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- The Orioles' average announced attendance represents an 18% drop over the same period last year. But the club is trying to build it back up in time.
- Now a San Diego Padre, Manny Machado returns to Camden Yards for his first time since he was traded in 2018.
- After a half-century of disappointment, even Mother Nature didn't dare spoil the celebration of St. Louis' first-ever Stanley Cup championship.
- For the first time since Mike Elias became the Orioles’ executive vice president/general manager in November, his new team faces the Astros.
- The Orioles’ new front-office regime for the first time completed half of its drafting-and-develop backbone Wednesday by finishing its first MLB draft.
- In taking Adley Rutschman with the MLB draft's first pick, the Orioles added a potent switch-hitter at a position that isn't often seen in the top five picks.
- The No. 22 Blue Jays (35-11) have relied on last year’s disappointment to fuel their run to Friday’s game against No. 7 Babson (38-8) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
- Examining Orioles GM Mike Elias' draft picks with the Houston Astros.
- Peter Schmuck's weighs in on Rich Hill, Ezekiel Elliott, Koji Uehara, Jim Kelly, Gleyber Torres and more.
- Paul H. Hutchins Jr., a retired Baltimore Sun photographer who caught a leaping Brooks Robinson celebrating the Orioles' 1966 World Series sweep, died of heart failure Sunday at Gilchrist Hospice Care. He was 91 and lived in the Loch Raven Reservoir area north of Towson.
- Orioles first baseman Trey Mancini figures to be a very nice trade chip come midseason, but he doesn't want to go anywhere — not even an odds-on World Series contender.
- The Orioles staged a poignant pregame ceremony for the family, former teammates and fans of Frank Robinson, the team icon who died in February at the age of 83.
- Two months after he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Mike Mussina still had a hard time believing his good fortune.
- 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
- In sending Austin Hays out of major league camp despite his standout spring performance, the Orioles made the clearest indicator yet that even fielding the best or most exciting major league team possible won't get in the way of the player development plans they're putting in place.
- Julia Ruth Stevens, the last surviving child of Babe Ruth, died early Saturday morning at an assisted-living facility in Henderson, Nev., due to complications after a pulmonary embolism, said her son, Tom Stevens. She was 102.
- Manny Machado says that the Dodgers "showed me some love," by trading away prospects for him.
- Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said his conversations with new shortstop Alcides Escobar have him excited to get the veteran infielder who won the World Series with the Kansas City Royals around his young ballclub and in the clubhouse.
- Former Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar arrived at Orioles spring training camp on Tuesday and said he wants to play, but will embrace the mentoring role that comes with being on a rebuilding team.
- The first time I saw Frank Robinson play was at Memorial Stadium on my 9th birthday in May 1966. I remember vividly his aggressive base running and beef with the umpire after being called out. That play and reaction personified the take-charge attitude that Frank Robinson brought to the game.
- Orioles outfielder Frank Robinson had those skinny legs and a gingerly gait that made it seem as if his feet always hurt. But the ferocity with which he played baseball belied his appearance.
- Orioles Hall of Famer Frank Robinson died Thursday morning at age 83.
- Hall of Famer Frank Robinson led the Orioles to their first World Series title in 1966, was the first African-American manager in both the American and National Leagues and managed the Orioles for parts of four seasons. Here’s a timeline of his career.
- On the 'Analytics in Baseball Operations' panel Saturday at Orioles FanFest, assistant general manager Sig Mejdal and senior director of international scouting Koby Pérez outlined how the analytics that will drive the Orioles' rebuild can produce results on the field.
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Orioles legend Frank Robinson, one of the greatest players in baseball history, is in failing health
Frank Robinson helped lead the Orioles to their first World Series title in 1966. - Examining the recent difficult decisions by the Baseball Hall of Fame on hat choices as Mike Mussina has the option of going in this year as a Yankee or Oriole.
- Mike Mussina, who will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in July, won 18 games in his first full major league season in 1992 and veteran starter Rick Sutcliffe could see back then that this day would come.
- Aside from the Astros, the only other team to execute a similar rebuilt recently is the Chicago Cubs, and new Orioles manager Brandon Hyde spearheaded their player development operation early before joining the major league coaching staff through a rebuild that netted the 2016 World Series title.
- As long as the American League continues tipping toward New York and Boston franchises, a Baltimore team is doomed to second place or worse.
- With Mike Elias on board as the new general manager, the Orioles hope for a better future. In the meantime, here's a look at their storied past.
- From their playing days in college to their success in MLB, here's how Mike Elias and Dan Duquette stack up to each other.
- Mike Elias has impressed his mentors and colleagues during his rapid rise from Yale to his new job as executive vice president of the Orioles.
- 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.
- Mike Elias, who played a major role in the Houston Astros’ rebuild that culminated in a 2017 World Series title, will get the chance to replicate that as the Orioles’ next general manager.
- The Maryland Sports Boosters put on a 1983 World Series reunion gala on Wednesday night in conjunction with the Babe Ruth Museum. There were plenty of players from that team in attendance and many of them were wondering when the Orioles will knock them off that pedestal.
- Mike Elias reportedly will be named the new baseball operations chief of the Orioles, but nothing is official yet. Still, he's already creating a buzz around town.
- Who is Mike Elias? Here's some background on the Astros assistant general manager's path through baseball.
- 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.
- The Orioles' payroll for 2019 might end up being low enough that the club bears some of the players' frustration for the teams who are capping their spending near the soft cap of the competitive balance tax.
- The Orioles have the only remaining vacancy at the top executive level after the San Francisco Giants hired Dodgers general manager Farhan Zaidi as their president of baseball operations late Tuesday.
- Steve Pearce, who was named the World Series MVP after hitting two home runs for the Red Sox, isn't the first former Oriole to earn the honor.
- As the Orioles search for a top executive stretches on, the work former Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington did in building the 2018 World Series champion should stand out for how he ran a complete organization before his dismissal.
- Steve Pearce, who has played for all five American League East teams, including the Orioles, is named World Series MVP after helping the Boston Red Sox defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2018 World Series.
- Los Angeles' hopes that Manny Machado would help deliver the Dodgers' first World Series title since 1988 ended up falling way short.
- Former Orioles manager Buck Showalter was back in Baltimore for the first time since he was let go on Oct. 3 to serve as the starter for the KidsPeace Trick-or-Trot 5K at Camden Yards Saturday.
- The longest game in World Series history ended around 3:30 a.m. EST. Playing the equivalent of two games in one night makes for some big numbers.
- Boston manager Alex Cora pulled starting pitcher Rick Porcello out of a solid performance after just 4 1/3 innings, a move that came back to haunt the Red Sox in the longest game in World Series history.
- With the continuing and unresolved issue of National Football League players kneeling (or remaining in the locker room) during the playing of the National Anthem before games, one is reminded of two incidents involving the anthem: Both occurred 50 years ago this month.
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Orioles' Tanner Scott should take notes from top playoff relievers in how to use his standout slider
The Orioles' Tanner Scott's fastball regularly averages 97-98 mph, but he's developed an incredible weapon in his slider. - With unsung heroes providing key hits, the Orioles take three straight games in Philadelphia to win the 1983 World Series.