Orioles first baseman Trey Mancini figures to be a very nice trade chip come midseason, but he doesn't want to go anywhere — not even an odds-on World Series contender.
Opening Day center fielder Cedric Mullins has six hits in the first 22 games he's played this season, so the Orioles optioned him to Triple-A Norfolk on Monday.
Jonathan Schoop played at Oriole Park at Camden Yards as a visitor for the first time Saturday, with the Orioles' longtime second baseman facing them as a member of the Minnesota Twins.
From thousands of empty seats at Camden Yards to boos for struggling first basemen Chris Davis, there were plenty of reminders of the Orioles' 2018 futility at the team's 2019 home opener. But the fans who showed up said they were encouraged by the rebuilding club's energy and winning start.
With the Orioles' 2019 season beginning with Thursday's Opening Day game against the Yankees, here's a look at what fans need to know for the upcoming season.
Now that he's found a spot, Adam Jones is eager for a bounce-back season. The 33-year-old outfielder drove in 93 runs last year, but his defensive statistics showed a decline.
Former Orioles center fielder Adam Jones was always a fascinating case of new-school player-evaluation methods disagreeing with the well-worn traits that baseball has valued for generations. His free agency showed how stark that was, both locally and nationally.
Former Orioles All-Star Adam Jones finally got his major league contract this week, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks, according to multiple reports.
Former Orioles outfielder Adam Jones and his wife are selling their 24-acre Baltimore County estate, less than a year after buying it from Cal Ripken Jr. in an auction.
Trey Mancini and Mychal Givens have less than six years of major league service between them, yet they must now serve as veterans during the Orioles' rebuild.
2018 brought a few happy headlines to Baltimore Sun readers. Cal Ripken, Jr. found love, Amy Sherald painted Michelle Obama, the Bay got better and “Mr. Oriole” came back.
Former Orioles outfielder Adam Jones will be treated "no different" than any other free agent as the Orioles monitor the market this offseason, executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias said.
Adam Jones held his annual Ravens tailgate party to benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of Baltimore and living classrooms on Sunday. He thinks the Orioles are in good hands with Mike Elias as new GM, but has not heard from the Orioles and doesn't know where he'll end up playing next season.
Orioles manager Buck Showalter led the Orioles to success as part of a wave taking over the game that emphasize bullpen usage and defense. That the rest of the league caught up and passed them on that front doesn't take away from the success it brought.
Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said Monday that the team is "in the process of planning for the future" even as he awaits word on whether he will be offered a new contract.
Players and pitchers likely to be back with the Orioles in 2019 fuel season-ending 4-0 win over the Houston Astros at Camden Yards in the final game of the season.
Orioles outfielder Adam Jones served the Baltimore community until the end of the season after extending his stay with the team by two months when he nixed a trade to the Phillies.
Trey Mancini drove in three runs, Adam Jones had three hits and the Orioles' stars helped them best a star-less Red Sox team, 10-3, Wednesday night at Fenway Park.
Dylan Bundy, threw 90 pitches in three laborious innings and further stretched an Orioles pitching staff that despite roster expansion can barely cover the required innings on a given day.
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 the mostly intact husk of their recently successful rosters or the newly made-over version without any of the pedigree or star power, these Orioles have lost more often than any other team to wear the colors.
The Orioles might have picked the right time to make dubious history with the most losses in the history of the Baltimore franchise. Now there's nowhere to go but up.
Orioles catcher Chance Sisco wasn’t available in Monday’s series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays because of a cut on his chin and possible concussion suffered when a foul tip hit him in the mask Sunday.
Manager Buck Showalter said it's a "long process" in deciding when Adam Jones will play and that, while the home fans wanting to see him play are a part of it, the Orioles are "trying to satisfy a lot of things right now."
Adam Jones' teammates believe that the Orioles should try their best to meld their plan of looking at younger players and giving Jones a proper launching pad into free agency this winter.
A few weeks to see if their young players can hack it before the team has to begin making plans for 2019 and beyond could make a big difference by the time they and the Orioles are ready for the big time again.
Jones returned to the starting lineup for the series opener against the A’s, perhaps to show everyone that his absence wasn’t punitive or to show that the Orioles are aware of their responsibility to put a competitive team on the field.
