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Soon, there will be pictures of Jordan Lyles in an Orioles uniform. For now, this is what we’ve got. | Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images MASN is actually bothering to televise this game. Colton Cowser’s in the starting lineup. Cool! One week and about two hours from now, the Orioles will take the field - or at least the Trop carpet - for the first time in 2022 for a … [Read more...] about Friday afternoon Orioles spring training game thread: vs. Phillies, 1:05

Jorge Mateo hit a home run yesterday, which can’t hurt his roster case. | Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Orioles have another 14 players to cut from camp to set their Opening Day roster. Hello, friends. In the original schedule for the 2022 season, today would have been Opening Day. The lockout has robbed us of that, but thankfully it didn’t … [Read more...] about Thursday Bird Droppings: The Orioles roster is slowly taking shape

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images A busy offseason that saw plenty of big names come and go has the Blue Jays positioned for a playoff run led by one of the most dangerous sluggers in the game. The future is now for the Toronto Blue Jays. What had long been an intriguing core of young position players working their way through the minors is now an … [Read more...] about Previewing the AL East: Toronto Blue Jays

“Hey, John. Remember when you threw that no-hitter last year?” | Photo by Phelan Ebenhack/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Orioles had only one choice for their Opening Day starter. They made it. With Opening Day now eight days away for the Orioles, it’s about time for them to start lining up their starting pitchers for the start of the season. They took the first, … [Read more...] about John Means officially named as Orioles Opening Day starter

Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports The defending AL East champions are coming off their best season in franchise history and, for once, bringing back mostly the same roster. Ready to feel old? Consider this: 2022 will mark the 25th season of the Tampa Bay Rays’ existence. Long gone are the days when the then-Devil Rays were a hapless expansion team and the only thing that … [Read more...] about Previewing the AL East: Tampa Bay Rays