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The record low attendance at Camden Yards the latest sign that the Orioles are years away from playing a meaningful game.

The sin of Oriole Chris Davis is that he is the highest-paid player in O’s history, and his output nose-dived shortly after his income soared. When you under-produce this spectacularly, the world gets very harsh, very fast. But there are lessons here.

In the waning days of the Maryland General Assembly session, lawmakers are considering creating a new state office to mediate thousands of lawsuits from workers who have been sickened by asbestos exposure. There are more than 30,000 asbestos cases pending in Baltimore Circuit Court.

By Pamela Wood

Apr 3, 2019

The Orioles are trying to lift themselves from the ashes of their historically bad 2018 season, and — win or lose — they can lift up their troubled city if their effort sends the right message to the fans.

By Peter Schmuck

Mar 21, 2019

The Orioles looked to recent champions in Houston and Chicago to assemble the trio of general manager Mike Elias, manager Brandon Hyde and assistant general manager for analytics Sig Mejdal to take the team in a new direction

By Jon Meoli

Mar 20, 2019

With owner Peter Angelos ailing, Major League Baseball wants to know by June who 'controls' Orioles. The request is the strongest signal yet that the Orioles are transitioning from the leadership of Angelos, 89, who is no longer able to run the team.

By Jeff Barker

Feb 21, 2019

At its core, 2018 was defined not by games but by the complex and sometimes tragic stories that accompany them.

By Childs Walker

Dec 20, 2018

The Orioles introduced their new general manager, Mike Elias, on Monday. Elias emphasized that "the plan is simple. We're going to build an elite talent pipeline."

By Peter Schmuck

Nov 19, 2018

New Orioles baseball operations chief will be coming from a new direction after helping build the Houston Astros into a World Series team, but he'll need several years to transform the O's into a 21st century operation.

By Peter Schmuck

Nov 16, 2018

The MASN dispute between the Orioles and Nationals goes before an arbitration panel this week.

By Jon Meoli

Nov 15, 2018

The executive search would be daunting enough, but another round of arbitration in the long-running Mid-Atlantic Sports Network rights dispute with the Washington Nationals also is a major source of concern for the Orioles. Both situations could come to a head this month.

By Peter Schmuck

Nov 3, 2018

A month after dismissing executive vice president Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter following the worst season in franchise history, the Orioles' search for a new individual to lead the organization’s baseball operations continues.

By Jon Meoli

Nov 2, 2018

When fans made a great catch of a foul ball at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium back in the good old days, Rex Barney, legendary announcer, proclaimed over the public address system, “Give that fan a contract!” In light of the Orioles' painful state of affairs, maybe that's not just a corny idea.

The Orioles moved quickly to dismiss Buck Showalter and Dan Duquette, but even if they have a sense of urgency, the search for a new general manager and manager could take awhile.

By Peter Schmuck

Oct 9, 2018

John Bernard Martin was born in Baltimore, served in the Marines and later drove or served as a personal assistant for entertainment industry figures such as Sarah Michelle Gellar, Leonardo DiCaprio and Marin Scorsese. The former Towson resident was 61.

By Jacques Kelly

Oct 5, 2018

Buck Showalter is on the hook for dismal Orioles season that was result of years of poor long-range planning.

By Peter Schmuck

Oct 3, 2018

The Orioles must make decisions on the futures of Dan Duquette and Buck Showalter shortly after the season ends.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Sep 21, 2018

Hall of Famer Eddie Murray was at Camden Yards on Wednesday to announce that he was joining the organization as a special adviser to John and Louis Angelos.

By Jon Meoli

Jul 25, 2018

Orioles' leadership has been let off the hook far too easily for the Manny Machado debacle and several others that have characterized the team’s pitiful player procurement decisions over the past five years.

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said the trade of Manny Machado was going to be the first step in an organizational rebuild that will include everything from expanded analytics and technology to more professional and international scouting efforts.

By Jon Meoli

Jul 19, 2018

No team has spent fewer dollars on the amateur international market than the Orioles. Will that change starting this year?

By Eduardo A. Encina

Jul 1, 2018

The Orioles remain mired in the long-running dispute with Major League Baseball and the Washington Nationals over the revenue split from the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, and it is beginning to create some angst over the future of baseball in Baltimore.

By Peter Schmuck

Jun 23, 2018

Dan Duquette says a report that the Orioles have interviewed Ned Colletti for an unspecified job in the organization is false. There will be plenty of other rumors in weeks and months to come. Believe them or not.

By Peter Schmuck

Jun 18, 2018

The Orioles are just finding their footing after an awful start, 88-year-old owner Peter Angelos is battling health problems and it’s fair to wonder who’s running the show. According to sources, John and Louis Angelos are assuming more responsibility.

As mourners paid respects to Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz on Friday, his wife Jill told the crowd of Maryland politicos she had recently warned her husband his campaign for governor was "killing him."

By Scott Dance

May 11, 2018

Zurawik: I've watched baseball faithfully for 40 years, when teams have won or lost. But the Orioles' disrespect for fans has made me quit.

By David Zurawik

May 2, 2018

The University of Maryland School of Medicine opens cancer research lab named after the sister of Orioles owner Peter Angelos.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Apr 30, 2018

With so much uncertainty from top to bottom, is this the final ride for the Orioles core group?

By Eduardo A. Encina

Mar 25, 2018

Peter Angelos, Bob Wade and Charlie Keller were on the sports pages this time of year.

By Mike Klingaman

Mar 18, 2018

Orioles vice president of baseball operations Brady Anderson defended Orioles owner Peter Angelos' commitment to funding a winning team.

By Peter Schmuck

Jan 27, 2018

Several teams have shown interest in the star slugger. What might they offer in return?

By Eduardo A. Encina

Dec 18, 2017

Maryland’s highest court is weighing whether to give workers who were sickened by asbestos exposure more time to sue their employers.

By Pamela Wood

Dec 1, 2017

Two veteran Orioles believe the team isn't far off from competing in 2018

By Eduardo A. Encina

Oct 5, 2017

The Orioles have a small margin for error in competing again for a playoff berth in 2018.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Oct 2, 2017

Adam Jones, who likely is done for the season, looked to the future on Saturday

By Eduardo A. Encina

Sep 30, 2017

Orioles vice president John Angelos backed athlete activism and condemned President Donald Trump's attacks on professional athletes Saturday.

By Jon Meoli

Sep 23, 2017

Syd Thrift, Carol Mann and Brooks Robinson are part of The Sun Remembers for June 18-24.

By Mike Klingaman

Jul 2, 2017

In 1997, the Orioles became the sixth team in baseball history to go wire to wire in first place. Looking back at some of the highs and lows of the club's last playoff season before 2012.

By Mike Klingaman

Mar 27, 2017

March 21, 2002: Owner Peter Angelos predicts the Orioles will play at least .500 baseball after going 63-98 in 2001.

By Mike Klingaman

Mar 19, 2017

Orioles executive VP: Donald Trump should "apologize" for offensive statements and "and then turn the page."

By Jonas Shaffer

Feb 23, 2017

Adam Jones responds to calls to play deeper in center field

By Peter Schmuck

Feb 18, 2017

Orioles closer Zach Britton agrees to $11.4-million deal for 2017, avoiding arbitration.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Jan 13, 2017

The Orioles have made several very good deals with the Seattle Mariners.

By Peter Schmuck

Jan 6, 2017

Orioles trip to Cuba in 1999 was an eye-opener, but change has come slower than expected.

By Peter Schmuck

Nov 26, 2016

Five Minutes with Alan Rifkin, sports franchise and business lawyer and the Orioles' longtime primary outside counsel.

By Jeff Barker

Oct 21, 2016

Making his second start in two weeks off a 10-month layoff, Maryland homebred Showalter swept to the lead at the top of the stretch and won Saturday's featured ninth race at Laurel Park by 4 3/4 lengths.

When reliving seasons from Baltimore baseball history, 1996 tends to get short shrift. Twenty years have flattened fans' memories of those Orioles to a passel of home runs and an ill-timed catch by a 12-year-old boy in the stands at Yankee Stadium.

By Childs Walker

Oct 3, 2016

Many Baltimoreans know Peter Angelos chiefly as the owner of the Orioles, but there is much more to him than that.

"And I used to always tell him that there were guys that paid their dues," Palmer said.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jun 3, 2016

Only 10 Major League Baseball teams, including the Baltimore Orioles, don't have a naming rights deal or a pending one for their ballparks. Such deals — which can produce revenue of more than $10 million a year — have become the norm in professional sports. But don't expect any changes at Camden Yards.

By Jeff Barker

Apr 24, 2016