The Orioles are still hunting for catching depth, Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun reports. Matt Wieters will, obviously, start for the O’s, and Taylor Teagarden will be his backup, but the team would like an extra backstop in case Teagarden can’t stay healthy. The Orioles would prefer a defense-first catcher, but Connolly suggests that market conditions aren’t ideal to find that sort of player, with several other clubs in the catching market as well. The Giants, meanwhile, are looking for a bench infielder, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle writes (on Twitter). Joaquin Arias may be needed at…
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The Orioles trimmed their spring roster by three prior to Wednesday’s game against the Blue Jays, optioning catcher Luis Exposito to Triple-A Norfolk, and reassigning left-handed pitcher Daniel Schlereth and right-handed pitcher Adam Russell to Minor L…
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The Dominican Republic entered the World Baseball Classic with a star-studded roster of Major League standouts and finished as champions, defeating Puerto Rico, 3-0, in a soggy championship final at AT&T Park.
The Orioles recently discussed signing Kyle Lohse last week and are still scouting Tigers right-hander Rick Porcello, but team officials are currently satisfied with their pitching depth and probably won’t make any major acquisitions, FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal reports. Though Lohse and Porcello would add some veteran (and postseason) experience to Baltimore’s staff, Rosenthal notes that Baltimore already has ten pitchers battling for rotation spots. These pitchers include such promising young arms as Dylan Bundy, Kevin Gausman and Brian Matusz, all of whom aren’t expected to make the rotation but will be in the minors and (in Matusz’s case) in…
Danny Valencia pummeled a solo homer over the Green Monster with two outs in the top of the ninth to break a tie and lead the Orioles to an 8-7 victory over the Red Sox on Tuesday at JetBlue Park.
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