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 claim infielder Rio Ruiz off waivers from Braves; Ryan Meisinger lost on waivers to Cardinals
The Orioles claimed infielder Rio Ruiz off waivers from the Atlanta Braves Monday, the team announced, continuing the recent trend of new executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias bringing in players he's familiar with from his previous stops to fill in the fringes of the roster. ...
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Orioles GM Mike Elias: Brady Anderson's institutional knowledge as player, executive 'very valuable to me'
New Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias said Monday at the winter meetings that vice president Brady Anderson, the highest-ranking baseball operations executive he inherited who is still with the club, is among the many carryover employees he's worked well with since...
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Orioles 'pretty far along' in managerial search as Mike Elias' first winter meetings take on unique face
Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias began his first winter meetings in charge in the unique position of still having to hire a manager and fill other baseball operations vacancies. Yet even as he acknowledges that "something's missing there" not having a manager around...
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New Hall of Famers Harold Baines, Lee Smith share Orioles connection in addition to new honor
Newly minted Hall of Famers Harold Baines and Lee Smith both expect to be enshrined wearing Chicago caps — Baines with the White Sox and Smith with the Cubs — but recalled their time in Baltimore with the Orioles fondly when they were unveiled Monday at the Winter Meetings as the first two members...
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Reds manager David Bell on his brother Mike, a reported Orioles managerial candidate: 'He would do great'
As the Orioles managerial search drags on through baseball's Winter Meetings this week in Las Vegas, new Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell said his brother Mike, a reported candidate for the job, "would do a great job, given the opportunity." Mike Bell, the vice president of player development...
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Orioles offer lunch with Mychal Givens, Trey Mancini as part of MLB Winter Meetings auction
Orioles fans can bid this week on a pregame lunch with Trey Mancini and Mychal Givens as part of the annual Winter Meetings Charity Auction, with proceeds benefiting the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the Jackie Robinson Foundation. Mancini and Givens, two of the brightest returning stars on...
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Projected as MLB's worst team, Orioles enter winter meetings with business of improving from the top
This week's winter meetings in Las Vegas mark the beginning of the baseball calendar in earnest, and provide an idea of why the Orioles will be content carrying on their managerial and front-office interviews while letting the whir of 2019 roster-building go on around them. The latest edition of...
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Former Orioles Harold Baines, Lee Smith elected to Baseball Hall of Fame by Today's Game Era committee
A pair of former Orioles — outfielder-designated hitter Harold Baines and reliever Lee Smith — were selected Sunday for the 2019 Baseball Hall of Fame class by the Today's Game Era committee. With their elections, announced Sunday night at baseball’s Winter Meetings, the pair of 1994 Orioles teammates...