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Baltimore Orioles Agree to Five-Year Extension With RHP Kyle Bradish

The Baltimore Orioles announced on Saturday that of a five-year extension with right-handed starting pitcher Kyle Bradish. Bradish, 29, has spent the past five seasons with the Orioles after being acquired in a deal to send Dylan Bundy to the Los Angeles Angels.

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Orioles, RHP Kyle Bradish agree to 5-year extension

The Baltimore Orioles agreed to a five-year contract extension with right-handed starter Kyle Bradish on Saturday. The deal is worth $90 million, per ESPN.

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The 'MLB All-Star Game MVPs' quiz

MLB began awarding the All-Star Game MVP Award during the 1962 season. How many of the MVPs since then can you name in eight minutes?

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Every first-overall MLB draft pick from the 21st century

The MLB Draft doesn’t get the same attention as the NFL Draft…or the NBA Draft…or even the NHL Draft. There’s the element of a stay in a farm system, the general lack of immediate impact for MLB draft picks, and the fact that it’s tougher for one MLB player to turn a franchise’s fortunes around.

Kyle Bradish News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 18

Orioles, Kyle Bradish Agree To Five-Year Extension

The Orioles have signed right-hander Kyle Bradish to a five-year extension, the team announced. The agreement will keep the righty under contract through 2031.

Baltimore Orioles News / BaltimoreBaseball.com / July 18

Orioles sign 1st-round pick, outfielder Eric Booth Jr.

A week after they made him the seventh overall pick in the 2026 Major League Baseball draft, the Orioles signed outfielder Eric Booth Jr. According to MLB.com, Booth’s bonus is $7,324,700.

MLB News / Field Level Media / July 18

Orioles vie to continue win streak in matchup vs. Astros

The Baltimore Orioles will look to extend their season-best, five-game winning streak when they visit the Houston Astros on Saturday afternoon. The Orioles

Baltimore Orioles News / Camden Chat / July 18

Orioles minor league recap 7/18: Boston Bateman injured in Keys loss

This one started out with Cade Povich doing Cade Povich things, namely giving up home runs. Fortunately, although he gave up two of them, each was a solo shot, so on the whole, his outing was fine: Two runs on four hits and two walks over five innings.

Baltimore Orioles News / Camden Chat / July 18

Orioles fans are giving Coby Mayo the first chance to fill in for Blaze Alexander

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Orioles fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.

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The 20 greatest MLB teams to never win the World Series

Even the most successful regular-season teams in Major League Baseball have failed to win it all. Here's our list of 20 such clubs that fall into that category.

Taylor Ward News / Camden Chat / July 18

Orioles news: O’s extend win streak to five games with late Ward homer

Good morning Birdland, The All-Star break is over, and the Orioles got right back into the action with a 3-2 win on Friday night in Houston. It wasn’t the most dominant performance you’ll ever see.

Baltimore Orioles News / BaltimoreBaseball.com / July 18

Sifting through Orioles’ trade chatter

For the next 16 days, until the August 3rd deadline, fans will be preoccupied with trade talk. It’s not yet clear whether the Orioles will be buyers or sellers, or something in between.

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MLB News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / July 17

Orioles Bats Come Alive Late Again, Beat Houston For 5th Straight Win

The Orioles have a way to sniff out the weakest link in a bullpen, the most vulnerable arm at any given moment, and they did it again late Friday night.

Taylor Ward News / Field Level Media / July 17

Taylor Ward, Orioles down Astros for 5th straight win

Taylor Ward hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-2 road victory against the Houston Astros on Friday night in the first game following the All-Star break for both teams.

Cam Sanders News / Athlon Sports / July 17

Orioles Make Decision After Trade With NL Contender

Cam Sanders is getting an immediate opportunity with the Baltimore Orioles after arriving in a trade earlier this week. Baltimore recalled the hard-throwing right-hander from Triple-A Norfolk on Friday ahead of its second-half opener against the Houston Astros, just four days after acquiring him from the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash considerations.

Adley Rutschman News / Athlon Sports / July 17

Adley Rutschman's Month-by-Month Stats Prove Why wRC+ Alone Lies to You

Adley Rutschman’s month by month 2026 stats have fluctuated wildly. He was hot in March and April, forgot how to hit in May, and bounced back beginning in the month of June.

Baltimore Orioles News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / July 17

The Biggest Mistake The Orioles Can't Repeat In The Second Half of the Season

The Orioles cannot be pushovers on the road. Not any longer. If they are going to salvage their season and not have it end up as lost as last year’s, they need to make immediate corrections in how they play the game away from home.

Baltimore Orioles News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / July 17

Baltimore Orioles Grades for Every Position Group at All-Star Break

The Baltimore Orioles are 46-51 at the All-Star Break with 65 games left in the season. There have been high points (entering the All-Star Break with four consecutive wins) and low points (fourth-place in the American League East) for the Orioles.

Mike Elias News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / July 17

Orioles Player Most Likely to Be Traded After the All-Star Break

Mike Elias rarely does what he should as custodian of the Orioles baseball operations department. Hence an eight-year rebuild that is going nowhere. And now he wants you to believe he’s going to be a buyer with one of the worst rosters in MLB that has deep flaws and with a middling farm system to utilize to secure proven talent.

Blaze Alexander News / MLB on ClutchPoints / July 17

Orioles make obvious Blaze Alexander IL move after left hand injury

The Baltimore Orioles officially placed Blaze Alexander on the 10-day injured list on Thursday after he suffered a non-displaced fracture in his left hand, making the move retroactive to July 13.

Baltimore Orioles News / Athlon Sports / July 16

Orioles Place Versatile Infielder on IL, Recall Former Top Prospect

As the Baltimore Orioles return to action from the MLB All-Star break, they will do so without Blaze Alexander for the foreseeable future. Alexander, 27, was placed on the 10-day injured list on Monday, retroactive to July 13th.

Keegan Akin News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 15

Keegan Akin Undergoes Tommy John Surgery

The Orioles announced that left-hander Keegan Akin has undergone Tommy John surgery. He will miss the remainder of this year and possibly all of 2027 as well.

Baltimore Orioles News / MLB on ClutchPoints / July 15

Predicting Orioles’ biggest move before MLB trade deadline

The Baltimore Orioles are in a weird place when it comes to the trade market. They were supposed to be perennial contenders by this point because a couple

Adley Rutschman News / MLB on ClutchPoints / July 15

Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman makes painful confession about trade rumors

Baltimore Orioles all-star catcher Adley Rutschman has spent his entire career with the franchise since being the first overall selection of the 2019 MLB Draft.

Blaze Alexander News / Larry Brown Sports / July 13

Orioles’ Blaze Alexander calls out Royals for injuring him

Baltimore Orioles infielder Blaze Alexander had a sharp response to the Kansas City Royals over the circumstances that led to him breaking his hand in Sunday’s game.

Blaze Alexander News / Ball Exclusives / July 12

$Watch: Orioles’ Blaze Alexander fractures hand before benches clear$