BALTIMORE -- Zach Eflin’s 2026 season is over after only one start. Eflin underwent Tommy John (UCL reconstruction) surgery on his right elbow on Wednesday, the Orioles announced. After undergoing imaging, the 32-year-old right-hander received a second opinion on his injured right elbow during a visit with Dr. Keith Meister

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PITTSBURGH -- Cade Povich's first MLB appearance of 2026 came sooner than expected. The Orioles recalled Povich from Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday, and the 25-year-old left-hander pitched 5 2/3 innings of two-run relief in an 8-2 loss to the Pirates at PNC Park. Although it hadn’t been 15 days since

PITTSBURGH -- A new update has emerged pertaining to the status of Orioles right-hander Zach Eflin's injured right elbow. Manager Craig Albernaz said prior to Friday's series opener in Pittsburgh that Eflin is traveling to Dallas to get a second opinion on the elbow from Dr. Keith Meister. Eflin, who

BALTIMORE -- Five games into the 2026 season, the injury bug has returned to Baltimore. And once again, the bad luck has struck right-hander Zach Eflin. Eflin exited Tuesday’s 8-5 loss to the Rangers at Camden Yards due to right elbow discomfort, and he was placed on the 15-day injured

BALTIMORE -- Jackson Holliday wasn't in the Orioles' Opening Day lineup on Thursday, but the 22-year-old infielder played in a different team's 2026 season opener. Holliday began a rehab assignment on Friday, playing in Triple-A Norfolk's first game of the year against Nashville. He went 0-for-2 with a walk and

BALTIMORE -- The Orioles’ bullpen will be without its top left-hander to open the 2026 season. On Wednesday, Baltimore placed Keegan Akin on the 15-day injured list due to a left groin strain. The 30-year-old southpaw sustained the injury this past Saturday, when he slipped in the bullpen while warming

WASHINGTON -- Craig Albernaz had no updates Monday on the imaging results for outfielder Heston Kjerstad (right hamstring) and left-hander Keegan Akin (adductor discomfort), but the Orioles manager said X-rays revealed infielder Luis Vázquez suffered a broken right thumb on Sunday. No recovery timeline had been set. Vázquez, who was

BALTIMORE -- As a handful of injuries hit the Orioles’ outfield at the end of Spring Training, with the statuses of Dylan Beavers (right knee discomfort) and Heston Kjerstad (right hamstring tightness) both questionable ahead of Opening Day, another question mark was brought into play during the club’s 8-1 exhibition

SARASOTA, Fla. -- A pair of Orioles outfielders -- as well as one of the club's top left-handed relievers -- have sustained new injuries in the final days of Spring Training. Dylan Beavers was scratched from the lineup prior to Friday's 3-1 Grapefruit League loss to the Yankees due to

SARASOTA, Fla. -- The Orioles appear to have avoided another significant injury situation. Ryan Mountcastle was hit in the right hand by a pitch during the eighth inning of the O’s 7-2 Grapefruit League win over the Pirates on Wednesday afternoon at Ed Smith Stadium, prompting an early exit from

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- In the 6 1/2 months since undergoing a lumbar microdiscectomy, Zach Eflin has said multiple times how it feels like he has a “brand-new back.” It has made it easier for the 31-year-old to do simple day-to-day tasks -- such as lifting any of his four

SARASOTA, Fla. -- The injury bug has returned to Orioles camp, as one of the team’s top bullpen arms is hurt, with his Opening Day status now in jeopardy. Andrew Kittredge has been dealing with right shoulder inflammation, manager Craig Albernaz said Wednesday morning, and the club plans to be

SARASOTA, Fla. -- After an injury-plagued 2025 season, the Orioles were hoping for improved health and better fortune in ‘26, when they reported for Spring Training a little more than two weeks ago. To this point, that hasn’t been the case -- although they appear to have survived a scare

SARASOTA, Fla. -- From the moment Jackson Holliday returned from getting the fractured hook of the hamate bone in his right hand removed -- a surgery that took place Feb. 12 in Los Angeles -- the 22-year-old second baseman was itching to get back into workouts with his Orioles teammates.

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Nobody is more upset by Jordan Westburg's injury troubles over the past 19 months than the 27-year-old Orioles infielder himself. He wanted the 2026 season to be different, and instead, he'll miss Opening Day -- and at least the first month of the season -- due to

SARASOTA, Fla. -- A new 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

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Orioles manager Craig Albernaz provided an update on injured infielder Jordan Westburg on Thursday morning, stating that the 27-year-old -- who has been slowed by a tweaked right oblique early in Spring Training -- is currently "'physically unable to participate" in workouts. "Right now, he's physically unable

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. -- 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. -- 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

BALTIMORE -- As soon as Samuel Basallo was hit in the right wrist by a fastball in the ninth inning of the Orioles’ 6-2 loss to the Rays at Camden Yards on Wednesday night, the 21-year-old future star bent over in pain. The left-handed-hitting slugger quickly exited the field and

CHICAGO -- Jordan Westburg will get the chance to finish the 2025 season on a positive note. The Orioles activated the 26-year-old Westburg from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday afternoon before their 8-7 win over the White Sox at Rate Field. He last played Aug. 18 and had been

CHICAGO -- A rough season for Albert Suárez has come to a premature end. The Orioles announced a handful of roster moves before their series opener against the White Sox on Monday at Rate Field. Among them was Suárez heading to the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort. With

TORONTO -- Tyler O'Neill is again healthy and has returned to the Orioles, just in time for the 30-year-old slugger to play a three-game set in his native Canada. Prior to Baltimore’s series opener vs. Toronto on Friday, O’Neill was reinstated from the 10-day injured list, completing his third IL