BALTIMORE -- For much of Pete Alonso's first season in Baltimore, the Polar Bear has shown his prolific ability to homer the other way. In fact, eight of his first 14 home runs were opposite-field shots to either right or right-center field. Alonso’s 15th homer, however, was a blast to

BALTIMORE -- The Orioles signed Tommy Pham to a Minor League deal on May 16 to bolster their outfield depth. However, it seems the 38-year-old will be departing the organization without playing an MLB game for the club. Pham is planning to opt out of his contract, according to a

BALTIMORE -- The Orioles may be getting their closer back before the end of June. Right-hander Ryan Helsley took a significant step forward on Thursday, when he began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk. The 31-year-old has been on the 15-day injured list since May 1, when he was placed

BALTIMORE -- Over the past three years, Baltimore has learned plenty about Jackson Holliday. For one, Holliday always takes time for kids. The 22-year-old Orioles infielder may lead all of baseball in autographs signed, as every day he can be spotted on the field during batting practice putting ink onto

BALTIMORE -- Jackson Holliday has that dog in him. Or to perhaps phrase it better -- the dogs bring out the best in him. Another Bark at the Park Night at Camden Yards on Wednesday brought yet another grand slam for the 22-year-old Holliday, who continued his long-standing tradition of

BALTIMORE -- Despite coming off the bench to play both Monday and Tuesday, Samuel Basallo was again out of the Orioles' starting lineup for Wednesday night's game vs. the Mariners at Camden Yards. The 21-year-old catcher/designated hitter hasn't started since Sunday -- the same day he felt discomfort in his

BALTIMORE -- Two of the Orioles’ best hitters are catchers, and playing baseball’s most demanding position can often lead to small injuries over the course of a 162-game season. Right now, both of Baltimore’s backstops are dealing with ailments. As Samuel Basallo continues to play while having a “bony growth”

BALTIMORE -- Eutaw Street is 2.4 miles long and runs north-south through Downtown Baltimore. On a map, it looks like any other street in Charm City. Baseball fans -- especially those who love the Orioles -- know it’s not just any other street.

This story was excerpted from Jake Rill's Orioles Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

TORONTO -- One play was the talk of the visiting clubhouse at Rogers Centre late Sunday afternoon. It was a play that didn’t go the Orioles’ way, but many -- including players, manager Craig Albernaz and Baltimore fans -- felt should have. If you watched the series finale at Rogers

TORONTO -- The Orioles continue to have plenty of pop in their bats of late. However, three more home runs weren’t enough to rally for a come-from-behind win on Saturday afternoon. Despite a trio of long balls from Colton Cowser, Pete Alonso and Blaze Alexander, Baltimore took a 6-4 loss

TORONTO -- Adley Rutschman could hear his teammates yelling from the first-base dugout at Rogers Centre as he began to round the bases in the ninth inning on Friday night. His 104.6 mph liner landed perfectly in right-center field and slowed it as approached the wall. With Rutschman a triple

This story was excerpted from Jake Rill’s Orioles Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

There is no other Major League park quite like Oriole Park at Camden Yards. This was true the day it opened in 1992, and it remains true today. From the generation of future stadiums it inspired to its iconic brick warehouse beyond the right-field fence, Baltimore’s jewel of a ballpark

BALTIMORE -- When the Orioles returned home after getting swept by the Rays during a three-game series at Tropicana Field from May 18-20, they sat a season-worst eight games below .500. Their morale could have been low. It even would have been acceptable to have flashbacks to 2025, when a

BALTIMORE -- The Orioles have a belief they can win any game. They’ve said it. They’ve shown it. But at the same time, the odds were well against them as they entered the bottom of the ninth inning at Camden Yards on Saturday evening facing a four-run deficit against the

BALTIMORE -- What needed to happen for Trevor Rogers to return to his 2025 form? As Orioles pitching coach Drew French saw it, the left-hander just needed to believe -- both in his stuff and in himself. “He’s a really, really good pitcher, and I think the most important thing

BALTIMORE -- An emotional and powerful moment took place on Friday night at Camden Yards, and it was one that Amina Rice and her family didn’t see coming. During the third inning of the Blue Jays-Orioles game, Rice -- a graduating eighth-grade student at Harlem Park Elementary Middle School in

BALTIMORE -- Every time Albert Suárez leaves the Orioles, the 36-year-old right-hander finds his way back. On Friday, Baltimore signed Suárez to a one-year MLB deal, bringing back the righty to bolster its bullpen amid a four-game series against American League East rival Toronto. Right-hander Cameron Weston, who tossed a

This story was excerpted from Jake Rill’s Orioles Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

BALTIMORE -- Cameron Weston wanted to treat it like any other baseball game. But, when the bullpen doors swung open in center field at the start of the ninth inning at Camden Yards on Thursday night, the 25-year-old from Pittsburgh entered the most high-stakes matchup of his life thus far.

BALTIMORE -- Avery Jacobsen had caught foul balls at Camden Yards before. But the 22-year-old Orioles fan from Lancaster County, Pa., had never come away with a ball in play. That changed on Thursday night -- in fact, it changed twice, so he decided to share the wealth.

BALTIMORE -- The assignments haven't been easy ones for Trey Gibson in his first taste of the big leagues. But the 24-year-old right-hander has handled each one well, showing exactly why he's been viewed among the top pitching prospects in the Orioles' system in recent years. On May 3, Gibson

BALTIMORE -- The Orioles needed to get hot before their 2026 season potentially fell apart before the end of May, just as it did in ‘25. The concern was quickly growing around Baltimore that, somehow, this year could be a repeat showing, despite the injection of talent to the club’s

BALTIMORE -- Shane Baz is beginning to show exactly why the Orioles made him the highest-paid pitcher in franchise history. And lately, the 26-year-old right-hander’s success is coming against a team that knows him quite well. For the second consecutive start, Baz was terrific against the American League East-leading Rays.