Chris Davis is back on the Orioles' active roster, but he isn't in their lineup for tonight's game against the Mets at Citi Field.
Pat Valaika is playing first base and Renato Núnez is the designated hitter. Núñez has been receiving treatment for a sore hamstring and missed the last two games.
José Iglesias moves up to second in the order after batting third this season.
Davis hasn't played since Aug. 19 and has two hits in his last 23 at-bats.
"Chris, the last few days, has...
The Orioles have reinstated first baseman Chris Davis from the 10-day injured list and designated utility player Dilson Herrera for assignment.
Davis traveled with the team to New York yesterday after working out again at the alternate camp site in Bowie. He played in a simulated game on Saturday to test his injured knee.
The Orioles placed Davis on the 10-day injured list on Aug. 21 with left knee patellar tendinitis. He was slashing .122/.173/.184 with three doubles, three walks and 16...
The Orioles have made a late roster move tonight, again impacting their bullpen.
Carson Fulmer has been activated after completing the intake process. Branden Kline was optioned to the alternate camp site in Bowie as the corresponding roster move.
Fulmer has joined the team in New York, where a two-game series against the Mets begins Tuesday night. The Orioles also are playing four games against the Yankees.
Executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias claimed Fulmer, 26, on waivers from...
The Orioles begin a six-game stay in New York tonight with their series opener against the Mets.
They boarded a train yesterday with a taxi squad and at least one injured player.
Chris Davis is on the trip and could be activated before the Orioles return to Baltimore and start their final homestand of the 2020 season. They'll have the option to do so while he's staying with the team.
Davis has been working out at the alternate camp site in Bowie for more than a week, contradicting a recent...
A day without baseball is like a day without sunshine. Except the forecast is calling for it today in Baltimore. Lots of it.
A day without sunscreen could lead to a nasty burn.
There's always the risk of a nasty burn when I sort through my mailbag. And the sarcasm doesn't require extra postage.
You know the drill. You keep asking the same stuff and I keep answering it. Or I just make it up as I go along.
I don't like stale bread - unless it's used for my mother's homemade stuffing - or...
Seven Orioles bolted out of the dugout for the start of today's series finale against the Yankees, but Bryan Holaday stayed back and waited for the kid he was going to catch.
Holaday stood on the top step, glancing over his shoulder until it was time. And then another piece of the Orioles' future emerged. In the present. With longish hair and flowing confidence.
Dean Kremer had finally come out, under a bright blue sky, with Holaday jogging behind him. They separated at the appropriate point,...
Ryan Mountcastle is elevated to the cleanup spot this afternoon as Orioles manager Brandon Hyde makes more adjustments to a lineup that's missing key players to injuries.
Renato Núñez and Cedric Mullins remain out of the lineup, with Pat Valaika playing first base today and Mason Williams getting another start in center field.
Pedro Severino is the designated hitter and Bryan Holaday is behind the plate.
Shortstop José Iglesias is on the bench with a sore quadriceps muscle. His...
Dean Kremer has been recalled from the alternate camp site in Bowie and is making his major league debut this afternoon in the series finale against the Yankees at Camden Yards.
The corresponding roster move was made last night with David Hess optioned to the secondary site.
Kremer, who's wearing No. 64, came to the Orioles in the Manny Machado trade with the Dodgers. He led the minors in strikeouts in 2018 with 178 in 131 1/3 innings.
Kremer was the first Israeli citizen drafted by a major...
Ryan Ripken was 2 years old when his father stepped out of the dugout again, received an encouraging shove in the back and jogged around the warning track. When the ovation at Camden Yards lasted more than 22 minutes and the entire baseball word hit the pause button to watch him.
Ripken spent much of that evening being held by his mother, Kelly, after joining his sister, Rachel, in throwing out the ceremonial first pitch from the first row of seats. Ryan used his left hand. We wouldn't find...
Keegan Akin didn't know the exact date when the Orioles intended to set him free from the alternate camp site and promote him to the majors. He had no idea that his debut in the rotation would happen in Buffalo and in the thick of the trade deadline. And he couldn't anticipate that he'd get into a pitchers' duel this month with Gerrit Cole.
One is a rookie making his second start. The other is making $324 million.
Akin didn't allow a run tonight through the first three innings. Cole struck...
Anthony Santander's season appears to be over after 37 games.
A late arrival to summer training camp after testing positive for COVID-19, Santander was enjoying a breakout season until straining an oblique muscle yesterday in the first game of a doubleheader against the Yankees. He's on the injured list, with the Orioles selecting Mason Williams' contract from the alternate camp site in Bowie.
Pitcher David Hess apparently has been recalled from the secondary camp. The Orioles still haven't...
The Orioles have summoned outfielder Mason Williams and pitcher David Hess from the alternate camp site in Bowie.
Williams can only return if he's replacing an injured player, making his arrival likely tied to outfielder Anthony Santander, who left the early game of yesterday's doubleheader with a sore oblique.
Santander was undergoing tests earlier today.
The 40-man roster had two openings, so no corresponding move would be necessary to accommodate Williams.
The Orioles outrighted Williams...
The Orioles and the rest of Major League Baseball are going to celebrate 2,131 on Sunday. The 25th anniversary of an event that requires no explanation or clarity beyond the digits.
Everyone knows it's the number of consecutive games played by Cal Ripken Jr. to break Lou Gehrig's record, and that it's referenced as "The Streak," earning the usage of capital letters due to its historic nature.
Ripken will offer more reflection on it later. The banner on the warehouse that allowed fans to...
The Orioles won't get much sympathy from the opposing dugout. No one on that side wants to hear about their injuries and misfortune.
How their best starting pitcher this year unexpectedly was lost today to the injured list, the word "protocol" and their lack of information suggesting it's related in some fashion to COVID-19.
How their top overall player left the first game of the doubleheader after feeling a twinge in his oblique, an injury that never heals quickly. There are no speedy...
Sometimes they sneak up on the Orioles rather than bulldoze them.
The Yankees fell behind today after the first batter in the bottom of the first inning. They built a three-run lead and lost it. Their lineup was decimated by injuries and their starting pitcher was far south of elite status.
Maybe this was the day that the Orioles' losing streak in head-to-head competition would end at 18 games. Maybe they wouldn't have to go into the nightcap of the doubleheader wondering if they can keep it...
Right-hander Thomas Eshelman is starting the first game of today's doubleheader against the Yankees.
Eshelman is the replacement for veteran Alex Cobb, who's on the injured list for protocol reasons.
The Orioles don't offer specific information if an absence involves COVID-19 testing.
"We're just following protocol and he's just unavailable today, and that's really all I can say on it at this point," manager Brandon Hyde said during his Zoom conference call. "Eshelman's going to start...
Alex Cobb no longer is the starter for the opener of today's doubleheader against the Yankees at Camden Yards. He's on the injured list.
No explanation has been provided. Manager Brandon Hyde is going to speak with the media later this afternoon on his Zoom conference call and will announce the substitute starter.
The Orioles made a flurry of moves today.
They summoned infielder Ramón UrÃas as the 29th man and selected reliever Branden Kline's contract from the alternate camp site in...
There are days when Trey Mancini's separation from his teammates is a little easier to handle. He's counting down to his final chemotherapy treatment, and the light workouts that his body allows after recovery keep him focused on the 2021 season. His life is good, and in some ways the best it's been personally, in spite of the traumatic turn of events.
But there also are days when the exclusion hurts. When the muting of a veteran voice on a young club in pain is almost more than he can...
Infielder Hanser Alberto is the Orioles' nominee for this year's Roberto Clemente Award, which is the annual recognition of a player from each club who "best represents the game of baseball through extraordinary character, sportsmanship, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field."
First baseman Chris Davis has been the club's nominee the previous three seasons.
The Orioles Charitable Foundation will match Major League Baseball in donating...
Everyone has a story. How they spent the summer shutdown and, for professional baseball players, attempted to train and stay attached to their clubs. Just in case a season on hold was put into motion.
Orioles pitching prospect Zach Pop can spin an interesting tale. Going back home to Canada and rehabbing his surgically repaired right elbow after the closing of the Twin Lakes Park facility in Sarasota. The higher dependence on video to allow the Orioles to track his progress.
Being outside the...