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Orioles try to stay hot in second half as Astros open homestand

The Baltimore Orioles and Houston Astros begin the next phase of the season after the All-Star break with Friday night's game in Houston. Somehow, these teams have managed to reach this stage of the schedule still in playoff contention in the American League.

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Orioles Place Versatile Infielder on IL, Recall Former Top Prospect

As the Baltimore Orioles return to action from the MLB All-Star break, they will do so without Blaze Alexander for the foreseeable future. Alexander, 27, was placed on the 10-day injured list on Monday, retroactive to July 13th.

Baltimore Orioles News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / July 16

Where the Orioles Top Draft Picks Rank Among the Organization's Best Prospects

The days of the Orioles grabbing a player in the first round and having him enter their prospect lists barely in the top 10 are long gone. They’re over.

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The 'MLB All-Star Game MVPs' quiz

MLB began awarding the All-Star Game MVP Award during the 1962 season. How many of the MVPs since then can you name in eight minutes?

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Baltimore Orioles News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / July 16

The Biggest Orioles Surprise (And Disappointment) of the First Half for the Season

Sometimes it just is what it is. Sometimes there have not been nearly enough shocking developments – on t he positive – for a team to get close to its

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Every first-overall MLB draft pick from the 21st century

The MLB Draft doesn’t get the same attention as the NFL Draft…or the NBA Draft…or even the NHL Draft. There’s the element of a stay in a farm system, the general lack of immediate impact for MLB draft picks, and the fact that it’s tougher for one MLB player to turn a franchise’s fortunes around.

Mike Elias News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / July 16

Three Most Likely Orioles Prospects to Be Called Up After the All-Star Break

The days of Mike Elias being able to fill fans heads with folly about the next wave of overhyped prospects on the way to save the day and salvage the second-half of the season are long gone.

Baltimore Orioles News / Camden Chat / July 16

Orioles 2026 Draft Signing Tracker

The Orioles completed their 2026 draft class across 20 rounds on July 11 and 12. This year’s class has 20 players in it, one for each round. The next step is to get players signed and into the organization.

Keegan Akin News / Camden Chat / July 16

Orioles news: Keegan Akin gets Tommy John surgery

Hello, friends. The All-Star break continues. There’s still not going to be any more Orioles baseball until tomorrow when they start the non-mathematical second half of the season in Houston.

Mike Elias News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / July 16

When Mike Elias 'Buys' At The Trade Deadline The Joke Is Always On The Orioles

Mike Elias is threatening to buy again at the trade deadline, a proposition that is mostly a transparent sales job trying to peddle tickets to a bad product in the late summer, but one that will scare smart Orioles fans nonetheless.

Keegan Akin News / Athlon Sports / July 15

Orioles' Key Reliever Undergoes Season-Ending Surgery

The Baltimore Orioles' bullpen was dealt a crushing blow on Wednesday. The team announced that left-handed reliever Keegan Akin underwent Tommy John surgery, with Dr.

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The 20 greatest MLB teams to never win the World Series

Even the most successful regular-season teams in Major League Baseball have failed to win it all. Here's our list of 20 such clubs that fall into that category.

Keegan Akin News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 15

Keegan Akin Undergoes Tommy John Surgery

The Orioles announced that left-hander Keegan Akin has undergone Tommy John surgery. He will miss the remainder of this year and possibly all of 2027 as well.

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Baltimore Orioles News / MLB on ClutchPoints / July 15

Predicting Orioles’ biggest move before MLB trade deadline

The Baltimore Orioles are in a weird place when it comes to the trade market. They were supposed to be perennial contenders by this point because a couple

Baltimore Orioles News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / July 15

Orioles Must Consider DFA For Former Slugger During All-Star Break

It’s beyond time for Tyler O’Neill to move on. The relatively immobile and oft-injured outfielder is always on barrowed time. The Orioles already have

Adley Rutschman News / MLB on ClutchPoints / July 15

Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman makes painful confession about trade rumors

Baltimore Orioles all-star catcher Adley Rutschman has spent his entire career with the franchise since being the first overall selection of the 2019 MLB Draft.

Baltimore Orioles News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / July 15

One Key Change the Orioles Must Make Immediately After the Break

There are no easy solutions to the Orioles rot. They haven’t been able to hit consistently enough or excel in key situations or field remotely well enough or run the bases with any acumen for over two years.

Baltimore Orioles News / Camden Chat / July 15

Over/unders for the Orioles’ second half

I started tossing out over/unders for the second half back when the Orioles were in the beginning stages of a rebuild. At the time, it felt like a fun exercise for the fans that remained engaged through all the losing.

Adley Rutschman News / MLB on ClutchPoints / July 14

Adley Rutschman doesn’t shut door on Orioles contract extension talks

Although Adley Rutschman is not due to become a free agent until after the 2027 season, his contract situation is something the Baltimore Orioles are likely to address well before then.

Baltimore Orioles News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / July 14

The Orioles Rotation Has Been Their Biggest Surprise. So It's Time To Sell High On 2 Starters

The Orioles starting pitching has been the strength of the ballclub, in so much as a team that is flirting with last place in a bad year in the American League has them.

Blaze Alexander News / Larry Brown Sports / July 13

Orioles’ Blaze Alexander calls out Royals for injuring him

Baltimore Orioles infielder Blaze Alexander had a sharp response to the Kansas City Royals over the circumstances that led to him breaking his hand in Sunday’s game.

Blaze Alexander News / Ball Exclusives / July 12

$Watch: Orioles’ Blaze Alexander fractures hand before benches clear$

Watch: Orioles’ Blaze Alexander fractures hand before benches clear

In the seventh inning of the Baltimore Orioles’ 8-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, Blaze Alexander suffered a fractured hand on an errant pitch before both benches cleared.

Leody Taveras News / Field Level Media / July 12

Leody Taveras, Orioles complete sweep of skidding Royals

Leody Taveras homered and later drove in the tiebreaking run as the Baltimore Orioles completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Kansas City Royals, heading into the All-Star break on a season-best four-game winning streak thanks to an 8-2 victory Sunday afternoon.