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BOSTON -- The Orioles entered Monday night as the second-hottest team in baseball. Unfortunately for them, they happened to run into MLB’s clear-cut hottest team. The series opener between Baltimore and Boston at Fenway Park lived up to the lofty expectations, providing a nail-biting back-and-forth clash in front of a

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

BOSTON -- The two hottest teams in MLB will square off for three games at Fenway Park starting Monday night. For much of the season, neither the Red Sox nor the Orioles appeared to be legitimate postseason contenders in the American League. But quite a bit has changed of late,

BALTIMORE -- For the third time in less than a year, the Orioles have agreed to a long-term contract extension with a core player on their roster. On Saturday, Baltimore announced it signed right-hander Kyle Bradish to a five-year extension that covers the 2027-31 seasons. The deal is worth $90

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 -- The first half of the Orioles’ 2026 season was largely disappointing. They came into the year with big expectations, as did their fans. They believed they’d be a top team, and instead, the past 3 1/2 months have been filled with plenty of inconsistency and frustration. Yet, Baltimore

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 -- Joe Singley remembers the first time he saw Adley Rutschman play in person. It was March 10, 2019, when both Rutschman and Singley were college catchers for Oregon State and Coastal Carolina, respectively. The two teams faced off at T-Mobile Park for the Seattle Baseball Showcase, with the

BALTIMORE -- Will Robertson ran his first MLB Draft as the Orioles’ vice president of domestic scouting this weekend. And he couldn’t have been happier with how everything unfolded. “If you had told me ahead of time we would have this haul in our class,” Robertson said, “I would have

BALTIMORE -- One number had defined the first half of the Orioles’ 2026 season: Three. That had been Baltimore’s longest winning streak. And not only that, but the O’s had won three games in a row seven times, failing to win a fourth straight on each of those occurrences. The

BALTIMORE -- A hit-by-pitch in the bottom of the seventh inning at Camden Yards on Sunday afternoon led to some heated exchanges during the Orioles’ 8-2 win over the Royals. Baltimore third baseman Blaze Alexander was hit in the left hand by a 95.5 mph four-seam fastball from Kansas City

BALTIMORE -- Much of the announced crowd of 28,958 at Camden Yards rose to its feet during the top of the seventh inning Saturday night, showing their appreciation for Kyle Bradish with a loud standing ovation. The 29-year-old right-hander strolled off the field, then tipped the bill of his cap

BALTIMORE -- For the fourth straight year, the Orioles used their top selection in the MLB Draft on an outfielder. But this time, they dipped into a different territory -- the high school ranks. Baltimore selected prep outfielder Eric Booth Jr. with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2026

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,

BALTIMORE -- Blaze Alexander was standing down the tunnel inside the Orioles’ first-base dugout at Camden Yards during the bottom of the eighth inning Friday night when he saw a ball flying like a missile down the right-field line. The next thing Alexander could see from his vantage point was

BALTIMORE -- In the late stages of a mid-July game on Thursday afternoon, Craig Albernaz was managing like it was October -- because if the rookie skipper doesn’t manage like this now, his Orioles may not end up making it to October. One sequence during the eighth inning of the

BALTIMORE -- The ball was flying out of Camden Yards with ease during a slugfest between the Cubs and the Orioles on Wednesday night, when the two teams combined for nine home runs during Chicago’s 9-7 win over Baltimore. Only one of those homers, though, landed in extremely rare territory.

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BALTIMORE -- The same questions are asked to members of the Orioles’ front office prior to the MLB Draft every year: Could the O’s finally select a pitcher in the first round? Or will they again choose another college position player? Since president of baseball operations Mike Elias was hired

CINCINNATI -- Blaze Alexander knew the stat before the reporter relaying it could finish the sentence. The 27-year-old utility man is active on social media, so he’s seen it on there. With Sunday’s 3-2 loss to the Reds at Great American Ball Park, the Orioles’ season-high-tying three-game winning streak ended.

CINCINNATI -- Fourth of July baseball always brings a palpable buzz. That was especially the case Saturday night in Cincinnati, where 33,047 fans packed Great American Ball Park to witness the 2026 debut of Reds right-hander Hunter Greene, one of MLB’s most electric starters in recent years.

CINCINNATI -- For the third time in four years, Adley Rutschman is an All-Star. The Orioles’ catcher is again heading to the Midsummer Classic, which will be held at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on July 14. Rutschman was announced as a member of the American League roster during the