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Orioles host "Go Green" auction to benefit Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

Orioles host "Go Green" auction to benefit Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
On Saturday, March 17, Orioles players and coaches will wear specially-designed green caps when the Orioles take on the Toronto Blue Jays at Ed Smith Stadium at 1:05 p.m. ET on St. Patrick's Day. Each base will also have special St. Patrick's Day jewels on them in celebration of the holiday. The three bases will be authenticated and auctioned, and the game-worn and team-issued caps will be autographed, authenticated, and auctioned online at www.orioles.com/spring to benefit Marie Selby...
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Orioles name Scott Lewis as Vice President of Strategy & Analytics

Orioles name Scott Lewis as Vice President of Strategy & Analytics
The Orioles have named Scott Lewis as the club's Vice President of Strategy & Analytics. Lewis will oversee the club's centralized department of research, business intelligence, analysis, and data management, enhancing internal research functions and aiding the club's relationships with partners as well as fans. Focusing on applying sports-specific and general business analytics principles to all areas of the company, Lewis will develop data-driven solutions to benefit club revenue...
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How should the Nationals handle Victor Robles?

How should the Nationals handle Victor Robles?
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - There's no question Victor Robles is a special player. If anyone misunderstood this indisputable fact, spring training has driven home the point. The top Nationals prospect is just 20, has already made his major league debut and appeared in a playoff series. What's next on his to-do list? Many think he should be on the Nationals' 25-man opening day roster, even though there seems to be no clear opening for him to play. And every time Robles steps onto the field in a...
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Jackson on his outing, Martinez on youth and running into outs

Jackson on his outing, Martinez on youth and running into outs
LAKELAND, Fla. - Last year at this time, Edwin Jackson was home in Arizona, an unemployed pitcher throwing bullpen sessions and trying to stay ready in case someone in need of a veteran right-hander called with a job offer. After 15 major league seasons, little fazes Jackson, who's on his third tour of duty with the Nationals and hopeful of a role with what he calls a "special team." Today that role was emergency starter, a move necessitated when righty A.J. Cole came down with the stomach...
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Jackson done after three (Nats win 5-4)

Jackson done after three (Nats win 5-4)
LAKELAND, Fla. - Edwin Jackson made it through three innings against the Tigers this afternoon, a laborious third running up his pitch count and hastening his exit from the game. The right-hander did a good job of minimizing the damage in the third, and was helped out by a nice play to nab Edwin Espinal at home on an ill-advised send. Espinal walked and tried to score when JaCoby Jones lashed a double to left on which Andrew Stevenson almost made a diving grab at the wall. Center fielder Brian...
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Martinez on Jackson's start vs. Tigers and roster chances

Martinez on Jackson's start vs. Tigers and roster chances
LAKELAND, Fla. - He may be a rookie manager, but Davey Martinez knows enough about right-hander Edwin Jackson to understand that what you see from the veteran right-hander is what you get. "He's very low-key," Martinez said. "He's taking it one day at a time, and it's good. Like I said, he's a veteran guy and he understands the process." Martinez is referring to the elephant in the clubhouse, that Jackson seems to be a guy without a clear path to the 25-man roster. Jackson, who signed...
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Starting lineups: Nats vs. Tigers in Lakeland

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Tigers in Lakeland
LAKELAND, Fla. - Today marks the Nationals' lone visit to Tigertown this spring, a far cry from when they made multiple trips here for Grapefruit League play each spring when they were headquartered in Viera. Right-hander A.J. Cole was scheduled to start today's game for the Nationals, but he was scratched, a victim of the stomach bug that's been working its way around the clubhouse. In his place, righty Edwin Jackson will get the call. There aren't many of the Nationals regulars on this...
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Orioles announce "Kids Cheer Free" initiative, new kids programs and family-friendly amenities

Orioles announce "Kids Cheer Free" initiative, new kids programs and family-friendly amenities
Baseball is a family game, and today's young fans are tomorrow's parents coming to the ballpark with their children in tow. Recognizing the importance of family activities and the need to introduce youngsters to the national pastime, the Orioles today announced a new "Kids Cheer Free" initiative, which invites parents to bring children 9 and under free of charge to Oriole Park. Under this new program, every adult who purchases a regularly priced individual game ticket in the upper deck will...
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Forgettable debut helped Adams on path to positive impression

Forgettable debut helped Adams on path to positive impression
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Exit interviews are often a formality, but right-hander Austin L. Adams used an end-of-season chat with former Nationals pitching coach Mike Maddux as a springboard from an up-and-down debut season in the major leagues to an offseason chocked full of the kind of work necessary to show he's a good pitcher. "My last talk with Mike Maddux, he kind of sat me down and he really wanted me to understand that I have tremendous stuff," Adams said. "There's life on your...
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Roark: "I just didn't feel all locked in like I have been"

Roark: "I just didn't feel all locked in like I have been"
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - It didn't take Tanner Roark long to figure out that he didn't have his best stuff in Sunday's start against the Cardinals. Three batters into the game, the Cards had a 2-0 lead after José Martínez ripped a two-run homer to left field, ending Roark's string of Grapefruit League innings without allowing an earned run at 8 1/3 over four starts. "Sometimes you have those days where you don't know how it's going to go," Roark said after the Nationals lost 4-3 to...
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Roark struggles, Nats finally on the board (Nats lose 4-3)

Roark struggles, Nats finally on the board (Nats lose 4-3)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Tanner Roark's spring string of innings without allowing an earned run ended at 8 1/3, and the right-hander struggled in the first and fourth innings against the Cardinals on Sunday afternoon. Roark surrendered a one-out single to Tommy Pham in the first, and José Martínez followed with a no-doubter of a home run to left field, the first earned runs Roark has allowed in four Grapefruit League starts. After two scoreless innings featuring three groundball outs and...
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Kintzler's presence gives Martinez options in back end of bullpen

Kintzler's presence gives Martinez options in back end of bullpen
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Law Firm is back for another season, but don't get too enamored of Brandon Kintzler pitching the seventh inning, followed by Ryan Madson in the eighth and closer Sean Doolittle in the ninth. The names will remain the same, but don't print up the business cards or signage for the office suite. The order might just change as the Nationals' needs do on a game-by-game basis. New manager Davey Martinez acknowledges that having three reliable relievers at the back end...
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Starting lineups: Cardinals vs. Nationals in West Palm Beach

Starting lineups: Cardinals vs. Nationals in West Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - How does new Nationals manager Davey Martinez combat the arrival of daylight saving time? How about letting the Nationals sleep in? Martinez pushed back the clubhouse opening time for today to 9 a.m., an hour later than usual. Coincidentally, the Nationals - and pretty much everyone else reading this - lost an hour of sleep last night as clocks sprung forward at 2 a.m. I don't know about you, but an extra hour of sleep, replacing the one lost overnight, sounds pretty...
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Versatility has become Reynolds' calling card

Versatility has become Reynolds' calling card
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - When the call came, when the Mets told him they were designating him for assignment in early February to open up a 40-man roster spot after signing free agent third baseman Todd Frazier, Matt Reynolds didn't know exactly what to think. Being designated for assignment is baseball's uncomfortable limbo, where a team has 10 days to trade, waive or outright a player to the minor leagues. In most cases, a player is on the move - he just doesn't know exactly where. It's...
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Strong effort vs. Astros may earn Fedde a longer look

Strong effort vs. Astros may earn Fedde a longer look
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Erick Fedde may have earned himself a longer look from the new Nationals coaching staff. The right-hander held his own against an Astros lineup top-heavy with regulars, throwing three innings of two-hit, one-run ball in a 2-2 nine-inning tie on Saturday. "I find it to be exciting, a fun test," said Fedde, who walked two and struck out three. "It's still spring training - guys might not be where they are in season and they're getting their work in. Either way, it's...
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Astros grab 1-0 lead on Fedde, Nationals (Nats, Astros tie 2-2)

Astros grab 1-0 lead on Fedde, Nationals (Nats, Astros tie 2-2)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nationals could get nothing going offensively against Astros lefty Dallas Keuchel, who didn't look anything like a pitcher who brought a 10.80 ERA into today's Grapefruit League game. What's that old baseball adage about spring and September statistics being fool's gold? Bryce Harper, the last hitter Keuchel faced, roped a single to right field - the only hit allowed by the southpaw in his 3 2/3 innings. Keuchel didn't walk a batter and struck out...
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Murphy calls first cuts on field "a really positive sign"

Murphy calls first cuts on field "a really positive sign"
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Daniel Murphy passed another hurdle in his recovery from debridement and microfracture surgery on his right knee on Saturday morning, hitting on a field for the first time in spring training. Batting in a foursome that included Adam Eaton, Bryce Harper and Matt Wieters, Murphy and his mates hit for about 25 minutes off bullpen catcher Nilson Robledo on Field 2 at the FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. "It felt good.," Murphy said. "It's nice the see ball flight...
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Checking in on the camp competitions

Checking in on the camp competitions
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - We're roughly halfway through the Grapefruit League schedule, which makes it a good time to revisit some of the few competitions in Nationals camp this spring. Keep in mind that with a veteran-laden roster built to three-peat in the National League East, there weren't a lot of open roster spots heading into spring training. But good camps are built on competition and there are still a few 25-man roster jobs up for grabs before the March 29 opener in Cincinnati. One of...
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Nationals option Gutierrez, Rodriguez to Double-A

Nationals option Gutierrez, Rodriguez to Double-A
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nationals made a pair of moves this morning, adding a little roster housekeeping to one of their two scheduled off-days this spring. Infielder Kelvin Gutierrez and right-hander Jefry Rodriguez were optioned to Double-A Harrisburg. Both players were added to the 40-man roster on the same day last fall, Nov. 20, to protect them from the Rule 5 draft, and both were farmed out of major league camp on the same morning. Gutierrez, 23, went 6-for-26 (.231) with a double and...
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Starting lineups: Nats vs. Astros in West Palm Beach

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Astros in West Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Don't look now, but the Nationals are running a lot this spring. OK, last year's team with speedster Trea Turner atop the lineup swiped 108 bases, third-most in the National League. But Turner had 46 of those, and only two other players - Michael A. Taylor (17) and Wilmer Difo (10) - were in double figures. This spring, however, the Nats have already recorded 12 thefts, tied for 14th in the majors (they were knotted for eighth before yesterday's off-day). Why is this...
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