Orioles and Blue Jays lineups from Dunedin
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
DUNEDIN, Fla. – The Orioles aren’t bringing many projected starters to Dunedin for today’s game against the Blue Jays at TD Ballpark. Kyle Stowers is in left field and batting second behind Terrin Vavra. Ryan McKenna is in center field, with Cedric Mullins anticipated to rejoin the club Thursday after playing in the World Baseball Classic. Jordan Westburg is the starting shortstop and Anthony Bemboom is catching Dean Kremer. The three left-handed hitters competing for the backup job at first base are on the trip. Franchy Cordero is at first, Ryan O’Hearn is batting cleanup and serving as the designated hitter, and Josh Lester is the third baseman. Other players in Dunedin include relievers Bryan Baker, Mike Baumann, Andrew Politi and Yennier Canó, outfielders Colton Cowser and Heston Kjerstad, and shortstop Jackson Holliday. For the OriolesTerrin Vavra 2BKyle Stowers LFFranchy Cordero 1BRyan O’Hearn DHNomar Mazara RFRyan McKenna CFJosh Lester 3BJordan Westburg SSAnthony Bemboom C Dean Kremer RHP For the Blue JaysGeorge Springer RFBo Bichette SSVladimir Guerrero Jr. 1BBrandon Belt DHAlejandro Kirk CDaulton Varsho LFMatt Chapman 3BCavan Biggio 2BKevin Kiermaier CF José Berríos RHP
Nationals announce Scout of the Year Awards
MASN Staff
Nationals
The Washington Nationals announced their Phil Rizzo Scout of the Year Award and the organization’s International Scout of the Year Award on Wednesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo and Vice President and Assistant General Manager of International Operations Johnny DiPuglia made the respective announcement
Starting lineups: Nats vs. Yankees in West Palm Beach
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – I think it’s finally safe to say we’ve reached the final countdown of spring training. Starting pitchers are going five or six innings. Position players are getting four or five plate appearances. Relievers are throwing back-to-back days. And Joey Meneses is back in Nationals camp. Meneses, who became an international sensat
O's minor league hurler Ryan Long on fanning Mike Trout and facing Team USA, Mexico in WBC
Steve Melewski
Orioles
O’s minor league right-hander Ryan Long was drafted by the club in round 17 of 2021 out of a Div. 3 school. He has pitched in 26 pro games covering 79 2/3 innings, never pitching beyond Low Single-A Delmarva, where he went 7-5 with a 3.10 ERA last year. And then recently there he was pitching on national television for Great Britain in the World Ba
Rule 5 pick Ward sweating out final days of camp
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Thaddeus Ward has pitched in 51 games as a professional, and he’s been the starter for all 51 of those. The last time he pitched in relief: 2018 while at the University of Central Florida. So, it’s been a while. If Ward is going to make the Nationals’ roster as a Rule 5 draft pick, though, it’s going to be as a reliever. The
Balks the biggest difference in Givens this spring
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – Mychal Givens is due to make another spring appearance for the Orioles, perhaps this afternoon in Dunedin. It’s been six days. He hasn’t allowed an earned run in four outings and his heels are dug into his lock status in the bullpen. A sure thing if healthy. The sidearmer has surrendered an unearned run and two hits with seven stri
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Gray cuts his way through six scoreless innings vs. Cards
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
JUPITER, Fla. – Josiah Gray’s best pitch, it has become clear, is anything but a fastball. Opponents mashed the Nationals right-hander’s four-seamer last season to the tune of a .304 batting average and .738 slugging percentage. A whopping 24 of the league-high 38 home runs he surrendered came off that pitch. Gray’s breaking balls – a slider to rig
Irvin pitches into sixth, Rutschman and Mountcastle homer, O's win quickly 6-2
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – Cole Irvin got his extra up this afternoon, pitching into the sixth inning for the first time. He pumped strike after strike and rationed the Red Sox to Adam Duvall’s solo home run through the fifth. Pretty much how he wanted to wind down his stay in Orioles spring training. Irvin surrendered back-to-back doubles to Duvall and Dani
Nationals' recent cuts send Stone Garrett to Triple-A
MASN Staff
Masn
The Washington Nationals have made the following moves:    Optioned to Triple-A Rochester: OF Stone Garrett LHP Jose Ferrer   Ree-assigned to Minor League Camp: INF Leonel Valera
Garrett, Ferrer, Valera cut; Call named fourth outfielder
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
JUPITER, Fla. – The Nationals made three more cuts this morning, narrowing their options for the final spot on the bench to three players and the competition for four available spots in the bullpen to eight healthy arms. Outfielder Stone Garrett and left-hander Jose Ferrer were optioned to Triple-A Rochester, with infielder Leonel Valera reassigned