BALTIMORE—Orioles catcher Gary Sánchez, who sprained his right knee during Saturday’s game in Atlanta, is expected to miss eight to 10 weeks, interim manager Tony Mansolino said on Tuesday before the Orioles-Mets game at Camden Yards. “There’s always a scenario where it could go really good for Gary, and it can be a little bit earlier. The initial estimates are probably that,” … [Read more...] about Orioles’ Sánchez out 8 to 10 weeks with knee injury; Updates on Rutschman, Bradish, Wells, Povich, Suárez
Orioles blow 4-run lead in 8th, suffer painful 7-6 loss in 10 to Mets
BALTIMORE–What happened? The Orioles seemed to be on their way to their fourth straight win and a move to eight games under .500 for the first time since May 6th. After a four-run sixth inning against an old nemesis Clay Holmes, and a four-run lead, Bryan Baker allowed two-run home runs to Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso in the eighth, enabling the New York Mets to tie the … [Read more...] about Orioles blow 4-run lead in 8th, suffer painful 7-6 loss in 10 to Mets
The Beginning of the End for the Orioles: 8/6/86
It’s widely believed that the Orioles collapsed pretty much immediately after their World Series triumph in 1983. Within five years, they were making the wrong kind of history by opening a season with 21 straight losses. That’s a fast fall. But their slide actually wasn’t precipitous at first. As the defending World Series champions in 1984, they posted a winning record. Then … [Read more...] about The Beginning of the End for the Orioles: 8/6/86
Orioles are playing better, but ’25 season remains a disappointment
During this Orioles season, I’ve often received questions from readers asking me if I ranked 2025 as the most disappointing of all Orioles seasons. Now, no less an authority than The Athletic’s Jayson Stark has opined that this season’s Orioles are not only the most disappointing team in franchise history, but “the most disappointing team of modern times,” and I can’t … [Read more...] about Orioles are playing better, but ’25 season remains a disappointment
With catching injuries, why haven’t Orioles given Basallo a chance? | MAILBAG
Question: Why did the Orioles acquire catchers from outside the organization while letting Samuel Basallo stay at Norfolk? Is there a compelling reason that they do not bring him up? From: Tim Dye Answer: Tim, I actually thought there was a good chance the Orioles would have brought up Basallo over the weekend after Gary Sánchez got hurt, but they acquired Alex Jackson … [Read more...] about With catching injuries, why haven’t Orioles given Basallo a chance? | MAILBAG