Only two years ago, the Orioles ‘farm system was packed with prospects. They were the top-ranked minor league system, and MLB Pipeline’s top 10 prospects all played in the major leagues in 2024. Gunnar Henderson, Grayson Rodriguez, Jackson Holliday, Colton Cowser, Jordan Westburg, Heston Kjerstad, DL Hall, Joey Ortiz, Connor Norby and Coby Mayo were an impressive top 10. Hall … [Read more...] about Reviewing the Orioles’ top minor leaguers
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Remains of crew in crashed U.S. Navy jet found, Navy says
The jet – an EA-18G Growler aircraft – was carrying two crew members when it went down during a routine training flight. … [Read more...] about Remains of crew in crashed U.S. Navy jet found, Navy says
Saturday ALCS gamethread: 8:08 ET
The Yankees’ Carlos Rodón gets the gameball tonight in Game 5 of the ALCS versus Tanner Bibee and the Guardians. | Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The Yankees will clinch with a win in Cleveland tonight. Yay, what fun. The Yankees are close to eliminating the Guardians and punching their ticket to the World Series. Last night, Cleveland showed gumption in battling … [Read more...] about Saturday ALCS gamethread: 8:08 ET
Sunday Bird Droppings: Still waiting for somebody to stop the Yankees
Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Guardians were not up to the task, so Orioles fans (or at least this one) must turn to the NL. Hello, friends. The Yankees are going to the World Series. This is not a particularly exciting sentence for an Orioles fan to have typed. They will be back playing for the championship for the first time since their last … [Read more...] about Sunday Bird Droppings: Still waiting for somebody to stop the Yankees
AL East Notes: Rubenstein, Orioles, German, Rays, Red Sox
“I’m now 75 years old. It’s unlikely that I’ll be, you know, doing this for 20 more years,” Orioles majority owner David Rubenstein said in a recent interview with NPR (hat tip to Rich Dubroff of Baltimore Baseball). “So I’ve got to speed up the effort to get [to] a World Series a lot sooner than maybe some younger owners would.” This might be one of the clearer indications … [Read more...] about AL East Notes: Rubenstein, Orioles, German, Rays, Red Sox