SARASOTA, Fla. -- A second injury will delay Jordan Westburg’s start to the 2026 season -- and further ravage the Orioles’ projected starting infield for Opening Day. After dealing with a tweaked right oblique early in Spring Training, Westburg now also has a partial UCL tear in his right elbow,

To go along with a young crew featuring Gunnar Henderson, Jackson Holliday, Samuel Basallo and Adley Rutschman, the Orioles added some veteran savvy in Pete Alonso and Taylor Ward, giving the club a powerful lineup heading into the 2026 season.

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: The American League East is loaded this year. The Blue Jays had a huge offseason after falling just short in Game 7 of the World Series. The Yankees are running it back, for better or worse, with a team that won 94

SARASOTA, Fla. -- The new agility field at the Ed Smith Stadium complex has artificial turf and 40 yards worth of line markers to assist in timing drills. Many of the athletes roaming around are hulking figures. Is this MLB Spring Training happening in Sarasota, or is it an NFL

Spring Training games are slated to start Friday, meaning MLB’s biggest stars will be back in action. But with so many great talents in the game today, who will be every team’s top player in 2026? To determine that, it’s time to examine the projections from FanGraphs Depth Charts (a

Back around this time two years ago, we made bold predictions about who would be the No. 1 prospect for each organization today. Now it’s time to review our prognosticating skills. A couple of disclaimers: A baker’s dozen of our current No. 1 prospects had yet to enter pro ball,

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Orioles injury news and transactions.

SARASOTA, Fla. -- A common theme emerged from the music playlist blaring on the backfields of the Ed Smith Stadium complex on Monday, when the Orioles held their first full-squad workout. Every song was post-grunge alternative rock music, featuring the likes of Nickelback, Creed, Three Days Grace, Stone Temple Pilots,

Farm systems are huge. In addition to Rookie-level leagues at complexes in the Dominican Republic and the grounds where big league Spring Training camps are held, there are four under-the-lights, ticket-selling affiliates for every single Major League Baseball organization, amounting to 120 Minor League Baseball teams. Many of these teams

On Tuesday, Orioles beat reporter Jake Rill held an Ask Me Anything on Reddit with fans at r/orioles. This mailbag features questions and answers from there. The full AMA can be read here. Questions and responses have been lightly edited for clarity.

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Five live at-bats into a pre-Spring Training workout at the Orioles' Ed Smith Stadium complex on Feb. 6, Jackson Holliday could tell something had gone wrong. "Took a swing and knew something wasn’t exactly right," Holliday said. "Decided to say something and got the X-rays and just

SARASOTA, Fla. -- What type of player did the Orioles acquire when they brought in Blaze Alexander in a trade with the D-backs on Feb. 5? Allow the 26-year-old utility man to tell you himself. "A super-athlete," Alexander said. "A guy who can be versatile, can play everywhere, just go

Full-squad workouts in Spring Training have begun, and there will be several players looking to prove themselves after injuries, underperformance or other factors put them in a more precarious position than they'd like to be entering the 2026 season.

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Manager Craig Albernaz won't be naming the Orioles' Opening Day starter in mid-February. The new skipper is having an open competition for the assignment, one that is likely to be won by either Kyle Bradish or Trevor Rogers, the expected 1-2 punch atop the rotation. "Are they

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Heston Kjerstad's challenging start to the 2025 season (his third in the big leagues) led to a mid-June demotion to Triple-A Norfolk. While there, the former top prospect went on the injured list due to fatigue, then missed the remainder of the season because of an undisclosed

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Last Nov. 1, Chris Bassitt came so close to winning his first World Series championship. His Blue Jays took a lead into the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 7, before the Dodgers rallied for an 11-inning victory to capture their second consecutive title. "I’m not

The Yankees and Giants will open the 2026 MLB season on March 25. We’ll be counting down to that date with our annual preview series, with each story looking ahead to the coming season by breaking down a particular topic, division by division. Previously: The team in each division with

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Félix Bautista stood off to the side of the Orioles’ new agility field at the Ed Smith Stadium complex on Thursday afternoon, his 6-foot-8, 285-pound frame easy to spot while watching pitchers participate in drills. The O’s remain hopeful their All-Star closer -- whose rehab from right

SARASOTA, Fla. -- After an injury-plagued 2025 season, Jordan Westburg was hopeful for better health in '26. That's why it's even more frustrating for the soon-to-be 27-year-old infielder to be dealing with a tweaked right oblique at the beginning of Orioles Spring Training this year. "For me personally, it’s disappointing,”

SARASOTA, Fla. -- As right-handers Dean Kremer and Shane Baz warmed up to throw live batting practice on Wednesday afternoon, Pete Alonso assembled his group of Orioles hitters in the first-base dugout at Ed Smith Stadium. The Polar Bear couldn’t be missed, putting on his helmet while wearing a black

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Is Chris Bassitt a No. 1 or No. 2 starting pitcher for a rotation at this point in his MLB career? Likely not. But will he make Baltimore’s pitching staff better? Without a doubt. Though Bassitt may not be the exact type of frontline starter the Orioles

SARASOTA, Fla. -- The first Spring Training workout for Orioles pitchers and catchers took place on Wednesday at Ed Smith Stadium, but president of baseball operations Mike Elias hadn’t ruled out making an addition to his roster. He remained tapped into the free-agent/trade markets in pursuit of upgrades, particularly on

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Jackson Holliday's third MLB season will begin with a stint on the injured list. On the first day of Spring Training workouts in Sarasota on Wednesday, Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias shared that Holliday broke the hamate bone in his right hand while hitting in