CLEVELAND – Heston Kjerstad is the Orioles' designated hitter tonight and Aaron Hicks is starting in center field. Cedric Mullins is on the bench. Gunnar Henderson is the shortstop and stays atop the order. Jordan Westburg is playing second base and Ramón Urías is at third. Tyler Wells is in the bullpen tonight after the Orioles recalled him from T

The Washington Nationals announced the winners of the eighth annual end-of-season awards as voted on by members of the local media. Outfielder Lane Thomas was voted 2023 Nationals Player of the Year, while right-handed pitcher Kyle Finnegan was named Pitcher of the Year. Right-handed pitcher Josiah Gray was given the Good Guy Award, presented to a

It’s overcast but dry here on South Capitol Street. It doesn’t appear that will be the case Saturday. Or possibly Sunday, either. In other words, the Nationals and Braves sure better get tonight’s game in. Patrick Corbin will try to hold Atlanta’s potent lineup in check, no small task. The left-hander has been better of late, with back-to-back qual

It’s a sad, yet happy day in Washington, D.C. One that, unfortunately, was coming sooner rather than later. Sean Doolittle, the dominant Nationals reliever and fan favorite, announced his retirement today. Where do you begin with a player and person who has meant so much to an organization and a city? Let’s start on the field, since he’s retiring f

The Orioles have made the following roster moves: Recalled RHP Tyler Wells from Triple-A Norfolk.Optioned RHP Mike Baumann to Triple-A Norfolk.

CLEVELAND – Tyler Wells is back with the Orioles. Wells was recalled this afternoon from Triple-A Norfolk, with the club optioning Mike Baumann. Baumann must stay down a minimum 15 days unless he replaces an injured player. Joey Krehbiel was optioned on Sept. 12, Cole Irvin on Sept. 13, Nick Vespi on Sept. 14 and Bryan Baker on Saturday. Manager Br

Washington Nationals Managing Principal Owner Mark D. Lerner:“On behalf of my family and the entire Washington Nationals organization, I’d like to congratulate Sean on a fantastic career and thank him for all that he’s done for our city and our franchise. An All-Star and a World Series champion, he was not only a fierce competitor, but is one of th

Sean Doolittle, who helped reshape the Nationals bullpen into a unit worthy of a World Series title and in the process became a fan favorite for his performance, big personality and community involvement, announced his retirement today. The popular left-hander, who turns 37 next week, was hoping to make it back to pitch for the Nationals after a pa

CLEVELAND – Nine Orioles minor league players and one coach are included on the Mesa Solar Sox roster in the Arizona Fall League, which begins Oct. 2. The organization is sending pitchers Carter Baumler, Zack Peek, Trey McGough, Carlos Tavera and Peter Van Loon, catcher Connor Pavolony, infielders TT Bowens and Billy Cook, and outfielder John Rhode

It is not a great morning to speak well of the Orioles offense, I grant that. They have scored a combined three runs the last two games. That was after scoring 30 runs in a four-game span. And that was after scoring six runs in a four-game span. But overall, for the year, if you go by the most basic of stats – runs scored – the Orioles offense has