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To go along with a young crew featuring Gunnar Henderson, 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.

Things look a little bit different down on the farm for the Orioles these days. After years of drafting early and loading up on bats, many of those hitters have graduated and/or been traded for other pieces. The shift is apparent because at the top of the new Orioles Top

Major League Baseball introduced Spring Breakout in 2024 and the prospect showcase games in Florida and Arizona were an immediate hit. Fans and front offices alike loved seeing all those future MLB stars on the field at one time. Now the concept is getting even better. Starting in 2027, the

SARASOTA, Fla. -- The Orioles player with the most home runs so far this Spring Training isn’t even a member of big league camp. He has three homers (tied with five others for the MLB spring lead entering Sunday), and most impressively, they’ve come in his only three Grapefruit League

Spring Training is the perfect time for prospects to show what they can do, and a number of players have taken that opportunity and run with it so far in 2026. From elite prospects to unheralded young players, there's always someone putting on a show with the bat or the

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

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- With 11 big league seasons under his belt, Chris Bassitt knows his preferred way to to build up during Spring Training. The 37-year-old right-hander takes care of his endurance work before reporting to camp, isn’t a big fan of throwing live batting practice and doesn’t show

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Before leaving Orioles camp on Sunday to join Team USA ahead of the upcoming World Baseball Classic, Gunnar Henderson wanted to get a few reps at third base in Saturday’s 7-5 Grapefruit League loss to the Braves. The 24-year-old shortstop hadn’t played third in a game since

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BRADENTON, Fla. -- At the start of Spring Training, new Orioles manager Craig Albernaz didn’t mince words when talking about the potential of Shane Baz, the 26-year-old right-hander and former top prospect who was acquired in a trade with the Rays on Dec. 19. “Shane Baz's upside is a Cy

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

The 2023 World Baseball Classic was an exhilarating tournament that thrilled us from start to finish. There’s a chance that the ‘26 version is every bit as good. When WBC rosters were unveiled earlier this month, it was abundantly clear just how much talent will take the field in this

A year ago, we conducted an exercise to identify the Ultimate Bandwagon Team for 2025 – a team for those without a specific rooting interest to coalesce behind for the season. What does it take to be an Ultimate Bandwagon Team? As I put it then, you want a team

SARASOTA, Fla. -- The starting pitchers at the Orioles’ big league camp this Spring Training can be easily divided into three tiers: The locks to make the roster (if healthy): RHP Kyle Bradish, LHP Trevor Rogers, RHP Shane Baz, RHP Chris Bassitt, RHP Dean Kremer, RHP Zach Eflin

SARASOTA, Fla. -- The disappointment and frustration felt by Tyler O'Neill during a challenging 2025 season -- his first after signing a three-year, $49.5 million deal with the Orioles -- fueled the 30-year-old outfielder during his offseason work over the winter. It has continued to provide motivation since he reported

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Pete Alonso is happy to convert as many Mets fans to Orioles supporters as possible this year -- and that includes your baseball-loving son, John Oliver. Oliver, a comedian and host of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" on HBO, may be from Birmingham, England, but he

Power wins games. As MLB Network insider Tom Verducci has noted, the last six World Series champions have ranked first, third, fourth, third, third and second in regular-season home runs.

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Ask anybody in the Orioles' Spring Training clubhouse who the biggest trash talker has been during live batting practice over the past two weeks and the answer would surely be Pete Alonso. The frequent ribbing has often been audible from the stands at Ed Smith Stadium. But

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SARASOTA, Fla. -- For the first nine days of Spring Training workouts in mid-February, the only game-like action on the Ed Smith Stadium field was live batting practice. Each day, Orioles pitchers faced Orioles hitters. That's no longer the case.

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.