The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Activated RHP Shintaro Fujinami. He will wear No. 14.
• Optioned RHP Logan Gillaspie to Triple-A Norfolk.

The Orioles have signed the following players from the 2023 First-Year Player Draft:

RHP Kiefer Lord (Rd. 3, No. 86 overall)

OF Tavian Josenberger (Rd. 3, No. 100 overall)

RHP Levi Wells (Rd. 4, No. 118 overall)

OF Jake Cunningham (Rd. 5, No. 154 overall)

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Recalled RHP Logan Gillaspie from Triple-A Norfolk.
• Placed OF Cedric Mullins on the 10-day Injured List with a right adductor groin strain, retroactive to July 16.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Recalled RHP Grayson Rodriguez from Triple-A Norfolk. He will start tonight’s game.
• Optioned RHP Eduard Bazardo to Triple-A Norfolk after yesterday’s game.

The Baltimore Orioles made 10 selections on Day Three of the 2023 First-Year Player Draft, completing Rounds 11-20. This year, the Orioles selected 22 players overall: 13 pitchers and nine position players, with 20 of the selections being college athletes and two from the high school ranks. The Orioles selected 12 right-handed pitchers, one left-handed pitcher, six outfielders, two infielders, and one catcher.

ROUND       PLAYER                           POS      SCHOOL                                                     HOMETOWN                    D.O.B.                              HT         WT                                                              B/T                                                               Scout

1 (17)              Enrique Bradfield Jr.            CF             Vanderbilt University (TN)                                     Hialeah, FL                           12/2/2001                                6-1           170                                                                                  L/L                                                                                 Friedrich

2 (53)              Mac Horvath                            OF            University of North Carolina                                  Rochester, MN                           1/28/2002                                6-1           195                                                                                  R/R                                                                                 Boyd

The Baltimore Orioles today made nine selections on Day Two of the 2023 First-Year Player Draft, completing Rounds 3-10. The Orioles started the day by selecting right-handed pitcher KIEFER LORD at No. 86 overall from the University of Washington. The Orioles also selected outfielder TAVIAN JOSENBERGER at No. 100 overall from the University of Arkansas, right-handed pitcher LEVI WELLS at No. 118 overall from Texas State University, outfielder JAKE CUNNINGHAM at No. 154 overall from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, right-handed pitcher JACOB CRAVEY at No. 181 overall from Samford University (AL), right-handed pitcher TEDDY SHARKEY at No. 211 overall from Coastal Carolina University (SC), right-handed pitcher BRAXTON BRAGG at No. 241 overall from Dallas Baptist University (TX), right-handed pitcher ZACH FRUIT at No. 271 overall from Troy University (AL), and outfielder MATTHEW ETZEL at No. 301 overall from Southern Mississippi University.

Lord, 21, sported a 6-5 record with a 6.19 ERA (52 ER/75.2 IP) and 78 strikeouts in 15 starts for the Huskies during his junior season. He earned an All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention nod after leading the conference in K/BB ratio (4.59) and BB/9 (2.02). Lord was named Collegiate Baseball National Pitcher of the Week by Perfect Game and Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week after tossing 6.0 perfect innings with 10 strikeouts on March 4 against Northern Colorado. He was again honored as the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week after working 8.0 scoreless frames on three hits with 10 punchouts on April 22 at No. 9 Stanford. He spent his freshman and sophomore seasons at Carleton College in Northfield, Minn. A California native, Lord attended Menlo High School in Atherton, Calif. He was ranked as the No. 127 overall draft prospect by MLB Pipeline. 

Josenberger, 21, slashed .286/.414/.490 (55-for-192) with nine doubles, 10 home runs, 51 runs scored, 33 RBI, 41 walks, and 13 stolen bases in 52 games during his junior season for the Razorbacks. He paced the team in stolen bases and finished second on the team with 19 multi-hit games. Earned All-SEC Defensive Team honors after logging a perfect fielding percentage in 137 total chances, recording a team-leading seven outfield assists and helping to turn five double plays. He was named SEC Player of the Week on April 3 after helping power the Hogs to a 3-1 week, including an SEC weekend series win against Alabama, slashing .571/.657/1.143 (8-for-14) with two doubles, two home runs, eight runs scored, and six RBI. Josenberger spent his freshman and sophomore seasons at the University of Kansas. He attended Park Hill High School in Kansas City, Mo. He was ranked as the No. 156 overall draft prospect by MLB Pipeline.

Wells, 21, pitched to an 8-4 record with a 5.02 ERA (45 ER/80.2 IP) and a team-high 98 strikeouts in 14 starts for the Bobcats during his junior season, earning a spot on the All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team as a result. He was also tabbed as a preseason Third-Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball.com, Perfect Game, and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Wells was named Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week and Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week after tossing a complete game with a career-high 13 strikeouts on April 14 vs. Marshall. He was also recognized as the Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week after working 5.0 scoreless innings on two hits with three walks and nine punchouts on February 17 vs. Northwestern, his 2023 debut. Wells spent his freshman season at Texas Tech University. He attended La Porte High School in his hometown of La Porte, Texas. He was ranked as the No. 96 overall draft prospect by MLB Pipeline.

Cunningham, 21, slashed .267/.359/.519 (50-for-187) with 14 doubles, 11 home runs, 40 runs scored, 41 RBI, 25 walks, and one stolen base in 49 appearances (47 starts) during his junior season for the 49ers. During his sophomore season in 2022, he played and started in center field in all but one of Charlotte's 58 games. slashed .304/.410/.595 (69-for-227) with 12 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs, 38 walks, 16 stolen bases, and 52 RBI. Cunningham launched his second grand slam of the season in the Conference USA Tournament against Middle Tennessee on May 26, 2022. He earned C-USA Hitter of the Week on May 16, 2022. Cunningham attended Ardrey Kell High School in Charlotte, N.C. He was ranked as the No. 147 overall draft prospect by MLB Pipeline.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Selected the contract of OF Colton Cowser from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear No. 17 and his first appearance will be his Major League debut.
• Selected the contract of RHP Eduard Bazardo from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear No. 67.
• Optioned OF Ryan McKenna to Triple-A Norfolk after yesterday’s game.
• Designated C Anthony Bemboom for assignment.
• Designated RHP Chris Vallimont for assignment.

The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 40 players.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Selected the contract of RHP Chris Vallimont from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear No. 75 and his first appearance will be his Major League debut.
• Optioned LHP Bruce Zimmermann to Triple-A Norfolk.
• Transferred RHP Mychal Givens to the 60-day Injured List with right shoulder inflammation.

The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 40 players.

(Baltimore) - June 30 - The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) today announced the addition of three individuals – Brad Brach, Mike Devereaux and Jason La Canfora – to join an already talented group of broadcasters to enhance the on-air endgame experience for fans and bring familiar voices to the broadcast as the Orioles make a push for the postseason.

Brach will be joining the booth for a select number of games as a second analyst alongside Ben McDonald or Jim Palmer. He enjoyed an 11-year MLB career from 2011-21 with six teams, including the Orioles from 2014-18. He was an All-Star in 2016 while going 27-15 with 32 saves and a 2.99 ERA (109 ER/327.2 IP) in 288 games with the O’s, including helping the team win the American League East in 2014 and earn a postseason berth in 2016. He retired from playing following the 2022 season.

Devereaux has been added for a select number of games and will also join the booth as a second analyst. Seven of his 12 MLB seasons from 1989-1994 and 1996 were spent in Baltimore. Outside of Orioles Legend and Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr., nobody played more games with the O’s during that time than Devereaux, who was inducted into the Orioles Hall of Fame in 2021. He helped the team to a playoff appearance in 1996. 

La Canfora joins as a game broadcast contributor and to O’s Xtra Pre/Post Game Shows. The Baltimorean has previous on-air experience with NFL Network (NFL Gameday and Thursday night football, CBS, and the Washington Post. He currently hosts Inside Access on 105.7 WJZ-FM. 

The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) is a regional sports network and multimedia platform that televises every available game of both the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals, pre- and postgame shows, and NCAA Division I men’s and women’s sports, totaling more than 500 live events annually.  The network is available in a seven-state region, from Harrisburg, Pa., to Charlotte, N.C., on 25 cable and fiber optic providers, and is televised nationally via satellite provider DirecTV. MASN’s digital home - https://www.masnsports.com/ - features news and sports content and offers in-market streaming of both O’s and Nats games.  MASN has won more than 100 Emmy and Addy awards for broadcast and marketing excellence.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Reinstated OF Cedric Mullins from the 10-day Injured List.
• Recalled LHP Bruce Zimmermann from Triple-A Norfolk.
• Optioned RHP Logan Gillaspie to Triple-A Norfolk.
• Optioned INF/OF Josh Lester to Triple-A Norfolk.

The Orioles have made the following roster move:

• Traded RHP Spenser Watkins to the Houston Astros in exchange for cash considerations.

MASN and ICE CUBE’S BIG3 Launch Programming and Community Impact Partnership

 

3 on 3 Professional Basketball League Is the Hottest Growth Property in Sports

 

Growing Ratings and Community Impact Programs Are the Focus of MASN-BIG3 Partnership

 

Network Joins CBS Sports as Media Home to BIG3

 

MASN to Carry 52 BIG3 2023 Games Throughout its Seven-State Television Territory

 

LOS ANGELES and BALTIMORE, MD – June 20, 2023 — The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) and Ice Cube’s BIG3 pro league are joining forces to launch a programming and community partnership, bringing the excitement of televised three-on-three basketball to seven new states. This historic partnership will allow for viewing 52 professional 3-on-3 basketball league games this summer, starting later this month.

 

The BIG3 league, founded by producer, actor, and artist Ice Cube has quickly become the hottest growth property in sports. The summer 3-on-3 tour tips off Sunday, June 25, extending nine weeks with games in Chicago, Dallas, New York, Memphis, Miami, Boston, DC, Charlotte, and Detroit. All-Star and Championship Games will take place across the pond in London, England, on August 26th.

 

BIG3 features many of the biggest names in basketball history, including coaches Gilbert Arenas, Charles Oakley, George Gervin, Gary Payton, Nancy Lieberman, Stephen Jackson, Lisa Leslie, Rick Barry, Rick Mahorn, and Julius Erving.   Players this year include Joe Johnson, Jason Richardson, Nick Young, Michael Beasley, Isaiah Briscoe, Mario Chalmers, Leandro Barbosa, Gerald Green, Frank Nitty, Kevin Murphy, and many more.

 

MASN will televise BIG3 on MASN and MASN2.  A promotional video of the partnership is available here:

 

"The addition of MASN to our media partnership family is a tremendous milestone for the BIG3,” said Ice Cube. “This collaboration allows us to bring more of BIG3’s signature style of 3-on-3 to an area of the country that has shown us tons of love.”

 

“Cube and BIG3 energize communities across the country," said MASN and Orioles Chair, CEO, and Managing Partner John Angelos. “This partnership is another step toward merging Major League Baseball's economic development power and our network’s world-class live entertainment production capabilities with visionaries like Cube and Jeff. MLB and BIG3 can together rejuvenate the communities where our kids learn, live, and play."

 

“Our primary goal has been working to get all of our games in front of the best sports fans,” said BIG3 President and Co-Founder Jeff Kwatinetz. “The Mid-Atlantic region has some of the most dedicated BIG3 fans, and we are excited to bring FIREBALL, our unique brand of play, to a top tier regional sports network that is already home to iconic, must-see sports teams like the Orioles.”

 

The BIG3 is returning to a full nationwide touring model with stops at arenas in Dallas, New York, Memphis, Miami, Boston, Charlotte, Detroit, Washington D.C., and London, England.

 

Tickets for the first three weeks of season six are available here. To learn more about the BIG3 and see the full season schedule, go to BIG3.com and follow @thebig3 on twitter and Instagram.

 

ABOUT BIG3:

BIG3 (BIG3.com) is who we are, FIREBALL3 is what we play. It’s not your grandfather’s 3-on-3. The premier global BIG3 league features many of the greatest, most popular, and skilled professional athletes of all time. Founded by producer, actor and music legend Ice Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz, the BIG3 combines highly competitive, physical, fast game experiences and incredible fan experiences. In 2023, the BIG3 was named “Best in Web3” by Sports Business Journal for the league’s groundbreaking Web3 Project, Forever Experience Action Tokens (FEATs), offering utility and ownership-like value in BIG3 teams via blockchain technology.

 

ABOUT MASN:

The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) is a regional sports network and multimedia platform that televises every available game of both the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals, pre- and postgame shows, and NCAA Division I men’s and women’s sports, totaling more than 500 live events annually.  The network is available in a seven-state region, from Harrisburg, Pa., to Charlotte, N.C., on 25 cable and fiber optic providers, and is televised nationally via satellite provider DirecTV. MASN’s digital home - https://www.masnsports.com/ - features news and sports content and offers in-market streaming of both O’s and Nats games.  MASN has won more than 100 Emmy and Addy awards for broadcast and marketing excellence.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Selected the contract of C José Godoy from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear #77.
• Placed C James McCann on the 10-day Injured List with a left ankle sprain.
• Designated RHP Reed Garrett for assignment.

The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 40 players.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Recalled RHP Spenser Watkins from Triple-A Norfolk.
• Optioned RHP Reed Garrett to Triple-A Norfolk after yesterday’s game.

The Orioles have made the following roster move:

• C Mark Kolozsvary has cleared outright waivers and elected free agency in lieu of accepting an assignment to Triple-A Norfolk.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Recalled LHP Nick Vespi from Triple-A Norfolk.
• Optioned LHP Bruce Zimmermann to Triple-A Norfolk.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Reinstated LHP Danny Coulombe from the Bereavement List.
• Optioned INF/OF Terrin Vavra to Triple-A Norfolk.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves:

• Selected the contract of INF/OF Josh Lester from Triple-A Norfolk. He will wear #49.
• Placed LHP Danny Coulombe on the Bereavement List.
• Transferred RHP Dillon Tate to the 60-day Injured List with a right elbow flexor strain.

The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 40 players.

The Orioles today announced that they have signed outfielder AARON HICKS to a Major League contract. He will wear No. 34 and be active for tonight’s game. Additionally, outfielder CEDRIC MULLINS has been placed on the 10-day Injured List with a right groin strain. The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 40 players. 

Hicks, 33, appeared in 28 games with the New York Yankees this season, making 15 starts in left field and five in center field. He slashed .188/.263/.261 (13-for-69) with two doubles, one home run, nine runs scored, five RBI, and seven walks. He ranked in the top 11 percent of the majors in Statcast Arm Strength with a 90.8 mph average on the top 10 percent of his throws.

Hicks has appeared in 898 games across 11 Major League seasons with the Minnesota Twins (2013-15) and New York Yankees, slashing .230/.329/.384 (661-for-2,878) with 113 doubles, 14 triples, 101 home runs, 428 runs scored, 356 RBI, 420 walks, and 65 stolen bases. He has appeared at all three outfield positions in his career, making 619 starts in center field, 104 in left, and 69 in right, and owns a career fielding percentage of .993 (13 E/1,811 TC). From 2013-15, he led Twins outfielders in assists (22) and games played in the outfield (243). He has made nine career Opening Day rosters (2013-14, 2016-18, 2020-23), including seven as a Yankee. From 2017-18, he posted an .838 OPS and a .368 on-base percentage, one of just eight American Leaguers over the stretch to reach both of those marks with at least 200 games played, along with Jose Altuve, Mookie Betts, Alex Bregman, Aaron Judge, J.D. Martinez, José Ramírez, and Mike Trout.

A native of San Pedro, Calif., Hicks was selected by the Twins in the first round (No. 14) overall of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, Calif. He made his Major League debut with Minnesota on April 3, 2013, after making his first career Opening Day roster. He was acquired by the Yankees from the Twins in exchange for catcher John Ryan Murphy on November 11, 2015, and signed a seven-year contract extending through the 2025 season with a team option for 2026 on February 25, 2019. He is a product of Major League Baseball’s Urban Youth Academy in Compton, Calif. Hicks played golf growing up and has participated in numerous charity golf tournaments.

BARCS’ BFF Waggin’ will be at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday, May 28 and Monday, May 29 for fans looking to adopt a dog or cat. The mobile adoption vehicle will be parked at Maryland Square, located near Gate A. 

Over the past week, BARCS has taken in more than 300 new animals, putting them in a state of emergency. In order to help these animals, BARCS is waiving all adoption fees, effective immediately. Fans with game tickets who adopt an animal can pick up their pet after the game.