Givens limps off mound to conclude abbreviated simulated game
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – Mychal Givens threw 10 pitches this morning in his simulated game on the stadium mound, walked away from it gingerly and fired his glove against the railing as he neared the dugout. He shouted in frustration, the pat on his shoulder seconds earlier from head athletic trainer Brian Ebel unable to comfort him. Givens experienced more
Starting lineups: Nats vs. Marlins in Jupiter
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
JUPITER, Fla. – And so we have reached the end of the road, the final game of spring training. The Nationals, for those who care about such things, have actually fared pretty well down here, going 12-11-2 in official Grapefruit League play. A win today over the Marlins would secure a winning spring record, if that’s worth anything. Josiah Gray gets
McCann provides update on oblique soreness, Mateo starting in center field
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – A younger version of James McCann would have tried to push through the soreness in his oblique. Proceed without caution. But he’s a veteran in 2023 and he knows better. McCann hasn’t played since Monday in Clearwater due to the discomfort in his left side, which he noticed while swinging at a pitch. He went on the injured list last
Almost-time-to-play-ball edition of seeking reader input
Steve Melewski
Orioles
With Thursday's Opening Day coming fast on, it’s time for the last edition of a few questions for another offseason time period. If the offseason can even be defined as actually the time period from the last game of one year to the first of the next. It’s probably not and that could make a good question, but we have better ones today. So here we go
Orioles approaching time to make final roster cuts
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – The risk of writing about the players left in a spring training camp is that cuts could be made before one types the final sentences. They happen before first pitch, they happen while the media is stuck in traffic leaving Clearwater or Dunedin. They can be shortly after the last out or more than an hour after the bus pulled out of
Staff gets work in during penultimate spring game
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – All of the decisions, for the most part, have already been made. There’s not much-left anyone can do to make or break his chances of making the Opening Day roster. So consider tonight’s penultimate Grapefruit League game – a 6-1 loss to the Astros – a true exhibition, one in which the only real goal was to play nine innings,
Tyler wells pitching white
Wells finishes in fine fashion, Hall has second spring outing, O'Hearn homers among three hits (O's win 6-4)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
BRADENTON, Fla. – Asked again about Tyler Wells before tonight’s game against the Pirates, the latest attempt to ascertain the Orioles’ plans for him, manager Brandon Hyde noted the positive reports from the right-hander’s last outing in Tampa and how well he pitched as a starter in 2022. “I think he can do a lot of things for us,” Hyde said. The s
Espino, Adams, Machado among end-of-camp cuts
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Nationals made six more cuts this afternoon, bringing the number of remaining healthy players in camp down to the requisite 26 but leaving open the possibility of acquiring someone from outside the organization to fill out their bench or bullpen before the Opening Day roster is officially set. Right-hander Paolo Espino a
Givens uncertain whether he can avoid injured list
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
BRADENTON, Fla. – Mychal Givens played catch this afternoon for the second consecutive day to test his left knee, but reliever and team are no closer to knowing whether he can make the Opening Day roster. Givens hasn’t pitched since March 16 and the Orioles want him to face hitters at least one more time before breaking camp. They could arrange a s
Nationals' recent moves send Downs, Espino to Triple-A
MASN Staff
Masn
The Washington Nationals have made the following roster moves:   Optioned to Triple-A Rochester: INF Jeter Downs RHP Paolo Espino   Re-assigned to Minor League Camp: RHP Alex Colomé RHP Andrés Machado RHP Wily Peralta