SARASOTA, Fla. – Anthony Santander swung the bat, dropped it and began jogging to first base. His eyes stayed locked on the baseball. He wanted to watch it disappear over the right field fence. The wait was over. He earned the chance to enjoy his work before picking up the pace. Santander hit a two-run homer tonight off Pirates ace Mitch Keller in

SARASOTA, Fla. – For young Orioles pitcher Chayce McDermott, the club’s Jim Palmer Award winner last year as the top minor league pitcher, his outing Tuesday in Clearwater was a nice step in his development. Usually a starter, he pitched in relief and with not a ton of notice when he would throw. But he pitched scoreless ball in the seventh and eig

JUPITER, Fla. – Dylan Crews has grabbed a lot of attention at Nationals spring training, and rightfully so as last summer’s No. 2 overall pick. But it’s been James Wood who has taken a lot of the spotlight with the highlight reel he has put together so far in camp. It was only a matter of time before Crews joined him. The Nationals’ top prospect fi

SARASOTA, Fla. – Orioles center fielder Cedric Mullins expects to return to the lineup next week after exiting Monday’s game with a sore right hamstring. Mullins underwent an MRI that came back “clean,” eliminating any concerns about an extended absence. “Kind of what I expected,” he said this morning. “It felt like a cramping sensation, so we shut

SARASOTA, Fla. – Gunnar Henderson is leading off and playing shortstop tonight, as the Orioles are matched up again with the Pirates. Adley Rutschman is catching Julio Teheran, who tossed a scoreless and hitless relief inning in his Orioles debut. Ryan O’Hearn gets another start in the outfield, playing left with Austin Hays in center. Cedric Mulli

JUPITER, Fla. – The Nationals made a new addition to camp this morning by signing veteran outfielder Eddie Rosario to a minor league contract, a source familiar with the deal confirmed. Rosario, who still needs to pass a physical before his signing is official, is guaranteed $2 million if he makes the major league club and could earn up to $4 milli

JUPITER, Fla. – The Nationals and Marlins were supposed to play each other Sunday in West Palm Beach, but were rained out. So instead of the third time, this will only be the second time the National League East rivals will face off in Grapefruit League action, with both coming at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Patrick Corbin makes his third spring

SARASOTA, Fla. – As we watched right-hander Albert Suárez emerge it seemed out of nowhere to fan seven Philadelphia Phillies in three scoreless innings yesterday in Clearwater, we could wonder further if there is another to come out of nowhere in that clubhouse? Suárez got 12 whiffs on 23 swings while touching 97.5 mph on the radar gun. Brandon Hyd

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – By recent standards, the Nationals were unusually quiet at last year’s trade deadline despite being in last place and receiving interest in a handful of their major league players. But general manager Mike Rizzo made only one move, sending third baseman Jeimer Candelario and cash to the Cubs for prospects DJ Herz and Kevin M

SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles break camp in less than three weeks, proving again that spring training moves just as fast as the offseason. Are we any closer to figuring out the 26-man roster? Not really. The club hasn’t made a particular move that serves as a spoiler. We know that Sam Hilliard fell out of the outfield competition quickly, returning