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The Orioles drafted outfielder Nick Markakis with the seventh overall pick in the 2003 amateur draft. He made his major league debut in 2006 and set an Orioles rookie record for highest batting average (among players with at least 502 plate appearances) by hitting .291. Markakis started out slow in his first season, hitting .182 in April and .258 in May, but then he turned it on, hitting .311 with 14 homers and 41 RBIs after the All-Star break. Overall, Markakis finished with 16 homers and 62 RBIs, finishing sixth in the American League Rookie of the Year voting. In 2007, Markakis led the Orioles in batting average (.300), home runs (23), RBIs (112) and at-bats (637). He also stole 18 bases...
The Orioles drafted outfielder Nick Markakis with the seventh overall pick in the 2003 amateur draft. He made his major league debut in 2006 and set an Orioles rookie record for highest batting average (among players with at least 502 plate appearances) by hitting .291. Markakis started out slow in his first season, hitting .182 in April and .258 in May, but then he turned it on, hitting .311 with 14 homers and 41 RBIs after the All-Star break. Overall, Markakis finished with 16 homers and 62 RBIs, finishing sixth in the American League Rookie of the Year voting. In 2007, Markakis led the Orioles in batting average (.300), home runs (23), RBIs (112) and at-bats (637). He also stole 18 bases as the club's everyday right fielder. His RBI total was eighth-best in the AL. Markakis was born on Nov. 17, 1983, in Glen Cove, N.Y. He attended Young Harris Junior College (Ga.), hitting .439 in 2003. Markakis also pitched at Young Harris, going 12-0 with a 1.68 ERA while leading all junior college pitchers with 160 strikeouts. Markakis was named Baseball America's second-best junior college prospect behind future Orioles teammate Adam Loewen. Markakis graduated from Woodstock High School in Ga. The Cincinnati Reds drafted him in 2001 and 2002, but he didn't sign. Markakis is of Greek descent and played for the Greek Olympic team during the 2004 games.
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O's prospect Tillman turning heads in minors
Chris Tillman wanted more eggs for breakfast but couldn't communicate the thought from his high chair. So he grabbed an orange and flung it across the kitchen, hitting his grandmother flush in the back of the head.
Tillman wasn't quite 2, yet he had...Tags: Major League Baseball, Spring Training, George Sherrill, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, American League
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O's come alive in 9th
When George Sherrill took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning to preserve another improbable Orioles win, his first baseman was Luke Scott, who had played one inning at the position in his major league career.
Ty Wigginton was at shortstop, a...Tags: Major League Baseball, Miguel Batista, George Sherrill, Seattle Mariners, Brian Roberts
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Play it again: Orioles 5, Mariners 3
NOT HIM Mariners lefty Garrett Olson, deemed expendable by the Orioles, who traded him this offseason for Felix Pie, entered the game in the seventh inning with the bases loaded, no outs and his team leading by two runs. He fanned Nick Markakis and got...Tags: Major League Baseball, Felix Pie, Ty Wigginton, Chris Woodward, David Hernandez
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Mariners Blow It in the 9th
Staff reporterThe Baltimore Orioles wasted a big opportunity in the seventh inning. Not in the ninth. The Orioles took advantage of two errors by Seattle Mariners second baseman Jose Lopez for five ninth-inning runs and went on for a 5-3 victory Wednesday night....Tags: Major League Baseball, Miguel Batista, Cesar Izturis, George Sherrill, Seattle Mariners
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AL Capsules
All-Star Ben Zobrist hit a three-run homer and had an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave Tampa Bay a 10-9 victory over Toronto on Wednesday night. Zobrist homered off starter Brian Tallet in the fourth inning. His winning hit off...Tags: Major League Baseball, Jose Contreras, Jonathan Papelbon, George Sherrill, Fenway Park
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Orioles capitalize on two error in ninth to rally for five runs and beat Seattle 5-3
SEATTLE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles took advantage of two errors by second baseman Jose Lopez and rallied for five runs in the ninth inning to beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3 Wednesday. Entering the ninth with a 3-0 lead, closer David Aardsma (2-3)...Tags: Major League Baseball, Miguel Batista, Cesar Izturis, George Sherrill, Seattle Mariners
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Play it again: Mariners 5, Orioles 0
NEARLY PERFECT Only Nick Markakis' fourth-inning single to left field prevented Mariners veteran left-hander Jarrod Washburn from throwing a perfect game. Washburn retired the first 11 Orioles and the final 16 in the first one-hit shutout of his...Tags: Jarrod Washburn, Chris Woodward, David Hernandez
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O's drop ball, game to Angels
The Orioles officially hit the midpoint of the 2009 season Saturday night with a defeat that could serve as a microcosm of a first half filled with frustrating losses.
In an 11-4 victory by the Los Angeles Angels before an announced 41,764 at Angel...Tags: Major League Baseball, Brian Roberts, Gregg Zaun, Torii Hunter, Melvin Mora
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Even a good day ends badly for O's Roberts
jeff.zrebiec@baltsun.comGood days have been few and far between for Brian Roberts lately, so it figured that even in a game he led off with a home run and finished with three RBIs, two runs scored and a stolen base, the end result was another Orioles loss on Sunday. The...Tags: Major League Baseball, Brian Roberts, Rich Hill, Toronto Blue Jays, Dining and Drinking
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Orioles' Jones named to All-Star team
jeff.zrebiec@baltsun.comWhen the Orioles acquired outfielder Adam Jones from the Seattle Mariners before last season, they felt that he had the potential to become a budding superstar. They just never expected it to happen this soon. Jones' meteoric rise was recognized Sunday...Tags: Major League Baseball, Brian Fuentes, Torii Hunter, Spring Training, Jonathan Papelbon
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Orioles Clobber Mariners, 12-4
Staff writerLuke Scott had a career-high seven RBI and three hits to power the Baltimore Orioles to a 12-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. Scott began with a two-run single in the first, followed by a two-run triple in the four-run sixth and a...Tags: Major League Baseball, Cesar Izturis, Mike Sweeney, Edgar Martinez, Michael Jackson
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Jeff Mathis' go-ahead 3-run homer leads Angels over Rangers 9-4
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Before hitting a pair of RBI singles and robbing Hank Blalock of an extra-base hit with yet another defensive gem in center field, Torii Hunter nearly saw his errorless streak slip away. The eight-time Gold Glove winner...Tags: Major League Baseball, Mike Scioscia, Jarrod Washburn, Torii Hunter, Fenway Park
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