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- John Means so strongly considered quitting baseball last year that he made a LinkedIn profile. Even he can't believe he's now the Orioles' All-Star.
- Orioles pitching prospects DL Hall and Grayson Rodriguez were impressive Sunday night, in more ways than one.
- Orioles veteran right-hander Andrew Cashner has been the best starter in the American League over the past month-plus, and could have more trade value for it.
- This Week in Baltimore Sports History for July 7-13
- Orioles starter Andrew Cashner has been among the best in the majors since the beginning of June, and helped the Orioles to their third straight win.
- Peter Schmuck's takes on the news items of the week. Thoughts on Peyton Manning, Joey Chestnut, Trey Mancini, Colin Kaepernick and more.
- The Orioles wrapped up the first half with the worst record in baseball and are clearly sellers as the July 31 trade deadline approaches. Who might they trade?
- Los Angeles Angels second baseman Tommy La Stella has been replaced on the American League All-Star team, a day after fouling a 97 mph fastball off his right
- There are All-Star snubs every year, but Trey Mancini's absence from the American League team is particularly galling.
- After John Means' seven spectacular innings, the Orioles scored six runs in the ninth and held on for a 9-6 victory over the Rays.
- Trey Mancini had to make some tough phone calls Sunday to tell family he didn't make the All-Star team, but he's thankful for the support he's gotten.
- It’s July 1, or as it’s known in the baseball world, Bobby Bonilla Day. It’s only a few years until it possibly referred to as Chris Davis Day in Baltimore.
- Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said he's "disappointed a lot" that star outfielder Trey Mancini was left off the American League All-Star roster.
- Former Orioles pitcher and 2019 Hall of Fame inductee Mike Mussina threw out the first pitch against the Cleveland Indians.
- In the 13-0 win over the Cleveland Indians, the Orioles pitchers and batters matched strong performances.
- DL Hall and Grayson Rodriguez, the Orioles’ first-round picks from the previous two drafts, will represent the organization in the Futures Game on July 7.
- The Onion wrote a satirical report saying that the Norfolk Tides sent Anderson Felix "down" to the Baltimore Orioles.
- The Orioles' average announced attendance represents an 18% drop over the same period last year. But the club is trying to build it back up in time.
- On the day the Orioles introduced first overall pick Adley Rutschman, Manny Machado came to Camden Yards as a visitor for the first time.
- Tray Mancini hit his eighth first-inning home run Sunday, adding to his otherworldly stats in that inning this season.
- The Orioles collapsed in an eight-run third inning and limped home after a 1-6 West Coast road trip.
- It was "Turn Back the Clock Day" in Seattle and the Orioles were wearing the uniform of the winningest O's in team history, so they ended their losing streak.
- North Carroll is out to contend this summer in the South Penn League.
- Peter Schmuck gives his take on the best sports news items of the week.
- An Associated Press analysis found that this year's All-Star starting lineups could be the youngest in major league history.
- Orioles star Trey Mancini had to be removed from the game Wednesday during his at-bat in the first inning after being hit on the arm by a pitch.
- Orioles first baseman Chris Davis is shocked that Trey Mancini is ranked so low among American League outfielders in the All-Star voting.
- Dylan Bundy traded shutout innings with Chris Sale until the Red Sox caught up to him in the sixth inning. Red Sox defeated the Orioles, 7-2, at Camden Yards.
- The Toronto Blue Jays scored seven runs in the sixth inning to break open a close game and secure a 12-3 victory over the Orioles.
- The Orioles entered Wednesday’s game with the Toronto Blue Jays as the only American League team yet to allow a grand slam, but Rowdy Tellez changed that.
- When the MLB All-Star ballot updated Monday, Trey Mancini was the only Oriole to break 100,000 votes.
- An original team photo of the 1914 Baltimore Orioles, featuring Babe Ruth, sold for a record $190,373 at auction.
- Orioles manager Brandon Hyde wrote out 64 different batting orders through 64 games before repeating Saturday's lineup for Sunday's finale with Houston.
- For the first time since Mike Elias became the Orioles’ executive vice president/general manager in November, his new team faces the Astros.
- Former Orioles pitcher and Hall of Famer Jim Palmer, now a broadcaster for the team, is selling his Little Italy apartment for $775,000.
- On Oct. 17, 1914, George Herman Ruth and Helen Woodford climbed the steep hill to St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Ellicott City and tied the knot.
- In taking Adley Rutschman with the MLB draft's first pick, the Orioles added a potent switch-hitter at a position that isn't often seen in the top five picks.
- Remember when Steve McNair, Storm Davis and Hoyt Wilhelm were on the Baltimore sports pages?
- Trey Mancini is the prime candidate to represent the Orioles at this summer’s All-Star Game.
- The Orioles came off another tough loss on Sunday and took out their frustrations on the struggling Detroit Tigers.
- Orioles general manager Mike Elias said there are positives to pull from a team with the worst record in the American League, including manager Brandon Hyde.
- The Yankees hit three home runs off Orioles pitching in Tuesday’s 11-4 victory, making Baltimore the fastest club in major league history to allow 100 homers.
- The Orioles begin a four-game series at the Cleveland Indians last in the American League with a .211 average when batting with a runner in scoring position.
- This week in Baltimore sports history (May 12-18)
- Although Mychal Givens’ past four outings have ended in saves, three of them of at least four outs, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde has emphasized this week that Givens’ responsibility is not the ninth inning, but the game’s biggest outs.
- The Boston Red Sox hit three home runs and defeated the Orioles, 8-5, to even the three-game series at Camden Yards at a game apiece.
- Paul H. Hutchins Jr., a retired Baltimore Sun photographer who caught a leaping Brooks Robinson celebrating the Orioles' 1966 World Series sweep, died of heart failure Sunday at Gilchrist Hospice Care. He was 91 and lived in the Loch Raven Reservoir area north of Towson.
- Friday, the Orioles began a nine-game homestand with a 3-10 record in Baltimore. Both manager Brandon Hyde and outfielder Trey Mancini pointed to this season’s slow start at Camden Yards as a case of a small sample size.
- Peter Schmuck's light-hearted predictions for the Kentucky Derby, Orioles and Ravens notes and few other items.
- Monday's game was the Orioles' fourth straight with three runs or fewer, all losses.