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This Week in Baltimore Sports History for June 30-July 6

This Week in Baltimore Sports History: June 23-29

With $8.5 million in international bonus pool slots for the 2018-19 period, the Orioles have used nearly all of it under new GM Mike Elias and Koby Perez.

The Orioles acquired right-handed pitcher Tom Eshelman in a trade with the Philadelphia Phillies for international bonus slots. He will join Triple-A Norfolk.

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

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.

The Orioles claimed Pedro Severino off waivers from the Nationals. Reliever Paul Fry will start against the Phillies in Sunday's split-squad game in Clearwater. He'll be the "opener" and he says he will welcome the opportunity if he's needed in that role during the season.

Jonathan Villar reached base three times and scored two runs and Alcides Escobar had an RBI double as the Orioles' middle infield situation came into focus during an 8-5 Grapefruit League loss to Phillies.

Orioles left-hander Josh Rogers is popular on the mound for his quick work, but he's also coming to embody the team's mantra of being yourself, acting like you belong in the big leagues, and not apologizing for it.

Baltimore Sun columnist Peter Schmuck weighs in on Dylan Bundy’s spring debut and the Orioles’ 5-5 tie Thursday against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Bryce Harper's 13-year, $330 million give him the richest guaranteed contract in baseball history, but Manny Machado got the higher average salary. So who won?

Dylan Bundy made his 2019 exhibition debut for the Orioles on Thursday. He's hoping for a more complete performance this season and feels fastball command needs to be better to get there.

With Richie Martin and Drew Jackson lined up beside each other on the infield for the first Orioles road game of the spring, manager Brandon Hyde said he had a good impression of the two Rule 5 players.

Oakland shortstop Richie Martin, who broke out at the plate at Double-A in 2018, was the first pick by the Orioles' in Thursday's Rule 5 draft.

The Orioles' main roster-oriented activity at this week's winter meetings will likely be Thursday's Rule 5 draft. Here's who they might take.

The Houston Astros rebuild that Mike Elias was a part of worked partly because of the continuity in personnel their general manager, Jeff Luhnow, brought from the Cardinals. Who from Houston could help replicate that for Elias in Baltimore?

Resetting the Orioles' known executive candidates with the possibility that they could make a decision on a replacement for executive vice president Dan Duquette this week.

Orioles outfielder Adam Jones served the Baltimore community until the end of the season after extending his stay with the team by two months when he nixed a trade to the Phillies.

Adam Jones and the Orioles could be headed for a messy divorce. Over the years, the Orioles, generally, have parted with their stars more favorably.

The Orioles' 2019 spring training schedule includes multiple home and road games against the Minnesota Twins, as well as a handful against AL East giants New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.

Cedric Mullins was back hitting leadoff after missing Sunday night's game with a sore hip.

The Aug. 31 trade deadline for traded players to be eligible for the postseason is looming, but Adam Jones continues to give every indication that he's sticking around until the end of the season ... and wants to come back next year.

Orioles outfielder Adam Jones has cleared trade waivers, according to an industry source.

The Orioles might have avoided a real headache in a year full of them by missing out on Jason Vargas, and despite all that’s gone badly for them this season, it looks like Andrew Cashner was the right pitcher to stabilize their rotation.

Jones outlined some of the discussions leading up to the deadline, why he wasn’t interested in the trade to the Philadelphia Phillies that was on the table, and how he sees the rest of the season playing out for him with Cedric Mullins on the horizon.

The veteran center fielder was able to block a trade to the Phillies because of his 10-and-5 service time rights. So just what exactly does that mean?

Adam Jones enacted his right to veto a trade to the Phillies.

The Orioles are trying to trade Adam Jones, but have several hurdles before completing a deal.

The Orioles have traded All-Star third baseman Manny Machado to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Dodgers All-Stars Ross Stripling and Matt Kemp said the possible addition of Orioles All-Star shortstop Manny Machado could have a significant impact on the team's playoff race.

Manny Machado will likely be wearing an Orioles uniform for the final time in Tuesday night's All-Star Game.

The Phillies, Dodgers and Brewers still remain in the mix for Orioles shortstop Manny Machado.

Manny Machado could be playing in his final game in an Orioles jersey Tuesday night in the All-Star Game.

Representatives from the three teams who are leading the chase to acquire Manny Machado — the Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers — outline the impact he could have on a playoff race.

The Orioles enter the All-Star break preparing to navigate one of the club’s most pivotal stretches in determining its future in the weeks leading up to the nonwaiver trade deadline, moves that will serve as the building blocks of the team’s rebuild.

Trey Mancini hit a two-run homer in the Orioles' 5-4 loss to the Phillies on Thursday night after receiving a day off Wednesday.

Orioles starter Kevin Gausman allowed a career-high 12 hits and was made to pay for it in a 5-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies Thursday night at Camden Yards.

Yefry Ramírez will start Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader against the Yankees.

The Dodgers have the best offer on the table for Orioles star Manny Machado, but six other teams have made proposals all are "very close" in appeal.

The Orioles' rookie right-hander will start Monday in one game of the team's doubleheader against the Yankees.

Zach Britton's clean outing Wednesday showed something to build on moving forward in his return from Achilles tendon surgery.

Losers of nine of 10, the Orioles (24-61) remain just off the pace of the worst teams in the last half-century, with no signs that their fortunes will soon change.

Orioles shortstop Manny Machado said Wednesday in Philadelphia that he wants to play for a contending team and play shortstop as he was questioned on whether he'd like to play for the host Phillies.

Pitching matchups, TV, radio and more on the Orioles-Phillies game.

Orioles players said after Tuesday night's game that they understood and supported why Colby Rasmus decided to step away from the team for personal reasons.

The Orioles are 24-60, no longer undefeated in July, and even when they do enough to put themselves in position to win, they simply don’t.

Pitching matchups, TV, radio and more about Tuesday's Orioles-Phillies game.

Orioles right-hander Alex Cobb tries to get back on track Tuesday in Philadelphia, and manager Buck Showalter said he finds "nothing discouraging" about what he's done so far.

Many in the Phillies' front office know Manny Machado well. Can they persuade the Orioles to leave the starting shortstop behind when they leave Philadelphia?

Orioles minor league updates on Yefry Ramirez, Corban Joseph, Wilson Garcia and Matthias Dietz.