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After working out for the Orioles at the club¿s spring training complex Monday, former closer Jim Johnson has signed a minor league deal with the Detroit Tigers.

Orioles likely will go with an internal candidate for closer in 2014. Tommy Hunter is the favorite

The possibility of the Orioles opening spring training with Tommy Hunter as the team's closer is becoming more real by the day. Once the team dealt 50-save closer Jim Johnson to Oakland, the club saw Hunter as a fallback option. But now he's turning into much more of a possibility.

Club's executive vice president says Orioles are turning attention elsewhere to find new closer

Grant Balfour's two-year, $15 million deal with the Orioles is now in major jeopardy, after team doctors expressed concern with Balfour's right shoulder during his physical, according to industry sources.

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette suppressed speculation that the club was nearing a deal with a free-agent closer on Tuesday at baseball's winter meetings.

The Orioles continue their search for a new closer to replace Jim Johnson, but manager Buck Showalter said the club has yet to focus on a certain player.

The Orioles resumed talks with prospective free agents and possible trade partners during the first official day of the winter meetings Monday, and executive vice president Dan Duquette remains confident he will return to Baltimore with a new acquisition.

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette is shopping for a closer, among other things, at this week's winter meetings here at the Walt Disney World Resort.

While the Orioles' trade of closer Jim Johnson offered more questions than answers, Dan Duquette insisted Tuesday that the deal can't truly be evaluated for the next several weeks.

If you went to bed early last night, you woke up this morning to the news that the Orioles suddenly have an opening at closer.

Manny Machado's three-run home run caps a five-run ninth-inning rally as the Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox, 8-5, to snap a three-game losing streak.

Hall of Fame pitcher and TBS MLB analyst Dennis Eckersley joined for a quick Q&A where we discussed the Orioles, Red Sox, bullpens and his expectations for the AL East.

Orioles, Yankees, Red Sox, Rays and Blue Jays all feel they can win American League East in 2013.

Orioles' Dylan Bundy and Kevin Gausman pitch tonight against the Boston Red Sox.

Considering the caliber of lineups the Orioles were going to face on their six-game road trip to Detroit and Texas, manager Buck Showalter wanted to make sure his bullpen — the lifeblood of the team's success this season — was protected.

Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen goes for his 12th win of the season this afternoon against the Tigers here at Comerica Park.

Long a solid center fielder and one of baseball's best baserunners, Curtis Granderson has turned into a beast at the plate since working with New York Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long to rework his swing.

There are a number of dark horses this year, including the Tampa Bay Rays' surprising Kyle Farnsworth