Outfielder Austin Hays, one of the top-rated prospects in the Orioles system who made his major league debut last September, will undergo surgery Thursday morning to repair a fractured ankle.
Hays was limited to 75 games this season, 66 at Double-A Bowie, due to the injury. However, he finished the season with the Baysox and was ticketed to play in the Arizona Fall League.
The Glendale Desert Dogs' roster included Hays, but his participation was pending the results of today's examination. Dr....
The Orioles are closing out the last few weeks of their season with a patchwork rotation, providing a few of their younger pitchers with an opportunity while also monitoring their innings and deciding who might be next in line.
They also aren't certain when Alex Cobb will be ready to start again after working only two innings last night, the blister on his right middle finger cracking open and forcing his departure.
One beneficiary is Luis Ortiz, who came to the Orioles in the Jonathan Schoop...
Luis Ortiz will make his first major league start Friday night against the White Sox after debuting for the Orioles in relief.
Ortiz allowed three runs and three hits in two-thirds of an inning in Friday night's game against the Rays at Tropicana Field.
Yefry RamÃrez will start against the White Sox on Saturday, with Sunday's spot listed as TBD.
The rotation is adjusted with rookies Josh Rogers and David Hess moved to the bullpen and Alex Cobb perhaps pushed back again due to the blister...
DJ Stewart will make his major league debut tonight as the Orioles continue their series against the Athletics.
Stewart is starting in left field and batting seventh. Trey Mancini is the designated hitter.
Stewart will be the club-record 55th player to appear in a game with the Orioles this season. He's the 14th to make his major league debut, which ties the record set in 1955.
Adam Jones remains in the lineup in right field. Austin Wynns is catching and Jace Peterson is starting at third...
DJ Stewart sat next to Cedric Mullins in the Orioles' clubhouse yesterday, two guys who have to keep reminding their critics how it's unwise to judge a book by its cover. Or a player by his measurements.
They're on opposite ends of the size spectrum, with Mullins listed at 5 foot 8 and 175 pounds - some gamblers might take the under on his height - and Stewart built like a fullback at a listed 6 feet and 230 pounds.
As the media peeled away from Stewart's locker yesterday, shortly after the...
Orioles manager Buck Showalter noticed tonight how Alex Cobb was checking a finger on his right hand with two outs in the top of the second inning and knew instantly that pitching plans would have to be adjusted. That what appeared to be the makings of another solid start for Cobb would deteriorate into a bullpen game.
Cobb had to be replaced in the third inning because the blister on his middle finger broke open again, and the Athletics scored three runs off Mike Wright Jr. and held on for a...
Alex Cobb lasted only two innings tonight, his shortest start with the Orioles, and it wasn't due to ineffectiveness or a soaring pitch count.
Cobb has been receiving treatment for a blister on his right middle finger and the cut must have opened up again.
Mike Wright Jr. began to warm in the Orioles bullpen after Cobb retired the side in order in the second inning on only nine pitches. Wright started the third inning and fell into immediate trouble, surrendering the game's first three...
Orioles manager Buck Showalter said outfielder DJ Stewart will be in the lineup for Wednesday night's game against the Athletics at Camden Yards.
Stewart's contract was purchased earlier today and he met with reporters in front of his locker before batting practice.
"He's been out a little bit," Showalter said. "He worked out yesterday. I'm going to let him have a day here. I have plans to play him tomorrow and see where it takes us.
"Take advantage of the opportunity we have to see...
Adam Jones has returned to the Orioles lineup tonight after missing the last three games of the road trip.
Jones is in right field and batting cleanup. Cedric Mullins continues to lead off and play center field. Joey Rickard is in left.
Jonathan Villar is starting at shortstop, with Breyvic Valera at second base. Chris Davis is the designated hitter.
DJ Stewart isn't in the lineup. He's wearing No. 62.
The Orioles needed to protect Stewart in the Rule 5 draft and decided to put him on the...
The Orioles are prepared to add two more players to their expanded roster this afternoon, selecting the contract of outfielder DJ Stewart and recalling reliever Cody Carroll.
Stewart, a first-round pick in 2015 out of Florida State University, will become the 55th player used by the Orioles this season to establish the club record. He also will be the 14th to make his major league debut, tying the record set in 1955.
The Orioles haven't announced the moves, but a source confirmed them.
The...
The Orioles are down to their last 13 home games, giving fans 13 more chances to salute their captain, Adam Jones, before he's gone. And more if they're willing to travel to New York or Boston.
How many times will they find him in the lineup?
Jones will play this week. Manager Buck Showalter made it clear over the weekend that he isn't sitting Jones for the rest of the month. But does the plan call for a home/road split, with Jones staying on the bench outside of Camden Yards? Is there an...
Alex Cobb has one more day to let the middle finger on his pitching hand heal before he starts Tuesday night's series opener against the Athletics at Camden Yards.
If the weather allows it, of course.
Cobb had a "touch and feel" session Saturday and completed a bullpen session yesterday without any concerns about the finger or the status of his start, which has been pushed back.
"It was OK," he said. "It was good enough to look forward to my next outing on Tuesday. But probably a good...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The growing pains can be excruciating.
Left-hander Josh Rogers made his third major league start today and retired only four batters. Eight of them reached base. The final walk back to the dugout was slowed by the six-run deficit attached to him.
Jimmy Yacabonis regained control of the game, leaving the bases loaded in the second inning, but the Rays completed their sweep with an 8-3 victory at Tropicana Field that capped another disastrous trip for the Orioles.
The...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Orioles manager Buck Showalter wondered today whether the media would offer up another question about the lineup. We didn't go there.
What else is there to ask about Adam Jones' exclusion from it?
Jones is expected to play in the series against the Athletics that starts Tuesday night at Camden Yards. He's got to feel rested after sitting out the current series against the Rays that's sandwiched between two off-days.
Showalter confirmed that Alex Cobb will make Tuesday...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Adam Jones is out of the Orioles lineup today for the third consecutive game, with Joey Rickard again in right field.
Trey Mancini is playing first base and Chris Davis is the designated hitter. Jace Peterson is in left field.
Rookie left-hander Josh Rogers makes his third major league start today as the replacement for Alex Cobb, who's pushed back to Tuesday. Rogers had allowed five runs and 11 hits with three walks and six strikeouts in 10 1/3 innings.
Right-hander...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Orioles close out their three-city, triple time zone road trip this afternoon with rookie left-hander Josh Rogers on the mound while Alex Cobb is pushed back to Tuesday night at Camden Yards.
A blister can only be filed down so far and so many times.
Cobb had a "touch and feel" throwing session yesterday to make certain that he could grip the ball properly and release it without any discomfort. The Orioles are off Monday and he was targeting the series opener...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Orioles manager Buck Showalter can more easily accept the losing, though he's nowhere near embracing it, if the effort is strong, the play is crisp and the ultimate goal is within sight. If it's all for the good of the rebuild.
What transpired in the first inning tonight at Tropicana Field is unacceptable, much like the 11 walks issued by Orioles pitching in the series opener. Showalter won't excuse it. Being in a rebuild mode isn't an invitation to become sloppy.
The...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Orioles manager Buck Showalter met with Adam Jones to explain the outfielder's absence from the lineup, which is expected to continue through Sunday's series finale against the Rays.
Showalter indicated that Jones will play again this month. Jones, meanwhile, said he's going to handle the situation "with a smile."
"It's a great opportunity for some guys to get some big league experience," he said after taking batting practice and shagging fly balls. "It's good...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Adam Jones is out of the Orioles' lineup again for the second game of their series against the Rays. He also didn't play last night.
Chris Davis returns and is the first baseman, with Trey Mancini serving as designated hitter.
Joey Rickard is in right field and Chance Sisco is catching.
David Hess will make his start after a football nailed him in the eye yesterday afternoon. Hess was questionable before being sent to an ophthalmologist, who determined that the rookie...
ST. PETERBURG, Fla. - There may not be a more interesting moment today than the posting of the Orioles' lineup for their game against the Rays.
Adam Jones sat out last night's 14-2 loss, an unusual occurrence in a series opener and with a left-hander on the mound for the opposition. Joey Rickard started in right field and hit a two-run homer off Blake Snell to continue his assault on his former organization.
Meanwhile, Jones' name didn't appear in the box score.
Manager Buck Showalter spoke...
