SARASOTA, Fla. – Three months after Orioles executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias described Jackson Holliday as “definitely a very strong possibility” to make the Opening Day roster, baseball’s No. 1 prospect was told that he’s beginning the season at Triple-A. A promotion that wasn’t etched in stone crumbled in Sarasota. The dust was

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Nationals moved a step closer to finalizing their Opening Day roster this afternoon, cutting nine players from big league camp, including top prospects James Wood, Dylan Crews and Brady House. Wood, Crews and House were reassigned to minor league camp, along with lefties Richard Bleier and Joe La Sorsa; infielder Juan Ye

The Orioles have made the following roster moves: Optioned OF Heston Kjerstad and OF Kyle Stowers to minor league camp.Reassigned C David Bañuelos, 2B/SS Jackson Holliday, INF Coby Mayo, INF/OF Connor Norby, and RHP Albert Suárez to minor league camp. The Orioles’ Spring Training roster currently has 38 players (32+5 NRI+1 IL).

SARASOTA, Fla. – Jackson Holliday will begin the 2024 season at Triple-A Norfolk. The Orioles announced this afternoon that prospects Holliday, Coby Mayo and Connor Norby were reassigned to minor league camp and outfielders Heston Kjerstad and Kyle Stowers were optioned. Right-hander Albert Suárez and catcher David Bañuelos also were reassigned. Bu

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Tonight's exhibition game between the Nationals and Astros has been canceled due to heavy rain that is not expected to let up throughout the evening, the teams announced. It will not be made up. The Nats were hoping to get work for a number of relievers tonight, with Derek Law starting a bullpen game. The team already is sc

Orioles' manager Brandon Hyde dropped some nuggets of information on his ballclub pregame Thursday in Fort Myers, Fla. Before the Orioles played the Red Sox, he announced the order of the starting rotation to begin the year and told reporters that Jorge Mateo would make the Opening Day roster. We already knew that new ace Corbin Burnes would start

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Trevor Williams walked from the Nationals dugout to a pitching mound seven different times Thursday afternoon. He threw a total of 90 pitches during that time. So why does the official box score from the Nats’ 9-8 win over the Twins show Williams having only pitched five innings? Let’s attempt to explain … Williams completed

SARASOTA, Fla. – The camp roster held at 45 players yesterday. Jorge Mateo is confirmed for Opening Day in Baltimore. Can the remaining decisions be simplified to, who’s the last reliever and bench player? Are we actually at that point in spring training? A reduction to two spots with this many players on the major league side is interesting, to sa

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Talent times have changed with the Orioles, and the proof showed again tonight when substitutions in the sixth inning included Coby Mayo at first base, Jackson Holliday at shortstop and Kyle Stowers in center field. Not the typical replacements in a road exhibition game. Holliday subbed for Gunnar Henderson, who led off and playe

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Orioles set their rotation for the beginning of the season, and they’re ignoring the off-days and going with five starters. Corbin Burnes is getting the ball for Opening Day against the Angels on March 28, followed by Grayson Rodriguez on March 30, Tyler Wells on March 31, Dean Kremer on April 1 against the Royals and Cole Ir