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Zach Britton's line wasn't good Monday but it was also a little misleading. - On his first off day as an Orioles minor leaguer, Double-A Bowie outfielder Henry Urrutia took a trip to Baltimore, where he got a tour of Camden Yards — the place he hopes his uphill and divot-filled baseball journey reaches its pinnacle.
- Zach Britton had been wondering for four days whether he'd get into a big league game against the Oakland A's.
- Zach Britton will make his 2013 debut as the club¿s starter Monday at Safeco Field against the Seattle Mariners and Britton¿s old Orioles teammate, Joe Saunders.
- Orioles reserve catcher Taylor Teagarden is out likely three to four weeks after taking a foul ball to the tip of his left thumb in the sixth inning of the Orioles' 7-3 win over the Oakland A's on Saturday.
- Zach Britton's chances of going north with the Orioles seemingly took a hit Wednesday as he failed to get out of the second inning in a Grapefruit League start against the Toronto Blue Jays.
- Adam Jones is playing today and Nolan Reimold is playing in the field.
- Orioles right-hander Jair Jurrjens said his three-inning outing in Tuesday's intrasquad game was yet another step forward in returning to his past All-Star form.
- Late Tuesday morning Baltimore Orioles news and notes on intrasquad, Chris Tillman and Nolan Reimold
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- The Orioles played on the Ed Smith Stadium main field for the first time this spring on Thursday afternoon, making it the site for their second straight day of intrasquad games.
- Nobody kept score, but there were some highlights, starting with Chris Davis¿ opposite-field homer off teammate Tommy Hunter on the field that is built to the exact same dimensions as Camden Yards.
- The Baltimore Orioles have claimed first baseman/outfielder Russ Canzler off waivers, the club announced on Tuesday, and designated catcher Luis Martinez for assignment to make room for him on the team's 40-man roster.
- When the Orioles claimed catcher Luis Martinez last week, placing four catchers on their 40-man rosters, I received a number of inquiries about why the organization needed needed to protect so many backstops.
- The Orioles have filled their 40-man roster again, announcing Friday that they added catcher Luis Martinez on waivers from the Texas Rangers.
- The Orioles and Rangers announced their rosters for tonight's one-game American League wild-card playoff at Rangers Ballpark.