Nathan Ruiz is an Orioles and sports reporter for The Baltimore Sun. A 2017 Oklahoma State graduate, Nathan joined The Sun in 2019 after covering his alma mater for The Oklahoman, where he interned previously. He also interned at his hometown Reno Gazette-Journal in Nevada, The Dallas Morning News and MLB.com, covering the San Diego Padres.
The Orioles are promoting Heston Kjerstad, the second overall pick in the 2020 draft, from Double-A Bowie to Triple-A Norfolk after the 24-year-old hit .310 with a .959 OPS for the Baysox.
Josh Lester recorded his first major league hit, a bases-loaded single during the Orioles’ six-run third inning that propelled them to an 8-3 victory and a road series win against the San Francisco Giants.
When the Orioles optioned top prospect Grayson Rodriguez to Triple-A Norfolk after his 10 up-and-down outings, they pulled him from a rotation full of pitchers who also initially struggled before settling into the majors.
Back in his native California, Dean Kremer supplied a quality start that became a winning effort thanks to Gunnar Henderson’s seventh-inning home run in the Orioles' 3-2 win over the Giants.
After Mychal Givens spent most of the first two months of the season on the injured list with left knee inflammation, right shoulder inflammation has landed him back on the 15-day IL. The Orioles called up Ellicott City native Bruce Zimmermann in his place.
For Yennier Cano to achieve his breakout season in Baltimore, it took not only determination from the Cuban right-hander but collaboration between several members of Orioles leadership.
The Orioles won their first game after placing Cedric Mullins on the injured list. But the weeks to come without their All-Star center fielder figure to challenge them more than their daunting May schedule did.