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In the spirit of taking a joke, let us celebrate 16 times The Onion skewered Baltimore. Don't take it personally. - John Means so strongly considered quitting baseball last year that he made a LinkedIn profile. Even he can't believe he's now the Orioles' All-Star.
- Loved ones will wish a farewell to Robert Myers, a devoted husband, father and funeral director, on Sunday.
- Pitching coordinator Chris Holt weighs in on former top picks Grayson Rodriguez and DL Hall ahead of the All-Star Futures Game.
- Trey Mancini had to make some tough phone calls Sunday to tell family he didn't make the All-Star team, but he's thankful for the support he's gotten.
- John Means is the first homegrown Orioles starter to make the All-Star team since Mike Mussina and the club's only representative July 9 in Cleveland.
- Some Orioles roster shuffling over the past month has added some actual youth to their lineup, and this weekend is showing some of the fruits of it.
- While Chance Sisco's bat shined in the Orioles' 13-0 win Friday, so did his defense behind the plate.
- The Orioles, in an effort to keep first overall pick Adley Rutschman feeling "great," have mapped out a development plan that starts in the Gulf Coast League.
- Mike Elias expects Adley Rutschman to join the Gulf Coast League roster and then the Aberdeen IronBirds.
- The Orioles collapsed in an eight-run third inning and limped home after a 1-6 West Coast road trip.
- The Orioles jumped out to a three-run lead in the first inning on Friday night and then the bullpen got hammered again.
- Orioles pitching prospect Josh Rogers says he was too focused on getting called up to the majors and forgot how to pitch.
- 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.
- Even as athletic opportunities for girls have increased, an unwritten custom endures: baseball for boys, softball for girls. MLB is working to change that.
- 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.
- Orioles manager Brandon Hyde had his father's full attention, but has to split his between his family and his team.
- 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.
- Since the beginning of May, Orioles pitcher Dylan Bundy rediscovered his form and pitched as well as at any point in the past year.
- The Red Sox hit six home runs in cruising to a 13-2 series-opening victory over the Orioles.
- Orioles pitching prospect Hunter Harvey, whose mid-90s fastball continues to tantalize at Double-A Bowie, will pitch in relief for the first time Friday.
- Through a frustrating process that has featured setbacks, Mark Trumbo has tried to maintain a positive attitude as he worked his way back to the Orioles.
- 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.
- For a third straight year, the Aberdeen IronBirds held a ‘Night under the Lights’ practice session, allowing interested fans a chance to see and possibly meet
- Orioles right-hander Alex Cobb will undergo hip surgery later this week and miss the rest of the 2019 season.
- 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.
- Orioles manager Brandon Hyde wrote out 64 different batting orders through 64 games before repeating Saturday's lineup for Sunday's finale with Houston.
- The Orioles might be losing at a near-record pace, but it's not because they are trying to make sure they pick first in next year's draft.
- Evan Phillips got his fourth call-up to the Orioles on Saturday with the team needing an extra bullpen arm after Friday’s 11-inning loss to the Astros.
- Orioles shortstop Richie Martin is a work in progress at the plate.
- Orioles' Hanser Alberto savors career night in Arlington, Texas.
- Chance Sisco hoping to stick around for long haul with Orioles
- The Orioles recalled catcher Chance Sisco from Triple-A Norfolk ahead of this week's trip to Texas.
- With Brandon Hyde in Chicago to attend his daughter's high school graduation, Tim Cossins served as the Orioles’ interim manager for Saturday’s game.
- Orioles draftees Trey Mancini and Mike Yastrzemski, now with the Giants, came up through the minors dreaming of someday playing together at Camden Yards.
- LSU right-hander Ben McDonald is the only player the Orioles have selected with the first overall pick of the MLB draft. That will change Monday night.
- Outfielder DJ Stewart, having one of the best months of anyone in the minors, was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk to give the Orioles another outfield option.
- Trying to get Mychal Givens back on track, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde will deploy his most experienced relief arm in lower-leverage situations.
- The Orioles got back on the waiver wire in a big way last week, and Mike Elias explained the club's decision-making process when players become available.
- Reliever Evan Phillips was recalled from Norfolk.
- Orioles first baseman Chris Davis is back in one of his deep slumps, and manager Brandon Hyde doesn't know when he'll play again.
- As the shine on the rebuilding Orioles continues to wear off, the focus has naturally gone to some of the club’s high-profile minor league talents.
- Orioles general manager Mike Elias said there are positives to pull from a team with the worst record in the American League, including manager Brandon Hyde.
- For the 47th time in 47 games, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde deployed a lineup he had not used before with Jonathan Villar resting for the first time.
- Stewart, the Orioles' first-round pick in 2015, entered Sunday batting .487/.521/1.077 with five home runs and six doubles in 12 games.
- Dylan Bundy pitched 5 2/3 quality innings in the Orioles' 5-1 win over the Indians on Friday night.
- Rio Ruiz, the Orioles' hottest hitter in May, has found that all those hitting coaches who preach consistency and routine just might be onto something.
- 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.
- As the Orioles return to New York for the first time since the season's opening weekend, the team's growth isn’t going unnoticed among the veterans.
- Brandon Hyde likes to put his best four hitters in the top of the lineup. For the first time this season, that included first baseman Chris Davis on Sunday.
