As we get closer to the end of the season, a new season is upon us: award season. The Nationals kicked things off yesterday by announcing their 2023 Minor League Award winners: * Hitter of the Year – James Wood* Pitcher of the Year – Andrew Alvarez* Defensive Player of the Year – Trey Lipscomb* Baserunner of the Year – Johnathon Thomas* Nationals W

CLEVELAND - The Orioles must make it through the last three games of this road trip and the six that await them at home before their first playoff exposure since 2016. They don’t know whether they’re beginning at Camden Yards in the Division Series or as the top wild card. Those are the two possibilities. I’ve got three more questions as the club f

Thursday night started with a lot of positive energy for the Nationals. The team was still relishing Wednesday’s blowout win over the White Sox to clinch a series victory and put them two wins away from their first 70-win season since 2019. It was Hispanic Heritage Night at the ballpark, so all of the Nats’ Hispanic players, coaches and staff membe

CLEVELAND – If the Guardians couldn’t get a run off Grayson Rodriguez tonight, maybe they’d just concentrate on getting him out of the game. Build up his pitch count with extended at-bats fueled by foul balls, dive into an Orioles bullpen that’s screaming for rest. Rodriguez kept escaping jams to record four scoreless innings, but the Guardians bro

The Orioles begin their final regular season road series of 2023 tonight when they play the first of a four-game series against the Guardians. The Orioles went 2-1 against the Astros to begin the season’s final road trip. The Orioles are 50-27 on the road and have become the third club in team history to win 50 or more road games. If the O’s go 2-2

CLEVELAND – The trainers’ room on the visiting side at Progressive Field attracted a large crowd this afternoon. The Orioles didn’t have injury issues. It wasn't about receiving treatment. They had a strong curiosity about the finish of the Rays-Angels game, and that's the television they chose over the ones inside their clubhouse. Tampa Bay rallie

It was a slow afternoon in the Nationals clubhouse as they prepared to welcome the division champion Braves for a four-game series, the last home series of the season. Per usual, manager Davey Martinez provided some injury updates to begin his pregame press conference ahead of a series opener. Riley Adams, whose season was ended by a fractured left

CLEVELAND – The Orioles’ magic number is down to seven to clinch the American League East, and they begin their final road series of the regular season with Aaron Hicks playing right field. Hicks was out of the lineup the past two days after leaving Monday’s game with hamstring cramps. Jordan Westburg is the third baseman tonight and Gunnar Henders

Well, this final stretch for the Nationals isn’t going to be easy as they are only two wins away from their first 70-win season since 2019. Their last nine games come against the teams with two best records in the major leagues: The Braves and the Orioles, both of whom still have a lot to play for over the season’s last week. Entering this four-gam

After he takes the mound one more time next week, what will Josiah Gray consider when he evaluates his 2023 season? Will the Nationals right-hander look at his breakthrough first half, the 3.41 ERA that earned him the first All-Star nod of his career? Will he look at his second half struggles, the 5.13 ERA that wiped up much of what he had accompli