More than just about any team in baseball, the Baltimore Orioles are being ravaged by injuries so far this season. These woes continued on Friday when the team placed closer Ryan Helsley on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation.
Good morning Birdland, Sometimes it feels like the Orioles are in a free fall, and then you look at their 15-17 record and realize that things could be much worse.
Two early Yankees home runs dug the Orioles a hole they couldn’t fly out of, as the O’s dropped their series opener in the Bronx 7-2. As we’ve seen many times this season, a disastrous 2nd inning put the Orioles behind early and ruined the outing for Povich.
Some things appear clear when it comes to Baseball Hall of Fame voting. The PED guys aren’t going to get in, or at least the hitters, and the rubric for starting pitchers has to be reconstructed on the fly.
The Orioles placed right-handed closer Ryan Helsley on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. The move is retroactive to April 29th. Helsley, who signed a one-year, $14 million contract with a $14 million option for 2027, is 0-2 with a 2.53 ERA.
When Pete Alonso signed with the Baltimore Orioles, he knew that it meant that he would be returning to New York at least three times, maybe four times a season.
The Baltimore Orioles are opening a pivotal four-game series with the AL East-leading New York Yankees on Friday, May 1, at 7:05 p.m. ET. As of 1 p.m. ET, no starting pitcher has been named for this game.
It was one-way traffic in the Baltimore Orioles favor, as Adley Rutschman and Jeremiah Jackson led a 10-3 win over the Houston Astros in the first game of Thursday’s doubleheader, backed by two grand slams and a pitching staff in command.
As the Baltimore Orioles embark upon a pivotal four game weekend series with the division leading New York Yankees, it is hard not to think about how heated this American League East rivalry has been over the years.
Speed is more important than ever in MLB with recent rule changes promoting stolen bases. These were the 25 fastest players for the 2026 season, as recorded by the Statcast sprint speed metric.
Adley Rutschman’s grand slam not only powered the Baltimore Orioles to a 10-3 victory over the Houston Astros but also delivered a long-awaited first for broadcaster Jim Palmer.
Sometimes, for whatever reason, a player does not work out on a particular team or in a particular city. Here are five players who may benefit from moving on.
The bats are coming to life for the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday against the Houston Astros at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md. In the bottom of the fifth, Adley Rutschman hit a grand slam to give the Orioles a 5-0 lead, and it was almost caught by Astros center fielder Brice Matthews.
The Orioles announced this evening that starter Trevor Rogers is headed to the 15-day injured list. He’s dealing with an undisclosed illness. The placement is retroactive to April 26, so Rogers is first eligible to return on May 11.
We’ve just surpassed the one-month threshold in the 2026 MLB season, and several players have already shattered expectations. José Soriano owns the lowest ERA in baseball, Munetaka Murakami leads the league in home runs, and it took 14 outings for Mason Miller to allow his first earned run of the season.
The Baltimore Orioles would like for first baseman Pete Alonso to get untracked. They hope to see more signs of that Wednesday night against the visiting Houston Astros after the slugger unleashed an opposite-field home run in a 5-3 Baltimore victory Tuesday in the series opener.
Shane Baz earned his first pitching victory with the Baltimore Orioles and Pete Alonso smacked a two-run homer in a 5-3 victory against the visiting Houston Astros to open a three-game series Tuesday night.
The 27th and 28th of April marked the first two days when we saw notable movement across the Minor League Baseball roster landscape. Several prospects off to hot starts received a promotion after the first month of the year, including two former first-rounders: Owen Murphy and Riley Quick.
The Boston Red Sox sent shockwaves around MLB when they made the decision to fire manager Alex Cora amid a disappointing start to 2026. Here are five candidates for the job.
The Orioles have designated right-hander Albert Suarez for assignment, the team announced. Closer Ryan Helsley has been reinstated from the bereavement list to take Suarez’s roster spot.
During his time as the general manager of the Baltimore Orioles, Mike Elias has often been criticized for his unwillingness to tap into the farm system in trades.
On Saturday, the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox met for game two in a best-of-three series between AL East foes. Boston demolished Baltimore, 17-1, exacting their revenge after a seven-run defeat the previous night.
The Baltimore Orioles placed veteran right-hander Dean Kremer on the 15-day injured list with a right quad strain, the team announced on Thursday evening.
The Baltimore Orioles are still waiting for answers on Jackson Holliday. The young second baseman is back in Baltimore for another MRI on his right hand after ongoing discomfort during rehab assignments.
The Baltimore Orioles’ rough start to the 2026 MLB season isn’t getting any better. Young infielder Jackson Holliday has yet to play this season after suffering a hamate injury in spring training.
Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman has had a fantastic start to his career in Major League Baseball. Playing in his fifth year in the majors, Rutschman has a career slash line of .255/.344/.413 with an OPS of .757, totaling 61 home runs and 233 RBIs in 515 games.