Washington Nationals Philanthropies, the official charitable arm of the Washington Nationals Baseball Club, hosted its annual signature fundraising event Tuesday night, honoring former Mayor of Washington, D.C., Anthony “Tony” Williams with its annual Power of Baseball Award. The Nationals Homecoming Gala, presented by KPMG, raised nearly $1 millio

The Orioles today announced plans to welcome fans back to Oriole Park for the 2024 season during Major League Baseball’s Opening Day on Thursday, March 28, at 3:05 p.m. ET against the Los Angeles Angels. Festivities will begin by 2:30 p.­m. with a special pre-game ceremony emceed by Orioles broadcaster KEVIN BROWN. Opening Day celebrations will fea

Ownership of the Baltimore Orioles has officially changed hands. Major League Baseball owners voted unanimously today, as expected, on David Rubenstein’s purchase of the team two months after the wheels were set in motion. And about 24 hours before the Orioles begin their pursuit of a second consecutive playoff berth. Camden Yards will be packed on

Rubenstein: Our eyes are on returning a World Series trophy to Baltimore  Baltimore, MD – Major League Baseball owners today unanimously approved the sale of the Baltimore Orioles to a group led by DAVID RUBENSTEIN. Rubenstein, who announced his intent to buy the controlling stake of the Orioles from the Angelos family in January, leads a diverse i

If there is one player on the current O’s roster that can tell the young group of talented players that will begin this new season at Triple-A instead of in the majors, how tough that can be, it is infielder Jordan Westburg. Westburg, over the 2022 and 2023 seasons, had 714 plate appearances at Triple-A Norfolk and hit .283/.366/.533/.899. After ba

Davey Martinez is about to begin his seventh season as the Nationals manager, by far the longest tenured skipper in team history. He’s managed teams that have won a lot (2019) and teams that haven’t won a lot (2022). He’s managed veterans and youngsters alike. And he’s managed while making changes to his coaching staff over the years. But to start

The Orioles won 23 exhibition games, the most in club history. Their .793 winning percentage also ranked first. And it meant roughly the same as crap. The real stuff begins Thursday or Friday, depending on the weather. Winning is always better than losing unless your goal is to tank. However, spring training games don’t feature the best players for

Infielder Tony Kemp didn’t have a team to play for Sunday and decided to join a close friend at a baby shower in Indiana. Hang out for a while. Take his mind away from being in professional limbo after the Reds granted his release and put him back on the free agent market. Kemp was headed to the party destination when his agent called to notify him

It was a fun day on South Capitol Street, as the Nationals played the first-ever “On Deck: Nationals Futures Game” for their final exhibition outing before starting the regular season Thursday in Cincinnati. The Nationals’ major leaguers were set to play a team full of the organization’s top prospects, many of whom spent the majority of spring trai

The Orioles left their spring training complex but aren’t done conducting business. They announced today that they’ve signed Tony Kemp to a 2024 major league contract and designated infielder Nick Maton for assignment. The 40-man roster remains full. Kemp, 32, signed with the Reds in February and was released less than a month later after exercisin