Orioles manager Brandon Hyde pulled David Hess while he was in the seventh inning of a no-hit performance, which is never going to be a popular decision, but it's early in the season and Hess wasn't going nine innings regardless.

Cal Ripken Jr., Jack Marin and Jim Palmer were on the sports pages this time of year.

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

The Orioles have a small margin for error in competing again for a playoff berth in 2018.

Orioles outfielder Mark Trumbo went on the 10-day disabled list Monday, ahead of an MRI to determine how serious the injury is.

Orioles notes: A reunion with Worley in the works? Updates on Miley, Asher and Tillman

Digest: Nationals release pitchers Joe Nathan, Matt Albers

Wieters: 'I always wanted to play for the same team my whole career.'

Former North Baltimore Aquatic Club swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist Katie Hoff headlines a four-member class that will be inducted into Maryland Swimming's Hall of Fame this spring.

With less than a week to go before Opening Day, teams are paring down their rosters, which has led to an influx of free agents on the market.

SARASOTA, Fla. ¿ Right-hander Chris Tillman will be the Orioles¿ Opening Day starter for the third consecutive year, manager Buck Showalter announced on Monday.

In two weeks and two days, Orioles pitchers and catchers will report to the Ed Smith Stadium complex in Sarasota for the beginning of spring training.

Kansas City Royals pitcher Jeremy Guthrie fondly remembers those days growing up in Oregon ¿ riding his bike all around Roseburg, going to the local swimming pool and cheering on the basketball team at Umpqua Community College. All those memories came flooding back after a gunman opened fire at the school on Thursday, killing at least nine people before dying in a shootout with police.

The current front office deserves a chance to make this right. But if it chooses instead to fall back on player development and a long-term rebuild — rather than increasing the payroll and trying to get right back up after this year's collapse — the Orioles are going to lose the fans they worked so hard to win back.

The Orioles usually only have advanced meetings before the first game of a series, where they go over scouting reports for their upcoming opponents. But before facing Kansas City Royals' starter Johnny Cueto on Wednesday night, the club held an advanced meeting dedicated to solving the quirky right-hander.

The Orioles bashed five homers Wednesday ¿ three off Kansas City¿s prized trade-deadline acquisition, Johnny Cueto ¿ in an 8-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals that snapped their season-worst six-game losing streak in front of an announced crowd 33,003 at Kauffman Stadium.

Jeremy Guthrie strode to the table with a television camera trained on him, settling down behind a pair of microphones. His voice clear and his words concise, Guthrie announced in a mock news conference that he was hanging up his cleats.

As expected, the Orioles offered contracts to their 11 arbitration-eligible players before Tuesday night's tender deadline.

The best sense is that the Orioles tender contracts to all 11 arb-eligible players.

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.

The Royals and Giants are tied at 1-1. Who wins?

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

Baltimore Sun columnist Peter Schmuck looks at several key moments from Game 4 of the American League Championship Series.

With the Orioles on the brink of elimination, the American League Championship Series took a bizarre turn when a player called a news conference before Wednesday's Game 4 so he could apologize for the T-shirt he wore while talking to the media the night before.

The Orioles haven't used Delmon Young to pinch hit in close games recently.

The shirt Jeremy Guthrie wore to his postgame press conference Tuesday sparked outrage from Orioles' fans.

It will come down to Orioles right-hander Miguel Gonzalez against the Kansas City Royals in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series on Wednesday.

It was windy and cool Tuesday night for Game 3 as the Kansas City Royals handed the Orioles a devastating 2-1 loss to take a 3-0 lead in the American League Championship Series.

Baltimore Sun reporters, columnists and editors share their immediate reaction to Game 3 of the American League Championship Series between the Orioles and the Kansas City Royals.

Baltimore Sun columnist Peter Schmuck shares several key moments from Game 3 of the American League Championship Series.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Tuesday that right-hander Miguel Gonzalez would start Game 4 of the American League Championship Series on Wednesday, assuming he isn't needed in relief in Game 3.

The Orioles will have to wait another day to attempt to cut into the Kansas City Royals' 2-0 lead in the American League Championship Series.

As the bliss slowly ebbed out of Camden Yards on Saturday, the victim of another grinding effort by the unsinkable Kansas City Royals, a new reality set in for Orioles fans.

Kansas City Royals right-hander Jeremy Guthrie will start a postseason game for the first time in his 10-year career when he faces the Orioles, his old team, on Monday night at Kauffman Stadium.

The power of the Kansas City Royals' bullpen against the versatility of the Orioles' should make for an American League Championship Series that could be decided early in each game since the relievers don't often break.

Former Orioles pitcher Jeremy Guthrie, now with Royals, looks forward to facing his former team in the American League Championship Series.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said the club nearly has decided which players will be promoted once rosters expand Monday.

Chris Tillman¿s four-seam fastball was in the 87-to-91-mph range Friday night, certainly not what it can be or what it has been in the past. In some instances, it would be a cause for alarm.

Chris Tillman allowed just five hits and one walk while fanning three in the 25-year-old¿s first career shutout. He had never thrown more than 8 1/3 innings before in his big league career.

It took 10 innings and a couple gifts from the Kansas City Royals, but the Orioles pulled out a 3-2 victory Saturday. They scored their winning run on a hit batsman, two pitcher¿s errors after bunts and then a clutch single by Nick Markakis.

Orioles infielder Ryan Flaherty says he's pleased that Major League Baseball announced Friday that it would revert to the old interpretation of a catch on a transfer play.

Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman will start Opening Day on March 31 vs. the Boston Red Sox at Camden Yards, Buck Showalter announces.