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Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images Mike Elias loves a late spring training surprise. With less than a week to go until the season starts, the Orioles made another free agent signing. Kyle Gibson, a familiar face from the 2023 team, has been signed to a one-year contract, the team announced out of nowhere on Friday night. Gibson, 37, will presumably be delayed in … [Read more...] about The Orioles signed Kyle Gibson again for some reason

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Gibson signs, the O’s DH situation, and the Baysox alternate identity goes viral. Good Morning Birdland! There are just two games left on the Orioles’ Grapefruit League schedule, and then one add-on exhibition before the regular season gets underway. In Florida, they play the Pirates at 1 p.m. today, and then the Braves at 1 p.m. on … [Read more...] about Saturday Bird Droppings: The final weekend of spring training

Tomoyuki Sugano makes his final spring tuneup start and it’s actually going to be on MASN. We are one week away from Opening Day. The Orioles have four spring training games remaining in Florida, plus a tune-up exhibition against the Nationals on Monday afternoon. The news from camp was not encouraging today, with manager Brandon Hyde indicating that both Gunnar Henderson and … [Read more...] about Thursday evening Orioles spring training game thread: vs. Yankees, 6:05

John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports With two of their stars possibly headed for the IL to start the year, the Birds have six days to figure out how they’ll temporarily replace them. Good morning, Camden Chatters. Spring training has just about run its course. The O’s have only one more game remaining in their spring home digs at Ed Smith Stadium, where they’ll take on … [Read more...] about Friday Bird Droppings: The Orioles’ Opening Day roster is getting murkier

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images If the Mountain looks like the dominant closer of old, the O’s will party like it’s 2023. If he doesn’t, things could get really dicey. It seems strange to think that any team’s season could hinge substantially on their closer. I mean, the guy doesn’t play in the first 8/9ths of the game. For him to even have a chance to pitch in a big … [Read more...] about The Orioles’ fate could depend on how well Félix Bautista bounces back