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In hiring Braves special assistant Dom Chiti, who will likely be announced early next week, the Orioles brought in a knowledgeable baseball man who both Showalter and Wallace are familiar with.

Orioles right-hander Jason Hammel will start Friday's series opener in Tampa Bay, manager Buck Showalter announced before Tuesday's game in Boston.

Lots of people think Friday the 13th is a bad thing. A day for unfortunate happenings and just plain old bad luck.

The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation (CRSF) will host its inaugural "Streak Thru Aberdeen" 7K Run at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen on September 6 - the anniversary of Cal Ripken, Jr. breaking Lou Gehrig's streak.

The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation (CRSF) today announced it will host its inaugural "Streak Thru Aberdeen" 7K Run at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, Md. on Friday, September 6 - the anniversary of Cal Ripken, Jr. breaking Lou Gehrig's consecutive games played streak. Proceeds from the 7K will support Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation programs, which help build character and teach critical life lessons to underserved youth residing in America's most distressed communities through sports-themed programming.

Chris Ray's baseball career ended last year, in the minor leagues. But the former Orioles closer has wasted little time turning another passion – craft-brewed beer – into his next occupation. Among Ray's products is an IPA, aged on maple from Louisville Slugger bats and sold to raise money for emergency assistance to military veterans.

Baltimore Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis, whose mother is a breast cancer survivor, decided not to use his specially made MaxBat black bat with a pink label Sunday.

Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis has a black bat with a pink label circle that he was hoping to use Sunday as part of MLB's breast cancer awareness initiative -- and as a tribute to his mother, Mary Lou, a breast cancer survivor.

The consistency of the Parkville Thunder U-16 has been a problem for coach Kevin Klimko.

The Orioles selected University of Virginia junior right-hander Branden Kline, a graduate of Thomas Johnson High in Frederick, in the second round with the 65th overall pick.

A quarter-century after teenager Timothy Scott Sherman killed his mother and adoptive father while they slept, Harford County is home to another case of alleged patricide. This time, 16-year-old Robert C. Richardson III has confessed to killing his father, according to police.