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• Sports

2019 Hall of Fame inductee Mike Mussina returns to Camden Yards to throw out first pitch

Former Orioles pitcher and 2019 Hall of Fame inductee Mike Mussina threw out the first pitch against the Cleveland Indians.

By Giana Han

Jun 30, 2019

• Sports

82-year-old former Orioles manager Phil Regan named interim pitching coach by Mets

Former Orioles manager Phil Regan, 82, was named interim pitching coach by the Mets.

• Sports

Schmuck: It was a no-brainer and the Orioles didn't overthink it, picking Adley Rutschman with first pick of draft

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.

By Peter Schmuck

Jun 3, 2019

• Sports

GM Mike Elias brings a history of 'extreme' highs and lows to his first draft with the Orioles

Examining Orioles GM Mike Elias' draft picks with the Houston Astros.

By Jon Meoli

May 30, 2019

• Sports

Indians' Shane Bieber strikes out 15, allows just five hits in shutout victory over Orioles, 10-0

Shane Bieber's 15 strikeouts were a career-high, and all five hits the Orioles managed against him were singles.

By Jon Meoli

May 19, 2019

• Sports

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.

By Jon Meoli

Mar 30, 2019

• Sports

At Hall of Fame tour, former Orioles pitcher Mike Mussina still soaking in 'surprise' election

Two months after he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Mike Mussina still had a hard time believing his good fortune.

• Sports

Analysis: Former Orioles OF Adam Jones' lengthy free agency part of growing team-building trend

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.

By Jon Meoli

Mar 11, 2019

• Sports

In slow market, Adam Jones' free agency confounds former Orioles teammates: 'Unfortunately, it's where we're at'

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.

By Jon Meoli

Feb 13, 2019

• Sports

Examining some recent Hall of Fame hat decisions as Mike Mussina chooses between Orioles, Yankees

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.

By Jon Meoli

Jan 23, 2019

• Sports

Former Orioles pitcher Mike Mussina elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

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 Martínez in the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019.

By Jon Meoli

Jan 22, 2019

• Sports

Schmuck: Former Orioles ace Mike Mussina always had that Hall of Fame look about him

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.

By Peter Schmuck

Jan 22, 2019

• Sports

Former Orioles All-Star Mike Mussina's Hall of Fame wait might finally be over

A pair of MLB Network analysts who faced Mike Mussina plenty — Hall of Famer Jim Thome and Kevin Millar — feel strongly that this should be the year Mussina is enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

By Jon Meoli

Jan 21, 2019

• Sports

Looking back at the Orioles' highlights and lowlights from 2018, the worst season in club history

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.

By Jon Meoli

Dec 25, 2018

• Sports

Former Orioles Harold Baines, Lee Smith elected to Baseball Hall of Fame by Today's Game Era committee

A pair of former Orioles—outfielder Harold Baines and reliever Lee Smith—were selected Sunday for the 2019 Baseball Hall of Fame class by the Today's Game committee.

By Jon Meoli

Dec 9, 2018

• Sports

A model for Orioles' lefty prospects, Astros Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel imparts advice

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?

By Jon Meoli

Oct 16, 2018

• Opinion

Cheer up, Orioles fans, it could have been worse. (A little, anyway.)

The Orioles were bad this year, but not the worst ever.

• Sports

Dan Duquette out as Orioles executive vice president as club announces leadership changes

Dan Duquette won't be offered a new contract to return as Orioles executive vice president.

By Jon Meoli

Oct 3, 2018

• Sports

Remembering 1983: A look at the Orioles' world championship for the week of Sept. 30-Oct. 6

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.

By Mike Klingaman

Sep 30, 2018

• Sports

Stewart hits tying homer, but Astros score in ninth for 4-3 win over Orioles in Game 1 of doubleheader

The Orioles suffered a late 4-3 loss to the Houston Astros in the first half of Saturday’s doubleheader at Camden Yards.

By Jon Meoli

Sep 29, 2018

• Sports

As Orioles begin similar rebuild to Astros', worth noting few players remained when dust settled for Houston title

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.

By Jon Meoli

Sep 28, 2018

• Sports

Orioles bounce back from rout, split doubleheader with 10-3 win over Red Sox

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.

By Jon Meoli

Sep 26, 2018

• Sports

Scherzer gets to 300 strikeouts, joins elite club in Nationals' win over Marlins

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.

• Sports

Necessity, not matchups, is reason Orioles are turning to relievers to start games

The Orioles aren't completely turning to the "opener" approach. They just need to fill rotation spots with live arms.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Sep 17, 2018

• Sports

It's never easy saying goodbye to hometown stars. The Orioles' history is proof

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.

By Mike Klingaman

Sep 13, 2018

• Sports

Orioles notes: Josh Rogers likely to pitch out of bullpen; Carroll returns from minors

Buck Showalter said that Rogers is scheduled to pitch again this season, but that it will likely be selectively out of the bullpen.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Sep 11, 2018

• Sports

Orioles allow four homers in ugly 14-2 loss to Rays for 100th defeat of season

The Orioles allowed four homers and issues 11 walks in a 14-2 loss to Tampa Bay.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Sep 7, 2018

• Sports

Schmuck: Only surprise about Breshad Perriman's departure from Ravens is it didn't happen sooner

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.

By Peter Schmuck

Sep 4, 2018

• Sports

Orioles' Miguel Castro, who will honor Pedro Martínez during Players' Weekend, gets surprised by idol

Pedro Martínez surprised Orioles reliever Miguel Castro on MLB Tonight, who had just been talking about his hero, Pedro Martínez. Castro will honor the Hall of Famer on his Players' Weekend jersey.

By Katherine Fominykh

Aug 22, 2018

• Sports

Red Sox find another way to beat Orioles, this time 5-0 to start doubleheader

The Red Sox scored 19 runs to stamp out the Orioles on Friday night, then David Price put the Orioles to sleep on Saturday.

By Peter Schmuck

Aug 11, 2018

• Sports

What they're saying about the Orioles' moves at the trade deadline

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.

By Katherine Fominykh

Aug 1, 2018

• Sports

What they’re saying about the Orioles trading Zach Britton to the Yankees

A look at what the sports writing community has to say about Zach Britton being traded to the New York Yankees.

By Katherine Fominykh

Jul 25, 2018

• Sports

Another quality start from Kevin Gausman goes for naught in 4-2 loss to Nationals

Kevin Gausman recorded his fifth no-decision quality start Thursday night against the Nationals.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Jun 21, 2018

• Sports

Orioles give up two runs in eighth on Soto's double off Givens, lose to Nationals, 4-2

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.

By Jon Meoli

Jun 21, 2018

• Sports

Analysis: Activating Rasmus a curious move for an Orioles team about to accelerate toward a rebuild

The Orioles reinstated Colby Rasmus from the 60-day DL on Thursday, a move that didn't mesh with their focus on the future.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Jun 21, 2018

• Washington Nationals

Orioles on deck: Colby Rasmus returns, plus what to watch Thursday at Nationals

Pitching matchups, TV, radio, and more about Thursday's Orioles-Nationals game.

By Josh Land

Jun 21, 2018

• Sports

Orioles are shut out again, 2-0, swept at home by Nationals; losing streak at five games

The Orioles scored just two runs in three games against the Washington Nationals.

By Eduardo A. Encina

May 30, 2018

• Baseball

Orioles on deck: What to watch Wednesday vs. Nationals, plus lineups, broadcast info and more

Pitching matchups, TV, radio and more about the Orioles-Nationals game Wednesday.

By Josh Land

May 30, 2018

• Opinion

If the Os trade Machado, they can kiss much of their fan base goodbye

If Manny Machado is traded or sold elsewhere (especially — perish the thought! — to an American League rival) many diehard Baltimore Orioles fans will seriously consider swearing off the hometown team for good.

• Boston Red Sox

Orioles on deck: What to watch Saturday at Red Sox, plus lineups, broadcast info and more

Pitching matchups, first pitch, TV, radio and more about the Orioles-Red Sox game Saturday.

By Josh Land

May 19, 2018

• Sports

Orioles starter Andrew Cashner sees his success stranding runners end in loss to Indians

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.

By Jon Meoli

Apr 22, 2018

• Sports

Orioles lose to Indians, 7-3, can't keep up against Cy Young winner Corey Kluber

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.

By Jon Meoli

Apr 22, 2018

• Baltimore Orioles

Orioles on deck: What to watch Sunday vs. Indians, plus lineups, broadcast info and more

First pitch, what to watch Sunday against Indians, plus lineups, broadcast info and more.

By Josh Land

Apr 21, 2018

• Sports

The Sun Remembers: This Week in Maryland Sports History for April 15-21

Mark Teixeira, Lee May and Bill Bilderback were on the sports pages this time of year.

By Mike Klingaman

Apr 15, 2018

• Sports

Five Orioles stats that stand out: Fun with small sample sizes through season's first two weeks

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.

By Jon Meoli

Apr 12, 2018

• Sports

Orioles swept out of Houston, 3-2; losing streak at five

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.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Apr 4, 2018

• Sports

Digest (March 28): Redskins trade safety Su'a Cravens to Broncos

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

• Sports

Baltimore Sun staff Orioles, baseball season predictions for the 2018 season

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.

• Sports

Previewing the AL East: Key additions, key losses, X-factor and outlook for Orioles rivals

Season previews of the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays.

By Jon Meoli

Mar 24, 2018

• Sports

No matter the position, Orioles third baseman Tim Beckham aiming to be the best

The Orioles' Tim Beckham is confident he can handle anything placed in front of him, including moving to third base from shortstop.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Mar 23, 2018