Eduardo A. Encina

With the Orioles parting ways with longtime manager Buck Showalter, the organization must decide who its field general of the future will be.

After seven years as an Orioles beat writer, Eduardo A. Encina says goodbye as he leaves The Sun.

Buck Showalter won't return to manage the Orioles in 2019, according to an industry source, ending what until this season had been a productive relationship with the manager who took over in August 2010 and brought playoff baseball back to Baltimore and an organization that was starved for it.

The Orioles' season finale was full of emotion Sunday as Adam Jones and Buck Showalter had perhaps their final games in orange and black.

Adam Jones was on the field by himself to start the Orioles' final game of the season.

The tributes to Adam Jones will reach a crescendo Sunday as the Orioles’ face of the franchise for more than a decade will play what will likely be his final game in the uniform with which he’s become synonymous.

Adam Jones complimented his longtime manager on the eve of what could potentially be the last game with the Orioles for both.

Orioles right-hander Miguel Castro's knee injury ends a season that had its challenges.

Orioles outfielder Adam Jones served the Baltimore community until the end of the season after extending his stay with the team by two months when he nixed a trade to the Phillies.

Orioles rookie David Hess ended his season with a seven-inning, one-run outing against the Astros.

If this is the end of Adam Jones' time with the Orioles, he leaves a huge on- and off-field legacy in Baltimore.

Though his contract is set to expire in October, Orioles manager Buck Showalter is at peace with his uncertain future. "You know how good they’ve been to me," he said of the club he's managed for nine seasons. "I’m not ever going to forget that, regardless of what happens.”

Adam Jones, who will likely be playing his last series with the Orioles, made a lasting donation to Baltimore nonprofit organizations.

While Mychal Givens has had his struggles, he’s now pitching his best in September as the season winds down.

The Orioles ended their season series at Yankee Stadium with a 5-4 record, the only AL park they will have a winning record at in 2018.

Adam Jones has thrown out base runners in two of his last three starts in right field.

Orioles right-hander Alex Cobb, working on 11 days of rest, left Sunday's series finale at Yankee Stadium early.

The atmosphere at Yankees Stadium was one the youngest Orioles players had yet to experience.

Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks sent a Paul Fry pitch into the left-field corner to send the Orioles to a 3-2 walk-off loss Saturday.

Orioles starter Andrew Cashner is hoping he can return this season.

Orioles first baseman Chris Davis is in another deep slump, and said he's just trying to get through the season's final few games.

Struggling Orioles slugger Chris Davis is in the middle of a 1-for-32 drought over his past nine games.

The Orioles play the Yankees this weekend in a series that has playoff implications.

The Orioles put a dent into an early six-run deficit, drawing within one run after the top of the eighth, but the Yankees extended their lead on their way to a 10-8 win over the Orioles.

The Orioles must make decisions on the futures of Dan Duquette and Buck Showalter shortly after the season ends.

Former Orioles closer Zach Britton is getting more accustomed to pitching in pinstripes.

While Orioles reliever Tanner Scott has gained another year’s worth of experience, and most of it at the major league level, he’s still trying to find his way.

Right-hander Jimmy Yacabonis’ “shutdown” fourth inning set the tempo in a low-scoring game the Orioles have more often lost this year.

Orioles rookie right-handers Yefry Ramírez and David Hess will start the first two games, respectively, of this weekend’s series at Yankee Stadium.

This year's Orioles have lost more games than any other in the team's 65-year history.

Hunter Harvey had more elbow discomfort Tuesday preparing for the instructional league.

Only 11 teams have lost more games after 150 games than the 2018 Orioles.

The Orioles aren't completely turning to the "opener" approach. They just need to fill rotation spots with live arms.

Sean Gilmartin, Dillon Tate and John Means are possibilities to help the Orioles' injury-riddled starting rotation.

Alex Cobb and Andrew Cashner have made an impact on the Orioles' rookie arms in many ways.

The Orioles threw out three runners attempting to steal bases in Saturday's loss to the White Sox.

The Orioles suffered their 14th shutout loss of the season and 106th overall.

Brooks Robinson presented Cedric Mullins with the Orioles Brooks Robinson Minor League Player of the Year award.

Orioles right-hander Andrew Cashner is questionable for Monday's start against Toronto

Now that top Cuban prospect Victor Victor Mesa and his younger brother, Victor Mesa Jr., have been declared free agents by Major League Baseball, the Orioles plan to pursue both players aggressively, according to an industry source.

Breyvic Valera's ninth-inning catch changed the tone of the Orioles-Athletics game Thursday night.

Orioles pitcher Dylan Bundy recorded his first win since July 29 in Thursday night's win over Oakland

Right-hander Andrew Cashner had an MRI on his left knee Thursday that revealed no structural damage, but it’s still uncertain whether he will be able to make his next scheduled start.

With Alex Cobb and Andrew Cashner's spots uncertain, the Orioles' rotation has holes to fill. But with whom?

Hays' season was sidetracked by a lingering ankle injury that limited him to 75 games.

The Orioles will give Luis Ortiz, acquired in the Jonathan Schoop trade, his first big league start Friday against the White Sox.

Manager Buck Showalter called it a blister. Cobb said it’s more like a cut to his finger, something that would heal if he didn’t throw a ball for two weeks.

Buck Showalter said that Rogers is scheduled to pitch again this season, but that it will likely be selectively out of the bullpen.

The Orioles couldn’t control being able to trade Jones, but they can control whether to put his name in the starting lineup every day.

Over the course of their trade deadline overhaul, the Orioles continue to field a club that not only continues to lose, but does so playing an ugly brand of mistake-riddled, head-scratching baseball.