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- Former Orioles pitcher and 2019 Hall of Fame inductee Mike Mussina threw out the first pitch against the Cleveland Indians.
- Former Orioles manager Phil Regan, 82, was named interim pitching coach by the Mets.
- The Orioles could have gone two ways with the first pick in the First Year Player Draft and either one would have been fine, but anything else would not.
- Examining Orioles GM Mike Elias' draft picks with the Houston Astros.
- Shane Bieber's 15 strikeouts were a career-high, and all five hits the Orioles managed against him were singles.
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Orioles' Davis sits in second game of season, Hyde says he won't be benched against all left-handers
Orioles first baseman Chris Davis was left out of the lineup for the second game of the season against tough left-hander James Paxton, but manager Brandon Hyde said it won't always be the case. - Two months after he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Mike Mussina still had a hard time believing his good fortune.
- Former Orioles center fielder Adam Jones was always a fascinating case of new-school player-evaluation methods disagreeing with the well-worn traits that baseball has valued for generations. His free agency showed how stark that was, both locally and nationally.
- This Orioles camp may be the first in a decade where Adam Jones won't be taking a prominent role in the happenings in Sarasota.
- Examining the recent difficult decisions by the Baseball Hall of Fame on hat choices as Mike Mussina has the option of going in this year as a Yankee or Oriole.
- Mike Mussina, the right-handed pitcher who anchored the Orioles rotation in the 1990s and remains the last homegrown ace the franchise developed, will join Mariano Rivera, Roy Halladay and Edgar MartĆnez in the Baseball Hall of Fameās Class of 2019.
- Mike Mussina, who will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in July, won 18 games in his first full major league season in 1992 and veteran starter Rick Sutcliffe could see back then that this day would come.
- A pair of MLB Network analysts who faced Mike Mussina plenty ā Hall of Famer Jim Thome and Kevin Millar ā feel strongly that this should be the year Mussina is enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 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.
- A pair of former Oriolesāoutfielder Harold Baines and reliever Lee Smithāwere selected Sunday for the 2019 Baseball Hall of Fame class by the Today's Game committee.
- 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 Orioles were bad this year, but not the worst ever.
- Dan Duquette won't be offered a new contract to return as Orioles executive vice president.
- Whether it's a meaningless regular-season finale or a pressure packed playoff game, rookie right-hander Mike Boddicker came through for the 1983 Orioles.
- The Orioles suffered a late 4-3 loss to the Houston Astros in the first half of Saturdayās doubleheader at Camden Yards.
- Just a handful of Astros who won last year's World Series were with the team when their rebuild began, a signal to the Orioles and their fans that they might not see the current players around when the winning returns.
- Trey Mancini drove in three runs, Adam Jones had three hits and the Orioles' stars helped them best a star-less Red Sox team, 10-3, Wednesday night at Fenway Park.
- Max Scherzer became the 17th pitcher since 1900 to strike out 300 batters in a season, reaching that milestone by fanning 10 in seven innings Tuesday night.
- The Orioles aren't completely turning to the "opener" approach. They just need to fill rotation spots with live arms.
- Adam Jones and the Orioles could be headed for a messy divorce. Over the years, the Orioles, generally, have parted with their stars more favorably.
- Buck Showalter said that Rogers is scheduled to pitch again this season, but that it will likely be selectively out of the bullpen.
- The Orioles allowed four homers and issues 11 walks in a 14-2 loss to Tampa Bay.
- Receiver Breshad Perriman's career with the Ravens started badly and never really got better. The only surprise was that it took this long for them to figure out that he couldn't help them.
- Pedro MartĆnez surprised Orioles reliever Miguel Castro on MLB Tonight, who had just been talking about his hero, Pedro MartĆnez. Castro will honor the Hall of Famer on his Players' Weekend jersey.
- The Red Sox scored 19 runs to stamp out the Orioles on Friday night, then David Price put the Orioles to sleep on Saturday.
- In the second half of July, the Orioles jettisoned All-Star shortstop Manny Machado, closer Zach Britton, reliever Brad Brach, starter Kevin Gausman, eighth inning set-up man Darren O'Day and second baseman Jonathan Schoop. A look at what sports writers coast to coast had to say on the matter.
- A look at what the sports writing community has to say about Zach Britton being traded to the New York Yankees.
- Kevin Gausman recorded his fifth no-decision quality start Thursday night against the Nationals.
- A returning Colby Rasmus almost helped the Orioles string together a second straight win in Washington, but instead, the same old result came when Mychal Givens allowed a two-run double in the eighth inning to rookie Juan Soto.
- The Orioles reinstated Colby Rasmus from the 60-day DL on Thursday, a move that didn't mesh with their focus on the future.
- Pitching matchups, TV, radio, and more about Thursday's Orioles-Nationals game.
- The Orioles scored just two runs in three games against the Washington Nationals.
- Pitching matchups, TV, radio and more about the Orioles-Nationals game Wednesday.
- If Manny Machado is traded or sold elsewhere (especially ā perish the thought! ā to an American League rival) many diehard Baltimore Orioles fans will seriously consider swearing off the hometown team for good.
- Pitching matchups, first pitch, TV, radio and more about the Orioles-Red Sox game Saturday.
- Right-hander Andrew Cashner didn't allow a hit with a runner in scoring position in his first four games as an Oriole. Then came Sunday.
- Manny Machado's two home runs against Cleveland Indians ace Corey Kluber aren't enough in the Orioles' 7-3 loss Sunday at Camden Yards.
- First pitch, what to watch Sunday against Indians, plus lineups, broadcast info and more.
- Mark Teixeira, Lee May and Bill Bilderback were on the sports pages this time of year.
- Five Orioles stats that stand out on Chris Davis' struggles, Manny Machado's good luck and some red flags for Tim Beckham, the bullpen, and the lineup in general.
- In his second start of the season, Dylan Bundy delivered his second quality start, the only Orioles starting pitcher to go more than five innings.
- Su'a Cravens already appears to be relishing in his change of scenery and his chance at a fresh start. In a video posted on his Twitter account , the song "A
- Baltimore Sun staff predicts how the Orioles will finish, who will go to the playoffs, win the World Series and take home baseball's top awards during the 2018 MLB season.
- Season previews of the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays.
- The Orioles' Tim Beckham is confident he can handle anything placed in front of him, including moving to third base from shortstop.