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Orioles veteran right-hander Andrew Cashner has been the best starter in the American League over the past month-plus, and could have more trade value for it.

By Jon Meoli

Jul 7, 2019

The Orioles claimed right-hander Aaron Brooks off waivers from the Oakland Athletics, and designated right-hander Josh Lucas for assignment.

By Jon Meoli

Jul 6, 2019

Morgan State’s W.A.C. Hughes Memorial Stadium is undergoing a major overhaul of its football field and running track.

The Orioles collapsed in an eight-run third inning and limped home after a 1-6 West Coast road trip.

By Peter Schmuck

Jun 23, 2019

The Oiroles optioned Sean Gilmartin back to Norfolk and selected the contract of reliever Matt Wotherspoon.

By Peter Schmuck

Jun 22, 2019

The Orioles scored a total of seven runs on the way to losing three straight games to the Oakland A's at the Oakland Coliseum.

By Peter Schmuck

Jun 19, 2019

With Dwight Smith Jr. set to return and the bullpen struggling, Brandon Hyde said the Orioles will "probably have some moves in the next couple days."

By Peter Schmuck

Jun 19, 2019

Orioles pitching prospect Josh Rogers says he was too focused on getting called up to the majors and forgot how to pitch.

By Peter Schmuck

Jun 19, 2019

The Orioles hung tough with the Oakland A's for three innings and then the roof fell in.

By Peter Schmuck

Jun 19, 2019

Former Orioles catcher Nick Hundley's bond with Zach Sprader has carried beyond the teenage boy's lost battle with leukemia.

Brandon Hyde came home to the Bay Area for the first time as a major league manager.

By Peter Schmuck

Jun 18, 2019

Here's what you need to know before the Orioles' road game Monday night at the Oakland Athletics.

The Orioles have a lot of players who are young enough to project success, but still too inexperienced to be relied on at the major league level.

By Jon Meoli

Jun 17, 2019

Chance Sisco is feeling comfortable with the Orioles, even though his status as their catcher of the future is up in the air thanks to Adley Rutschman.

By Nathan Ruiz

Jun 16, 2019

Orioles top prospect Yusniel Díaz has home runs in three straight games to highlight some of the progress he's made with his swing at Double-A Bowie.

By Jon Meoli

Jun 15, 2019

The Orioles called up trade products Luis Ortiz and Josh Rogers ahead of Friday's series opener with the Boston Red Sox.

By Nathan Ruiz

Jun 14, 2019

An original team photo of the 1914 Baltimore Orioles, featuring Babe Ruth, sold for a record $190,373 at auction.

Remember when Steve McNair, Storm Davis and Hoyt Wilhelm were on the Baltimore sports pages?

By Mike Klingaman

Jun 2, 2019

Examining Orioles GM Mike Elias' draft picks with the Houston Astros.

By Jon Meoli

May 30, 2019

Breakout starter John Means was not at his best, but kept the Orioles close enough for a comeback that simply never came.

By Jon Meoli

May 18, 2019

After a career-low 89.8 mph average fastball velocity in his last start, analyzing how Orioles starter Dylan Bundy typically bounces back from that.

By Jon Meoli

May 17, 2019

With six two-run innings Wednesday, Orioles right-hander Andrew Cashner has a 3.25 ERA in eight starts since struggling at Yankee Stadium on Opening Day.

By Nathan Ruiz

May 15, 2019

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said Josh Rogers' scratch at Triple-A Norfolk was done in preparation for the possibility of needing more pitching going forward.

By Nathan Ruiz

May 15, 2019

Tuesday night’s Orioles-Yankees game was postponed, the second straight meeting between the American League East foes called off because of weather.

By Nathan Ruiz

May 14, 2019

Orioles slugger Chris Davis is a lot like the rebuilding team itself — largely dismissed, more-than-occasionally mocked and with nothing to do but simply go out every night and try and win in the face of it all.

By Jon Meoli

May 3, 2019

In an Orioles bullpen that has faced plenty of turnover one month into the 2019 campaign, Sunday marked perhaps a record day of change. Excluding the three position players manager Brandon Hyde has sent to the mound, the Orioles have deployed 18 relief pitchers this season, the most in baseball.

By Nathan Ruiz

Apr 29, 2019

The Orioles entered this weekend’s series with the Minnesota Twins with the worst staff ERA in baseball. The team’s young pitching staff is required to put together competitive outings while learning how to, and how not to, pitch in the major leagues throughout them.

By Nathan Ruiz

Apr 27, 2019

Opening Day center fielder Cedric Mullins has six hits in the first 22 games he's played this season, so the Orioles optioned him to Triple-A Norfolk on Monday.

By Jon Meoli

Apr 22, 2019

Dylan Bundy and the Orioles kept the ball in the park Sunday, but that wasn't enough in a 4-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins that secured the club's second home sweep of the season.

By Jon Meoli

Apr 21, 2019

With five batters putting together multihit games, the Orioles beat the Red Sox, 9-5, to snap a four-game losing streak.

By Jon Meoli

Apr 13, 2019

Watching the young Orioles in a rebuild is interesting and sometimes fun. Watching Chris Davis is not.

By Dan Rodricks

Apr 12, 2019

Dylan Bundy's home run problems last year were all his own. This year, they fit alarmingly well with the rest of the Orioles' pitching staff.

By Jon Meoli

Apr 11, 2019

Here's what you need to know before the Orioles' game Thursday against the Oakland Athletics.

With a home run Wednesday, Trey Mancini matched Frank Robinson in 1969 and Chris Davis in 2013 for the most home runs by an Orioles batter through the team's first 12 games with six.

By Nathan Ruiz

Apr 11, 2019

After a second straight day of early batting practice, Orioles first baseman Chris Davis appeared in a 10-3 loss to the Athletics as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning, only to fly out to center field for his 57th straight plate appearance without a hit.

By Jon Meoli

Apr 10, 2019

Orioles right-hander Dan Straily, making his first start for the team, allowed a pair of home runs as the team's rough opening homestand on the mound continued.

By Jon Meoli

Apr 10, 2019

Orioles Rule 5 draftee Drew Jackson, designated for assignment last week to clear space on the Orioles’ 25- and 40-man rosters for right-hander Dan Straily, cleared waivers and was returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team announced Wednesday.

By Nathan Ruiz

Apr 10, 2019

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said the team could give struggling left-handed reliever Richard Bleier a "reset" by placing him on the injured list, though Bleier said rest isn't what he needs.

By Nathan Ruiz

Apr 10, 2019

Here's what you need to know before the Orioles' game Wednesday night against the Oakland Athletics.

Power Plant Live plans to give out free orange crushes for Chris Davis' first hit — more if it's a home run.

By Sarah Meehan

Apr 10, 2019

Tuesday's game was a rare moment in which the Orioles' base-running aggression harmed, not hurt.

By Jon Meoli

Apr 10, 2019

Orioles right-hander Alex Cobb has returned to the injured list, this time with a lower back strain. Right-hander Dan Straily will start in Cobb’s place Wednesday.

By Nathan Ruiz

Apr 9, 2019

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde wasn't asked about Chris Davis on Tuesday, but he went out of his way to praise the Orioles fans who cheered his every at-bat Monday.

By Jon Meoli

Apr 9, 2019

Orioles right-hander Nate Karns is back on the injured list after just four outings due to a right forearm strain, with Evan Phillips taking his spot in the bullpen.

By Jon Meoli

Apr 9, 2019

Monday night's 12-4 win over the Oakland Athletics, in manager Brandon Hyde's mind, was the proper response to a sweep, one in which the Orioles defended well, ran like mad and collected 15 hits to pull back to .500 at 5-5.

By Jon Meoli

Apr 9, 2019

Cedric Mullins tripled twice and Richie Martin added another as the Orioles opened their series against the Oakland Athletics with a victory.

By Nathan Ruiz

Apr 8, 2019

Orioles first baseman Chris Davis set an ignominious major league record Monday with five more hitless at-bats, extending his hitless streak to 49 dating to the end of 2018.

By Jon Meoli

Apr 8, 2019

Rookie pitcher John Means will start against the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday in the second game of a four-game series. He's happy for the opportunity and appreciates the team's trust in him.

By Peter Schmuck

Apr 8, 2019

The Orioles held "Kid's Opening Day" at Oriole Park on Sunday, but the young Orioles were not up to the task of competing with the Yankees. They wilted under a shower of home runs and lost 15-3 as New York swept the series and dropped the O's under .500.

By Peter Schmuck

Apr 7, 2019

With an 0-for-4 performance Sunday, Orioles first baseman Chris Davis’ hitless drought dating to last season reached 44 at-bats, two shy of the major league record for a non-pitcher that Eugenio Velez set between the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

By Nathan Ruiz

Apr 7, 2019