Colorado Springs, Colo. - The Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA) is pleased to announce Trey Mancini as the Baltimore Orioles 2019 Heart and Hustle Award winner. This esteemed award honors active players who demonstrate a passion for the game of baseball and best embody the values, spirit and traditions of the game. The Heart and Hustle Award is also the only award in Major League Baseball that is voted on by former players. "[Trey] is as good a teammate as he is a...

Due to an underground water main break in Baltimore City, multiple roads have been temporarily closed around Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Fans are encouraged to allow more time getting to and from Oriole Park for this weekend's games. Pratt Street is closed between Paca Street and Hopkins Place. Southbound Howard Street is closed between Lombard Street and Conway Street. Northbound I-395 is closed north of Conway Street, and all traffic must turn right onto Conway Street. Fans coming to the...

Following a month in which he went 6-0 with a 1.00 ERA (5 ER/45.0 IP) and 68 strikeouts and five walks in six starts, Washington Nationals right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer was named National League Pitcher of the Month for June on Wednesday. Major League Baseball made the announcement on MLB Network. Washington's surge during the month of June was led by Scherzer, who put together an historic calendar month in addition to helping the Nationals to wins in each of his starts. Some notable...

There is no reason for the selection of "A Bullet for Cinderella" over the myriad of other works by John MacDonald. That is one of the great truths about his writing. Pick a book and you will enjoy. Sure, some are better than others, but as always, the "better" lies in the mind of the reader. His works are the stuff of the best of crime fiction, of gumshoe investigators, of dark secrets, of noir novels, of hard-boiled detectives, of good and bad gone bad. These tales come with a writing...

The Baltimore Orioles today announced that they have signed their second round selection of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft, shortstop Gunnar Henderson, from John T. Morgan (AL) Academy. Henderson was selected with the first pick in the second round (No. 42 overall) of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft. Henderson was named the Alabama Sports Writers Association Mr. Baseball for 2019, as well as Alabama Gatorade State Player of the Year, after hitting .559/.641/1.225 (57-for-102) with 17...

What a treat to be able to introduce you to the co-producer of "Hitting the Books," Olivia Witherite. She has been the coordinator and videographer of this blog from day one and an uncompromising supporter of what we do here. She takes the video and edits it to what you see, while working with her social media department to get this blog up and running each time. Today she will tell us about her favorite book of the moment, "The Book Thief," one she could not have more highly recommended to...

The Washington Nationals selected 30 players on the third and final day of Major League Baseball's 2019 First-Year Player Draft. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo, Assistant General Manager & Vice President of Scouting Operations Kris Kline and Director of Scouting Operations Eddie Longosz made the joint announcement. The Nationals selected 39 players in the 2019 First-Year Player Draft: 13 right-handed pitchers, six left-handed pitchers, two...

The Orioles made 30 selections on Day Three of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft on Wednesday, completing rounds 11-40. This year, the Orioles selected 41 players overall: 22 position players and 19 pitchers, with 33 of the selections being college athletes. The Orioles selected 16 right-handed pitchers, three left-handed pitchers, seven infielders, nine outfielders, and six catchers. You can view the entire list of Orioles picks in the First-Year Player Draft here.

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There is a silent loneliness about the history of Ireland. All the pubs and all the music and all the poems cannot remove this reality. Neither does "The Story of Lucy Gault." William Trevor is an extraordinary writer of the Irish soul. He hits the mark here. The endless battles among religions and the British is the undertone of this novel, but the story set in the 1920s and for decades thereafter is the story of a girl turned woman whose life is lost in the endless conflict. An 8-year-old,...

The Washington Nationals made the following roster moves on Monday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. * Recalled from rehab assignment and reinstated left-handed pitcher Tony Sipp from the 10-day Injured List * Claimed right-handed pitcher Javy Guerra on outright waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays * Designated left-handed pitcher Dan Jennings for assignment Sipp, 35, returns to the active roster after missing 11 games with a...

The Washington Nationals reinstated outfielder Juan Soto from the 10-day Injured List and optioned infielder Jake Noll to Triple-A Fresno on Saturday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Soto, 20, returns to the active roster after missing 10 games with back spasms. Prior to being placed on the Injured List, he was hitting .248 with a .368 on-base percentage and a .467 slugging percentage. He recorded five doubles, six home runs, 22...

I knew very little about the sinking of the cruise ship Lusitania in 1915. The sinking of the Titanic always draws major attention, while the Lusitania story exits in the shadows. That story won't be in the shadows anymore after reading "Dead Wake." Author Erik Larson has written much of historical events in non-fictional works filled with massive research efforts. "Devil in the White City" is a book written about previously on "Hitting the Books," a riveting tale of a murder lurking in...

"Well, life on the farm is kinda ______-_______." You know the words! During every seventh-inning stretch, hearing John Denver's "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" is as much a part of going to an Orioles game as the hot dog race, a Boog's BBQ sandwich or a stroll down Eutaw Street. Since the players hear the song every home game, we decided to test their knowledge of the 1974 classic. Lefty Paul Fry was the first to embrace the challenge even though he's often in the zone warming up in the...

The Baltimore Orioles and PepsiCo today announced a partnership naming PepsiCo the official and exclusive soft drink, bottled water, bottled coffee, and energy drink of the Orioles. Beginning today, when the Orioles start a nine-game homestand, fans will enjoy a wide range of PepsiCo products, including Aquafina Water, Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Zero, Sierra Mist, Mountain Dew, Diet Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, Diet Dr. Pepper, Orange Crush, Schweppes Ginger Ale, Tropicana Lemonade, Tropicana Pink...

The Washington Nationals recalled infielder Adrián Sanchez from Double-A Harrisburg and optioned right-handed pitcher Erick Fedde to Double-A Harrisburg on Monday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Sanchez, 28, joins the Nationals for his second Major League assignment of the season. He hit .276 with three doubles, one triple, one homer, six RBI, three stolen bases and nine runs scored in 16 games with the Senators. Sanchez was...

Orioles baseball is back, and joining the lineup again this year is the Maryland Lottery's Home Run Riches scratch-off! The ticket offers a chance to win up to $50,000 instantly and a fun second-chance promotion. Enter your non-winning tickets through the My Lottery Rewards program for a chance to be selected as a Maryland Lottery "Contestant of the Game". Then, watch the Orioles games on MASN and MASN2 and look for your name! A new Home Run Riches "Contestant of the Game" is selected for...

Tonight's scheduled game between the Orioles and Minnesota Twins has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up as part of a traditional (single-admission) doubleheader on Saturday, April 20. The first game of the April 20 doubleheader will begin at 4:05 p.m. ET, followed by the regularly-scheduled game approximately 30 minutes after the first game concludes. Fans holding tickets for the originally scheduled 7:05 p.m. game on Saturday, April 20, should use those tickets...

You do not have to want to be a screenwriter to enjoy "Adventures in the Screen Trade." This is a fun read, and if you do want to be a screenwriter, you can get to that in the latter chapters. Two-thirds of this book are wonderful stories about dealing with Hollywood studio big wigs, the ego-filled attempts to deal with the stars and figuring out how to get your next job - even if you are one if not the top screenwriters in Hollywood. You'll learn about the stars who jacked up the pay scale...

The Washington Nationals recalled from rehab assignment and reinstated outfielder Michael A. Taylor (left knee/hip sprain) from the 10-day injured list and optioned outfielder Andrew Stevenson to Triple-A Fresno on Monday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Taylor, 28, returns to the active roster after having missed the first eight games of the 2019 season with a right knee/hip sprain. He appeared in four rehab games with Double-A...