Orioles slugger makes strong admission about team's future

Jordan Westburg's Comments on Baltimore Orioles Future

So, after this failure of a 2025 season, the question becomes where do the Orioles go from here? While some might blame the front office for not putting the team in a good position, Orioles standout infielder Jordan Westburg doesn't share that same sentiment, which was conveyed in a quote he had that Baltimore Sun Orioles reporter Jacob Calvin Meyer shared on X on August 17.

"Look, if we want to force the front office’s hand, or force things to happen in this organization, we’ve got to prove that we’re able to play winning baseball. That’s very important to this clubhouse. That’s very important to me. I hate losing, and I don’t care what the clubhouse looks like or what the record looks like, who we’re facing. My one goal when we step on the field is to play winning baseball, any way I possibly can. Some days that doesn’t work out, right? That’s baseball," Westburg said.

"But I think in saying that, the majority of guys, if not everybody in this clubhouse, feels the same way. Since June, we’ve got a winning record, playing some good ball. We’ve played two really good series. And it is important for us to keep stacking those together, to keep remembering that, yeah, this doesn’t happen this year, but we’re playing for the future," he added.

Westburg is right in noting that the Orioles have been playing good baseball over the past two or so months. While that won't be enough to salvage this season, perhaps it can serve as momentum for when 2026 rolls around.