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Orioles lefty Brian Matusz is hoping to springboard back into the starting rotation after embracing a reliever role and becoming an integral part of the Orioles sealing their first playoff berth in 15 years.

Cal Ripken Jr. said he isn't ready to necessarily take the next step to come back to baseball, but there is always interest.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter told a group of local business leaders that former Orioles closer Gregg Olson is planning on joining the team next week as a spring training instructor.

Orioles pitcher Miguel Gonzalez has learned to never make assumptions when it comes to baseball.

The Orioles announced a set of front office promotions Tuesday, most notably naming Orioles Hall of Famer Brady Anderson vice president of baseball operations. Anderson¿s former title was special assistant to the director of baseball operations.

Orioles infield prospect Jonathan Schoop said Saturday that he plans to play for the Netherlands in this spring¿s World Baseball Classic.

Orioles left-hander Zach Britton turned to Orioles special assistant Brady Anderson this offseason to regain strength -- and confidence -- in his arm.

Orioles right-hander Miguel Gonzalez, whose Cinderella 2012 season ended with an invitation to pitch for Mexico in the World Baseball Classic, has decided he won¿t participate in the March tournament.

Orioles right-hander Miguel Gonzalez said he¿s decided he won¿t pitch for Mexico in the World Baseball Classic.

Orioles right-hander Miguel Gonzalez hasn¿t made a formal decision on whether he is going to pitch for Mexico in March¿s World Baseball Classic. Reliever Luis Ayala also is weighing the possibility of playing for Mexico.

Joe Pace, Carroll Rosenbloom and Tom Nugent are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for January 13 to January 19

The Orioles have released the autograph session schedule for FanFest on Jan. 19 at the Baltimore Convention Center from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

A transcript of Buck Showalter's news conference Tuesday afternoon at the winter meetings in Nashville, Tenn.

Memories of Aberdeen people and even

Here are some quotes from the Orioles after their 5-1 victory over the Texas Rangers to advance to the American League Division Series.

We all know singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer Joan Jett loves Rock and Roll. She also has proclaimed her love for the Orioles for years.

Baltimore Orioles' Chris Davis homered in the fourth inning -- a two-run shot that was his fourth in his past three games.

Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter recently met with the media. Here are some things to come out of it:

Orioles left fielder Nolan Reimold can describe in one word what the last few months have been like for him, watching his teammates win while he recovers from neck surgery: Bittersweet.

If you're trying to make sense of the Orioles' otherworldly string of 16 straight extra-inning victories, don't even bother.

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps stood on the sideline and watched pregame warm-ups. And as they headed into the tunnel to make final preparations, he slapped hands with running back Ray Rice.

If the term "mob scene" could be applied to a joyous event, such as that of a beloved local ballplayer being immortalized with a bronze statue of his likeness being installed at the park where he spent half of his Hall of Fame career, then the scene at Camden Yards on Thursday, when Cal Ripken Jr.'s long-awaited sculpture was unveiled to the public for the first time, would be it.

Cal Ripken turned both the center field unveiling and the pre-game ceremony into a total endorsement of this budding new era of Baltimore Orioles baseball.

Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis is batting .341 as the No. 1 hitter in the lineup, and he's enjoying the extra at-bats -- and extra fastballs -- he's seen in that new role.

The Orioles didn¿t end up with 20th-round draftee Ryan Ripken, son of Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., but they have signed a player this year with a familiar name to Orioles fans: Right-handed hitting first baseman Cory Segui, the son of former Oriole David Segui and the grandson of former big league pitcher Diego Segui.

Rachel Tova Minkove, a University of Maryland School of Social Work student who wanted to assist young adults as they fought cancer, died of Hodgkin's lymphoma complications July 29 at her Cheswolde home. She was 28.

Tommy Hunter, 29, began taking judo lessons at the tender age of five in his hometown of Indianapolis. The lessons were a present from his grandmother.

More fans are showing up and watching on TV as Baltimore Orioles are above .500

Brady Anderson, Dick Edell and Johnny Unitas are part of The Sun remembers This Week in Sports July 1-7

Nolan Reimold met with doctors again Tuesday afternoon to discuss his options on alleviating his neck and back problems. But nothing was determined by early Tuesday evening.

It's on that table where J.J. Hardy, the undisputed pingpong champion of the Orioles clubhouse, hones his game in the off-season.

Kevin Cowherd rounds up the latest news on the Baltimore Orioles.

During his meeting with reporters Tuesday, Orioles manager Buck Showalter joked that he would have doughnuts waiting for Saturday¿s starter -- a reference to first-round draft pick Kevin Gausman.

In Saturday's 6-5 victory, the trend looked like it finally would be snapped, with their most consistent starter, Jason Hammel, cruising and Adam Jones and Nick Markakis each hitting two-run homers against the Washington Nationals to take a 6-0 lead into the fifth.

Fifteen years after their split, Peter Angelos and Davey Johnson might have a chance to patch things up. The Orioles owner says, "enough time has passed," while his former manager says he has "buried the hatchet."

The Orioles just unveiled their statue of Frank Robinson beyond the left-center-field fence at Camden Yards, kicking off a season-long celebration honoring the club's six Hall of Famers.

Everyone on the Orioles was pulling big-time for Brian Matusz last night at Camden Yards. Why wouldn't they?

Orioles notebook: Brian Matusz excited for a new start Monday against Yankees. Lefty can't wait to turn the page after a disastrous 2011.

Orioles left-hander Brian Matusz sees first 2012 start as fresh slate

Opening Day is meaningful to Orioles fans for different reasons.

Orioles pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada will start the season on the disabled list. The left-hander will begin the year in extended spring training in Sarasota.

Infielder Rich Dauer and scout Walter Youse will also be honored on Aug. 26

One of the people I reached out to when I was working on the Brady story was Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, who refered to Brady during his Hall of Fame induction speech in Cooperstown as "simply my best friend," which is pretty high praise from a guy who is considered a friend by just about everybody in these parts.

Everybody knows that Brady Anderson has been working with left-hander Brian Matusz to build him back up both physically and mentally after last year's discouraging performance.

Anderson hit 50 home runs in 1996 and remains the only Orioles player ever to reach the half-century mark, but the anomalous nature of that performance raised some eyebrows.

If you haven't already read my Sun Magazine article on Brady Anderson and his new role with the Orioles, get to it, because over the next few days we're going to be including some of the outtakes and bonus material from my lengthy interview with Brady earlier this month at spring training in Sarasota, Fla.

It's not just an urban Orioles legend. In the middle of his 50-homer season in 1996, Brady Anderson doubled over with terrible abdominal pain and had to be taken to a hospital in Boston for tests.

One of the Orioles' biggest stars of the '90s, Brady Anderson is evolving into a key player with the team — but this time as a trainer.

This time last year, there were more questions than answers about Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy.