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Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said his conversations with new shortstop Alcides Escobar have him excited to get the veteran infielder who won the World Series with the Kansas City Royals around his young ballclub and in the clubhouse.

Right-hander David Hess' second-half progress was halted as the Orioles lost a sloppy 9-1 matinee with the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.

After reaching heights as mid-market teams earlier this decade, the Orioles and Royals are in the midst of reconstructing their rosters. Kansas City seems to be further along in that effort.

If former Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop looks strange in a Milwaukee Brewers uniform, just imagine how strange he must have felt when he wore it for the first time.

Evaluating Luis Ortiz, Jonathan Villar and Jean Carmona, the three pieces the Orioles acquired for second baseman Jonathan Schoop in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday.

Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman was chased from the game in the second inning for his second straight start.

Orioles slugger Chris Davis has hit four home runs this season. Alex Kopp got four home run balls in one game.

Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy hasn’t been nearly as sharp recently as he had previously been, and his four-seam fastball is getting pounded.

The Orioles' Dylan Bundy became the first pitcher in the modern era to allow four homers without recording an out.

The 2017 Royals dealt with the same problems in the final year of their competitive window as this year's Orioles have. "It's almost like the last year of high school," Kansas City pitcher Jason Hammel said.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said last week's signing of Danny Valencia was insurance in case Tim Beckham went out and broke his leg. Where else do the Orioles need cover like that?

Can vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette turn it around over the last weekend before workouts start?

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.

The Orioles need to be proactive while the rest of the league stares down the free-agent market. It's their only hope.

A prominent baseball agent says players should consider boycotting spring training because of the slow free-agent market.

Five pieces of fallout that will come from the Orioles decision to make Manny Machado their shortstop in 2018.

The Orioles should consider all options — including a serious rebuild — in the wake of the Zach Britton injury.

A recent FanGraphs article noted that there could be a surplus of third basemen available next year, and that could be bad for the Orioles and third baseman Manny Machado.

The Orioles hit just .222 against right-handed pitching in September

Orioles-Royals recap

New Orioles right-hander Jeremy Hellickson was impressive in his first start with his new team on Wednesday

Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman went into this season ready to build on last year's strong second half, but through his first nine starts of 2017, the

The Orioles were swept out of Kansas City after their ugly 9-8 loss to the Royals at Kauffman Stadium and have lost four straight games overall.

Royals, Orioles going in opposite directions as clock ticks down for successful cores

With multiple late-inning relievers apparently unavailable Friday night, the Orioles dropped a 3-2 decision to the Kansas City Royals in their series opener at

The Orioles are nearing a point where they need to think about their future, but show no signs they're thinking about that yet.

The Orioles had the top picks to build a Cubs-like core, but it never came to fruition.

Orioles outfielder Mark Trumbo has closed the gap on the starters for the American League All-Stars.

The Orioles might not decide for another few days whether right-hander Yovani Gallardo will need one more minor league rehab start before returning from the disabled list, but manager Buck Showalter said he is encouraged by an increase in Gallardo's fastball velocity.

The major league home run leader, Orioles outfielder Mark Trumbo, fell out of a starting spot in the All-Star Game Tuesday.

Orioles starter Mike Wright made the most of the opportunity presented to him, earning his first win in nearly three weeks in the Orioles' 4-1 comeback victory over Kansas City. Wright allowed a sole unearned run over seven innings of work, tying his longest start of the season, while holding Kansas City to five hits — four of them singles.

The Orioles (11-6) have just three quality starts over their first 17 games.

Right-hander Tyler Wilson's spot start on Saturday night was by no means an audition — he was placed in the position because it was the best way for the Orioles to protect their bullpen — but Wilson made a strong case to remain in his team's struggling rotation in his first starting opportunity of the season.

The Orioles¿ rotation issues grew deeper on Friday night as right-hander Yovani Gallardo suffered his shortest outing in nearly four years, lasting just two innings in the Orioles¿ 4-2 loss to the defending World Series champion Kansas City Royals.

An Orioles team muddling below .500 with just 20 games left in the regular season -- still six games back of the second American League wild-card spot -- took two of three from a Royals team with the best record in the AL this weekend at Camden Yards.

In a 14-8 comeback victory over the Royals on Friday night in front of a sellout crowd of 45,420 at Camden Yards, it was as if the Orioles finally released some long-festering frustration on baseball's best bullpen.

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.

Following another sub-par performance from right-hander Miguel Gonzalez in the Orioles¿ 3-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night, Orioles manager Buck Showalter indicated that Gonzalez will remain in the team¿s starting rotation.

As Orioles right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez retraced the Royals' seven-run sixth inning in Monday night's 8-3 loss at Kauffman Stadium, one pitch stood out.

Monday night's series opener ended in an all-too-familiar way, with the Orioles squandering another lead, falling victim to a nightmare seven-run sixth inning in an 8-3 loss to the Royals in front of an announced 27,797 at Kauffman Stadium.

After one day of voting for the final American and National League spots for the All-Star Game, Johnny Cueto of the Cincinnati Reds and Mike Moustakas of the Kansas City Royals are the leaders.

After being selected by player vote to play in next Tuesday's All-Star Game in Cincinnati, both Adam Jones and Manny Machado made it clear they were honored to be picked by their peers.

The All-Star Game will have a Kansas City flavor, just not as much as it appeared last month. And the hometown Reds can celebrate a starter, too, despite Cincinnati's sorry season.

The Orioles will open their three-game series against the Red Sox tonight at Fenway Park. They swept the Red Sox two weeks ago in Baltimore, but Boston is coming off a road series win over the American League Central-leading Kansas City Royals.

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones' chances of being voted to start in the All-Star game took a major hit Monday as he dropped two spots in the latest American League All-Star Game fan balloting results released Monday.

Manny Machado leads all major league third basemen with eight errors in 32 games this season. But Machado, his Baltimore Orioles coaches and teammates don't yet seem concerned considering his track record.

The Baltimore Orioles built a contender by patchwork, but the Royals built their American League champion through the farm

The Orioles' "We Won't Stop" season finally came to a screeching halt Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium when the won't-be-beat Kansas City Royals won another nailbiter, 2-1, in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series.

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.