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A roundup of firsts from the Orioles' Opening Day game against the Minnesota Twins.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said putting Chris Davis at leadoff was like "a new toy, something that signifies a new start" as the team looks to get full value from its highest-paid slugger.

First pitch, broadcast info, pitching matchups and what to watch against the Twins on Opening Day.

Gates will open at noon Thursday for Orioles Opening Day, and more details fans need to know for the team's season opener against the Minnesota Twins.

As the Orioles invested in veterans, the club has fewer optionable players.

Jonathan Schoop hit his seventh homer of the exhibition season in the Orioles' 7-6 win at Triple-A Norfolk.

For one thing, the Orioles changed the perception of themselves this spring.

With left-handers Joely Rodríguez and Josh Edgin sent to minor league camp, the Orioles seem to have the 12 pitches they'll go north with this week.

The Orioles wrap up spring training knowing that they're not only prepared on the field, but also are a better team than when they arrived because of the additions they made while in Florida.

For the Orioles, a spring of uncertainty spent looking for signs that right-hander Chris Tillman would be able to move on from his 2017 collapse and regain his place as a reliable part of the rotation looks like it will continue beyond March.

Danny Valencia was told Saturday that he was heading north to Baltimore with the major league club.

The move to option Engelb Vielma leaves nonroster players Danny Valencia and Luis Sardinas as the remaining players competing for the team’s utility spot.

Orioles third baseman Tim Beckham homered in the second inning of the team's 10-7 Grapefruit League win against the Red Sox, but didn't return to the field.

New Orioles right-hander Alex Cobb threw a bullpen Thursday on his first full day with his new club, and discussed with the coaching staff how they'll get him ready for major league action on an abbreviated schedule.

Five pieces of fallout from the Orioles' four-year agreement with right-hander Alex Cobb, including what happens to the rest of the fifth starter candidates, how they build a bullpen and bench, and what it says about the Orioles both this year and going forward

Back in Orioles camp for a third straight year, slugger Pedro Álvarez hopes a longer spring than he's had with the team in the past will help him make the roster after spending most of 2017 in the minors.

Orioles infielder Danny Valencia was scratched with a calf soreness from Monday's lineup against the Detroit Tigers.

Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman scattered six hits and allowed one run without a walk in his second Grapefruit League start against the Detroit Tigers, a week after walking six in two inefficient innings in his debut.

Orioles catcher Austin Wynns was optioned to minor league camp Sunday, leaving Chance Sisco and Andrew Susac as the two candidates to back up Caleb Joseph on the Opening Day roster.

Orioles left-hander Josh Edgin, pitching against the New York Mets on Friday, made his best case for a roster spot with a scoreless inning to give him four clean innings in five appearances.

Orioles utility infielder Engelb Vielma has settled into camp after a late arrival due to visa issues, and manager Buck Showalter believes they're starting to see what a good defender he is.

Without Mark Trumbo for the first few weeks of the season, the Orioles have several paths they can chart in filling his roster spot out of spring training.

Making his first Grapefruit League start of the spring, Chris Tillman walked six of the 14 batters he faced.

Danny Valencia doesn't have much experience at the middle-infield positions, but the Orioles will likely take a look at him there this spring in considering him for a utility roster spot.

After three roster cuts Monday, the Orioles' big league camp roster is at 45 players.

The Orioles came into the past offseason hoping to score a bargain starting pitcher. They did that with Andrew Cashner, but Alex Cobb would complete a very credible starting rotation.

The lineup for the first game of Sunday's split-squad doubleheader featured four players who are competing for time in the outfield, and things are starting to become clearer.

Chris Davis has been forced to be patient in his recovery from right elbow inflammation.

New Oriole Danny Valencia on being a menace to left-handed pitchers; right fielder DH Mark Trumbo is still working through some quadriceps soreness; the Orioles will have celebrity bat boys on Sunday night.

The Orioles arrived in spring training with just one nonpitching role in doubt. Now, with three weeks to go before Opening Day, it seems like a wide-open camp.

Orioles slugger Mark Trumbo could miss up to a week with a "pretty good" quad injury, manager Buck Showalter said.

Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander could be the left-handed bat they're carrying on the bench come Opening Day if performances like his two-hit day against the Minnesota Twins can be repeated.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said last week's signing of Danny Valencia was insurance in case Tim Beckham went out and broke his leg. Where else do the Orioles need cover like that?

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said that despite a clean MRI, first baseman Chris Davis would be handled cautiously as he deals with elbow soreness.

Orioles infielder/outfielder Danny Valencia said going to the minors to serve as depth at the end of spring training isn't an option for him as he pursues a major league job this spring.

The Orioles added another depth piece with a deal with Danny Valencia, who played with the team in 2013.

Five pieces of fallout that will come from the Orioles decision to make Manny Machado their shortstop in 2018.

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette discussed several topics, including the possibility of dealing Manny Machado

The Orioles are off to a slow start to free agency in November, a month they typically haven't derived much major league value from.

The Orioles lost to the Mariners and ended their 10-game West Coast trip with a 4-6 record.

The Seattle Mariners went down the speed-and-defense path this offseason that many hoped for the Orioles, but are they better?

Adam Gladstone is one of the "Faces of the Winter Meetings"

When Henry Urrutia made his major league debut in 2013, it was almost exclusively as a designated hitter. He played in 24 games for the Orioles, but only three innings in left field. This year, since his recall Saturday from Triple-A Norfolk, Urrutia has started in all five games, including four in left.

Steve Clevenger, who was the designated hitter for the second consecutive game, hadn¿t homered since he was with the Chicago Cubs in 2012. That was shortly before he was sent to the Orioles, along with Scott Feldman, in the deal the shipped Jake Arrieta to Chicago.

It was easy enough to round up the usual offensive suspects after the Orioles tied their all-time single-game record with 26 hits on Sunday afternoon against the Oakland Athletics, but it was the unusual suspects who carried the day.

For a second straight day, the Orioles must face the Tampa Bay Rays without star centerfielder Adam Jones in the starting lineup.

The Orioles couldn't get out of Canada soon enough after their 7-6 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night.

Left fielder Alejandro De Aza and second baseman Ryan Flaherty are both out of the Orioles' starting lineup for tonight's series finale in Toronto.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado and second baseman Jonathan Schoop celebrate their "cannon" arms with an inside "smoking gun" salute