Because You Asked - The Winter Soldier
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The offseason halts play for the Orioles but can't stop the mailbag. This is the latest sequel to the beloved 2008 original. Same rules apply. You ask and I try to answer. I don't believe in editing, but I believe in love. Also, my mailbag sweeps other mailbags and yours sweeps the confetti that fell after my latest championship. Any updates on Tyl
Anthony Santander: Rule 5 draft pick to sought-after free agent
Steve Melewski
Orioles
An Oriole since the December 2016 Rule 5 draft and an Oriole now for parts of eight major league seasons, the 2025 season could open with outfielder Anthony Santander playing for another major league club for the first time. He’s finally reached the service time to become a free agent and Santander’s chance to cash in on a 44-homer season is almost
How does popular veteran Vargas fit into plan as Nats look to improve?
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
PLAYER REVIEW: ILDEMARO VARGAS Age on Opening Day 2025: 33 How acquired: Signed as minor league free agent, May 2022 MLB service time: 5 years, 7 days 2024 salary: $1.1 million Contract status: Arbitration-eligible, free agent in 2026 2024 stats: 95 G, 303 PA, 272 AB, 21 R, 67 H, 16 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 30 RBI, 9 SB, 4 CS, 19 BB, 31 SO, .246 AVG, .295 O
Leftovers for breakfast
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The uncertainties over the Orioles’ roster for 2025 include how they intend to use Heston Kjerstad. Will he receive an opportunity to play every day, no matter the matchup, and how many starts will he get in the outfield? Some stability would be a nice advancement for the second-overall draft pick in 2020. Kjerstad was optioned multiple times and h
Fuller, González and Hernández won't return to Orioles coaching staff in 2025
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles are making multiple changes to their coaching staff following their elimination in the Wild Card series. According to a source, the club isn’t bringing back co-hitting coach Ryan Fuller, bench coach Fredi González and major league coach José Hernández. The search begins for their replacements. Fuller served as full-season hitting coordi
Chaparro was surprise late-season producer after trade with D-backs
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
PLAYER REVIEW: ANDRÉS CHAPARRO Age on Opening Day 2025: 25 How acquired: Traded from Diamondbacks for Dylan Floro, July 2024 MLB service time: 49 days 2024 salary: $740,000 Contract status: Under club control, arbitration-eligible in 2028, free agent in 2031 2024 stats: 33 G, 132 PA, 121 AB, 12 R, 26 H, 12 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 1 SB, 1 CS, 7 BB,
With rare exceptions, Burnes delivered big for the 2024 Orioles
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Late in the year, and for much of the 2024 season, O’s fans saw right-hander Corbin Burnes take the mound and pitch as the ace he was said to be. You can earn ace status when you win a Cy Young Award, as he did with Milwaukee in 2021. From 2020 through 2023, Burnes finished sixth, first, seventh and eighth for the award. He should be in line for an
Holliday: “I got a chance to watch those guys battle it out and the experience that I want. I want to play"
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Players were in a daze or deep inside their emotions after Game 2 of the Wild Card. Media chased after veterans like Anthony Santander and Corbin Burnes, who could leave via free agency and made sense to speak about the jarring finish to the season. Young stars like Gunnar Henderson and Adley Rutschman stood at their lockers with tears in their eye
Orioles and MASN announce the promotion of Greg Bader
MASN Staff
Masn
The Orioles and MASN today announced the promotion of GREG BADER to Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN). Bader will immediately begin the transition from his current role as Orioles Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer to the role with MASN, with a complete transition effective Janu
Updating Hurricane Milton's impact on Orioles' spring training facility
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Hurricane Milton, a violent Category 3 storm that made landfall Wednesday night near Siesta Key, apparently didn't cause major destruction to the Orioles' spring training complex in Sarasota. Sustained winds reaching 120 mph tore the fabric roof off Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, home of the Tampa Bay Rays. The Ed Smith Stadium complex appears