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Orioles Defense Fails Again, And They Can't Score With Season On The Line In Loss To Brewers

If someone had told you eight seasons ago that your reward for watching bad AAA outfielders like Dwight Smith Jr. and DJ Stewart butcher balls in 100-loss seasons would be to watch bad AAA outfielders like Leody Taveras and Rece Hinds do the same in a sub-.500 season, would you have believed them?

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Orioles activate Bautista after 14-month absence; Mancini retires

The Orioles activated reliever Félix Bautista after a 14-month absence following shoulder surgery. In addition, Trey Mancini signed a one-day deal and has retired.

Pete Alonso News / Athlon Sports / September 19

Pete Alonso Announces Personal News Amid 1st Orioles Season

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso has been exactly as advertised in his first season with his new organization. Alonso signed a five-year, $155 million deal this past winter in hopes of taking the Orioles to the postseason.

Baltimore Orioles News / BaltimoreBaseball.com / September 19

Orioles’ Elias expects to be back, says Albernaz will return; Bautista activated, Helsley shut down; Front office moves

Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias expects to return next season, and he says Craig Albernaz will be back along with him. “That’s my assumption,” Elias said of his return.

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The 'Most lefty-homers in a season' quiz

How many of the lefty mashers with the most home runs in a single season for each MLB franchise can you name in five minutes?

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The most surprising player from every MLB team for the 2026 season

The 2026 season has been headlined by young players emerging, but some wily veterans have also had their day. As we head toward the end of the regular season, these 30 players stand out as the biggest surprises on their teams.

Baltimore Orioles News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 19

Orioles announce plethora of roster moves amid playoff push

The Baltimore Orioles have been making changes both at the top and on the field. Their assistant GM, Sig Mejdal, left the analytics department, and now, on the field, they are switching things up before the playoffs.

Felix Bautista News / Field Level Media / September 19

After 14 months, Orioles reinstate All-Star RHP Felix Bautista

The Baltimore Orioles reinstated All-Star closer Felix Bautista from the 60-day injured list on Saturday, more than a year after undergoing shoulder surgery.

Mike Elias News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / September 19

Mike Elias's Words Today Guarantee 2027 Is Over For The Orioles Before It Begins

The Baltimore Orioles are no longer a public trust. They are an investment-holding asset in a portfolio full of them overseen by a few private equity billionaires who to this point have been far more passionate about breaking the MLB Players Association and getting a salary cap in place than they are about pennants or parades.

Ryan Helsley News / MLB Trade Rumors / September 19

Orioles To Reinstate Félix Bautista, Shut Down Ryan Helsley

12:42pm: The Orioles announced the Bautista and Povich moves. They shifted outfielder Tyler O’Neill from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL to pave the way for Bautista’s return.

Baltimore Orioles News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 19

Orioles’ Pete Alonso approaching Albert Pujols territory after latest HR

The Baltimore Orioles have seen some outstanding performances from slugger Pete Alonso this season. Alonso is on a hot-streak, with home runs now in three consecutive games.

Pete Alonso News / EssentiallySports / September 19

'Just a Clear Mistake': Pete Alonso Decision Comes Back to Haunt Mets as MLB Legend Weighs In

Pete Alonso’s decision to leave the New York Mets is now costing them big. After departing in free agency last offseason, he signed a five-year, $155 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles.

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The most disappointing player from every MLB team for the 2026 season

The 2026 season hasn't gone as planned for many MLB players. These 30 players stand out as the biggest disappointments for their respective teams.

Baltimore Orioles News / Camden Chat / September 19

Orioles news: O’s waste opportunity to gain ground in playoff race

Good morning Birdland, The Orioles had a golden opportunity on Friday night to gain ground in the AL wild card race. The fading White Sox lost again, which meant an O’s win would have gotten them within two games of that final playoff spot.

MLB News / Field Level Media / September 19

With playoff hopes flickering, Orioles square off with Brewers again

There's no sugar-coating the results for the Baltimore Orioles with eight games left in the regular season. They stand three games out of the final wild-card spot in the American League and would need to leapfrog three teams to land in the postseason.

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MLB News / BaltimoreBaseball.com / September 19

Orioles’ 9th-inning comeback is undone in the 10th in 6-5 loss to Brewers

In a game they desperately needed for their fading postseason hopes, the Orioles forced extra innings with two ninth-inning runs before their bullpen allowed a 10th-inning run that the Orioles couldn’t answer, sending them to a 6-5 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers before 25,304 at Camden Yards on Friday night.

Baltimore Orioles News / BaltimoreBaseball.com / September 19

Peter Schmuck: Time is running out on the Orioles, but they can still do the math

The Orioles had another opportunity to inch forward in the waning days of this ever-stranger American League wild-card race. All they had to do was beat the winningest team in the major leagues … and they almost did.

Baltimore Orioles News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / September 18

Orioles Bullpen Does All It Can But Orioles Fall To Brewers In Extra Innings

The Orioles bullpen will extend this Orioles season as far as it goes and basically explains why this flawed roster has staved of mathematical elimination to this point.

Craig Albernaz News / Camden Chat / September 18

Craig Albernaz puts on “Fire me!” clinic as Orioles lose to Brewers

In the final accounting of the 2026 Orioles season, there will not be a shortage of things that a person can point to as a representative explanation for why things have turned out the way that they did.

Baltimore Orioles News / BaltimoreBaseball.com / September 18

Mejdal will no longer oversee analytics for Orioles

Sig Mejdal, the Orioles’ vice president and assistant general manager of analytics, who’s been with the team since November 2018, will be changing roles, according to a report by The Athletic, which was confirmed by an industry source.

Baltimore Orioles News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 18

Orioles make big change to analytics department amid playoff push

With the playoffs inching closer, the Baltimore Orioles are making changes not just on the field, but in the front office. On Friday, Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic reported that assistant GM Sig Mejdal won’t be serving in the analytics department any longer.

Baltimore Orioles News / BaltimoreBaseball.com / September 18

Orioles injury update on Bautista, Helsley, Holliday, Bradish, Alexander, Baz; O’s-Brewers lineups

Félix Bautista was in the Orioles’ clubhouse on Friday after throwing nine games in a rehab assignment. Bautista, who was a dominant closer until he needed Tommy John surgery in 2023, returned last season but needed rotator cuff and labrum surgery in August 2025.

Baltimore Orioles News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / September 18

Was Orioles Rebuild Undone By Mike Elias's 1st Ever Draft Pick? Buck Showalter Makes The Case

The Orioles have made repeated and perpetual mistakes in every avenue of talent acquisition and development since hiring Mike Elias atop baseball operations in 2018.

Baltimore Orioles News / Athlon Sports / September 18

Orioles Set to Call Up Starter Following Kyle Bradish Injury

Left-hander Cade Povich is expected to rejoin the Baltimore Orioles ahead of their series against the Milwaukee Brewers after being scratched from his scheduled Thursday start with Triple-A Norfolk.

Coby Mayo News / Just Baseball / September 18

Coby Mayo Is Rewarding the Orioles for Their Patience

After a strong August, the Baltimore Orioles looked like they were playing their best ball when it mattered most. Colton Cowser’s game-winning catch in Colorado was primed to be the catalyst the team needed to chase down the third AL Wild Card spot.

Jackson Holliday News / Field Level Media / September 16

Orioles place IF Jackson Holliday (wrist inflammation) on IL

The Baltimore Orioles placed infielder Jackson Holliday on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with left wrist inflammation. The move is retroactive to Sept.

Pete Alonso News / Yardbarker / September 15

Pete Alonso's 300th home run makes history in multiple ways

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso has become the 19th active player to reach 300 career home runs.

Former Mets GM blasts team's decision to part ways with Alonso

Tight defeat against Angels assures Mariners of losing season

Spencer Jones, Cody Bellinger power Yankees to rout of Twins

Guardians walk off White Sox, inch closer in division race

Jacob Misiorowski fires five scoreless innings as Brewers top Pirates

Watch: Bryce Eldridge's massive blast sparks Giants to win over Cardinals

Albert Suarez News / MLB Trade Rumors / September 13

Orioles Re-Sign Albert Suarez To Minor League Deal

Veteran righty Albert Suarez has once again returned to the Orioles on a minor league deal. Baltimore’s Triple-A affiliate announced the agreement, as relayed by Andy Kostka of the Baltimore Banner.