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Rick Down, who was the hitting coach when the Orioles set the then-major league record with 257 home runs in 1996, is dead at 68 after a long illness.

The Orioles' Opening Day game against the New York Yankees will start a 1:05 p.m. and be broadcast on ESPN, the first national game on the league-wide first day of the season.

With the Ravens' run ending suddenly Sunday in the playoffs, a look at what the Orioles have been up to in a transformational offseason for the entire franchise.

The Orioles new strategy to rebuild through player development and the long lead time that might require makes the fact that Zach Britton signed with the Yankees a moot one.

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.

As his Jan. 7 court date looms ever closer, Kevin Spacey has been sighted out and about in Baltimore. His relationship with the city extends as far back as 2012.

The Orioles named Koby Perez their senior director of international scouting Wednesday, adding a head to a department new general manager Mike Elias hopes will be an area of growth for the Orioles.

The 115-loss Orioles were not only the worst team in baseball with the fourth-most losses in major league history, but also were rated as the worst team in all of American sports in 2018.

Jeffrey Kalkstein, a chiropractor in the Towson area for 30 years and currently operating a business with his sons Warren and Blake, has been the Orioles' chiropractor for the last 11 years.

The challenge facing the new Orioles front office is daunting and there are no guarantees, but anything will be better than last season.

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.

These were the top 10 biggest news stories from the past year.

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.

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.

At its core, 2018 was defined not by games but by the complex and sometimes tragic stories that accompany them.

Aside from the Astros, the only other team to execute a similar rebuilt recently is the Chicago Cubs, and new Orioles manager Brandon Hyde spearheaded their player development operation early before joining the major league coaching staff through a rebuild that netted the 2016 World Series title.

Brandon Hyde is in place as manager, but there's still a lot of work to be done for the Orioles to be where they want to be when spring training begins in the second week of February.

New Orioles manager Brandon Hyde was introduced to the media Monday and said he and the front office intend to work closely together on the Orioles' long-term rebuilding project.

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde was the first name Mike Elias heard on his first managerial research call, a process that ended with Hyde introduced as the Orioles' 20th manager Monday.

The Orioles officially named Chicago Cubs bench coach Brandon Hyde the 20th manager in club history late Friday afternoon. Here's everything you need to know.

Brandon Hyde will be the new manager of the Baltimore Orioles. Hyde, who was hired away from the Chicago Cubs after spending 2018 as their bench coach and five years on their major league coaching staff, was selected from a group of six candidates.

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.

The Orioles' main roster-oriented activity at this week's winter meetings will likely be Thursday's Rule 5 draft. Here's who they might take.

Orioles general manager Mike Elias didn’t confirm the reported hire of Brandon Hyde, but spoke much more hopefully of an imminent conclusion to the managerial search.

There are reports that Chicago Cubs bench coach Brandon Hyde will be the Orioles' new manager. If so, he's got his work cut out for him.

Chris Davis stopped by the 40th annual Orioles Reach Holiday Party for local school kids and talked about his desire to be a big part of the Orioles rebuilding project.

As long as the American League continues tipping toward New York and Boston franchises, a Baltimore team is doomed to second place or worse.

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.

Should former Oriole Harold Baines be in the Hall of Fame? Here's what the experts think.

The Aberdeen mayor and City Council voted 4-1 in favor of a budget amendment to spend up to $150,000 on legal expenses to defend a lawsuit filed against the city by the Aberdeen IronBirds baseball ownership group.

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.

Orioles manager Mike Elias said the Orioles are "pretty far along" in their search to replace Buck Showalter as manager, though he didn't expect one to be named imminently.

Harold Baines and Lee Smith, selected Sunday to the Baseball Hall of Fame, each spoke fondly of his time in Baltimore when they were unveiled Monday at the winter meetings as Hall of Famers.

Reds manager David Bell said his brother, Orioles managerial candidate Mike Bell, 'would do great, given the opportunity' if new executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias chose him to replace Buck Showalter.

The Orioles are offering lunch with Trey Mancini and Mychal Givens at a Baltimore-area restaurant as part of the 2018 Winter Meetings Auction, with proceeds benefiting the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the Jackie Robinson Foundation.

A pair of former Orioles—outfielder Harold Baines and reliever Lee Smith—were selected Sunday for the 2019 Baseball Hall of Fame class by the Today's Game committee.

The Orioles will be in Las Vegas from Monday to Thursday for their first winter meetings led by new executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias.

Former Orioles All-Star Jonathan Schoop, who was nontendered by the Milwaukee Brewers, agreed to a one-year deal with the Minnesota Twins, according to The Athletic.

Comparing the Paul Goldschmidt trade to what the Orioles may have gotten for Manny Machado if they had dealt him last winter instead of waiting until the All-Star break.

Caleb Joseph posted a farewell to Orioles fans on Twitter that seemed to indicate that he doesn't think he's coming back, but the team could still re-sign him after non-tender.

Remember when Lonny Baxter, Jimmy Key and Raymond Berry were in the news?

The Orioles have decided not to tender 2019 contracts to infielder Tim Beckham and catcher Caleb Joseph, the team announced at Friday night’s deadline to issue deals to arbitration-eligible players.

Orioles director of player development Brian Graham served as the interim general manager in the search that led to Mike Elias, but won't get the chance to work for him.

Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias said on the 105.7 The Fan Orioles Hot Stove show that the club had done background on dozens of managerial candidates and was past phase one of the search to replace Buck Showalter.

Infielder Tim Beckham and catcher Caleb Joseph are among the player the Orioles need to make decisions on by 8 p.m. Friday, when teams are required to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players

The Orioles will have one of the biggest bonus pools in the 2019 MLB draft, and the dismissal of Gary Rajsich Tuesday shows they're just as focused on that as building things for the present.

With Mike Elias on board as the new general manager, the Orioles hope for a better future. In the meantime, here's a look at their storied past.

Orioles scouting director Gary Rajsich won't return for 2019 under new general manager Mike Elias.

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.

Washington Redskins tackle Trent Williams practiced Monday and has been fully cleared after being taken to the hospital in an ambulance following the team’s game at Dallas on Thanksgiving Day.