Baltimore Baseball

It’s time for part one of our monthly mailbag. We’ve received lots of interesting and thoughtful questions, which may be edited for clarity, length and grammar. The second part of the mailbag will be featured on Sunday morning. Question: Assume the Orioles sign a top of the rotation starter. As of now, who are the other four in the rotation for 2023? From: @sboothe757 Answer: I … [Read more...] about Answers to your Orioles questions, Part 1

Outfielder Heston Kjerstad, the second overall pick in the 2020 draft, and infielder César Prieto headline seven Oriole prospects headed to the Arizona Fall League next month. Kjerstad, who didn’t play professional ball in 2021 because of myocarditis, an infection of the heart muscle, hit .463 with two home runs and 17 RBIs in 22 games for Low-A Delmarva. After his promotion to … [Read more...] about Kjerstad, Prieto lead Orioles’ Arizona Fall League contingent; Lyles will start 1st game of series against Blue Jays

WASHINGTON—Pitcher Hunter Harvey was a prime Oriole prospect. Their No. 1 draft pick in 2013, Harvey was limited by injuries throughout his time with the team and from 2019-2021, had just 26 relief appearances. Last November, Harvey was claimed off waivers by San Francisco and, on March 22nd, was claimed by the Washington Nationals. On Tuesday night, Harvey surrendered his … [Read more...] about Former Oriole Hunter Harvey faces old friends; Mullins sits against left-hander Corbin

WASHINGTON—The Orioles had just a run and four hits in six innings and were facing a loss to the Washington Nationals. Suddenly, their offense came to life in the seventh inning, and they turned the game around. Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run triple and scored on an error in a four-run seventh as the Orioles defeated the Nationals, 6-2, before an announced crowd of 32,497 at … [Read more...] about Henderson drives in 4, turns game around with run around the bases in Orioles’ 6-2 win over Nationals

WASHINGTON—The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-2, in the first game of a day/night doubleheader on Tuesday. The teams play again in Toronto at 7:07 p.m. The Orioles begin their game against the Washington Nationals 5 ½ games behind the Blue Jays for the third and final wild-card spot, with their hopes dimming after six losses in their last eight games.  Tampa … [Read more...] about Hyde hopes Orioles concentrate on beating Nationals; Voth returns to D.C.