Baltimore Orioles: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Orioles Rays Series A Study In Contrasts. Only One Franchise Ever Overachieves

The Tampa Bay Rays are the team the Orioles with they were. The Rays are truly the little engine that could, who routinely shatter expectations and who have some secret sauce with pitching development and who are somehow 30-15, with the best record in the American League.

Features

The Morning Bark

The Quiz of the Day

Orioles news: Gunnar Henderson had a nice weekend

Happy Monday, Camden Chatters! I hope you had a nice weekend. Things started off poorly for the Orioles with two losses to the Nationals, including an embarrassing 13-3 rout on Saturday.

Baltimore Orioles News / BaltimoreBaseball.com / May 18

Orioles pitching strategy coach Ryan Klimek wants relievers to have short memories

Entering Sunday’s game, Oriole relievers had allowed 102 runs, eighth most in baseball. That number might be somewhat deceiving because 25 of those runs were allowed in the four most lopsided defeats of the season.

Cal Raleigh News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Active 40-HR MLB seasons' quiz

There are 24 active MLB players with at least one 40-home run season under their belt. How many of those players can you name in five minutes?

The '50-HR, .300 average MLB seasons' quiz

The 'American League MVPs' quiz

The 'Last 40-homer season by MLB team' quiz

Baltimore Orioles News / Field Level Media / May 17

Gunnar Henderson helps Orioles knock off Nationals

Gunnar Henderson had four hits, including a home run, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Nationals 7-3 in Washington on Sunday to avoid the three-game sweep.

MLB News / Yardbarker

The 25 greatest rookie seasons in MLB history

Not every all-timer has instant success at the next level. For many baseball players, it takes a few bumps in the road out of the gate before they ever reach stardom.

Cameron Foster News / BaltimoreBaseball.com / May 17

Orioles swap relievers, recall Cameron Foster, option Josh Walker; O’s-Nationals lineups

WASHINGTON—In the final game of their three-game series with the Washington Nationals, the Orioles will face an opener, left-hander Richard Lovelady, who saved Friday night’s game.

Jackson Holliday News / Camden Chat / May 17

Orioles minor league recap 5/17: Holliday homers in Tides win

It was a real barn burner down in Charlotte last night. The Tides offense scored 11 runs on 13 hits without a single walk. The secret to their success?

MLB News / Camden Chat / May 17

Orioles news: Another pitching meltdown, Tommy Pham

Hello, friends. If the Orioles had been determined to do everything in their power to squander any good feelings or positive momentum from managing to win two out of three against the Yankees, the last two games against the Nationals would hardly have played out any differently.

Baltimore Orioles News / BaltimoreBaseball.com / May 17

Bassitt’s rocky start, Akin’s rough inning send Orioles to 13-3 loss to Nationals

WASHINGTON—After a rocky few weeks to begin his Orioles career, Chris Bassitt seemed to have settled in. Last Sunday, he pitched effectively as the bulk pitcher, entering the game in the second inning and allowing a run on four hits in six innings.

MLB News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / May 16

Baltimore Orioles Can't Overcome Bullpen Implosion Against Washington Nationals

The struggles continued for the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday in a 13-3 drubbing by the Washington Nationals – the team’s second loss in a row . Baltimore found itself just one run away from tying Washington in the top of the seventh inning.

MLB News / Yardbarker

Which 20 players have hit four home runs in an MLB game?

The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.

Baltimore Orioles News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / May 15

Orioles Can't Hit The Worst Starter In Baseball, Drop Five Below .500 Again

Momentum and such should have been with the Baltimore Orioles, if one is to believe the proverb about the next day’s starting pitching. It’s not that Baltimore’s starter, Shane Baz, has been some prize.

Jordan Westburg News / Larry Brown Sports / May 15

Former MLB All-Star is out for the season due to Tommy John surgery

A former All-Star’s 2026 season is over before it even began. Baltimore Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg is out for the year after undergoing surgery to repair the UCL in his right elbow, according to a report Friday by the Baltimore Sun.

Click here to get Yardbarker's Quiz of the Day emailed to you!

The 'PGA Championship host courses' quiz

The 'Most 40-point games in a season' quiz

The 'Active 40-HR MLB seasons' quiz

The 'NFL's active 1K-rushers' quiz

Jordan Westburg News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 15

Jordan Westburg To Undergo Season-Ending Elbow Surgery

Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg will undergo elbow surgery and miss the rest of the season, reports Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Banner. Westburg is already on the 60-day injured list and will stay there for the rest of the campaign.

Austin Wynns News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 15

Angels, Austin Wynns Agree To Minor League Deal

The Angels and free agent catcher Austin Wynns are in agreement on a minor league deal, MLBTR has learned. The Klutch Sports client opened the season with the division-rival A’s but was designated for assignment a week ago.

Taylor Ward News / Just Baseball / May 15

The Orioles Have Turned Taylor Ward Into a Brand-New Hitter

The Baltimore Orioles have not gotten off to the start they envisioned. They sit at 20-24 and nine games behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East.

Dylan Beavers News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 13

Orioles Place Dylan Beavers On Injured List

The Orioles placed outfielder Dylan Beavers on the 10-day IL before today’s game against the Yankees with an oblique strain. In a corresponding move, the Orioles recalled catcher Maverick Handley from Double-A Chesapeake.

MLB News / Field Level Media / May 13

Kyle Bradish, Orioles blank Yankees to claim series

Kyle Bradish held the New York Yankees to one hit over six innings and Adley Rutschman belted a two-run home run and drove in three total runs as the Baltimore Orioles won the rubber match 7-0 on Wednesday afternoon.

Max Fried News / Yardbarker / May 13

Yankees' Max Fried leaves start vs. Orioles with injury

After an excellent start to the season, New York Yankees ace Max Fried has begun to struggle, and Wednesday's outing only added to the recent concerns.

Aaron Boone addresses Gerrit Cole's latest rehab start

Anthony Volpe gets second chance as Yankees' week goes from bad to worse

Cody Bellinger is reminding everyone he's more than just a productive bat

Slumping Yankees remain quiet at the plate in fourth consecutive loss

The 'Active MLB wins leaders' quiz

Samuel Basallo News / Just Baseball / May 13

Samuel Basallo Is Ready To Help Lead the Orioles’ Offense

Amidst a tough start to the year, the Baltimore Orioles offense has looked like a shell of what was expected of them. The lineup would go from firing on all cylinders one night to not even being able to get the engine started the next game.

Dylan Beavers News / Athlon Sports / May 12

Orioles Scratch Dylan Beavers From Lineup With Injury

This isn't good news for the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles scratched center fielder Dylan Beavers from their lineup on Tuesday due to right oblique discomfort, per Matt Weyrich of the Baltimore Sun.

Baltimore Orioles News / Total Pro Sports / May 12

Baltimore Orioles Report: Jackson Holliday And Heston Kjerstad Injury Update

The Baltimore Orioles badly need a spark, and help may finally be getting closer. After another weird start to the season at 18-23, the team’s injury issues block what many expected to be one of baseball’s most dangerous young rosters.

MLB News / Yardbarker / May 11

Slumping Yankees remain quiet at the plate in fourth consecutive loss

After a red-hot start to the 2026 season, the New York Yankees are beginning to cool.

Orioles spoil Yankees pitching gem with late homer

Padres' Manny Machado breaks out of slump with monumental home run

On deck: Cubs-Braves, Mookie Betts return, fall of Astros, Blue Jays

The '50-HR, .300 average MLB seasons' quiz

Baltimore Orioles News / Larry Brown Sports / May 11

Orioles pitcher’s gender reveal during a game is tough to beat

Baltimore Orioles reliever Anthony Nunez got the job done on the mound and more during Sunday’s series finale against the Athletics at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md.

Baltimore Orioles News / MLB on ClutchPoints / May 10

Orioles’ Taylor Ward makes franchise history thanks to his uniquely patient eye

The Baltimore Orioles are in action this afternoon against the visiting Athletics, and some team history was made in the process. Orioles outfielder Taylor Ward, who is playing in his first year with the organization after being acquired via trade from the Los Angeles Angels, was walked for the 40th time this season.

Manny Machado News / Yardbarker / May 9

Padres' Manny Machado breaks out of slump with monumental home run

As the San Diego Padres evened up their weekend series with the St. Louis Cardinals, they did it while a starting player reached a major milestone.

Cubs' nine-game win streak makes early-season dominance historic

One big concern made MLB teams pass on Munetaka Murakami

Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski threw one of the most dominant innings in MLB history

Four under-the-radar MVP candidates around MLB

The 'MLB teammates to hit 30 HRs in 2017' quiz

Baltimore Orioles News / Just Baseball / May 6

The Orioles Are Perpetually Let Down By Their Rotation

If there were one word that could describe the Baltimore Orioles‘ season so far, it would be this: inconsistent. The team’s April 30 doubleheader against the Houston Astros was a great example of this inconsistency.