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As the Orioles close in on 100 wins during a season in which the Nationals are irrelevant, some baseball fans from the Washington area are rediscovering and showing off a rooting interest from years gone by.
Brooks Robinson, the face of the Orioles for nearly a quarter of a century, died Tuesday, his family said in a joint statement with the team. He was 86.
Kyle Bradish twirled eight shutout innings, Gunnar Henderson hit a leadoff home run and the Orioles held on to beat the Washington Nationals, 1-0, and lower their magic number to win the American League East to two.
Legendary Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson died Tuesday at the age of 86. Tributes poured in recognizing a player fittingly known as “Mr. Oriole.”
At Camden Yards, where the Orioles hosted the Washington Nationals on Tuesday, fans recalled stories about Brooks Robinson, the legendary Orioles third baseman who died at age 86 on Tuesday.
No Oriole was more beloved or more integral to the story of the franchise than Brooks Robinson, who died Tuesday at age 86. Here are 10 moments that capture what Robinson meant to baseball and to Baltimore.
Peter Schmuck: Orioles legend Brooks Robinson was actually a better guy than he was a baseball player, and nobody has to tell you that he was one of the greatest players who ever put on a major league uniform.