Orioles first-day spring training notes on Kjerstad, Mateo, Wells, Rogers and more

SARASOTA, Fla. – Heston Kjerstad arrived early at Orioles spring training, well ahead of the report date for position players. He’s fighting for a roster spot in a crowded outfield, and if he doesn’t make the club, it won’t be for lack of an opportunity. Kjerstad had his 2024 season ruined by a concussion, a Clay Holmes 96.8 mph sinker to the helme
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First bullpen sessions include Cavalli's return, Susana's debut

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The first official workout of the spring saw 10 members of the Nationals pitching staff take the mound for their first bullpen sessions in front of the full coaching staff and assembled media and fans. There were familiar faces (MacKenzie Gore, Trevor Williams, Jose A. Ferrer, Eduardo Salazar). There were semi-forgotten face
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Mateo and Rogers won't be ready for Orioles Opening Day

SARASOTA, Fla. – The Opening Day roster for the Orioles isn’t going to include infielder Jorge Mateo. The fastest player in camp made a speedy exit from it. On the first workout day, executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias confirmed that Mateo is making progress but probably won’t get enough at-bats to be ready on March 27 in Toronto. “
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Optimism from young Nationals as camp opens

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – If you can’t be optimistic on the first day of spring training, what’s even the point? So obviously the Nationals were optimistic Wednesday as pitchers and catchers officially reported, with a plethora of position players also already on hand at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches several days before they are required to be here.
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What "The Bird's Nest" is looking for at spring training

Pitchers and catchers have officially reported to spring training! And in just a short while, the full Orioles squad will report to Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota.  Annie Klaff and I, the hosts of the MASN Orioles podcast “The Bird’s Nest,” will be joining them to put a camera in their faces, a practice that players and coaches have surely been lamen
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First Orioles spring training workout brings endless interview possibilities and potential for breaking news
Roch Kubatko
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SARASOTA, Fla. – I took a long walk around the outside of the Ed Smith Stadium facility yesterday to get in some steps – my Fitbit kept checking whether I was dead – and to snap a few photos. The sun periodically would duck behind the clouds and the wind picked up in intensity, but escaping the latest snow storm back home made it more than tolerabl
Nats still seeking bullpen help as camp opens
Mark Zuckerman
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – If the season began today, and the Nationals held a slim lead entering the ninth inning, who would emerge from the bullpen to close the game? “Right now, I don’t try to think about it,” manager Davey Martinez said with a smile. “I think it’ll all shape up.” The season doesn’t begin today, of course, and that’s probably a goo
Eight Orioles spring training games airing on MASN
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. - Eight of the Orioles’ spring training games will air on MASN, exceeding last year’s total by one. The eight games are an even split between the Ed Smith Stadium complex in Sarasota and road trips. Two of the eight will be played at night. The broadcasts will be done remotely from Baltimore. The first televised game is the opener ag
Abrams reports early, ready to move past September demotion
Mark Zuckerman
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The face looks a little more weathered, the kind of thing that comes naturally with age. The body looks a little more bulked up, the product of an offseason spent adding 10 pounds of muscle. The smile, though, that hasn’t changed at all. And CJ Abrams flashed that smile all morning as he walked through the Nationals’ clubhou
Nine Orioles announced as spring training coaches
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. - Nick Markakis and Zack Britton have returned to the Orioles – to serve as spring training guest coaches. They aren’t making a comeback. Nine former Orioles will report to the Ed Smith Stadium complex in Sarasota to instruct the current players: Scott McGregor – Feb. 12-22 Ben McDonald – Feb. 18-22 Zack Britton – Feb. 18-20 Brian Ro
Orioles announce spring training guest coaches
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The Orioles today announced that they have invited nine former players to serve as guest coaches at major league Spring Training in Sarasota, Fla. The list includes Zack Britton, Al Bumbry, J.J. Hardy, Adam Jones, Nick Markakis, Ben McDonald, Scott McGregor, Brian Roberts, and John Shelby. Bumbry, Hardy, Markakis, McGregor, and Roberts are members
Spring storylines: The pressure to be better in 2025
Mark Zuckerman
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – When 30 pitchers and six catchers officially report for spring training this morning, and when 22 more position players officially report next week, the Nationals will begin preparing for a 2025 season that will differ from the previous three in one especially important manner. For the first time since they tore down the las
More on competing in Orioles camp as pitchers and catchers report today
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. - The due date has arrived for Orioles pitchers and catchers. They’re required to report today unless they have visa issues. There’s usually one in every crowd. Not that the complex has been empty. Players arrive early, including the ones rehabbing from surgery. Physicals are taken and the back fields are occupied. Tossing a baseball
Orioles' economic impact in Florida topped $76 million in most recent report
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Sarasota County Government’s annual economic report, which took place from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, found that the Orioles generated more than $76 million in economic impact and produced more than 1,080 jobs in the state of Florida, including an impact of more than $61 million and 1,030 jobs in Sarasota County. The analysis measures the
Spring storylines: Battle for rotation spots
Bobby Blanco
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During the early parts of this offseason, the Nationals were in search of starting pitchers. It didn’t need to be filled right then and there, but the front office brass left December’s Winter Meetings in Dallas without any additions to the major league roster except for Rule 5 Draft pick Evan Reifert. Patrick Corbin and Trevor Williams became free
       
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