While on a pitcher's mound, Jake Arrieta doesn't mind if he's perceived as cocky.
- The successful Double-A debut of pitcher Brian Matusz, the Orioles' first selection in the 2008 draft, coincided Wednesday night with the giveaway of 1,000 palm-sized Matt Wieters action figures at Prince George's Stadium.
Joe Mahoney's statistics might be the most befuddling in all of professional baseball.
He strode toward the plate, a California schoolboy with a resolute look and a chance to win the game. But before he stepped in, Matt Hobgood looked skyward, knelt and, without a word, wrote his late father's initials in the dirt.
Matt Hobgood, the Orioles' first-round pick in Tuesday's amateur draft, expects to take a physical in Baltimore in two weeks, and barring any unforeseen developments, he will sign a contract June 27.
In three consecutive days, Matt Hobgood won a national baseball award, attended his high school's spring sports banquet and was selected fifth overall by the Orioles in Tuesday's amateur draft.
Left-hander Brian Matusz had been to Camden Yards only once in his life - in August, when he was introduced to the crowd as the Orioles' newly signed first-round draft pick.