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- Orioles minor-league pitcher Jonatan Isenia, injured in the World Baseball Classic while pitching for the Netherlands, having MRI.
- Stephen Strasburg surrendered three hits over two innings -- including a single and home run to the first two batters he faced -- in his first action since Sept. 7.
- Orioles claim right-hander Todd Redmond, 27, from the Cincinnati Reds. Trayvon Robinson expected to be designated for assignment
- The Orioles have added to their outfield surplus by announcing the minor league signing of Chris Dickerson.
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- Earl Weaver, the Orioles' irascible, chain-smoking, umpire-baiting manager who led the team to four American League pennants and the 1970 world championship in his 17 years here, died Friday night while on an Orioles-themed cruise.
- Orioles center fielder Adam Jones has accepted an invitation to play for the United States in the World Baseball Classic this March.
- Too bad Mark Harvey, the M & T Bank Stadium and Camden Yards streaker, didn't get the same deal Morganna Roberts, "The Kissing Bandit," did in 1988 when she ran onto the field at Memorial Stadium and bussed a surprised Cal Ripken Jr. as he came up to bat.
- Buck Williams, Frank Robinson and Gus Johnson are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for December 9 to December 15
- Several media outlets reported Wednesday that the Boston Red Sox have a two-year deal in place for right-handed slugger Jonny Gomes. The Orioles had legitimate interest in Gomes, but only on a one-year deal.
- Lee MacPhail, former American League president, passes away at 95
- Lee MacPhail, a longtime Major League Baseball executive who served as Orioles general manager from 1959 to 1965, died Thursday evening at his home in Delray Beach, Fla. He was 95.
- The Detroit Tigers are star-studded; the San Francisco Giants are fate-tempters. Should be more drama than Jersey Shore, right (and nearly as awful hairdos/facial hair thanks to the Giants)?
- Red Sullivan, Archie Moore and Lefty Grove are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for October 21 to October 27
- Bert Jones, Earl Monroe and Joe Bellino are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for October 14 to October 20
- Oddmakers, most of whom predicted the Orioles to be one of the worst teams in baseball, continue to see the O's as a playoff longshot.
- A look at the schedule of games for the 2012 wild-card round, ALDS and NLDS.
- Orioles could be interested in Phillies players Joe Blanton, Juan Pierre, Shane Victorino and Hunter Pence.
- Despite struggling the past two nights in Minnesota, Orioles pitchers Chris Tillman and Zach Britton will likely get at least two more starts at the major league level.
- The Orioles received the fourth pick in Wednesday's first Competitive Balance Lottery, a new initiative from the new collective bargaining agreement aimed at helping small-market and small-revenue franchises.
- The Orioles purchased the contract of 26-year-old right-hander Brad Bergesen before Tuesday's game to provide support to a taxed bullpen.
- Ohio State pitcher picked in 18th round
- While watching Jake Arrieta struggle on the mound against the Phillies on Friday night, Orioles manager Buck Showalter firmly believed that sending Arrieta to Triple-A was the best solution.
- 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.
- Brooks Robinson owned third base. Still does. At his sendoff in 1977 — a "Thanks, Brooks" Day at a packed Memorial Stadium — Robinson's successor, Doug DeCinces, removed third base from its moorings and presented it to the Orioles veteran.
- Frank Robinson, who led the Orioles to their first world championship, is No. 4 on The Baltimore Sun's list of top athletes
- Orioles rookie utility man Ryan Flaherty started just one game in the club's first 16 games and now has started each of the past four, including in right field Saturday night ¿ the first time he had appeared there as a major leaguer.
- 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.
- Frank Robinson's time with the Orioles stands out most for the Hall of Famer. Robinson fondly recalls his days in Baltimore as the club prepares to unveil a statue of him at Camden Yards.
- The San Francisco Giants placed former Oriole Aubrey Huff on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, two days after he left the team because of an episode of anxiety.
- Orioles manager Buck Showalter has no reservations about putting Mark Reynolds back at third base. The Orioles signed veteran righty Joel Pineiro to a minor league deal and
- The Orioles have signed 33-year-old right-hander Joel Pineiro to a minor league deal. He reported today to the club¿s extended spring complex in Sarasota, Fla., where he will work out with club trainers until he is ready to pitch in games ¿ likely beginning at Triple-A Norfolk.
- Friday is Opening Day for the Baltimore Orioles, as well as 17 other Major League teams. But it is also Good Friday, the most solemn day in Christianity, and the first day of Judaism's Passover, a confluence of events that is giving some fans theological pause.
- Opening Day starter? Jake Arrieta is ready for the challenge. Throughout his life, the 26-year-old right-hander has made a habit of proving doubters wrong.
- 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.
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