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Nathan Ruiz: CEO John Angelos wants the Orioles to be ‘the next Tampa.’ What happened to the next Houston?

SARASOTA, Fla. — The Orioles rebuilt like the Houston Astros. With that process finished, they plan to compete like the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023

Spring Training Report: How Teams’ Lineups, Anti-Shift Strategies Are Shaping Up

What we’ve seen and heard so far, including the Orioles’ abundance of talent at shortstop and players who have reported to camp in tip-top shape.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 22, 2023

Catch ’23: What MLB’s Top 10 Catchers List Means for the Position

Last night, MLB Network concluded its annual Top 10 Right Now list of players at every position with its ranking of the best catchers in the league entering the 2023 season. All of the positional lists are good starting points for fun baseball debates. Is Corbin Burnes really the best…

Sports Illustrated · Feb 3, 2023

Anthony Santander blasts 2 homers, Gunnar Henderson ends extended skid as Orioles outslug Red Sox, 14-8

The at-bats leading up to the sixth inning for Gunnar Henderson were promising, displaying the plate discipline that has made him such a standout player despite being the youngest in baseball. But with a crack that split the late evening chatter at Fenway Park, Henderson’s resounding swing broke him out…

Tribune News Service · Sep 27, 2022

Orioles’ Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson somehow corralled easy pop-up after wild bobble

Even accidental teamwork makes the dream work!

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 21, 2022

Tyler Alexander flirts with a no-hitter as Tigers blitz Orioles, 11-0

BALTIMORE — The rather sudden hiring of Scott Harris as president of baseball operations wasn't the only plot twist Monday night.

Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022

Adley Rutschman hits go-ahead 2-run single in 9th as Orioles rally past Blue Jays for 5-4 win to avoid sweep

TORONTO — If there was ever a time for the Orioles to break out of a mold that has been cast for their offense so far in September, it was here, in the ninth inning of what felt like a must-win game against the Toronto Blue Jays. To keep even…

Tribune News Service · Sep 18, 2022

Orioles struggle again with runners in scoring position, suffer second straight loss to Blue Jays, 6-3

TORONTO — The sharply hit ground ball from Gunnar Henderson seemed almost an inevitable outcome in the third inning, plating two runners with the bases loaded. But in the same vein, the flurry of outs with runners in scoring position from other Orioles hitters felt inescapable Saturday.

Tribune News Service · Sep 17, 2022

Orioles allow 3 homers in 6-3 loss to Blue Jays to open crucial series between wild-card contenders

TORONTO — Jordan Lyles was one pitch away from getting out of the fifth inning unscathed. Instead, the full-count curveball left the bat of Toronto Blue Jays star George Springer in a hurry, sailed over the outfield fence and brought the Rogers Centre crowd to its feet, creating the kind…

Tribune News Service · Sep 17, 2022

With another memorable trip around the bases, Gunnar Henderson leads Orioles to 6-2 win over Nationals

WASHINGTON — More so than the speed Gunnar Henderson showed as he rounded the bases, and more so than the ball slipping out of left fielder César Hernández’s grasp on his throw, perhaps the most surprising thing about the play that broke Wednesday night’s game open was that Henderson never…

Tribune News Service · Sep 15, 2022