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Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images After a strong April, the homegrown lefty stumbled in May and stunk in June, and he pitched only seven more innings for Baltimore after that. In 2022, there were 13 Orioles rookies who made their MLB debuts, and plenty more who came out of nowhere and had breakout seasons. One who didn’t, unfortunately: hometown product Bruce … [Read more...] about Bruce Zimmermann took a big step backwards in 2022

Heston Kjerstad in action in Arizona. | Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images Former first round pick Heston Kjerstad leads all AFL batters in hits after a week of games. With most of the baseball world’s eyes turned towards the postseason this week, another fall MLB tradition got under way out in Arizona: The Arizona Fall League, where from now through … [Read more...] about Orioles in the Arizona Fall League: Week 1 roundup

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images The number of AL East teams in the playoffs has gone from three to one in only two days. Hello, friends. That was a bonkers afternoon of baseball, wasn’t it? If the 15-inning Rays-Guardians game that Cleveland ultimately won 1-0 on a walkoff homer wasn’t to your liking, perhaps you were more into the Mariners coming back from an 8-1 … [Read more...] about Sunday Bird Droppings: The postseason goes on without a couple of Orioles division rivals

Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports After three of the Wild Card matchups ended in sweeps, there is just one game to watch today, but at least it has a significant Orioles-adjacent flair. This was setting up to be an epic sports day with as many as four decisive game threes in MLB happening alongside a full slate of NFL football. But wins by the Guardians, Mariners, and … [Read more...] about Sunday MLB postseason open thread

Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images The playoffs are underway, Birdland is thinking about 2023, and Henderson enjoyed his debut. Good morning, Birdland! The opening day of the playoffs was pretty neat, huh? Hopefully we won’t be sitting on the sidelines this time next year, unless it means the Orioles won the AL East and have a first-round bye. In that … [Read more...] about Saturday Bird Droppings: Watching the postseason from the sidelines