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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.

With Manny Machado returning to Camden Yards, this week's Orioles reset examines how the fruits of last season’s trades are ripening.

An Associated Press analysis found that this year's All-Star starting lineups could be the youngest in major league history.

With $8.5 million in international bonus pool slots for the 2018-19 period, the Orioles have used nearly all of it under new GM Mike Elias and Koby Perez.

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde wrote out 64 different batting orders through 64 games before repeating Saturday's lineup for Sunday's finale with Houston.

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.

Designated hitter Renato Núñez is one of several Orioles who will get to return to their old stomping grounds in this week's road trip through Texas.

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said Josh Rogers' scratch at Triple-A Norfolk was done in preparation for the possibility of needing more pitching going forward.

As the Orioles return to New York for the first time since the season's opening weekend, the team's growth isn’t going unnoticed among the veterans.

The Davidsonville resident and Boys’ Latin graduate is a two-time Tewaaraton Award finalist and the only player in NCAA Division I history to rank in the Top 20 in points (second), assists (tied for second) and goals (20th) per game.

Atlanta police are investigating the burglary of Braves outfielder Nick Markakis's home and say $20,000, five guns and other items were stolen while the team was on a road trip.

Orioles fans spent Thursday's Opening Day loss to the New York Yankees trying to get to know a team full of unfamiliar faces.

Orioles third baseman Rio Ruiz has opened eyes at camp, but could find himself left off the Opening Day roster in favor of Renato Núñez for factors out of his control.

Outfielder Dwight Smith Jr. wasted no time showing up at Ed Smith Stadium and talked about his reaction to the deal that sent him to the Orioles from the Toronto Blue Jays.

Orioles first baseman Chris Davis was scratched from the lineup Tuesday with a sore hip flexor, but manager Brandon Hyde said he's putting in good work amid a slow start this spring.

The Orioles made their second trade of international bonus pool money of the spring in acquiring right-hander Xavier Moore of the Minnesota Twins.

The Orioles played the Toronto Blue Jays in their second exhibition game of the spring. David Hess started and allowed a run. Rio Ruiz hit a three-run homer.

The Orioles sent international signing bonus pool money to the Texas Rangers for a minor league pitcher Sunday.

Outfielder Eric Young Jr. will add a veteran presence to the young Orioles outfield mix in spring training.

Pitching development has barreled forward in recent years, with data-tracking systems, speed cameras and reams of information helping teams refine and advance the arsenals of their young arms. Now the Orioles hope to join the revolution.

Orioles outfielder Frank Robinson had those skinny legs and a gingerly gait that made it seem as if his feet always hurt. But the ferocity with which he played baseball belied his appearance.

Infielder Jack Reinheimer is the latest addition to the Orioles' thin stock of major-league capable players at that spot, joining the team as a waiver claim on Monday from the Texas Rangers.

The Baltimore Blast are in the middle of a heated season Major Arena Soccer League season. As they continue their hunt for an 11th championship title, the team

Examining the recent difficult decisions by the Baseball Hall of Fame on hat choices as Mike Mussina has the option of going in this year as a Yankee or Oriole.

The Atlanta Braves have agreed to a one-year contract to bring back All-Star outfielder Nick Markakis, a deal worth a guaranteed $6 million.

Mike Mussina, who could be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame this year, is still the last homegrown Orioles starter to even make an All-Star Game.

The Orioles claimed pitcher Austin Brice off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels on Friday, and designated infielder Breyvic Valera for assignment to clear a roster spot.

Even with Koby Perez now installed as senior director of international scouting, the Orioles don't seem in any hurry to spend the significant bonus pool they amassed with last summer's trades.

What's proved to be a year of seismic changes for the Orioles on and off the field still packed in plenty of actual baseball over the required 162 games, even if it might have been nice for them to mercifully end by about halfway through.

With the announcement of Wednesday's agreement that will allow Cuban players to safely come to the United States to play baseball in the same manner that professionals from South Korea and Japan can, the Orioles will have an even wider talent base to sift through.

"The way he prepares, the way he sees the game, he seems to be two steps ahead of the next guy across the way in the other dugout," pitching coach Reid Cornelius said of his former boss, reported Orioles manager Brandon Hyde.

New Orioles GM Mike Elias said the club will monitor the free agent market this week at the Winter Meetings, but the focus is on doing the things that will make them attractive to players in the future, not marketing themselves for now.

The Orioles claimed infielder Rio Ruiz, a one-time Houston Astros farmhand, off waivers from the Atlanta Braves on Monday as baseball's winter meetings began in Las Vegas.

The Atlanta Braves made the kind of moves in free agency Monday that the Orioles need to build themselves up to be able to think about.

The Orioles announced Wednesday morning that Sig Mejdal will be the team’s assistant general manager, analytics.

Many of the Orioles' prizes from their July teardown trades were dealt by their prior clubs with this week in mind — when they'd have to be added to the 40-man roster to be protected from the Rule 5 draft. But only one remained to be added by Tuesday's deadline — right-hander Dillon Tate.

Mike Elias, who played a major role in the Houston Astros’ rebuild that culminated in a 2017 World Series title, will get the chance to replicate that as the Orioles’ next general manager.

Flush with cash, the New York Yankees might take a run at Manny Machado. But first, the former Orioles infielder would have some explaining to do.

Resetting the Orioles' known executive candidates with the possibility that they could make a decision on a replacement for executive vice president Dan Duquette this week.

Davey Johnson, Lee Smith, Harold Baines, Albert Belle, Will Clark, Joe Carter and Lou Piniella are among the 10 who will be considered by Baseball Hall of Fame's Today's Game Era committee

Former Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis wins his third Gold Glove, this time with the Atlanta Braves.

Former Orioles infielder Manny Machado is answering for things like his base running and his hard slides instead of his hot bat in the National League Championship Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Orioles have several pitching prospects who, like Astros Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel, have to overcome the soft-tossing lefty stigma to succeed in the majors. What does Keuchel have to say about that progression that they can learn?

The Orioles' Opening Day starter allowed a historic home-run rate, but he ended the season pleased with how his body felt, how much he was able to pitch and how he was able to make adjustments.

Dan Duquette won't be offered a new contract to return as Orioles executive vice president.

Buck Showalter won't return to manage the Orioles in 2019, according to an industry source, ending what until this season had been a productive relationship with the manager who took over in August 2010 and brought playoff baseball back to Baltimore and an organization that was starved for it.

The merciful end of the 2018 season has finally arrived for an Orioles team that might never live down what happened this year.

Just a handful of Astros who won last year's World Series were with the team when their rebuild began, a signal to the Orioles and their fans that they might not see the current players around when the winning returns.

Adam Jones has thrown out base runners in two of his last three starts in right field.