts. Having … [Read more...] about Orioles face crowded camp with 31 non-roster invitees

Mike Elias is confident that the Orioles are ready to be a playoff team, and that the losing seasons are in the past. “I believe that our rebuild is behind us,” Elias said Friday morning at a press briefing during the “Birdland Caravan.” “We’ve got an incredible chance now to be a very, very competitive team for years.” Last season, the Orioles improved their win total from 52 … [Read more...] about Orioles’ Elias: ‘I believe our rebuild is behind us’