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Former Orioles infielder Miguel Tejada is among those on the 2019 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for the first time.

Former Orioles ace Mike Mussina saw his vote total climb again in the balloting for the Baseball Hall of Fame, but missed out on induction, while Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome, and Trevor Hoffman earned induction as the class of 2018.

If Derek Jeter could have scripted his perfect ending at Yankee Stadium, it would have looked a lot like what actually happened Thursday night, but it wouldn't have happened if the Orioles hadn't worked so hard on the rewrite.

As Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette sat in his office at the Ed Smith Stadium complex on a sunny afternoon earlier this month, overlooking a well-manicured cloverleaf of fields, a bitter winter seemed like an eternity ago in more ways than one.

For the second straight night, the Orioles' late-inning fate was left to the bullpen Wednesday, and for the second consecutive night, the New York Yankees spoiled the Orioles' hopes for gaining ground in the American League wild-card race.

With their playoff hopes desperately in need of a boost Sunday afternoon, the Orioles finally got the offense they needed. And when they did, the outburst was enough to quickly silence Yankee Stadium.

MLB Network has a nice alternative with Bob Costas and Bill Ripken doing the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox at 7 p.m. Friday.

Well, after beating the Orioles 5-4, on a scorching Saturday afternoon before 42,678 in the Bronx, the Yankees have risen like a phoenix and flown a half-game ahead of the Orioles and into second place in the American League East.

Chris Davis now has as many homers and RBIS as he had in his breakout season in 2012.

Colin Moran, a third baseman from North Carolina, is the nephew of former Orioles outfielder B.J. Surhoff -- and he could go as high as No. 1 in baseball's amateur draft.

With all the journeymen the Orioles have employed in recent memory, they don't have any former pitchers who are still active and have had at least 80 wins.

Tonight, Don Mattingly and Buck Showalter will manage against each other for the first time in the opener of this weekend¿s interleague series against the Dodgers.

The Orioles hit a season-high three homers off Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes, winning 5-3 before an announced 41,851 in the Bronx.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said in the first days of spring training that he wanted to float the designated hitter spot among different players.

The American League East has long been considered one of baseball's toughest divisions, and that should hold true again in 2013. But it's no longer a division dominated by a couple high-spending teams and the occasional upstart. Suddenly, the AL East is being recognized for its depth.

The Orioles apparently left their bats back in the visitors' clubhouse at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas. They enter tonight's game against the New York Yankees with just six runs in their past three games, which is obviously a pretty big reason why they are trailing the Yankees, 2-1, in the American League Divisional Series. But it's not just that they aren't having any success at the plate. It's which hitters haven't yet come through.

Here's a roundup of what other media outlets are saying about the Orioles' win over the New York Yankees in Game 2 of the American League Division Series.

These surprising Baltimore Orioles have shown resilience all season. And they did it again Monday, rebounding from a ninth inning implosion the night before to slip past the New York Yankees, 3-2, to even up the American League Division Series at 1-1.

Some quotes from both clubhouses following the Orioles' 3-2 ALDS Game 2 win over the Yankees Monday night at Camden Yards.

The rest of this round will be played at Yankee Stadium, beginning with Game 3 on Wednesday night, but don't let the address intimidate you because the Orioles probably won't. They've been playing the Yankees tough there all season, winning two out of three games in each of the three regular season series in the Big Apple.

Asked if his team was happy with a split in Baltimore, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter said: "You don't come here saying you want to split. You come here wanting to win every game, and we didn't win today."

Baltimore Sun writers react to the Orioles' 3-2 win over the New York Yankees in Game 2 of the ALDS

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said it was a difficult decision to not start veteran designated hitter Jim Thome, the club's most experience postseason player, in Sunday's American League Division Series opener at Camden Yards againtst New York Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia. Thome did receive the start in Monday's Game 2 against veteran lefty Andy Pettitte.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter spoke with the media this afternoon before tonight's ALDS Game 2 against the Yankees at Camden Yards.

After 15 years of waiting for a playoff baseball at Camden Yards, Orioles fans had to endure an extra 2 1/2 hours as chilly rain pushed back the start of Sunday's division series opener against the hated New York Yankees.

Former Oriole and YES broadcaster Ken Singleton is thrilled that the O's are in the playoffs, but he¿s got to pull for the New York Yankees.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter spoke to the media before tonight American League Division Series Game 1 at Camden Yards, the first postseason game in Baltimore since 1997.

After they lost to the Boston Red Sox last night, it's fair to ask: Are the Tampa Bay Rays done?

Down the stretch is a daily Orioles Insider blog that will set up the coming night for the O's and their American League competition as the push for the postseason continues.

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones said this afternoon that he had no news to tell reporters about a potential long-term extension.

Seven-time Cy Young Award-winner Roger Clemens is on trial today -- again -- for allegedly lying to Congress, and that means the spotlight will again find Brian McNamee, the pitcher's former personal trainer. But the man I'll be thinking about is Andy Pettitte, Clemens' longtime friend and teammate.