Soft-spoken Abrams under the spotlight at Nats camp
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – CJ Abrams is a young man of few words. Which is perfectly fine. That’s just who he is. The soft-spoken 22-year-old, though, is one of the central figures of the Nationals’ rebuild, a highly touted, potential franchise shortstop acquired in one of the biggest trades in major league history. The spotlight on him is particularl
Wells and Baumann bring their year-round training and friendship to Sarasota
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – The reasons were plentiful, the incentives as strong as the two men. Tyler Wells’ fiancée is a native of Jacksonville. Mike Baumann attended the city's university. They’re teammates and friends, putting aside how they’re competing for jobs in Orioles camp and eager to help each other improve. To fix the glitches that might hold the
Gore to start exhibition opener, Lee now working out of bullpen
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – MacKenzie Gore’s first start in a Nationals uniform will come in the Nationals’ first game of the spring. Gore has been picked to start Saturday’s Grapefruit League opener against the Cardinals in Jupiter, manager Davey Martinez revealed today. He’s slated to throw 25-30 pitches, perhaps completing only one inning. “He’s rea
Rom starting first exhibition game
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles are two days away from playing their first exhibition game and they’ve chosen left-hander Drew Rom to make the start. Rom, 23, made a combined 26 appearances between Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk and posted a 4.43 ERA and 1.475 WHIP with 144 strikeouts in 120 innings. He’s ticketed for the Tides after spring train
Orioles economic impact in Florida tops $600 million since 2015
MASN Staff
Orioles
Sarasota County Government’s annual economic report has found that the Orioles have generated $600.5 million in economic impact for the state of Florida since 2015, the first year that comprehensive data became available. The county’s analysis measures the total impact created by the Orioles’ year-round operations in Sarasota, highlighted by the te
Another top 100 list as prospect rankings season winds down
Steve Melewski
Orioles
We have about come to the end of “prospects ranking season” in baseball with the release on Wednesday of the FanGraphs.com top 100 prospects list. It actually goes 112 players deep. The Orioles placed six players on this list, all among the first 66 ranked players. Infielder Gunnar Henderson got another No. 1 ranking and is the consensus top prospe
Can Robles make the most of his last shot?
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Four hundred eighty games into his major league career, what exactly is Victor Robles? Is he the dynamic rookie who seized the Nationals’ center field job in 2019, delivered 33 doubles, 17 homers and premier defense to help his team win the World Series? Is he the hitter who has produced a paltry .597 OPS in the three years
Cowser in camp and creeping up on eventual promotion to majors
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – One row of lockers inside the Orioles’ spring training clubhouse starts with infielder Adam Frazier and ends with center fielder Cedric Mullins, prime locations that are a nod to their veteran status. Austin Hays and Anthony Santander occupy the two lockers that lead to Mullins, the three starting outfielders bunched together under
Lerner arrives in camp, watches young pitchers in live BP
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The second day of full-squad workouts saw the arrival of Nationals managing principal owner Mark Lerner, the return of several pitchers for their second round of live batting practice and some moments of levity. Mark Lerner made his first appearance of the spring at camp, his first public appearance since the death of his fa
Rodriguez's pairing with Rutschman a camp highlight
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – Grayson Rodriguez climbed the mound today at Ed Smith Stadium for his live batting practice session. Adley Rutschman crouched behind the plate. They were together again, and the interest level in the second full-squad workout of spring training soared like the temperature. Rodriguez froze Jordan Westburg with a fastball, which Ruts