BALTIMORE -- Just as the Orioles’ rotation was nearing full strength, the team’s pitching staff was dealt an unexpected big blow Wednesday afternoon. Baltimore placed right-hander Grayson Rodriguez on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. It was a surprising move after the 24-year-old tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings

BALTIMORE -- The adrenaline was still pumping for Jacob Webb as he stood at his locker inside the Orioles’ clubhouse following Tuesday's game. It’s not every night he goes up against four potent Yankees hitters -- Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Rizzo and Gleyber Torres -- in a tight contest

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With April having come to a close, we are a full month-plus into the 2024 season -- which means the events of the past month are worth analyzing. Sure, it’s just one month into a six-month regular season, but plenty of trends have already begun to take shape. Let’s take

RICHMOND, Va. -- Coming off a strong performance in his first full pro ball season in 2023, Samuel Basallo was ready to put the same energy into his development over the winter. Everything was going well -- until he felt his arm give while throwing a ball in a Dominican

April is in the books, but there’s still plenty of baseball left to be played this season, and you can follow all the action on MLB.TV for a new reduced price. MLB.TV’s All Teams Yearly package, which enables you to stream every out-of-market game, live or on demand, on your

BALTIMORE -- Two of MLB’s most prolific offenses went head-to-head for the first time this year on Monday night -- the homer-happy Orioles and the red-hot Yankees. So, of course, only two runs were scored during the series opener at Camden Yards. Gunnar Henderson swatted his MLB-high-tying 10th home run

In case you hadn’t noticed, the Orioles have a reputation for developing young, quality big league hitters. Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson have already blossomed into young stars -- and Jackson Holliday (MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall prospect) -- could certainly get there sometime soon. But the young talent doesn’t

There's a longtime scout who likes to say, "The Draft is hard." The 2014 Draft was very hard. It's just one of three Drafts where the No. 1 overall pick finished his career without reaching the Majors, and the only one where neither of the top two selections made it.

Whenever a Draft list is updated for the first time since December, there are bound to be a lot of changes up and down the rankings. This year's new Draft Top 150 takes that to an extreme, speaking to the volatility and uncertainty of the class outside of the top

BALTIMORE -- The first six pitches to leave Craig Kimbrel’s right hand at the start of the ninth inning on Sunday afternoon were balls, and Orioles manager Brandon Hyde could tell something might be wrong. The 35-year-old closer’s body movement seemed a bit off. “The way he was walking around

Samuel Basallo gave a glimpse of how much damage he can do in the batter’s box on Sunday. The Orioles' No. 2 prospect launched two home runs during a three-hit afternoon to lead Double-A Bowie’s 4-2 win over Richmond at The Diamond. It marked the fourth time Basallo posted a

BALTIMORE -- When Kyle Bradish and John Means both return to the Orioles’ rotation in the near future -- Bradish during the upcoming week and Means probably not long after -- Cole Irvin is likely to be one of the two starters bumped out. Well, not so fast. Irvin continued

BALTIMORE -- It’s been only 11 days since Kyle Bradish made his first rehab start in his recovery from a right UCL sprain. However, the Orioles have decided the 27-year-old right-hander is ready to return after three Minor League outings. Manager Brandon Hyde announced Saturday that Bradish’s next start will

BALTIMORE -- Jackson Holliday is returning to the Minors. On Friday, the Orioles optioned Holliday (MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall prospect) to Triple-A Norfolk only 16 days after he was called up to the big leagues for the first time. The 20-year-old infielder went 2-for-34 (.059) over his first 10

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BALTIMORE -- If Orioles fans watched or listened to Craig Kimbrel’s postgame interview after his blown save in a 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Oakland Athletics on Friday night, they learned this much: No one will be harder on their new closer than the man himself. “This game’s really on

BALTIMORE -- For the past year, Will Ashbaugh has told his parents, Jason and Laura, how much he’d like to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before an Orioles game at Camden Yards. “His mom and I are like, ‘That’s a cool dream to have,’ but it’s just such an

ANAHEIM -- If 2023 was a breakout campaign for Gunnar Henderson, consider this season a continuation of that development. The 22-year-old infielder and Orioles leadoff hitter has ascended to an even higher level in ‘24 and firmly established himself as one of baseball’s top stars. Henderson’s great start continued on

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Three years ago, Charlie Condon attracted zero interest from pro scouts or NCAA Division I baseball programs. He wound up at Georgia as a preferred walk-on and redshirted during his first season in Athens. Now he's the best prospect in the 2024 Draft and sits atop MLB Pipeline's updated and

ANAHEIM -- Grayson Rodriguez had been on some kind of roll heading into Tuesday’s start against the Angels. Dating back to the second half of the 2023 season, Rodriguez’s 2.59 ERA was tied for the second-lowest among qualified starters, while his 2.7 Wins Above Replacement (FanGraphs) and 2.95 FIP were

ANAHEIM -- When Austin Hays landed on the injured list on Monday with a left calf strain, it was almost a foregone conclusion that the Orioles would promote one of the many top outfield prospects performing at Triple-A Norfolk. That is indeed the case. Baltimore promoted outfielder Heston Kjerstad on