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Interview with 'Newsroom,' 'Take Care' actor and Orioles fan Thomas Sadoski.

Exactly one year after the Orioles traded Jim Johnson to the Oakland Athletics, the first step in what became a nightmare 12 months for the former closer, he has found a home for 2015.

The Orioles have acquired left-handed reliever Scott Barnes from the Cleveland Indians for cash considerations, the club announced.

The Orioles postseason drive fell short of the World Series, but players will still be rewarded with hefty playoff shares for advancing to the American League Championship Series.

The Orioles added four players to their 40-man roster last week and are expected to sign infielder Rey Navarro to a major league contract this week, putting their suddenly crowded 40-man at 38 players.

Nelson Cruz was selected third on six Most Valauble Player ballots and left completely off 13.

Orioles designated hitter-left fielder Nelson Cruz finished seventh in the Baseball Writers' Association of America's voting for American League Most Valuable Player, while center fielder Adam Jones placed 14th.

The first bombshell of the hot stove season dropped Wednesday when the Detroit Tigers backed up the truck to keep designated hitter Victor Martinez with a four-year deal that is reportedly worth $68 million.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter was selected Tuesday night as the Baseball Writers' Association of America's American League Manager of the Year for the third time in his 16-year career, winning the honor in a landslide.

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette was named the Sporting News Executive of the Year on Monday evening at the general managers' meetings in Phoenix.

We are about halfway through the postseason awards season and the Orioles have considerably less hardware than they did last season.

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones and designated hitter Nelson Cruz were finalists for the annual Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger award at their respective positions but came away empty-handed.

When Tommy Hunter received a call about two weeks ago inviting him to play on a team of major leaguers in the All-Star Series exhibition this month in Japan, the Orioles relief pitcher said the choice was easy.

Orioles reliever Tommy Hunter is joining a team of major leaguers that will travel to Japan this month to participate in the Japan All-Star Series throughout the country.

Those who have followed the Orioles the past three years know how important defense has been in the team¿s success.

The Orioles have seven players who chose free agency and soon can be signed by any club.

Adding left-handed bullpen depth, the Orioles claimed reliever Patrick McCoy off waivers from the Detroit Tigers on Friday afternoon.

Koji Uehara re-signed with Boston. It could have an affect on Andrew Miller's marketplace

The Orioles didn't fall short of the World Series by much this year, and the obvious case can be made that the return of some key players will make them a stronger team in 2015. But this is no time to take the pedal off the metal.

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones and shortstop J.J. Hardy have won Gold Glove Awards at their respective positions in each of the past two seasons. Right fielder Nick Markakis won the award in 2011.

A day after Orioles manager Buck Showalter finished second in the Sporting News' American League Manager of the Year voting, none of the team's players were selected for the publication's AL All-Star team.

There was plenty of disappointment from Orioles fans on Tuesday when Buck Showalter placed second for the annual Sporting News American League Manager of the Year Award.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter was narrowly edged for the Sporting News American League Manager of the Year award, coming in second place to the Angels' Mike Scioscia by just one vote.

Manager Buck Showalter and executive vice president Dan Duquette plan to meet, along with team brass, to begin looking to next season. Pitchers and catchers are slated to return for spring training three months from Saturday, and the Orioles face many difficult roster decisions in the meantime.

As the Orioles prepared to leave the visitors' clubhouse Wednesday night after being swept in the American League Championship Series, they understood the harsh reality of today's industry: This group, in its entirety, will never again be together as a team.

Baseball in October can be cruel, as Orioles fans can now attest, and other stuff to think about while crying in our beer

First baseman Chris Davis, serving a 25-game suspension after testing positive for amphetamines, was with the club throughout the ALCS partially because the Orioles hoped to assimilate him back in case the club went to the World Series.

The Orioles' "We Won't Stop" season finally came to a screeching halt Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium when the won't-be-beat Kansas City Royals won another nailbiter, 2-1, in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series.

With 96 regular-season wins and easily beating the Tigers in division series, getting swept by Royals stings Orioles, fans

Baltimore Sun reporters, columnists and editors share their immediate thoughts on Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the Orioles and the Kansas City Royals.

Having lost the first two at home to red-hot Royals, manager Buck Showalter's team faces long odds, but fans in places as far away as Australia, Israel and Uganda are keeping the faith.

The Royals haven't lost in the postseason, and they take a 3-0 ALCS lead by doing everying right

With the Orioles' playoff future hanging in the balance, the club could have used just a little more out of the Taiwanese left-hander. And Wei-Yin Chen couldn't deliver in the sixth inning, handing a precarious situation over to rookie Kevin Gausman.

As the Orioles play in the American League Championship Series, players say they're far more focused more on winning than any extra money they'll make for advancing in the postseason. But the share of postseason revenue that players split can be significant.

Major League Baseball teams collect, authenticate and auction to fans — who willingly pay thousands of dollars for them — some very unique items.

Left-hander Wei-Yin Chen, who will get Monday¿s Game 3 start, said through an interpreter that he¿s not considering the importance of the game or where it might rank in his career.

Although the Kansas City Royals have taken 2-0 lead in ALCS, the Baltimore Orioles insist they can rally

For the second consecutive evening, it took more than four hours to determine an outcome in the biggest games at Camden Yards in 17 years. And for the second straight night, it ended poorly for the Orioles, who again saw a formidable bullpen crack in a 6-4 loss to the Royals.

Don Markus leads you through the important parts of the Orioles' Game 2 loss to the Royals.

Baltimore Sun reporters, columnists and editors share their immediate reaction to Game 2 of the American League Championship Series between the Orioles and the Kansas City Royals.

Darren O¿Day had not only been one of the most instrumental parts of the Orioles' stellar bullpen, but he¿s also the unquestioned leader of the Orioles relief corps.

The Orioles¿ starting rotation had an ERA of 3.61 in the regular season, the fifth-best mark in the American League, but in the postseason, the O¿s starters have struggled.

So much for the Kansas City Royals living up to their reputation as a light-hitting, fleet-footed team that manufactured runs with typical Midwest small-ball.

Neither No. 1 starter factored into the decision. Chris Tillman didn't even get through the fifth inning.

It all happened in about a week. Orioles left-hander Brian Matusz experienced a gut-punching low of the postseason and then an exhilarating high -- all without throwing a pitch.

The Kansas City Royals, much like the Orioles, have long pumped the potential in their minor league system as the major league team struggled. And a lot of those prospects were biding their time in Wilmington, Del., home of the High-A Blue Rocks.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter released his American League Championship Series roster on Friday morning and there was just one change from his roster in the ALDS against the Tigers.