Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images Mountcastle homered in first rehab game; Bradish pitched two innings Triple-A: Lehigh Valley IronPigs (PHI) 5, Norfolk Tides 3 The first hit of the game for the Tides came in the fourth inning, and it was a two-run homer by the rehabbing Ryan Mountcastle. Dylan Beavers was on base for the dinger via walk. Beavers also doubled later in the … [Read more...] about Orioles minor league recap 7/25: Rehab starts for Bradish and Mountcastle
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Which Orioles replacement catcher is making the most of his audition?
Catcher Alex Jackson fires to second base in a game against Miami at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. | Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Injuries have forced the Orioles to use a team record-tying six backstops this season, of whom Alex Jackson seems kind of interesting. It seems to be contagious, this injury bug that is striking Orioles catchers. This season, the … [Read more...] about Which Orioles replacement catcher is making the most of his audition?
Orioles-Rockies series preview: The league’s worst team comes to Baltimore
Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The Rockies come to town and offer the Orioles a trio of winnable games this weekend. It’s nice to have an opponent coming to town that the Orioles should, at least on paper, be better than. Perhaps it will give this group one more happy memory before a few of them are sold at next week’s deadline. The Rockies have had a nightmarish … [Read more...] about Orioles-Rockies series preview: The league’s worst team comes to Baltimore
Orioles trade Gregory Soto to Mets for two prospects
Photo by Alyssa Howell/MLB Photos via Getty Images The next Orioles trade domino has fallen. With six days to go until the trade deadline, Mike Elias has moved again. On Friday afternoon, the Orioles traded reliever Gregory Soto to the Mets. The trade, which as of this writing has not been announced by the teams, was first reported by Mets/Yankees reporter Andy … [Read more...] about Orioles trade Gregory Soto to Mets for two prospects
Obama, sedition and Trump’s urgent need to distract | STAFF COMMENTARY
To any American with an extremely short memory or perhaps a desire only to see the world through Donald Trump’s eyes, the recent memo from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and the call from President Trump to investigate former President Barack Obama over the memo’s claims of “treasonous conspiracy” over claims of Russian interference in the 2016 election must be … [Read more...] about Obama, sedition and Trump’s urgent need to distract | STAFF COMMENTARY