Jon Meoli
Jon Meoli covers the Orioles for The Baltimore Sun. A Connecticut native and graduate of Loyola Maryland, he joined The Sun in April 2014 after nearly three years covering news for the Towson Times. He is a hockey player and a bogey golfer.
Recent Articles
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Orioles' Brandon Hyde lays into sloppy team: 'They need to start appreciating the opportunity that they're getting'
Under manager Brandon Hyde, the major league representative of a franchise focused on the future, the Orioles have had one true mandate this season: compete for nine innings and make the plays you're supposed to make. And if that happens, they can live with whatever results come. After a pair of...
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Orioles prospect Yusniel Díaz's homers highlight progress at plate; Brandon Hyde shuffles rotation
Yusniel Díaz is 11 months removed from the trade that made him the Orioles' top prospect, and the main representative of the haul acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers for Manny Machado. And it’s a responsibility he understood from the moment it happened. He's still at Double-A Bowie, and his home...
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Orioles' Dylan Bundy reflects on changes to his pitch mix: 'You have to see it to believe it'
It's a minor distinction that doesn't exactly change what has happened for Orioles starter Dylan Bundy over the past month-plus. But since the beginning of May, he's rediscovered his form and pitched as well as at any point in the past year. Seeing his fastball velocity dip and the effectiveness...
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Orioles prospect Hunter Harvey making first career relief appearance to control innings, try out new role
Orioles pitching prospect Hunter Harvey, who hasn't stayed healthy this deep into a season since 2014, pitched out of the bullpen for the first time in his career Friday night at Double-A Bowie. The change was made to keep his innings under control and possibly give him another path to the majors,...
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The Orioles spent and traded nearly $8 million in international bonus slots in 2018-19. Here's where it went.
Thanks to the Orioles' July 2018 trades and a general avoidance of the international amateur free-agent market when a new crop of Latin American talent became available in July, the organization had a massive account of signing bonus slots last summer without any premium talent to spend it on. ...
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Chris Davis sits for fourth time since return from IL as Orioles 'try to put him in a position to have success'
The Orioles didn't make any lineup changes after the visiting Toronto Blue Jays' late switch from Edwin Jackson to reliever Derek Law as Wednesday's starting pitcher. That means Chris Davis will sit for the fourth time in eight games since the high-priced first baseman returned from the injured...
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Inside the Orioles' batting-practice meeting that sparked their run of well-pitched games
Their meeting wasn't meant to go as long as it did, but there the Orioles pitchers were on the left-field grass of the Texas Rangers' Globe Life Park, huddled in a circle as their teammates buzzed batting-practice line drives past them ahead of last Wednesday's game. The night before, they had...
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John Means continues sparkling rookie season in Orioles' 4-2 win over Blue Jays
John Means wasn't meant to pitch in the Orioles' rotation when the season began. Now that he is, he's doing it better than anyone has in a long, long time. Means, the rookie left-hander who has been the solitary bright spot on the team's pitching staff since the first weekend of the season, allowed...