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Orioles center fielder Adam Jones won his third career Gold Glove. Shortstop J.J. Hardy won his second straight award and third baseman Manny Machado won in his first full major league season.

The Orioles were well represented Friday when finalists for this season's AL Gold Glove awards were named.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter spent several minutes during his pre-game news conference Saturday afternoon talking about how his offense was seemingly close to breaking out and may, sometime soon, finally take advantage of the scoring opportunities it kept squandering.

Chris Davis has been named the American League's cleanup hitter for Tuesday night's All-Star Game, manager Jim Leyland announced.

Baltimore Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy admitted this spring that his 2012 season was probably the lowest point of his career. But after a slow start in 2013, he is back to providing pop in the bottom half of the lineup.

Stephen Strasburg surrendered three hits over two innings -- including a single and home run to the first two batters he faced -- in his first action since Sept. 7.

Carlos Correa is a potential first-round target for the Orioles in the MLB draft.

For the sixth consecutive year, the Orioles will select in the top five of baseball's amateur draft, this time making the fourth overall pick on Monday night. Then they will wait. And wait.

The general belief is that players recovering from hamate bone surgery -- as the Orioles' Nick Markakis is now -- have a short recovery time, but it can take a while for them to regain their power at the plate.

His right arm in a sling after morning surgery to remove a broken bone in his wrist, Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis said he hopes to be back in the lineup before the estimated three to four weeks of recovery time.

Long a solid center fielder and one of baseball's best baserunners, Curtis Granderson has turned into a beast at the plate since working with New York Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long to rework his swing.