Position players report, top prospects get to take some hacks

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Position players officially reported for spring training today, and everyone was present and accounted for. Most guys had already been trickling in over the last few days, but now the entire roster is in place for good. The first official full-squad workout is set for Tuesday morning, but all of the position players made a p
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Hearing from Hyde at today's Orioles workout

SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles held a light workout this morning leading into Tuesday’s first full-squad gathering. No bullpen sessions or live batting practice. Mostly some conditioning and fielding drills, followed by an early exit from the complex. Manager Brandon Hyde said Anthony Santander will get some work at first base after returning from th
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Santander thrilled to play in World Baseball Classic

SARASOTA, Fla. – Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander is leaving camp on March 6 to join Team Venezuela in Miami for the World Baseball Classic. He’s jumping into a talent-heavy roster that includes Ronald Acuña Jr., Jose Altuve, Luis Arraez, Miguel Cabrera, Andrés Giménez, Gleyber Torres and Salvador Perez. He also can reunite with former Orioles

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As spring games get set to start, we find out if there will be roster surprises

If the question is can someone surprise us and make the Orioles’ Opening Day roster, no doubt that answer is yes. Nothing is completely set and we haven’t seen one pitch thrown in a spring game yet. Jobs can be won, even by non-roster players and we can and may well see surprises. This leads to another question – how important will spring training

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Hassell, Wood trying to ignore hype, focus on present

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – As the 67 players in big league camp retreat to the clubhouse following their daily workout here, they pass by another group of players in Nationals uniforms. They are younger, less experienced, though not necessarily less noticeable. The organization’s top prospects who reported early for spring training ahead of the rank-a
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Bemboom is back, position players arrive early, no penalty for Hernandez, latest on Means, and more from Angelos
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles re-signed catcher Anthony Bemboom to a split contract in October, removing him from minor league free agency and putting him on the 40-man roster, and outrighted him to Triple-A a few weeks later. Go ahead and compete for the backup job, but as a non-roster invite to spring training. We’re saying there’s still a chance.
Angelos talks about lease, litigation, longevity of contracts, payroll liftoff and more
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – Orioles chairman and CEO John Angelos granted a rare and lengthy interview with beat writers this morning next to the bullpen area on the back fields at the Ed Smith Stadium complex. The session lasted 37 minutes and covered topics such as payroll, the work toward a new stadium lease, how Angelos, executive vice president/general m
Gray tests himself vs. hitters, Martinez challenges Robles
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Day two of live batting practice saw nine more pitchers take the mound to face hitters for a simulated inning of work, most notably Josiah Gray and Cade Cavalli. Every pitcher has specific things he’s focusing on during these sessions, but the theme is pretty universal: Keep your mechanics in sync and throw strikes. For Gray
It's a game of inches for basestealers this season
Steve Melewski
Orioles
It is reasonable to wonder how many more stolen bases we will see in the majors this coming season with the new rules in place. Those who can run may get more chances than in previous seasons. It’s fair to wonder what that could mean for the team with the two top basestealers in the American League last year: the Orioles. Shortstop Jorge Mateo
Patrick Corbin throw white wide
"Excited" Corbin has something to prove
Mark Zuckerman
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The sentiment wasn’t unusual for a ballplayer during the first week of spring training. The ballplayer who uttered it, however, wasn’t one you’d expect. “I’m as excited as I’ve ever been,” Patrick Corbin said Saturday afternoon inside the Nationals clubhouse. Excited? On the heels of the worst of three consecutive subpar sea
Orbiting some Orioles observations at spring training
Roch Kubatko
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SARASOTA, Fla. – Orioles spring training is entering its fourth day of workouts for pitchers, catchers and most of the position players who aren’t actually due until Monday. The first day was hectic based on the injury news relayed by executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias – reliever Dillon Tate’s pending placement on the injured list
Patrick Corbin throw white wide
On live BP, the closer's role and Ward's preferred name
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The first live batting practice session of the spring is always going to favor pitchers over hitters. Pitchers have been building up to this for a while. Position players, on the other hand, haven’t even officially reported to camp yet. So most eyes this morning at Nationals camp were focused on the likes of Patrick Corbin,
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Some scenes from today's Orioles workout
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – Cedric Mullins, Anthony Santander and Dean Kremer will be leaving Orioles camp in a few weeks to get ready for the World Baseball Classic. They got together this morning on the Camden Yards replica field and played their own game. Kremer threw live batting practice to Mullins and Santander, providing one of the most interesting sce
Bautista expresses optimism about Opening Day
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – With his fourth bullpen session completed, the intensity level on a gradual increase, Orioles closer Félix Bautista is gaining confidence that he’ll break camp with the team and be ready to pitch on Opening Day in Boston. Bautista didn’t begin throwing until last month. The Orioles placed him on a rehab program for his left knee an
Rotation candidate: Dean Kremer posted 3.23 ERA last season for O's
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Right-hander Dean Kremer, who had an ERA of 7.55 in 13 starts in the 2021 season, reduced that by over four runs per game last year. It provides hope that he could again this season be a key member of the Baltimore rotation. No one has won a job yet and a lot can happen over the next few weeks under the Florida sun, but Kremer had a strong season o
       
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