Morning talk about a race and a replacement for the hose
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – Jackson Holliday flashed the speed tool in his kit during Thursday’s game against the Pirates at Ed Smith Stadium, lining a pitch into the right-field corner and reaching third base without a slide for his first spring triple. He had no shot at catching the guy in front of him. Enrique Bradfield Jr., last year’s first-round draft p
Prospect Lile suffers scary back injury in Nats' exhibition loss
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
FORT MYERS, Fla. – As the top of the seventh ended and the crowd at JetBlue Park rose to sing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” the kids came jogging out of the Nationals dugout. A host of top prospects, including several called up for the day from minor league camp, made the long bus ride over from West Palm Beach for a chance to play a few innings i
In second spring start, Cole Irvin puts up more zeros (updated, O's win again)
Steve Melewski
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. - In his second outing of spring training, O’s lefty Cole Irvin put up more zeros today and continued to show off his increased velocity. Irvin threw three scoreless innings, twice facing the top of the Yankees order, as the Orioles faced New York for the first of two games this spring. Irvin had some traffic on the bases, but put up
Garrett taking ABs in scrimmages, still aiming for Opening Day
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
FORT MYERS, Fla. – When camp opened, manager Davey Martinez was adamant Stone Garrett had a realistic chance of making the Nationals’ Opening Day roster and completing his comeback from the gruesome leg and ankle injury he suffered in August. As the calendar turns to March and Garrett has yet to make his game debut this spring, has that outlook cha
Starting lineups: Nats vs. Red Sox in Fort Myers
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Hello from JetBlue Park, aka “Fenway South.” The Nationals are making one of two cross-state trips today, this time to face the Red Sox. They’ll return to the area in eight days to face the Twins. And they brought some very intriguing names with them on the 2 1/2-hour bus ride. James Wood and Dylan Crews are both in today’s lineu
John Means throws white
John Means making progress but not likely to pitch in any spring games
Steve Melewski
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – The timetable for lefty John Means has not changed. He began spring training a month behind the other pitchers after he had an extended winter rest period. This followed his missing the American League Division Series with elbow soreness. But Means is continuing to throw in Florida and his next step, he said today, will be live bul
Orioles and Yankees lineups for game at Ed Smith Stadium
Steve Melewski
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles currently hold the best record for the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues combined at 7-1 and have won four in a row. They try to keep a streak alive today when they host the New York Yankees at 1:05 p.m. at Ed Smith Stadium. The game will be televised live on MASN. This is the first of just two spring games between these Am
This week we got a glimpse of what "Spring Breakout" could look like
Steve Melewski
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. - When Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes, the No. 1 overall selection in the 2023 MLB Draft, faced the Orioles' Jackson Holliday, the No. 1 overall pick in 2022, on Thursday in Sarasota, it was a nice appetizer for a game coming later this month.  Skenes, the LSU product, retired Holliday on the second pitch of the at-bat.
Young sticking to strengths to stand out in outfield shuffle
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Unlike some other Nationals prospects, Jacob Young has been in this situation before. He’s no stranger to a major league clubhouse after spending the last month-plus of the 2023 season with the Nats. He is new to a major league clubhouse at spring training, however, now enjoying his first big league camp. The 24-year-old is
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Spring training this, that and the other
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – Coby Mayo received a text message about his line drive Wednesday off the left-center field fence in Fort Myers. How he punctured the padding and left a hole. Only a mild exaggeration given the violence of the collision. Mayo’s ball was clocked at 109.9 mph off the bat. Manager Brandon Hyde marveled at the topspin on it. But recent