Nats-Astros game canceled due to rain

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Tonight's exhibition game between the Nationals and Astros has been canceled due to heavy rain that is not expected to let up throughout the evening, the teams announced. It will not be made up. The Nats were hoping to get work for a number of relievers tonight, with Derek Law starting a bullpen game. The team already is sc
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Brandon Hyde sets rotation, Mike Elias talks roster

Orioles' manager Brandon Hyde dropped some nuggets of information on his ballclub pregame Thursday in Fort Myers, Fla. Before the Orioles played the Red Sox, he announced the order of the starting rotation to begin the year and told reporters that Jorge Mateo would make the Opening Day roster. We already knew that new ace Corbin Burnes would start

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Williams takes unusual path to 90 pitches; Finnegan healthy in return

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Trevor Williams walked from the Nationals dugout to a pitching mound seven different times Thursday afternoon. He threw a total of 90 pitches during that time. So why does the official box score from the Nats’ 9-8 win over the Twins show Williams having only pitched five innings? Let’s attempt to explain … Williams completed
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Orioles roster uncertainty appears narrowed to two decisions

SARASOTA, Fla. – The camp roster held at 45 players yesterday. Jorge Mateo is confirmed for Opening Day in Baltimore. Can the remaining decisions be simplified to, who’s the last reliever and bench player? Are we actually at that point in spring training? A reduction to two spots with this many players on the major league side is interesting, to sa
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Henderson happy to stay at shortstop, Hyde impressed with Kimbrel's changeup, Nevin notches another hit (O's lose 3-2)

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Talent times have changed with the Orioles, and the proof showed again tonight when substitutions in the sixth inning included Coby Mayo at first base, Jackson Holliday at shortstop and Kyle Stowers in center field. Not the typical replacements in a road exhibition game. Holliday subbed for Gunnar Henderson, who led off and playe
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Orioles set five-man rotation, Mateo makes team, Henderson's role is defined
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Orioles set their rotation for the beginning of the season, and they’re ignoring the off-days and going with five starters. Corbin Burnes is getting the ball for Opening Day against the Angels on March 28, followed by Grayson Rodriguez on March 30, Tyler Wells on March 31, Dean Kremer on April 1 against the Royals and Cole Ir
Wood, Crews team up to deliver Nats' first walk-off of spring
Mark Zuckerman
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – It was the bottom of the ninth on March 21, with the remnants of a crowd of 2,915 watching and a Double-A left-hander pitching for a Twins team that barely brought any major leaguers across the state with them for today’s exhibition game. The Nationals had already scored the tying run, thanks to James Wood’s leadoff homer. N
Orioles and Red Sox lineups in Fort Myers
Roch Kubatko
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – The 20-win spring training Orioles play their penultimate road game tonight against the Red Sox at JetBlue Park. Albert Suárez makes his fifth appearance and third start, and he needs to avoid the one disastrous inning that has marred his last two games and maybe impacted his chances of going north. Suárez has logged 11 1/3 innin
Garrett playing in minor league games; Hassell targeting early April return
Mark Zuckerman
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – As established players get their bodies ready for the regular season and players on the bubble battle for the final available roster spots, Stone Garrett still finds himself just trying to get his body reason for a full ballgame of any type. Garrett, still recovering from a broken leg and injured ankle seven months ago, cont
Orioles make minor league roster moves
MASN Staff
Orioles
The Orioles have made the following minor league roster moves: Placed RHP Noah Denoyer on the Triple-A Norfolk Full-Season Injured List.Placed LHP Jakob Hernandez and RHP Nathan Webb on the Triple-A Norfolk 60-day Injured List.Placed RHP Jean Pinto on the Double-A Bowie Full-Season Injured List.Placed RHP Conner Loeprich on the Double-A Bowie 60-da
Coca-Cola Consolidated named official beverage sponsor of the Baltimore Orioles and Oriole Park at Camden Yards
MASN Staff
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The Baltimore Orioles and Coca-Cola Consolidated, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the U.S., today announced a multiyear partnership designating Coca-Cola as the official beverage sponsor of the Orioles and Oriole Park at Camden Yards. "We are excited to join forces with Coca-Cola Consolidated and their family of brands and flavors," said T.J. Brig
Starting lineups: Nats vs. Twins in West Palm Beach
Mark Zuckerman
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The competition for the final spot in the Nationals rotation seemed to create some clarity Wednesday night when Zach Davies was roughed up by the Cardinals for nine runs (seven of those coming during a torturous top of the fourth). Then again, it’s still up to Trevor Williams today to perform well enough to lock up the job.
Odds and ends as spring training is winding down
Steve Melewski
Orioles
A few odds and ends as there are now just a few spring games left. An odd number of five actually and that will be the end of spring training in 2024. We are all about ready for a new season to start at this point. Rookie fav: We don’t even know for sure yet whether the Orioles Jackson Holliday will be on the Opening Day roster. But according to Dr
Is Lipscomb forcing his way onto Opening Day roster?
Mark Zuckerman
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Dylan Crews drew the lion’s share of attention when camp began, given his high-profile status coming out of LSU only seven months prior. James Wood stole the spotlight through the first week of Grapefruit League play, launching three homers that required tape-measure readings. Brady House and Robert Hassell III also were on
Wondering about a nine-man bullpen, scouts watching Orioles outfielders, Henderson getting early MVP attention
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – With the Orioles committed to keeping 13 pitchers and 13 position players, they’re operating under an assumption that they head north with a set five-man rotation and eight relievers. Roster mocks divide the bullpen into the “locks” and “others” categories, as the club would operate under normal circumstances., However, there’s not
       
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