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- For the second straight game, all of the Yankees' runs against the Orioles came via home runs as New York won 6-4 on Saturday at Camden Yards to take the series.
- Making his first start of the 2019 season after being activated off the injured list, Orioles right-hander Alex Cobb pitched without issue in his 5 2/3 innings, holding an injury-weakened New York lineup to five hits and two runs, both on solo home runs.
- The Orioles' long rebuild comes with the hope that one day they can compete with the Yankees. Opening Day showed how hard that will be this season.
- 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.
- With a pair of consecutive swings in the 10th inning of the 89th All-Star Game at Nationals Park, the two young Houston Astros stars did what everyone else did: they hit home runs.
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In selfie-filled All-Star Game, Machado enjoys what could be his final appearance in Orioles uniform
With trade rumors swirling around him, Manny Machado has likely played in his final game as an Oriole. - The 89th MLB All-Star Game took place July 17, 2018 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.
- Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred and players association chief Tony Clark did agree on something Tuesday. They both think the All-Star Home Run Derby is alive and well after Bryce Harper's dramatic victory Monday night.
- Former Orioles infielder and Astros first base coach Rich Dauer was back in the coaching box Tuesday at the All-Star Game, marking his return to the field after a blood clot nearly took his life during last year's World Series celebration in Houston.
- Everything you need to know about the 2018 MLB All-Star Game, as well as an unfortunate weather forecast.
- Orioles shortstop Manny Machado will bat seventh in a loaded American League lineup.
- Orioles minor league pitcher Alex Katz was in West Virginia with Low-A Delmarva Sunday, but his side-project with friend Anthony De Lucia, KD Custom Kicks, had a major presence at the MLB All-Star Futures Game in Washington.
- Dylan Bundy lasted just four innings in Wednesday's loss to the Yankees.
- Limiting one of baseball’s top offenses was another sign that Yacabonis’ leap from reliever to starter wasn’t a mistake.
- Manny Machado emerged from a tight fan-balloting race to become the AL's starting shortstop. But will he still be an Oriole when the game is played July 17 at Nationals Park?
- Nick Markakis will play in his first All-Star Game at the age of 34.
- Manny Machado needs to maintain his 137,000-point lead over the Astros' Carlos Correa to make his fourth All-Star Game appearance.
- Current Oriole Manny Machado and former Oriole Nick Markakis should be in the AL and NL starting lineups when the All-Star game comes to Washington in mid-July.
- If Bryce Harper makes the National League All-Star team, and he's in good shape to do that with updated results being released Monday, he says he'll participate in the Home Run Derby at Nationals Park on July 16.
- The Orioles’ Manny Machado continues to lead in American League All-Star voting at shortstop and has increased his hold on the top spot from a week ago in voting results released Tuesday by Major League Baseball.
- The first results released of American League All-Star voting show the Orioles' Manny Machado leading at shortstop by 110,000 over the Indians' Francisco Lindor. No other Oriole shows up among the leaders.
- The Orioles managed just five hits in a 4-1 loss to the New York Yankees on Friday night.
- The bitter rivals tangled in the seventh inning, adding another chapter to a long history that has included some memorable brawls.
- Cobb, who remained in Sarasota, Fla., to work up his innings count after signing with the team March 21, had his final tune-up Monday,
- Orioles right-hander Mike Wright Jr. has bounced back from plenty of struggles as he looks to solidify himself as a major league starter. Sunday's nightmare against the Yankees might be one bridge too far.
- Craig Gentry won an 11-pitch at-bat to drive in the go-ahead run in the 12th inning, and Brad Brach escaped a bases-loaded, no-outs jam in the bottom half for his second save of the season.
- Orioles first baseman Chris Davis sat Sunday with an illness that manager Buck Showalter said kept him from getting much sleep.
- Chris Tillman didn't do much to answer questions about what he'll be for the Orioles in 2018 with a second straight loss, Saturday to the New York Yankees.
- In the 14th inning, more than five hours after the game began, Pedro Álvarez broke a 3-3 deadlock with a grand slam to help the Orioles to a 7-3 win over the New York Yankees.
- Aaron Judge had a 1.637 OPS against the Orioles last season. No hitter has dominated another team that way other than a certain Baltimore-born Bambino 97 years ago.
- Orioles right-hander Andrew Cashner rode his cutter — at times his best pitch in 2017 — to his first quality start with the team Thursday against the New York Yankees.
- Manny Machado was made to talk about his future as the Orioles visited Yankee Stadium for the first time in 2018. One thing the prospective free agent made clear: He doesn't plan to move off shortstop.
- Opening Day was the usual celebration of renewal for the Orioles and their fans, but it was also a time to reflect on those who might not be with the team next year.
- Orioles Rule 5 left-hander Nestor Cortes Jr. feels like he has his fate in his own hands as he starts the Grapefruit League finale on Sunday against the Philadelphia Phillies.
- Perhaps it was inevitable that the Yankees and Red Sox would re-establish dominance over the rest of the American League East at some point, after the Orioles, Blue Jays and Rays each experienced a rise in recent years.
- Miguel Castro allowed five runs in three innings in the Orioles' 9-4 loss to the New York Yankees on Wednesday night.
- Orioles shortstop Manny Machado said the tampering charges against Yankees star Aaron Judge were overblown as he continued to swing a hot bat in a 4-4 tie with the New York Mets.
- Rule 5 pick Nestor Cortes Jr. rebounded from a bad outing with a strong performance against his former team, the New York Yankees, on Wednesday.
- Orioles manager Buck Showalter didn't seem to take the allegations of tampering stemming from Aaron Judge telling Manny Machado he'd look good in pinstripes too seriously, joking that he was glad Machado got away with recruiting Judge.
- Aaron Judge on Manny Machado: "I asked him how he liked short and said you'd look pretty good in pinstripes, too."
- Orioles right-hander Miguel Castro allowed four runs over 3 2/3 innings, but tied his major league high with 69 pitches in a 7-4 win over the New York Yankees.
- In July, Baltimore-based Under Armour was negotiating a long-term extension with Aaron Judge. Now, Judge has been wearing Adidas cleats and Adidas batting gloves during spring training with the Yankees.
- Orioles reliever Darren O'Day: "We have teams that are stealing signs with video cameras now, so our sign system has to get more elaborate, so now it’s taking longer for us to get the pitches in."
- Orioles FanFest is a week away and the Orioles need to do something to get fans interested in the 2018 season. So far, there little reason to line up at the ticket office.
- The first baseman struck out looking 75 times last season, 12 more than any other major league hitter. He hopes to change that in 2018.
- While the Yankees introduced Giancarlo Stanton, the Orioles looked at much less expensive ways to remain competitive in the AL East.
- Little big man Jose Altuve won the American League MVP award and showed why baseball really is the most democratic major sport.
- Orioles rookie Trey Mancini had a strong season that would have drawn more notice had it not been for Aaron Judge.
- Trey Mancini will likely finish third in AL Rookie of the Year voting.
- Orioles outfielder-first baseman Trey Mancini's 24 homers this past season were tied for second most among AL rookies.