After long wait, Meneses savors first Opening Day in majors
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
Imagine waiting 12 years to reach your goal. You grind year in and year out, and still come up short for 12 years. But when you finally reach it, it’s well worth the wait. That was Joey Meneses’ grind through 12 years of baseball in the minor leagues and abroad. The 30-year-old finally reached his dream of playing in the major leagues last August w
Friday morning Nationals Q&A
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Opening Day didn't produce the outcome Nationals fans wanted, but it contained no shortage of storylines. Patrick Corbin's labored start. CJ Abrams' three errors. Joey Meneses' two hits. Victor Robles' two walks. Stephen Strasburg's absence. And because tradition is to schedule an off-day after the season opener just in case of a rainout, we have n
Does Rutschman's big game lead to a big year? (plus other notes)
Steve Melewski
Orioles
A player who has dealt with enormous expectations for a long time, O’s catcher Adley Rutschman delivered an enormous performance on his first major league Opening Day as the Orioles held off Boston 10-9 at Fenway Park.  Rutschman hit a solo homer in the first, delivered a two-run single in the fifth and singled in a run in the seventh. It was a 5-f
Could rain force Orioles to rearrange how rotation aligns for early series?
Roch Kubatko
Masn
BOSTON – The Orioles finally set their rotation for Opening Day, which turned out to be the easy part. They might have to decide how they’re going to handle a rainout on Saturday unless the forecast improves dramatically over the weekend. The temperatures are supposed to rise into the 60s, ruining the fun that hypothermia can bring, but there’s a 9
Rutschman's first Opening Day is one for the record books in Orioles' 10-9 win (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
BOSTON – The arrival of a new season wasn’t going to pull Orioles manager Brandon Hyde out of his old pregame routine. Hyde walked from the team hotel to Fenway Park this morning, braving the cold that numbed his exposed skin. Always a good time in solitude to think or to clear his head before entering a cramped clubhouse. “Waking up this morning a
Defense, lack of clutch hitting doom Nats in opening loss (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
If there is going to be a semi-regular formula for the Nationals to win ballgames in 2023, it will almost certainly have to include clean defense from a revamped infield, quality pitching from a deep bullpen and timely hitting from a lineup that hits for contact better than for power. Maybe they can pull out some curly Ws when they achieve two of t
O's game blog: The season opener against Boston (plus AAA roster)
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The Orioles begin their 70th major league season today, playing their season opener at Boston’s Fenway Park for the third time in the last four years. The Orioles open with six games on the road – three in Boston and three at Texas – before their home opener a week from today versus the New York Yankees. The Opening Day pitching matchup features tw
A look at Triple-A Norfolk's break-camp roster
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Here is the break-camp roster for the Orioles’ Triple-A Norfolk Tides team. The Tides begin their 53rd season in the International League at 6:35 p.m. Friday night when they play at Durham. After three games there this weekend, Norfolk opens its home season at Harbor Park on Tuesday night versus Gwinnett.  The current Tides roster includes 10 playe
Orioles lineup and notes on Opening Day
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
BOSTON – Orioles manager Brandon Hyde posted his first lineup of the 2023 season with Ramón Urías and Adam Frazier in the infield and Gunnar Henderson serving as designated hitter. Kyle Stowers is the odd man out, beginning the game on the bench while the Red Sox start right-hander Corey Kluber. Urías is playing third base, Austin Hays is in right
Nats set roster with no surprises and platoon in left field
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
The Nationals have set their Opening Day roster with no real surprises. They are bringing a standard four-man bench and eight-man bullpen to today’s season opener against the Braves. Washington’s starting rotation includes left-handers Patrick Corbin (who gets the Opening Day start) and MacKenzie Gore, and right-handers Josiah Gray, Chad Kuhl and T