Before buying the Orioles, Rubenstein said his MLB owner friends were making more than he was 'in private equity'
Baltimore Orioles infielder Luis Vázquez has elected free agency, according to the MiLB transaction log. This move ends Vázquez’s tenure in the Orioles organization, where he had spent the past two seasons primarily as depth.
The 2025 Orioles struggled to hit home runs, so Mike Elias went into the off-season with a goal of acquiring some boppers. His first move came early, on November 19th, when he traded starting pitcher Grayson Rodriguez for longtime Los Angeles Angels outfielder Taylor Ward.
MLB has been awarding the National League Championship Series MVP Award since the 1977 season. How many of the winners can you name in six minutes?
The Orioles went into the 2026 draft with a clear candidate in mind, it seems: southpaw, speedster, outfielder. At #7, they selected Eric Booth Jr. out of Oak Grove High School in Hattiesburg, Mississippi—a high schooler, but a very toolsy one.
The 2026 MLB season was full of great performances, breakout stars, and incredible feats. These are the 25 things we learned along the way.
Good morning, Camden Chatters. The Los Angeles Dodgers are no more. For the first time in three years, some other team is going to win the World Series.
Few professional sports owners write books about their teams. Orioles owner David Rubenstein is an exception. Last month, Rubenstein’s book, “Inside the Owner’s Box” was published, and on Thursday night, he joined three owners of Washington sports teams in a forum at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., which he chairs.
Orioles left-hander Cade Povich underwent surgery to remove loose bodies in his elbow on Wednesday, Matt Weyrich of the Baltimore Sun reports. He is expected to be ready for Spring Training.
How many of the players with the most career strikeouts for every MLB franchise can you name in five minutes?
The Baltimore Orioles have added right-handed pitcher Connor Cooke on a minor-league contract, according to the MiLB transaction log. The 26-year-old was subsequently assigned to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides.
It’s very obvious the Orioles need to make radical changes to their roster in 2027. They need to overhaul the outfield, there are no two ways about it,
The 2026 MLB season was historic in many ways. These 25 records were broken during the season.
The Orioles locked up two starting pitchers this year. The club reached a five-year, $68MM extension with Shane Baz shortly before Opening Day. He’ll be under contract through 2030.
As the MLB offseason draws closer, the Baltimore Orioles have done some early housekeeping. The Orioles finished the regular season at 79-82, placing fourth in the American League East and missing the playoffs by several games behind the final Wild Card berth.
The 2026 Arizona Fall League season started last week, and two of the Baltimore Orioles' first-round picks in recent years are already putting their slugging potential on display.
You can never really dream big when it comes to Orioles offseason plans. Everything must be couched with the parameters of what feckless private equity billionaires would really be willing to spend, and what over-entrusted baseball failure Mike Elias thinks will make him look good to those guys and what he thinks makes him potentially look smart.
The Baltimore Orioles underperformed during the 2026 season. They entered the year with lofty expectations, but the Orioles ultimately missed the postseason.
Even the Orioles mascots, the Oriole Bird and Mr. Splash, couldn’t escape the layoffs. The people playing the mascots, along with the team photographer and several other employees, were shown the exit door.
Once a team comes up with its projected salary for all of its arbitration-eligible players, it will begin a tender analysis to simply determine: “Are we comfortable guaranteeing Player X this much money?” If the answer is yes, the player will be tendered a contract prior to the mid-November Tender Deadline.
Just over three years ago, Orioles third baseman Ramon Urias fielded a weak grounder and fired to first to retire Trevor Story. This was the final out of the Orioles’ 100th win of the season, as well as the division clincher.
The Boston Red Sox were in a dark place just a few short months ago.
Alonso inked a five-year, $155M deal to join the Orioles in free agency, and he ultimately became the first player in MLB history to lead both the American League and the National League in RBI in separate seasons.
He made Major League Baseball history in his first season with a new team.
Gunnar Henderson revealed that a right wrist injury affected him for much of the 2026 season after the Baltimore Orioles were eliminated from postseason contention.
Baseball Hall of Famer CC Sabathia had a day to remember on Friday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
Alonso offered a quote that sparked plenty of conversations on New York sports radio station WFAN and that may annoy some Mets supporters.
The Baltimore Orioles placed rookie catcher Samuel Basallo on the seven-day injured list Wednesday due to a concussion and also announced that infielder Jackson Holliday will have surgery next week on his injured left wrist.
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