Recapping Nats' second day of MLB Draft
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
The Nationals made eight picks between the third and 10th rounds of the MLB Draft yesterday. They’ll conclude this year’s draft with 10 picks this afternoon, spearheaded by vice president of scouting Kris Kline and assistant director of amateur scouting Mark Baca. Of their first 10 selections, the Nationals have selected two outfielders, four infie
Does Bautista get chance to close tonight?
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Orioles closer Zack Britton earned the save in the American League’s 4-2 win in the 2016 All-Star Game in San Diego, with teammate Matt Wieters catching him in the ninth inning. Could Félix Bautista be next tonight, with Adley Rutschman setting the target for him? Bautista became the full-time closer last summer after Jorge López was traded to the
Rutschman puts on show before elimination in first round of Home Run Derby
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Adley Rutschman homered from both sides of the plate in the same All-Star Home Run Derby. He had it and flaunted it. With father Randy throwing him batting practice, Rutschman launched 21 left-handed during the three-minute regulation and six more right-handed in the 30-second bonus portion. The Orioles’ catcher was seeded eighth but may have perfo
Orioles select nine players on second day of draft
MASN Staff
Orioles
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 Arka
Nationals select eight players on second day of draft
MASN Staff
Masn
The Washington Nationals selected eight players on the second day of Major League Baseball’s 2023 First-Year Player Draft. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo, Assistant General Manager & Vice President of Scouting Operations Kris Kline and Director of Scouting Operations Eddie Longosz made the joint announ
O's select University of Washington pitcher in round three (updated with quotes)
Steve Melewski
Orioles
As the MLB Draft resumed today the Orioles selected University of Washington right-handed pitcher Kiefer Lord in the third round at No. 86 overall. He is the second pitcher the Orioles have taken among their first four picks to start this draft.  The O’s have nine picks today in rounds three through 10. Their No. 100 overall pick is a compensation
Bradfield: "I have no concerns about going up to the next level and not having success" (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Enrique Bradfield Jr. received Mike Elias’ cell phone number last night from his agent and decided to show the same aggression that he does on the basepaths. Bradfield wasn’t going to wait to hear from Elias, who made the Vanderbilt outfielder the 17th overall pick in the draft. He took control of the situation, much to Elias’ amusement. “I took th
Draft tracker: Nats kick off Day 2 of 2023 MLB Draft (final update)
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
The 2023 MLB Draft continues with Rounds 3-10 this afternoon and the Nationals are set to kick everything off with the first pick of the third round, 71st overall. The Nationals, of course, lost to the Pirates for the No. 1 overall pick in the inaugural MLB Draft Lottery despite having the worst record in the majors last year by five games. But the
Nats find another power bat with Morales in Round 2 (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
Kris Kline saw every top hitter in the country this season. He drafted the best of them in Dylan Crews, the Golden Spikes Award winner selected by the Nationals with the No. 2 overall pick Sunday evening. And it’s quite possible the Nats’ longtime vice president of scouting was even more impressed in some ways with the hitter he selected in the sec
After impressive sweep at Target Field, the All-Star break arrives in Birdland
Steve Melewski
Orioles
MINNEAPOLIS – It was just last Tuesday, on the Fourth of July. The New York Yankees beat the Orioles 8-4 and had taken the first two games of a four-game series. After losing two of three last weekend and scoring just three runs in three games versus Minnesota, the Orioles had lost six of their past seven. The Orioles had fallen six games behind Ta