Chirinos works to be great teammate, saying "It's not about you; it's about the team"
Steve Melewski
Orioles
At 38, catcher Robinson Chirinos is the oldest Oriole and the third oldest catcher in Major League Baseball. He brings experience to his job but also a real enthusiasm about being part of a larger group of players that truly make up a team. There are times in baseball when a veteran impacts a team even without playing a lot. Chirinos is doing that
Cavalli joining Nats just as rotation begins to improve
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
The Nationals waited 4 1/2 months for Cade Cavalli to arrive from Triple-A and finally provide a much-needed big arm to a rotation that has struggled all year long. Now that the hard-throwing right-hander is on his way to D.C. to make his highly anticipated major league debut, here’s the irony: The Nats rotation is currently in the middle of its be
Bautista building case to appear on Rookie of the Year ballot
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The debate over American League Rookie of the Year is boiling down to Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman and Mariners center fielder Julio Rodríguez. Much of the field is evaporating. They could be one and two, though more than a month of the season remains. The ballot distributed to qualified members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ho
Orioles unable to overcome latest early deficit (updated)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
First baseman Ryan Mountcastle made a diving stop of Yoán Moncada’s ground ball tonight and outraced him to the bag to record the out and prevent at least one more run from scoring. Elvis Andrus struck out, and Spenser Watkins caught a break only down 2-0 in the first inning. On many nights in 2022, that play would launch a comeback for the Orioles
Vargas' late blast propels Nats to win in Seattle (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
SEATTLE – The focus of the remainder of the Nationals’ season is going to be on the handful of young players they’re now trying to build around, a group that will see its highest-profile addition yet Friday night when top pitching prospect Cade Cavalli makes his major league debut. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t still some room for an older play
O's game blog: Closing in on another winning month
Steve Melewski
Orioles
After winning three of their last four games and now with a 13-7 record in August, the O's need just one more win to clinch a third straight winning month. That is something the Orioles have not done in six years. They need one win in the next seven games to clinch another winning month, after going 16-9 in July and 14-12 in June. The Orioles have
Orioles and White Sox lineups and notes
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde is breaking out his reverse-splits lineup again tonight with the White Sox starting right-hander Lucas Giolito. Robinson Chirinos is catching and Adley Rutschman is serving as the designated hitter. Terrin Vavra and Kyle Stowers are on the bench. Shortstop Jorge Mateo is batting eighth tonight for the 20th time. He’s ba
The O's Jorge Mateo takes a spot among the best shortstops in the AL
Steve Melewski
Orioles
By at least one measure, the Orioles' Jorge Mateo is among the best shortstops right now in the American League. When it comes to FanGraphs.com Wins Above Replacement (fWAR), he ranks third right now ahead of players like Carlos Correa, Bo Bichette, Amed Rosario and Bobby Witt Jr. Boston’s Xander Bogaerts leads all AL shortstops in fWAR at 4.2, and
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Nationals release 2023 schedule
Bobby Blanco
Masn
As the Nationals look forward to watching Cade Cavalli, CJ Abrams and possibly MacKenzie Gore finish out the last month of the 2022 season, they announced the complete 2023 schedule earlier today. The 2023 Major League Baseball season will be the first to feature a balanced schedule for all 30 teams since interleague play was introduced in 1997. Ea
Cavalli to make MLB debut Friday night in D.C.
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
SEATTLE – Cade Cavalli – and Nationals fans – don’t have to wait any longer. The organization’s top pitching prospect will make his major league debut Friday night. Manager Davey Martinez made it official today, confirming the 24-year-old right-hander will start Friday’s series opener against the Reds, with a plan to have him continue to pitch ever