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- With Manny Machado returning to Camden Yards, this week's Orioles reset examines how the fruits of last seasonās trades are ripening.
- Zach Pop, acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers in last summerās Manny Machado trade, underwent successful Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery Tuesday.
- The Orioles have spent most of the little time dedicated to the major league roster this offseason remaking what their infield depth chart looks like, from Rule 5 picks Richie Martin and Drew Jackson to waiver claims Rio Ruiz, Hanser Alberto and Jack Reinheimer.
- Despite a litany of dismissals last year both before and after his arrival, new Orioles GM Mike Elias said the club is essentially fully operational with less than six weeks to go before spring training.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Orioles ended their season series at Yankee Stadium with a 5-4 record, the only AL park they will have a winning record at in 2018.
- This year's Orioles have lost more games than any other in the team's 65-year history.
- The Orioles have gotten a lot of looks at their possible future infield alignments this month, and the players involved have responded by carrying the offense amid their changing responsibilities.
- Orioles catcher Chance Sisco wasnāt available in Mondayās series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays because of a cut on his chin and possible concussion suffered when a foul tip hit him in the mask Sunday.
- Breyvic Valera's ninth-inning catch changed the tone of the Orioles-Athletics game Thursday night.
- Orioles pitcher Dylan Bundy recorded his first win since July 29 in Thursday night's win over Oakland
- Tuesdayās loss was the Oriolesā fifth straight, their 11th losing streak of at least five games. Theyāre 1-8 in September, and 41-103 this season.
- Jonathan Villar's vast talent has still gone fully untapped as he reaches the Orioles
- The Orioles scored four runs in the seventh inning for a 5-3 comeback win over the Mariners.
- Pitcher Luis Ortiz, one of three players acquired from the Brewers in the Jonathan Schoop trade, receives his first major league call-up. He joins the Orioles in Seattle.
- After seven previous big league call-ups, most of which lasted less than 48 hours, Yacabonis is likely on the big league roster to stay this season.
- Without much incentive to pry their young players away from the end of the minor league season, the Orioles added only infielder Breyvic Valera from Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday, the first day rosters expanded past the 25-man limit.
- New Orioles prospect Yusniel DĆaz is starting to show his talents a bit after last month's trade from the Los Angeles Dodgers for All-Star Manny Machado.
- Shortstop Adam Hall, the Oriolesā second-round pick in 2017, hit his first professional home run Wednesday and carried a nine-game hitting streak into the weekend for the IronBirds.
- Darren O'Day was traded to the Braves on Tuesday, a move teammate Caleb Joseph was shocked by.
- The Orioles dealt controllable players Jonathan Schoop, Kevin Gausman and Darren O'Day before Tuesday's nonwaiver trade deadline.
- Jonathan Schoop's departure was bittersweet because he said he wanted to remain with the Orioles.