Sometimes in sports simplicity is best, and Major League Baseball should keep that in mind when it comes to the home run derby.
The Orioles didn’t get anywhere near Paul Skenes, the LSU right-hander who was the top choice in the draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Even though they didn’t take Skenes’ teammate, right-hander Ty Floyd in the first round, they did take a pair of LSU pitchers in the final day of the draft on Tuesday.
Texas Longhorns pitcher Tanner Witt has to be feeling pretty fantastic as his professional baseball dream is coming true, with the flamethrower selected by the Baltimore Orioles with the 541 in the 18th during the 2023 MLB Draft.
It’s always good to take the excuse to dress up One of the fun side things about the All-Star Game is the red carpet experience that MLB puts on in the afternoon before the game, where the year’s All-Stars dress themselves and sometimes their families up in a kind of glamorous way that there’s not usually much occasion for in the baseball world.
LSU pitcher Riley Cooper has heard his name called in the 2023 MLB Draft. The Baltimore Orioles selected him with the No. 391 overall pick in the 13th round on Tuesday.
LSU Tigers pitcher Blake Money has been selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 12th round of the 2023 MLB Draft. The 2023 Major League Baseball Draft will begin during All-Star week, with the first two rounds getting underway at 7 p.m.
This is the first year since 2016 with multiple Orioles on the roster For Orioles fans, there hasn’t been a whole lot worth getting excited about with baseball’s midseason classic for several years, with the team having its one obligatory All-Star and that’s been it every year starting in 2017.
In this year’s All-Star Home Run Derby held in Seattle, the only one of the eight competitors to bat left-handed was Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman. Just for fun during his bonus time, the switch-hitting Rutschman turned around and batted right-handed, totaling 27 home runs, third among the competitors in the first round.
A Seattle radio personality might have taken it a bit too far when he lambasted Orioles closer Felix Bautista for receiving a nickname he didn't ask for.
The often unheralded group of Orioles starters were pretty decent in the first half. However, each has a way to improve heading into the second half of the season.
Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman put on an impressive performance in Monday night’s Home Run Derby. Rutschman hit 27 home runs—21 from the left side in the three minutes he was allocated and six from the right side in the extra 30 seconds that competitors get.
An all-time individual performance was not enough to keep Adley Rutschman alive in the 2023 Home Run Derby. The Baltimore Orioles catcher stepped up to the plate as a left-handed hitter for his allotted three minutes in Monday's first round, and he launched 21 home runs.
The Midsummer Classic is a little less than 24 hours away. In the American League bullpen will be a pair of Orioles teammates to potentially make their respective first All-Star appearances.
The second day of the Orioles’ draft featured more pitchers selected—and exclusively college players. Each of the nine players picked in rounds 3-10 were college players.
The Orioles drafted a full outfield within three rounds, and a whole bunch of college right-handed pitchers on day 2 Since Mike Elias arrived as the general manager in Baltimore, there has never been a draft season where the big league team was doing spectacularly in the standings until this year.
After being inserted into the starting lineup because of injury, Baltimore Orioles outfielder Austin Hays is hitting seventh in the order for the American
Rutschman will have his dad pitching to him when he takes part in the Home Run Derby Monday night, an experience the duo is extremely excited about.
Anthony Santander hit two of Baltimore's season-high six home runs and Kyle Gibson picked up his ninth victory of the season as the Orioles cruised to their fifth consecutive win, 15-2, over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.
The Minnesota Twins ended the first half of the season on a rough note as they were booed off the field in a humiliating 15-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.
The Baltimore Orioles reinstated first baseman Ryan Mountcastle from the 10-day injured list Sunday. Mountcastle, 26, has not played since June 8 while dealing with vertigo symptoms.
The surging Baltimore Orioles will aim to take a five-game winning streak into the All-Star break when they attempt to complete a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins on Sunday in Minneapolis.
Byron Buxton is no stranger to exceptional fielding. The Twins outfielder and designated hitter has robbed batters aplenty while roaming center field.
The Minnesota Twins fell 3-1 in extra innings to the surging Baltimore Orioles at Target Field Friday night. The Twins will be disappointed they didn't put more points on the board, with Baltimore lefty starter Cole Irvin entering the game with a 6.29 ERA and having recently being recalled from Triple-A.
The Baltimore Orioles are one of the surprise teams in baseball as the season nears the All-Star break, and one of the catalysts for the team's success has been rookie infielder Gunnar Henderson, who made history Thursday night against the Yankees.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Jackson Holliday with the first overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft. One year later, he is already thriving in High-A. After ending 2022 13th on MLB’s top 100 prospects list, Holliday now finds himself at number one.
Jordan Westburg – Baltimore Orioles 2B/SS/3B Yahoo ownership: 39% Jordan Westburg is an Orioles top prospect who made his debut on June 26th. In Triple-A this year, Westburg hit .295 with 18 home runs in 67 games with a strikeout rate near 20%.
According to Roch Kubatko of MASN, the Orioles are expected to select the contract of outfield prospect Colton Cowser ahead of Sunday’s game against the Yankees.
With hopes of not only winning Rookie of the Year but also being an impact player on a playoff team, Gunnar Henderson got off to a slow start. Despite his slow start the Orioles were still one of the best teams in baseball.
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