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Johnson will return to manage in 2013, shift to consultant role in 2014

Johnson will return to manage in 2013, shift to consultant role in 2014
The Washington Nationals today announced that Davey Johnson will return in 2013 for his final managerial campaign before shifting to a consultant position with the Nationals in 2014. Nationals Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. "I love managing this ballclub in this town, and for that, I owe a debt of gratitude to the Lerner Family and Mike Rizzo," said Johnson. "As everyone knows, we have some unfinished business to tend...
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Statement from Peter Angelos on the passing of Lee MacPhail

Statement from Peter Angelos on the passing of Lee MacPhail
"Lee MacPhail's impact on the game and the Orioles cannot be overstated. The MacPhail name is one of the most recognizable in Major League Baseball, and Lee continued his father Larry's legacy over 45 years in the industry in his roles with the Orioles, Yankees and ultimately the Commissioner's Office. His work as president and general manager of the Orioles, including the acquisition of future Hall of Fame outfielder Frank Robinson from the Cincinnati Reds, helped lay the groundwork for...
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Gold Glove winner Jones rings NYSE closing bell (with video)

Gold Glove winner Jones rings NYSE closing bell (with video)
Before heading to the Rawlings Gold Glove Awards dinner in New York this evening, Orioles center fielder Adam Jones got the opportunity to ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Probably not the same as a walk-off home run, but still a cool perk of being designated as one of the game's top defensive players. Jones and and Jim Lillie, CEO of Jarden Corporation, the parent company of Rawlings, did the honors. Before his bell-ringing duties, Jones got a tour of the stock exchange...
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Desmond, LaRoche, Strasburg earn NL Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger awards

Desmond, LaRoche, Strasburg earn NL Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger awards
Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond, first baseman Adam LaRoche and pitcher Stephen Strasburg tonight were named recipients of the 2012 National League Louisville Silver Slugger Awards for their respective positions. Desmond, LaRoche and Strasburg each won the coveted Silver Slugger for the first time. Washington paced MLB with three Silver Slugger recipients (only the Tigers and Yankees had two) and matched the Nationals' combined total from their initial seven seasons (2005-11) in...
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Fans invited to help O's Hurricane Sandy relief efforts

Fans invited to help O's Hurricane Sandy relief efforts
First a hurricane, then a snowstorm. The poor folks in New Jersey have been hit by a one-two punch, to be sure. Now, it's our turn to step up and help. And the Orioles are making it possible for you to do your part. The Orioles are partnering with Von Paris Moving and Storage to fill two to three large moving vans with the most critically needed relief items so they can be delivered directly to the New Jersey communities of Union Beach, Belmar, Tom's River, Hazlet and Seabright. That's...
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Nationals Park to host Hiring our Heroes job fair

Nationals Park to host Hiring our Heroes job fair
As an extension of the team's military outreach conducted throughout the baseball season, the Washington Nationals will join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's National Chamber Foundation in hosting a Hiring Our Heroes job fair at Nationals Park on Wednesday, December 5. This free event aims to help veterans and military spouses transition from military service to the civilian workforce. It will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Stars & Stripes Club and will be open to veterans,...
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Orioles promote three members of front office staff

Orioles promote three members of front office staff
The Orioles today announced several front office staff promotions. Neil Aloise, previously Director of Sales and Fan Services, has been named Vice President of Ticketing and Fan Services. Greg Bader, previously Director of Communications, has been named Vice President of Communications and Marketing; and Mike Hoppes, formerly Director of Finance, has been named Vice President of Finance. Aloise served as the team's director of Sales and Fan Services since 2007. He joined the organization in...
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Desmond invites fans to help Spread the Glove

Desmond invites fans to help Spread the Glove
Ian Desmond wants you to help Spread the Glove. Through his Web site, the Nationals shortstop has begun a campaign - called Spread the Glove - to partner up with fans and help worthy charities. When fans purchase wrist bands, or sweatshirts and t-shirts featuring Desmond's facsimile signature, proceeds from the sale will be donated to three charities selected by fans. "This is just the beginning of how all of us can help make a difference," Desmond said. "We cannot help everyone at one...
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Candidates in Lee County weigh in on efforts to lure Nats to Fort Myers

Candidates in Lee County weigh in on efforts to lure Nats to Fort Myers
Election day in southwest Florida could have an impact on the Nationals' efforts to relocate their spring training facility from Space Coast Stadium in Viera to vacant City of Palms Park in Fort Myers. Officials from Lee County have been engaged in discussions with the Nationals since March, but this story in the Naples Daily News sheds some light as to why there is so little public discussion about the talks - and casts some doubts as to whether they will bear any fruit. "I can tell you...
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Wearing O's jersey, Laurel's Merson wins $8.5 million in World Series of Poker

Wearing O's jersey, Laurel's Merson wins $8.5 million in World Series of Poker
The Orioles got some love in the unlikeliest of places. Laurel resident Greg Merson won the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas early this morning, claiming the top prize of just over $8.5 million at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. His victory was broadcast on a 15-minute delay on ESPN (the delay was necessary to protect the integrity of the tournament, according to a press release). And he did it wearing an Orioles jersey, as this photo from Joe Giron of WSOP-Poker News clearly shows. What...
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O's excercise option on Ayala, decline option on Reynolds, add Clark to 40-man roster

O's excercise option on Ayala, decline option on Reynolds, add Clark to 40-man roster
The Orioles today announced that they have exercised the 2013 club option on right-hander Luis Ayala and declined their 2013 option on infielder Mark Reynolds, who remains arbitration eligible. Ayala, 34, went 5-5 with a 2.64 ERA (75.0IP, 22ER) in 66 appearances for the O's in 2012, allowing one earned run or fewer in 59 outings. Reynolds, 29, batted .221/.335/.429 with 23 home runs and 69 RBI in 135 games in his second season with the Orioles. He has hit at least 20 home runs in each of...
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O's lead MLB with three Rawlings Gold Glove Award recipients

O's lead MLB with three Rawlings Gold Glove Award recipients
Earlier tonight Rawlings announced that three Orioles - shortstop J.J. Hardy, center fielder Adam Jones and catcher Matt Wieters - have been named this year's American League Gold Glove Award recipients for defensive excellence at their respective positions. The Orioles were the only team to have three players honored and one of only two MLB teams (also New York Yankees) with more than one selection for 2012. It is the first career Gold Glove Award for Hardy and the second for Jones (also...
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Nats' LaRoche earns Gold Glove

Nats' LaRoche earns Gold Glove
Washington Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche today was named the recipient of the 2012 National League Rawlings Gold Glove for first basemen. The defensive citation is the first of LaRoche's career. LaRoche led all National League first baggers this season in fielding percentage (.995), games started (149) and innings (1323.1). At 6.1, LaRoche also paced NL first basemen (min. 1000 innings) in Ultimate Zone Rating, a figure that blends the number of runs above or below average a fielder is...
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Davey Johnson named Sporting News NL Manager of the Year

Davey Johnson named Sporting News NL Manager of the Year
Davey Johnson of the Washington Nationals has been named the National League's Manager of the Year within SN's 2012 MLB Awards, presented by Gillette Odor Shield. Johnson not only delivered the Nationals' first winning record since the team relocated to Washington, D.C., in 2005, he led the team to a major-league best 98 wins during the regular season. Johnson accomplished that thanks to a dominant rotation and bullpen, and a lineup that was able to overcome extended absences by...
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Ex-Oriole Dave May dead at 68 in Delaware

Ex-Oriole Dave May dead at 68 in Delaware
Dave May, an outfielder who spent four of his 12 major league seasons in an Orioles uniform and was the answer to one of baseball's weirdest trivia questions, died Saturday in Bear, Del. He was 68, and had been battling diabetes and cancer. May, a native of New Castle, Del., who graduated from New Castle High School, was drafted in 1961 by the Giants and acquired by the Orioles a year later in the first-year draft. He debuted with the Orioles in 1967 and played in Baltimore until 1970, when...
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Brevard County designates $325,000 for Space Coast Stadium repairs

Brevard County designates $325,000 for Space Coast Stadium repairs
Brevard County is pumping some serious money into Space Coast Stadium in what might be a last-ditch effort to keep the Nationals from moving their spring training home from the facility in Viera, Fla. According to News 13 in Orlando, the Brevard County Commissioners have designated $325,000 for repairs and improvements to Space Coast Stadium, the Nats' spring training home since 2003, when they were the Montreal Expos. The facility also is home to the Single-A Brevard County Manatees, an...
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Keys' doomsday promotion up for 2012 MiLBY Award

Keys' doomsday promotion up for 2012 MiLBY Award
The most memorable minor league game I attended in 2012 was Dylan Bundy's Single-A debut for the Frederick Keys at Harry Grove Stadium. In the many times I've trekked to Frederick, I've never seen the park that packed, experienced the buzz surrounding one player or parked as far away as I did the evening of May 26. No one in the standing room-only crowd dreamed that Bundy would wind up pitching for the Orioles in a pennant race; they just wanted to see if the 2011 first-round draft pick...
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Examining birthday boy Bryce Harper's impressive teen numbers

Examining birthday boy Bryce Harper's impressive teen numbers
Happy 20th birthday, Bryce Harper! Now that the purveyor of the darkened faux-hawk is no longer a teenager, it seems an appropriate time to reflect on just what he accomplished during his rookie season with the Nationals. Harper's 2012 statistical line is indisputably impressive: His 139 games produced a .270 average, 98 runs scored, 26 doubles, nine triples, 22 home runs, 59 RBIs, 56 walks, 18 stolen bases, an on-base percentage of .340, a slugging percentage of .477 and an OPS of...
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First the collapse, then the disbelief and disappointment

First the collapse, then the disbelief and disappointment
As the St. Louis Cardinals celebrated the most improbable of comebacks in the Nationals Park infield, outfielder Jayson Werth knelt on the top step of the home dugout, his head bent in a cross between disappointment and disbelief. Behind him, stunned fans watched a celebration they never expected to see unfold, their plans to whoop it up after reaching the National League Division Series short-circuited. For the seconds immediately following the Cardinals' 9-7 win over the Nationals early...
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What they're saying about ALDS Game 4

What they're saying about ALDS Game 4
The Orioles and Yankees are headed to a decisive Game 5 of the American League Division Series on the heels of a 13-inning 2-1 win by the Birds on Thursday night in the Bronx. Here's a round-up of what local, national and out-of-town media are saying about Game 4 and what lies ahead tonight. * Albert Chen of SI.com says what fans in Baltimore have known for weeks and months: Orioles magic is still alive. * Newsday's David Lennon writes about how Yankees skipper Joe Girardi coped privately...
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