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Orioles Assured Of Losing Record In Split With Yankees To Possibly End Their Season

Mother Nature, and, well the Baseball Gods, will decide if the 2026 Baltimore Orioles are out of their misery. We’ll see if they face the Yankees on Sunday to end this listless and joyless season, or if Friday’s split doubleheader at the Bronx was the end.

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Orioles lose familiar game to Yankees with many strikeouts, bad defense

After beating the Yankees in the first game of Friday’s doubleheader by a 10-2 score, the Orioles came out for the nightcap with a lineup that featured Jeremiah Jackson as the cleanup hitter, Rece Hinds as the right fielder, and included Yohel Pozo and José Barrero at the bottom of the order.

Pete Alonso News / Field Level Media / September 25

Pete Alonso homers twice as Orioles stay hot with win over Yankees

Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer with two outs in the third inning and a long solo home run in the seventh and the Baltimore Orioles rolled to a 10-2 victory over the host New York Yankees in the opener of a doubleheader on Friday afternoon.

Pete Crow-Armstrong News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Multiple 30/30 MLB seasons' quiz

How many of the 19 players to join the 30/30 club multiple times in their MLB careers can you name in five minutes?

The 'Youngest MLB 30/30 seasons' quiz

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The 'Most lefty-homers in a season' quiz

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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.

Chris Bassitt News / MLB Trade Rumors / September 25

Chris Bassitt Discusses Future

Right-hander Chris Bassitt is wrapping up his age-37 season and he will turn 38 before the next season begins. He’s also an impending free agent. That naturally leads to some questions about what comes next and Bassitt addressed his future with reporters this week.

Pete Alonso News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 25

Orioles’ Pete Alonso takes AL home run lead with bomb vs. Yankees

The Baltimore Orioles are in the middle of taking on the New York Yankees in the first matchup of Friday’s doubleheader. Pete Alonso entered the first contest tied with Yordan Alvarez, Junior Caminero, and Ben Rice as the AL home run leaders.

MLB News / Yardbarker / September 25

CC Sabathia's jersey number retired at Yankee Stadium

Baseball Hall of Famer CC Sabathia had a day to remember on Friday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.

Cam Schlittler caps impressive year by making Yankees history

Ben Rice slugs way into New York Yankees history

Yankees could get postseason weapon Giancarlo Stanton back from lengthy absence

Aaron Judge delivers surprise update before Yankees' playoff run

Yankees' Aaron Boone responds to stunning Aaron Judge wild-card comments

The 'MLB Playoff strikeout-leaders' quiz

Craig Albernaz News / BaltimoreBaseball.com / September 25

Albernaz on Orioles’ elimination: ‘It’s not a place we wanted to be’; O’s-Yankees 1st game lineups

The Orioles were officially eliminated from playoff consideration on Thursday, and manager Craig Albernaz said he spoke to the team on Monday. “It’s not a place we wanted to be,” Albernaz said.

Baltimore Orioles News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / September 25

It's Over For Jackson Holliday With The Orioles. Even Mike Elias Has To Know It

The best time for baseball failure Mike Elias to trade one of his failing former top draft picks is, invariably right now. Because the longer they persist

MLB News / Yardbarker

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.

Pete Alonso News / CBSSports.com / September 25

Free MLB home run prop picks on Sept. 25: Orioles' Pete Alonso among expert's best bets for Friday

SportsLine's Matt Severance shares his best MLB home run props picks for Friday, September 25

Baltimore Orioles News / Camden Chat / September 25

Which Orioles need the biggest bounceback in 2027?

The Orioles were officially eliminated last night. The White Sox beat the Royals 9-1, just as they were supposed to, and clinched a Wild Card spot. Munetaka Murakami drank champagne and told us, lo and behold, he’s Japanese.

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The 'Active NFL catch leaders' quiz

The '4K-yard, 30-TD NFL seasons' quiz

The 'NFL 100-touchdown club' quiz

The 'Most 300-yard, 3-TD NFL games' quiz

Wehiwa Aloy News / Camden Chat / September 25

Wehiwa Aloy might be the Orioles shortstop of the future

The conventional wisdom around drafting amateur players, especially the later in gets in the process, is that it’s essentially a crap shoot. There’s a lot of opinions and variables to sift through, and the reality is that many times even the best talent evaluators are going to get it wrong.

Baltimore Orioles News / Camden Chat / September 25

Orioles news: O’s officially eliminated

Good morning, Camden Chatters. The Orioles’ dreams of the 2026 postseason, such as they were, are officially dead. Last night, the White Sox won in Kansas City to clinch a playoff spot and mathematically eliminate the Birds from wild card contention.

Baltimore Orioles News / BaltimoreBaseball.com / September 25

An early look back on the discouraging 2026 Orioles season

With any possibility of the Orioles playing beyond this weekend gone, it soon will be time to think about the offseason and plans for 2027. First, there are three games against the Yankees remaining on the schedule, and the Orioles would like to win all of them to finish at .500.

Baltimore Orioles News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 24

4 radical changes Orioles must make this offseason after forgettable 2026 campaign

The Baltimore Orioles entered Thursday at 78–81 with three games left and a slim chance at the American League’s final Wild Card spot. That chance disappeared before they took the field again.

Baltimore Orioles News / BaltimoreBaseball.com / September 24

Orioles to play Friday doubleheader at Yankee Stadium; Suárez returns

With an unfavorable weather forecast for this weekend, the Orioles and New York Yankees have rescheduled their Saturday night game, making it part of a doubleheader that will begin at 4:05 p.m.

Albert Suarez News / MLB Trade Rumors / September 24

Orioles Select Albert Suarez

Veteran swingman Albert Suarez is headed back to the Orioles. Baltimore selected his contract for the fifth time this season. Trey Gibson was optioned to the Spring Training complex to clear a big-league spot.

Baltimore Orioles News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / September 24

Another Joyless Orioles Season Ended Thursday With No Reason To Expect Any Better In 2027

The Orioles season officially ended on an off day before the final series on the regular-season schedule, but let’s be real it was a lost cause long ago.

Baltimore Orioles News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 24

Why missing postseason again is especially troubling for Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles have officially been eliminated from the 2026 MLB postseason, extending a troubling October drought for a club that appeared positioned for sustained contention a few seasons ago.

MLB News / Yardbarker / September 24

Mets fans won't love what Pete Alonso had to say about being an Orioles player

Alonso offered a quote that sparked plenty of conversations on New York sports radio station WFAN and that may annoy some Mets supporters.

Kodai Senga rebuilding value with Mets after rough stretch

Mets players, icon react to stunning Andy Green news

Pete Alonso gets MVP push after helping Orioles eliminate Blue Jays

Andy Green speaks out after changing his mind about the Mets job

The 'Most 35-HR, 100-RBI seasons' quiz

MLB News / Field Level Media / September 23

Orioles complete DH sweep of Blue Jays, extend slim playoff hopes

Christian Encarnacion-Strand homered and drove in three runs and Trey Gibson took a shutout into the seventh inning as the Baltimore Orioles completed a doubleheader sweep of the visiting Toronto Blue Jays, winning 4-2 on Wednesday night to stay in playoff contention.

Baltimore Orioles News / Field Level Media / September 23

Orioles C Samuel Basallo (concussion) on IL, INF Jackson Holliday to have wrist surgery

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.

MLB News / Yardbarker / September 23

Pete Alonso gets MVP push after helping Orioles eliminate Blue Jays

Each of Alonso's last six hits have been home runs, becoming the first Oriole to accomplish that since Mark Trumbo hit seven home runs between Aug. 11-22, 2016.

Why Yordan Alvarez should win MVP

MLB insider makes bold prediction on Pete Crow-Armstrong's MVP chances

Ben Rice slugs way into Yankees history

20/20 season only emphasizes Jarren Duran's disappointing campaign

White Sox blow chance to clinch wild card, playoff spot with loss

Jackson Holliday News / MLB Trade Rumors / September 23

Jackson Holliday To Undergo Wrist Surgery

Orioles infielder Jackson Holliday landed on the injured list last week due to inflammation in his left wrist. Holliday now tells the Orioles beat that he’ll require surgery (via Jake Rill of MLB.com).

Jackson Chourio News / Larry Brown Sports / September 21

Jackson Chourio makes MLB history in win against the Orioles

Sunday was a historic day for the Milwaukee Brewers in more ways than one. By completing a three-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with a 3-0 win in the series finale at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md., the Brewers set a new franchise record for most wins in a season.

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.