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Starting lineups: Nats vs. Tigers in West Palm Beach
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – It’s been a warm, dry spring for the better part of a month now, but we did get one rainout last week, and now the weather pattern seems to have changed. It’s supposed to be cooler, windier and cloudier the next several days, with some possibility of rain (more so Monday than today). The Nationals would much rather play toda
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Orioles pregame notes on Means, Díaz, spring rotation, O'Hearn, Santander and more
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – Left-hander John Means elevated his full-mound bullpen session yesterday. Means said he threw changeups for the first time, counting 10 of them among his 30 pitches. “I felt great,” he said. “I was excited about it all day.” Means estimated that he’s done five or six bullpens, throwing every other day for the last few weeks. More c
Orioles split-squad lineups
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles are playing their last split-squad games of the spring this afternoon, with part of the clubhouse in Tampa to play the Yankees and the others staying back to face the Pirates. Adley Rutschman is catching Kyle Gibson in Sarasota. Gunnar Henderson is playing third base and batting cleanup. Heston Kjerstad is in left field
Kyle Gibson remembers the phone call that convinced him to become an Oriole
Steve Melewski
Orioles
They were rotation mates in parts of the 2020 and 2021 seasons with the Texas Rangers. They became more than teammates, forming a pretty close friendship as well.  That friendship played out again over the winter when right-hander Kyle Gibson called another righty pitcher, Jordan Lyles. Gibson wanted to know about Lyles' experience pitching for the
Early exits didn't ruin WBC for Candelario, Ramirez
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Jeimer Candelario has 606 games of major league experience, zero of which have come in the postseason. So when the Nationals third baseman stepped into the box at loanDepot Park in Miami one week ago for his first at-bat representing the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic, he had to take a moment to soak in the
Baker believes the best is coming
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – Bryan Baker sees the glimmers of good through the pile of poor spring statistics. Baker has made six exhibition appearances and allowed runs in five of them. Nine total and 11 hits in 5 2/3 innings. A serious issue if he were fighting for his professional life, if he hadn’t become a trusted high-leverage reliever for the Orioles la
McCann on Rodriguez: “His stuff is elite and he’s got a chance to be very special”
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The contact in the third inning was loud, and it rattled Grayson Rodriguez’s start. Christian Arroyo led off with a line drive at shortstop Jorge Mateo. Rafael Devers ripped a double down the left field line and Adam Duvall homered over the “Faux Monster,” as it’s called here, for the game’s first runs. The outing didn’t get any
Williams tries to look beyond results in seven-run start
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Trevor Williams, in the kindest way of putting this, got his work in today against the Marlins. The Nationals right-hander reached the fifth inning and raised his pitch count to 92, tops of anyone on the staff so far this spring to put himself in excellent position for the start of the regular season in 12 days. The results
Abrams works out, likely to return to lineup Sunday
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Though he’s out of the Nationals lineup for the fourth straight day with a tight back, CJ Abrams appears close to returning to game action, probably as soon as Sunday. Abrams hasn’t played since Tuesday against the Mets, after which he reported tightness in his back. The 22-year-old shortstop suggested it wasn’t anything ser
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Orioles notes on Bautista, Henderson, Baker and Wells
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Orioles manager Brandon Hyde wants to get closer Félix Bautista three or four more appearances until the club breaks camp. Availability for Opening Day looks promising. Bautista has retired all six batters faced in his first two outings, striking out four and totaling 24 pitches. Almost too efficient. “I feel really confident wit