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The international flavor on the Astros' top prospect list gives hope that new Orioles general manager Mike Elias could build a similarly diverse and talented system in Baltimore.

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.

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.

From their playing days in college to their success in MLB, here's how Mike Elias and Dan Duquette stack up to each other.

The Orioles introduced their new general manager, Mike Elias, on Monday. Elias emphasized that "the plan is simple. We're going to build an elite talent pipeline."

With the Orioles parting ways with longtime manager Buck Showalter, the organization must decide who its field general of the future will be.

Here are some of the roster-related discussions new Orioles GM Mike Elias will be having with the holdover Orioles staff in the front office.

Mike Elias has impressed his mentors and colleagues during his rapid rise from Yale to his new job as executive vice president of the Orioles.

New Orioles baseball operations chief will be coming from a new direction after helping build the Houston Astros into a World Series team, but he'll need several years to transform the O's into a 21st century operation.

The Houston Astros rebuild that Mike Elias was a part of worked partly because of the continuity in personnel their general manager, Jeff Luhnow, brought from the Cardinals. Who from Houston could help replicate that for Elias in Baltimore?

The Orioles named Mike Elias the team's new general manager. Here's what people are saying.

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.

The MASN dispute between the Orioles and Nationals goes before an arbitration panel this week.

The Maryland Sports Boosters put on a 1983 World Series reunion gala on Wednesday night in conjunction with the Babe Ruth Museum. There were plenty of players from that team in attendance and many of them were wondering when the Orioles will knock them off that pedestal.

Mike Elias reportedly will be named the new baseball operations chief of the Orioles, but nothing is official yet. Still, he's already creating a buzz around town.

Who is Mike Elias? Here's some background on the Astros assistant general manager's path through baseball.

Six-time All-Star Joe Mauer announced his retirement on Monday. He was the last player to be represented by Baltimore-based agent Ron Shapiro, who also represented many Orioles stars, including Cal Ripken Jr., Eddie Murray and Jim Palmer.

Allegiant Air is adding a twice weekly flight from BWI Marshall Airport to Sarasota, Fla., the spring training home of the Baltimore Orioles, in February.

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.

The Maryland Stadium Authority has taken a step toward adding Wi-Fi at Oriole Park at Camden Yards — one of the last big-league stadiums without public Internet service.

The Orioles' payroll for 2019 might end up being low enough that the club bears some of the players' frustration for the teams who are capping their spending near the soft cap of the competitive balance tax.

The Orioles have the only remaining vacancy at the top executive level after the San Francisco Giants hired Dodgers general manager Farhan Zaidi as their president of baseball operations late Tuesday.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is and has been the very heart of the Baltimore arts scene for decades, but it is now in peril as BSO musicians passionately negotiate to preserve its artistic integrity and world-class status.

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

The executive search would be daunting enough, but another round of arbitration in the long-running Mid-Atlantic Sports Network rights dispute with the Washington Nationals also is a major source of concern for the Orioles. Both situations could come to a head this month.

A month after dismissing executive vice president Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter following the worst season in franchise history, the Orioles' search for a new individual to lead the organization’s baseball operations continues.

The Orioles lost outfielder John Andreoli on waivers to the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.

Almost a full month after they dismissed executive vice president Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter, ushering in a new era of Orioles baseball once new hires are made, what that means for the offseason is only now coming into focus.

The Orioles added right-hander Branden Kline to the 40-man roster Wednesday to keep him away from minor league free agency and eventually, the Rule 5 draft, after his stellar return from injury in 2018.

Steve Pearce, who was named the World Series MVP after hitting two home runs for the Red Sox, isn't the first former Oriole to earn the honor.

As the Orioles search for a top executive stretches on, the work former Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington did in building the 2018 World Series champion should stand out for how he ran a complete organization before his dismissal.

Steve Pearce, who has played for all five American League East teams, including the Orioles, is named World Series MVP after helping the Boston Red Sox defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2018 World Series.

Five Orioles staffers in varying roles with significant connections to former executive vice president Dan Duquette were let go Friday, just before the majority of the contracts in the organization are set to expire.

Former Orioles manager Buck Showalter was back in Baltimore for the first time since he was let go on Oct. 3 to serve as the starter for the KidsPeace Trick-or-Trot 5K at Camden Yards Saturday.

The Orioles were shut out of the 2018 finalists for the Gold Glove Awards. Who could be the next player in an Orioles uniform to even be a finalist?

Here's what baseball observers are saying after Dodgers shortstop Manny Machado clipped Brewers first baseman Jesus Aguilar's leg in the NLCS.

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 two have “gotten to be good friends,” Harbaugh said, with golf dates and the occasional suggestion about how quarterback Joe Flacco should slide.

With unsung heroes providing key hits, the Orioles take three straight games in Philadelphia to win the 1983 World Series.

Citing conduct by the City of Aberdeen that has made operating Ripken Stadium “unbearably difficult,” the company that owns the Aberdeen IronBirds has filed suit against the city for not living up to the terms of an agreement made nearly 20 years ago.

Baltimore Sun staff writers and editors predict winners for the American League and National League Championship Series.

When fans made a great catch of a foul ball at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium back in the good old days, Rex Barney, legendary announcer, proclaimed over the public address system, “Give that fan a contract!” In light of the Orioles' painful state of affairs, maybe that's not just a corny idea.

Readers think Davis should renegotiate his contract with the Orioles after his disastrous 2018 season

The Orioles moved quickly to dismiss Buck Showalter and Dan Duquette, but even if they have a sense of urgency, the search for a new general manager and manager could take awhile.

Young Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins has plenty to build on and much to work on after making his major league debut in August.

Remember when Johnny Unitas, Joe Gattuso and Ed Modzelewski were in the news?

A week of stellar pitching performances has the 1983 Orioles three wins away from the world championship.

Sometime after a brand-new Boston Red Sox ownership group fired general manager Dan Duquette in early 2002, I wrote a national baseball column extolling him for leaving the long-suffering franchise with a promising future. Will I get to write another about his impact on the Orioles?