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The Orioles are hitting just .134 as a team and have scored just six runs in their first four games.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Apr 3, 2018

Chris Tillman failed to get an out in the fifth inning, allowing four runs and walking four in Monday night's loss to Houston.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Apr 2, 2018

Rich Dauer, a defensive standout infielder for the Orioles, nearly died Nov. 3 as the Houston Astros had their World Series championship parade.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Apr 2, 2018

Orioles players said that if the Twins cared so much about Chance Sisco bunting Sunday, they shouldn't have played a shift.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Apr 2, 2018

With a pair of short starts on the first weekend of the season, the Orioles are already setting themselves on a dangerous path if they can't consistently have their starters go deep into games.

By Jon Meoli

Apr 2, 2018

First pitch, broadcast info, pitching matchups and what to watch against the Astros on Monday.

By Josh Land

Apr 1, 2018

"Just trying to mess with the timing of the game,” Chance Sisco said of his ninth-inning bunt single. “He was kind of going through the lineup. Just trying to do what I can to get on base."

By Jon Meoli

Apr 1, 2018

The Orioles are supposed to be a big-swinging, power-hitting machine, but they ended last season in a monthlong offensive funk and have seemed to pick up where they left off.

By Peter Schmuck

Apr 1, 2018

Kevin Gausman has struggled in the first half of his two full seasons in the Orioles rotation. He's been working to reverse that trend and Buck Showalter is trying to help.

By Peter Schmuck

Apr 1, 2018

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.

By Jon Meoli

Mar 24, 2018

Looking back at and catching up with the 1983 Orioles, who won the team's most recent World Series, over the Phillies in five games.

The Orioles have signed pitchers late in spring training before, as they did with Ubaldo Jiménez and Yovani Gallardo. But there's little precedent for getting a pitcher ready who signs as late as they're about to bring in Alex Cobb.

By Jon Meoli

Mar 21, 2018

Manager Buck Showalter isn't saying which of his starting pitchers will start on Opening Day, but if you listen to his comments about the O's projected rotation on Saturday and read between the lines, it should be pretty obvious that it will be Dylan Bundy.

By Peter Schmuck

Mar 10, 2018

Chris Tillman will start against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, which is significant because it means he won't start against them during the opening series of the regular season.

By Peter Schmuck

Mar 9, 2018

In July, Baltimore-based Under Armour was negotiating a long-term extension with Aaron Judge. Now, Judge has been wearing Adidas cleats and Adidas batting gloves during spring training with the Yankees.

By Jeff Barker

Mar 8, 2018

More than two dozen free agents are participating in the Major League Baseball Players Association-run spring training workouts at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.

After stepping away from the game last season, Colby Rasmus is ready to return to baseball with the Orioles.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Feb 22, 2018

The Orioles have reached an agreement with outfielder Colby Rasmus on a minor league contract and will bring him to spring training to see what he can do.

The Orioles could be closing in on a deal with the veteran outfielder in the coming days.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Feb 21, 2018

Zach Britton said he'd like to return to the Orioles, but the team hasn't given him the opportunity to even consider it.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Feb 14, 2018

The baseball players union will open its own spring training camp for the first time since the end of the 1994-95 strike, inviting free agents to work out at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.

Another byproduct of Manny Machado’s move to shortstop is that the Orioles’ double-play combination can now be considered one of the best in the game.

The Blast defeated the host Harrisburg Heat, 4-2, in a Major Arena Soccer League Eastern Division matchup Friday night. Tony Donatelli scored two goals for the

The Orioles arrive at the holidays in a familiar place - needing to adding starting pitching and fill most of their offseason needs - but the Manny Machado trade saga and Zach Britton's injury make it so they got to this point in tumultuous fashion.

By Jon Meoli

Dec 22, 2017

The left-hander can't pitch until June at the earliest, but there's little the club can do but wait for him to return.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Dec 21, 2017

After missing most of the 2017 season with various injuries, Orioles closer Zach Britton will be out at least the next six months with a ruptured Achilles suffered while working out Tuesday in California, according to multiple industry sources.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Dec 20, 2017

The Orioles' relievers are drawing interest, and they can be picky before dealing one of their top bullpen arms.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Dec 12, 2017

Dan Duquette said the Orioles' past blueprint for rebuilding a rotation won't be as easy to replicate this offseason.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Dec 9, 2017

Brad Brach didn't duplicate last year's All-Star numbers, but he showed his ability to close out games. What does his future hold with the Orioles?

By Eduardo A. Encina

Dec 9, 2017

It might take a while to spot Cal Ripken Jr.'s name.

By Jonas Shaffer

Dec 4, 2017

The Orioles have signed nontendered players in each of the past two years. Could they again this offseason?

By Eduardo A. Encina

Dec 2, 2017

Reds pitcher Wojciechowski, who has experience as a reliever and starter, will join the Orioles on a minor-league deal with an invitation to big-league camp.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Dec 1, 2017

The Orioles could see improvements from their staff by accentuating the use of certain pitches by Kevin Gausman, Dylan Bundy and Gabriel Ynoa.

By Jon Meoli

Nov 30, 2017

Another important offseason deadline will approach at the end of this week as teams must tender contracts to their arbitration-eligible players by Friday at 8 p.m., otherwise making them free agents. Last year, the Orioles signed catcher Welington Castillo after he was nontendered.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Nov 28, 2017

The Orioles have a history of putting short leashes on players they add to the 40-man roster to protect from the Rule 5 draft.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Nov 21, 2017

Little big man Jose Altuve won the American League MVP award and showed why baseball really is the most democratic major sport.

By Peter Schmuck

Nov 17, 2017

Jonathan Schoop finished 12th in American League Most Valuable Player voting.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Nov 16, 2017

The Orioles will have two selections in the first 33 picks in next year's draft.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Nov 16, 2017

Orioles rookie Trey Mancini had a strong season that would have drawn more notice had it not been for Aaron Judge.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Nov 13, 2017

Two Aberdeen residents who call the Houston area of Texas home, respond to devastation by Hurricane Harvey with U-Haul full of donations.

By Erika Butler

Nov 10, 2017

Rich Dauer is the Houston Astros first-base coach.

Nick Boyle did not participate in practice all week.

By Edward Lee

Nov 3, 2017

The Orioles more often than not wait until later in the offseason to sign free-agent pitchers, but there has been plenty of value in November recently, too.

By Jon Meoli

Nov 3, 2017

The outside linebacker said losing a few hours of sleep to watch Houston win its first title was worth it.

By Edward Lee

Nov 2, 2017

Clayton Kershaw was dominating in a meaningless four-inning performance in the final game of the World Series.

By Peter Schmuck

Nov 2, 2017

Because of territorial restrictions, the Nationals can't play in Anne Arundel County.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Oct 31, 2017

It would appear that Chris Tillman's return is more likely than that of Wade Miley.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Oct 30, 2017

Postseason managers are overmanaging their pitching staffs and it's costing them games.

By Peter Schmuck

Oct 27, 2017

The Ravens kicker would like to be considered.

By Jonas Shaffer

Oct 26, 2017