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Orioles players talk about that run down the orange carpet

Orioles players talk about that run down the orange carpet
It is a tradition on opening day at Camden Yards. Some players even get nervous when they do it. They run through an entrance in the center field wall and then down the orange carpet as they get introduced during pregame ceremonies. Opening day and pomp and circumstance is on the docket for today as much as a baseball game. Reliever Brad Brach can't wait for that jog and the cheers that go with it. "It's exciting. My first year doing that, in 2015, was a special experience. It is a special...
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Jones on raising the bar to win, Mancini's great quote and more

Jones on raising the bar to win, Mancini's great quote and more
For an Orioles team that leads the American League in wins since the 2012 season, the expectation of winning has become, well, expected. The fans expect the players to win and the players expect to do just that. On the eve of a new season Sunday, outfielder Adam Jones said the bar has been raised in Baltimore. "Big time," Jones said. "When I first got here I don't even know if there was a bar. But now there are high expectations. Not just for the fans. I think the players understand that...
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Kevin Gausman on opening day start: "I'll try to set the tone"

Kevin Gausman on opening day start: "I'll try to set the tone"
Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman seems to be finding the right balance of completing his preparation for tomorrow's opening day assignment, while at the same time realizing how exciting and special the day will be for him. While Jim Palmer and Mike Mussina have made the most opening day starts on the mound as Orioles with six each, Gausman's first is Monday afternoon against Toronto. Chris Tillman threw the first pitch in 2014-2016. "To have this honor, I'm very happy," Gausman said this...
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Orioles' minor league break-camp rosters

Orioles' minor league break-camp rosters
Here are the minor league break-camp rosters for the Orioles' four full-season affiliates at Triple-A Norfolk, Double-A Bowie, Single-A Frederick and Single-A Delmarva. Some of the expected assignments are as we reported on Friday, but here the entire rosters. They could change between now and opening day on Thursday. They become final on Thursday after any potential changes or adjustments. TRIPLE-A NORFOLK Pitchers: Jayson Aquino, Alec Asher, Richard Bleier, Parker Bridwell, Stefan Crichton,...
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Quietly confident Orioles are ready to start a new season

Quietly confident Orioles are ready to start a new season
With the start of a new season now just one day away, the Orioles feel they are right about where they need to be. Sure, pitcher Chris Tillman will start on the disabled list, but this remains a team full of quietly confident players. They've won more games than any other American League team since 2012. And even though they've faced another preseason with a mountain of negative predictions, they believe they stack up with any other team. You will seldom find an Orioles player to make any...
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More on Mancini and props for the Tides from the Orioles

More on Mancini and props for the Tides from the Orioles
Orioles first baseman-turned-outfielder Trey Mancini was a popular interview Friday at Harbor Park. And why not? He returned to the place where he had a strong 2016 season, and the Norfolk reporters wanted to ask him about making the opening day roster and adjusting to life in the outfield. Mancini repeated again that he is feeling comfortable already playing in the outfield. He feels he has quickly earned the trust of manager Buck Showalter as an outfielder. "It seems like he's comfortable...
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Oliver Drake gets final roster spot, plus more after O's-Tides tie

Oliver Drake gets final roster spot, plus more after O's-Tides tie
NORFOLK, Va. - The one remaining roster spot that was an Orioles mystery no longer is. Right-hander Oliver Drake will be the eighth member of the Orioles bullpen on opening day. Manager Buck Showalter announced that after today's 3-3 tie at Harbor Park with the Triple-A Norfolk Tides, concluding the exhibition season. Showalter also provided more clarity on right-hander Chris Tillman's upcoming schedule. It is one that could allow him to pitch for the Orioles as soon as May 2. Showalter told...
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Orioles get early lead in Norfolk (O's and Tides tie 3-3)

Orioles get early lead in Norfolk (O's and Tides tie 3-3)
ORIOLES QUICK WRAP Score: Orioles 3, Tides 3 Recap: The Orioles took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third on J.J. Hardy's second spring homer. He hit one out to left off right-handed starter Brandon Barker, who will likely start for Double-A Bowie this season. Barker allowed two hits and one run over four innings. ... The Tides took a 2-1 lead on Francisco Peña's pinch-hit two-run double in the last of the sixth off Joe Gunkel. ... The O's tied it up 2-2 on Ryan Flaherty's bases-loaded...
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Pregame notes on Chris Tillman, the roster and more

Pregame notes on Chris Tillman, the roster and more
NORFOLK, Va. - The very cloudy and rainy skies we saw here for most of this morning have brightened a bit, and the Orioles and Triple-A Norfolk Tides are going to play their exhibition game here today as scheduled. It is starting just a few minutes later than the original scheduled start. First pitch is set for 3:15 p.m. Orioles reliever Darren O'Day is not here with the team. He stayed in Florida with a strong case of the flu. Manager Buck Showalter expects O'Day to be with the Orioles for...
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Projecting the minor league rotations and a look at today's game

Projecting the minor league rotations and a look at today's game
NORFOLK, Va. - The minor league seasons for the Orioles' four full-seaon affiliates at Triple-A Norfolk, Double-A Bowie, Single-A Frederick and Single-A Delmarva begin next Thursday, April 6. It should not be too long before the break-camp rosters are announced. For now, we can speculate on what the rotations could look like starting next Thursday, so let's take some (hopefully) educated guesses: Norfolk: With right-hander Tyler Wilson expected to start the year in the Orioles bullpen, news...
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A look at minor league outfielder Austin Hays, plus other notes

A look at minor league outfielder Austin Hays, plus other notes
As a first season in professional baseball goes, it could not have gone too much better in 2016 for right-handed hitting outfielder Austin Hays. The 21-year-old Hays, the Orioles' third-round selection (No. 91 overall) last June out of Jacksonville University, made a strong debut. Over 38 games and 140 at-bats at short-season Single-A Aberdeen, Hays batted .336/.386/.514 with nine doubles, two triples, four homers, 21 RBIs and an OPS of .900. He missed time with a sprained right wrist but...
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Their time is now: Gausman, Bundy begin year atop rotation

Their time is now: Gausman, Bundy begin year atop rotation
Former Orioles general manager Andy MacPhail might approve. He said to "grow the arms." Starting next week, minus Chris Tillman right now, two Orioles first-round draft picks will head up their starting rotation. The Orioles made Dylan Bundy the fourth-overall pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft. A year later, they selected Kevin Gausman, also with the fourth pick. With Gausman under team control through 2020 and Bundy through 2021, this pair of young guns could head up future rotations...
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For his latest trick, Cedric Mullins homered off Craig Kimbrel

For his latest trick, Cedric Mullins homered off Craig Kimbrel
Outfielder Cedric Mullins is the little guy with a little pop in his bat. Just ask Boston closer Craig Kimbrel. This spring, Mullins has made a very big impression on Orioles manager Buck Showalter. Even though he is officially not even a non-roster player on the major league roster, 22-year-old Mulins has been called over often from minor league camp by Showalter. The skipper has been impressed by Mullins on offense and defense. "I like more the calmness in the outfield," Showalter said...
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A look at a big outlier among Mark Trumbo's 2016 stats

A look at a big outlier among Mark Trumbo's 2016 stats
During a season where he hit 47 home runs (four more than anyone else in the majors), made the All-Star team and won a Silver Slugger Award, there was one line on the stat sheet that was very unimpressive for Orioles slugger Mark Trumbo. You would think a right-handed power hitter might mash against left-handed pitching. But in 2016, Trumbo hit just .173/.223/.385 against lefties with 10 home runs. He hit .284/.334/.550 with 37 homers against right-handed pitchers. His OPS was .932 versus...
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Britton on predictions, more on fifth starter and a player impressing on farm

Britton on predictions, more on fifth starter and a player impressing on farm
For the Orioles, the players can change from year to year, but the predictions that the team won't do well seem to be the same. Different year, same predictions. That topic didn't come up with too many players when I was at spring training in Florida the last nine days, but it did with pitcher Zach Britton. It seems this topic is very individual to the player. Some take motivation from it, some brush it off and don't give it a single consideration. "I think I kind of use it both ways I...
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MLB.com's Richard Justice talks Orioles

MLB.com's Richard Justice talks Orioles
Hey, look, a national writer that doesn't always predict doom and gloom for the Orioles. Of course, they all do not do that, but MLB.com columnist Richard Justice has often written eloquently about the Orioles' resurgence since it began in 2012. A former Orioles beat writer for The Baltimore Sun from 1984-1989, Justice has written about the Orioles also as a columnist at The Sun and when he wrote for The Washington Post. He's been around this team for many years. He's one of the sharpest...
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Showalter on Wright's struggles and more after tie with Twins

Showalter on Wright's struggles and more after tie with Twins
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The candidates for the Orioles' fifth starter's job are not exactly setting the world on fire lately. Lefty Chris Lee allowed two runs and five hits in two innings on Wednesday. Tonight against the Twins, right-hander Mike Wright allowed seven hits and five runs over two innings, raising his spring ERA to 8.38. No one is grabbing the ball and running with it. Is manager Buck Showalter concerned that, at this point, no one has presented himself as the leader for that...
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Early exit for Mike Wright tonight (O's, Twins tie at 5-5)

Early exit for Mike Wright tonight (O's, Twins tie at 5-5)
ORIOLES QUICK WRAP Score: Twins 5, Orioles 5 Recap: Mike Wright's fifth outing of the spring (counting a B game) was his worst. He had a 4.70 ERA in Grapefruit League games coming into this outing and exits with an ERA of 8.38. He allowed six hits and five runs in the second inning. He gave up four straight two-out run-scoring hits. ... Vidal Nuño, making his third appearance since returning from the World Baseball Classic, threw two scoreless innings with two strikeouts, as did...
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O's pregame notes on returning WBC players and more

O's pregame notes on returning WBC players and more
FORT MYERS, Fla. - A few notes from manager Buck Showalter's pregame session with reporters before tonight's game with the Twins at CenturyLink Field. * A couple of the club's returning World Baseball Classic players - Manny Machado and Welington Castillo - are expected to play for the Orioles at home tomorrow night in Sarasota. Adam Jones and Jonathan Schoop will likely not play yet tomorrow. The returning WBC players will probably play in home games only during the rest of the spring...
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Schoop on returning to team, Flaherty on returning to lineup

Schoop on returning to team, Flaherty on returning to lineup
SARASOTA, Fla. - With the end of the World Baseball Classic, the Orioles now have the whole band back together at their spring training camp. Outfielder Adam Jones was at Ed Smith Stadium earlier today, second baseman Jonathan Schoop met with reporters in the clubhouse this afternoon and pitcher Mychal Givens is at minor league camp this afternoon at Twin Lakes Park. Third baseman Manny Machado is expected to play tomorrow night at 6:05 p.m. in Sarasota when the Orioles host the Twins. We await...
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