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MINNEAPOLIS -- Another Orioles catcher appeared to go down with an injury on Tuesday night, but the club may have caught a fortunate break.

ARLINGTON -- Blaze Alexander took a step forward in his recovery Friday at Globe Life Field, playing catch for the first time since sustaining a non-displaced fracture in his left hand on July 12. Alexander told reporters he is pain free and hopes to start hitting next week when the

Orioles right-hander Chris Bassitt made his third rehab start for Triple-A Norfolk on Friday night, tossing six innings vs. Buffalo. The 37-year-old veteran previously threw 3 1/3 innings of one-run ball vs. Worcester on July 28, followed by 4 1/3 frames over which he gave up three runs (two earned)

BALTIMORE -- Ryan Mountcastle sustained a bit of a freak injury on April 11, when he fractured a bone in his left foot while running from first to second base on a double. Now, there's been "some more tough luck" for the 29-year-old first baseman, as Orioles president of baseball

DETROIT -- While Ryan Mountcastle did not begin his rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday night as originally scheduled, another Orioles player on the injured list did. Chris Bassitt made his first rehab start for the Tides at Harbor Park, tossing 3 1/3 innings of one-run ball against Worcester.

DETROIT -- Ryan Mountcastle did not begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday as originally scheduled. Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said Mountcastle -- who sustained a left foot fracture on April 11 -- was not feeling 100 percent, so the team decided the 29-year-old first baseman would not play for Triple-A

DETROIT -- Two significant members of the Orioles’ roster are scheduled to begin rehab assignments on Tuesday night. Right-hander Chris Bassitt (low back discomfort) will start for Triple-A Norfolk against Worcester, while first baseman Ryan Mountcastle (left foot fracture) will be in the lineup for the Tides. First pitch for

BOSTON -- The Orioles were already without Adley Rutschman, who went on the 10-day injured list due to left wrist inflammation on Monday. Now, Baltimore is without the other half of its standout catching duo as well.

BOSTON -- Adley Rutschman has hit the injured list for the third time this season -- and right as the Orioles were preparing for one of their biggest series of the year thus far. The 28-year-old catcher was placed on the 10-day IL due to left wrist inflammation ahead of

HOUSTON -- Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo left Sunday’s 5-2 win over the Astros at Daikin Park with right shoulder discomfort after grimacing during a second-inning at-bat.

HOUSTON -- Chris Bassitt was transferred to the 60-day injured list on Friday with lower back discomfort. The 37-year-old right-hander has been playing catch on the mound, and said he “feels great, throwing feels great.” Bassitt expects to throw a bullpen session early next week, which he expects to go

BALTIMORE -- Since getting traded from the Reds to the Orioles on April 13, Christian Encarnacion-Strand has shown his immense power potential in the Minors. The former Cincinnati prospect has slugged 17 home runs in 61 games for Triple-A Norfolk. Now, the 26-year-old corner infielder is getting his first big

BALTIMORE -- The Orioles' first four-game winning streak of the season didn't come without a significant "gut punch," as manager Craig Albernaz put it. Blaze Alexander sustained a non-displaced fracture in his left hand during the seventh inning of Baltimore's 8-2 win over Kansas City at Camden Yards on Sunday

BALTIMORE -- One of the longest-tenured players in the Orioles’ organization is now facing a lengthy recovery. On Wednesday, left-hander Keegan Akin underwent Tommy John surgery, the club announced. The procedure was performed by Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington.

BALTIMORE -- Before the benches cleared and the bullpens emptied at Camden Yards on Sunday afternoon, Orioles third baseman Blaze Alexander was visibly frustrated with Royals right-hander Lucas Erceg, whose 95.5 mph fastball broke Alexander's left hand during the seventh inning of Baltimore's 8-2 win. At the time, it wasn't

BALTIMORE -- Orioles manager Craig Albernaz provided updates on a pair of relievers with elbow injuries prior to Saturday night's game against the Royals at Camden Yards -- one that was quite positive, while the other was a bit more ominous. Closer Ryan Helsley has inflammation around his right UCL,

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CINCINNATI -- The Orioles are again going to be without their closer for at least a couple of weeks -- and potentially longer. On Friday, Baltimore placed right-hander Ryan Helsley on the 15-day injured list prior to the opener at Cincinnati. Right-hander Anthony Nunez was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk to

BALTIMORE -- Ryan Helsley was warming in the Orioles' bullpen prior to the ninth inning of the team's 6-1 win over the White Sox at Camden Yards on Wednesday afternoon. However, when the doors swung open in center field, it was Andrew Kittredge -- not Helsley -- who ran through

BALTIMORE -- One of the longest-tenured players on the Orioles’ roster has hit the injured list and won’t be back until after the All-Star break, at the earliest. Left-hander Keegan Akin was placed on the 15-day IL due to left elbow discomfort prior to Monday night’s series opener vs. the

BALTIMORE -- A pair of pitchers who could soon serve as rotation reinforcements for the Orioles each took another step forward in their recovery on Friday night -- and one did so with quite an impressive outing.

ANAHEIM -- Jackson Holliday's return to the Orioles’ lineup won't come until the team returns home later this week. Holliday was out of the lineup for the fourth straight game due to groin tightness on Wednesday, when the O's concluded their three-game series at Angel Stadium with a 7-6, 10-inning

ANAHEIM -- Injuries to a pair of Orioles infielders resulted in Leody Taveras playing third base for five innings during Monday night’s series-opening 6-1 win over the Angels at Angel Stadium. You read that correctly: Taveras, a seven-year MLB veteran who has exclusively played outfield across the Majors, Minors and

LOS ANGELES -- After getting hit in the head with a ball on a freak play that occurred in Seattle on Thursday afternoon, Adley Rutschman was placed on the 7-day concussion injured list prior to Saturday night’s game at Dodger Stadium, the Orioles announced. It marks the second IL stint