Taking stock of always-evolving AL East -- and where O's might land
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Here are each team's first workout dates of Spring Training 2026
Following are the first workout dates, subject to change, for pitchers and catchers as well as full squads of the 30 Major League clubs for 2026 Spring Training.
Basallo leads 2026 Top 10 Catching Prospects list
MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2026 Top 100 Prospects list at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 23, with a one-hour show on MLB Network and MLB.com. Leading up to the release of the Top 100, we'll examine baseball's top 10 prospects at each position. Even with National League Rookie
5 best seasons by an Orioles position player
Over the years, some of baseball’s greatest players have called Baltimore home. That’s led to some incredible individual performances, stretched out over 162-game increments. It’s really a beautiful thing -- watching an elite player clicking on all cylinders for a full summer. Orioles fans have seen it more than a
A look at each club's top international prospect
MLB's 2026 international signing period opens on Thursday, and its importance can't be understated. While the vast majority of players are teenagers years away from reaching the big leagues, history tells us that the impact some of them make once they get there will be enormous. In 2025, four players
Everything to know ahead of today's opening of the 2026 international signing period
Today's opening of the signing period means amateur international prospects can officially put pen to paper and call themselves professional ballplayers. It’s a testament to years of hard work not only for the players, but their families, their coaches and the extensive network of scouts and evaluators who work for
History of B&O Warehouse at Camden Yards
It is both the most inviting target and the most iconic backdrop in all of baseball. It is also a singular landmark of the sport. Simply put, there is no Camden Yards without the B&O Warehouse looming high over the right-field fence at Oriole Park, providing a red-brick backdrop unlike
Latest O's injuries & transactions
With the Orioles' season over, keep track of all their offseason roster moves and injury updates here. This page will be updated throughout the offseason.
O's agree with Henderson, Ward, 7 more arb-eligible players on '26 deals
BALTIMORE -- Having reached arbitration eligibility for the first time in his MLB career, Gunnar Henderson is getting a significant raise for the 2026 season. The Orioles avoided arbitration with their star shortstop on Thursday, as Henderson agreed to a 2026 contract, the team announced. The deal is worth $8.5
Where do O's stand on pursuit of starting arms?
BALTIMORE -- Fans around Baltimore have been asking the same questions over the past week: When will the Orioles add another starting pitcher? Will the Orioles add another starting pitcher? Even Orioles control owner David Rubenstein asked president of baseball operations Mike Elias that type of question on Tuesday night,
Who's most likely to win a World Series over the next decade?
Every January around these parts, I attempt to predict the next 10 World Series winners. You would think this would be impossible -- and it is, of course -- but it should be said that when I did it two years ago, I did pick the Dodgers over the Blue
Execs poll: Top system? Best at drafting? Best at trading for prospects?
For the first three installments of the MLB Pipeline Executive Poll, we asked front offices around baseball to focus on players. For our fourth and final report, we asked them to turn the spotlight on each other. As we have since we started this series in 2023, we are wrapping
26 Orioles predictions for the 2026 season
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Baseball execs reveal which prospects have the top tools
If we had a dime for every time we’ve said or used the word “tools” at MLB Pipeline … we’d sure have a lot of dimes. Tools are, of course, the building blocks for prospects, and a lot of time is spent evaluating all of them to try to determine
Every team's biggest question to answer before Spring Training
As we enter a new year and inch closer to the 2026 baseball season, there's much to be determined for many clubs as they head to Spring Training. While there has been plenty of offseason activity, many key free agents remain on the board, possible trade candidates haven't been moved
These O's made the best of their chance to make a great 1st impression
BALTIMORE -- Some of the best players in Orioles history took a bit to get acclimated to the big leagues upon their arrival. Some, on the other hand, made an immediate impact. Here’s a look at the 10 best debut games in O’s history (since the franchise relocated to Baltimore
Top overall prospect a consensus pick, but execs split on top pitcher
In Part I of the MLB Pipeline Executive Poll, we took a look at the industry’s picks for Rookie of the Year in each league. This next installment will dig deeper into what front offices think about top prospects. The survey, filled out by more than 40 execs across nearly
Who will win Rookie of the Year in '26? We polled baseball execs
Welcome to the fourth annual MLB Pipeline Executive Poll. Starting before the 2023 season, we surveyed front offices across baseball -- from general managers to scouting directors, farm directors, analysts and beyond -- on a number of questions regarding prospects. As has been our tradition, we’re beginning with who they
These 6 prospects could make the biggest leaps onto the Top 100 list
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'26 Rookie of the Year candidates -- one from each team
The calendar has flipped over to 2026, and we already have year-end awards on our minds here at MLB Pipeline. In 2025, we picked two of the three American League Rookie of the Year finalists in the Athletics' Jacob Wilson and Roman Anthony of the Red Sox. And we singled
New teammates Baz, Rutschman have formed successful battery before
BALTIMORE -- When Shane Baz throws his first pitch to Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman early in Spring Training next month, it won’t be the first time they’ve been paired as batterymates. The new Baltimore teammates have a history -- a successful, albeit brief, one. On July 11, 2021, at Coors
Prospects who are primed to break out in '26 -- one for each team
The new year is for new starts, the unknown and the to-be-determined. No one can perfectly say what will happen in this 2026 calendar year, but we can certainly take a few highly educated guesses. In the land of Minor League Baseball, there may not be a more sought-after prediction
1 prediction for every club in '26
A brand new year means new possibilities for all 30 teams. Whether it's postseason success, individual awards, statistical records or player development, there's something every club can dream on heading into 2026. With the help of MLB.com's 30 beat writers, here's one key prediction for every team ahead of the
One amazing stat for each team from the 2025 season
Part of what makes baseball the best are the feats and amazing stats accruing left and right, every single day. We chronicle them throughout the year, but there’s no better time than before the calendar flips to take a look back. It’s hard to pick just one per team, after