As Sykora rises up ranks, the "sky’s the limit"
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
Travis Sykora was a big 19-year-old kid who had just graduated high school when the Nationals selected him with their third-round pick in the 2023 MLB Draft. The 6-foot-6, 232-pound right-hander was the best high school arm coming out of the state of Texas and one of the best prep pitchers in the whole country. So when he fell to them at No. 71 ove
For one outlet, O's run as No. 1 farm system has ended
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Maybe it is the end of an era. For the first time since the 2021 preseason farm system organizational rankings by MLBPipeline.com, the Orioles are not the No. 1 team. In the midseason ranking, released Aug. 15, the Tampa Bay Rays are back on top followed by Minnesota, the Orioles now third, then Cleveland and the Los Angeles Dodgers. MLBPipeline ha
Leftovers for breakfast
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
NEW YORK – Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez sat on a fastball last night like it was a clubhouse sofa. Alvarez got ahead 3-0 against Orioles reliever Seranthony Domínguez – oh, let’s just call him the closer and stop hedging – and unloaded for his first career walk-off hit of any kind. And man, did he enjoy it. Well, what he saw of it. Alvarez made c
Domínguez serves up walk-off homer in Orioles' 4-3 loss to Mets (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
NEW YORK – The rain delay lasted only 10 minutes tonight, and the Orioles fell behind quickly as well after the tarp was peeled back and rolled. An offense that was laboring again covered for Trevor Rogers, who didn’t make it out of the fifth inning. The rally happened fast, with a balk from David Peterson scoring Ryan Mountcastle in the seventh an
O's game blog: Series with Mets begins
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Can we call one series away from Baltimore a road trip? If we can, the Orioles' next road trip begins tonight at Citi Field with the first of a three-game series against the Mets. That is followed by one series at home against the Astros before the next two-series trip begins a week from tomorrow at the Dodgers. The Orioles and Yankees are once aga
Hyde turning to Domínguez to get "the three toughest outs"
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
NEW YORK – Former major league reliever Andrew Miller visited the Orioles clubhouse this afternoon at Citi Field. He isn’t making a comeback. He was here on business with the players’ union. Miller’s career with the Orioles was brief, a mere 23 games in the regular season in 2014 and five more in the playoffs that resulted in 7 1/3 scoreless inning
Orioles and Mets lineups at Citi Field
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
NEW YORK – Austin Slater is leading off tonight at Citi Field and Eloy Jiménez is the designated hitter, as the Orioles go right-handed heavy with their lineup against the Mets. Colton Cowser is in center field, one of three left-handers to avoid the bench, and Anthony Santander is in right. Trevor Rogers is making his fourth start with the Orioles
Tampa Bay traded Zach Eflin to O's and then brought club up to speed on the pitcher
Steve Melewski
Orioles
When Tampa Bay Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder reached out to Orioles pitching coach Drew French to talk about righty Zach Eflin it was a bit unusual. It happened not long after the July 26 deal that made Eflin an Oriole and sent three minor leaguers to the Rays. Snyder was showing great friendship and support for a pitcher he had a wonderful relat
With new youth movement, will Nuñez get more chances to play?
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
The Nationals’ goal for the last six weeks of the season is clear: Stick with the youth movement and see what pieces they have for next season. The young regulars, of course, will continue to get a majority of the playing time. CJ Abrams, James Wood, Keibert Ruiz, Luis García Jr. and Jacob Young are important pieces moving forward. Newcomers Juan Y
This, that, the other and more
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles honored Corbin Burnes on Friday with his own bobblehead night. He appreciated the gesture and took one home. It just wasn’t anything new to him. Teams have come up with the idea to doll up Burnes pretty much at every level after Little League. “I’ve had a bunch of bobbleheads,” he said. “I had two or three in Milwaukee, I’ve had a coupl