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Orioles send No. 1 prospect Jackson Holliday to minors

SARASOTA, Fla. — Jackson Holliday‘s major league debut with the Baltimore Orioles will have to wait. The Orioles announced Friday they had reassigned Holliday to their minor league camp, meaning the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 amateur draft won’t start the season in the majors. Holliday, 20, is the son of former seven-time […]

MLB spring training 2024: Key storylines, breakout teams

Before we turn our focus to the long season ahead, we asked ESPN MLB reporters who have been all over Arizona and Florida to break down what has stood out most to them during spring training. From stars in the making to big names raking, here’s what has caught our eyes. Jorge Castillo: There’s a […]

Henderson vs. Cowser: Baltimore Orioles’ epic LEGO battle

But first, two of their most promising young players have a field trip to take. Before spring training wraps, Gunnar Henderson and Colton Cowser will once again make the 50-mile drive north from Orioles camp in Sarasota to a LEGO store located inside a Brandon, Florida, mall to pick out the enormous set that will […]

MLB spring training 2024: Teams, stars we can’t wait to see

More Teams. More Games. Shohei Ohtani wastes no time getting in the cage during his first batting practice session with the Dodgers. (0:22) After a busy baseball winter, spring is in the air again. The Los Angeles Dodgers spent $1.2 billion this offseason, landing the top two free agents in Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. […]

Way-too-early 2024 MLB power rankings

Now that the Fall Classic is over, it’s time to turn our attention to 2024 — and we’re kicking that off with some way-WAY-too-early power rankings. Where do Texas and Arizona rank after their exhilarating World Series runs? Were the Braves and Dodgers hurt by their division-round knockouts? And where did the Orioles and Astros […]

MLB playoffs 2023: Despite Orioles’ ALDS loss, the future is bright

The 11-8 loss — it was 9-2 in the third inning — dropped the Orioles into a 2-0 hole in the best-of-five American League Division Series against Texas, with the series heading to Arlington. And considering the magic with which the relentless Texas Rangers have been playing in this postseason, many of those fans sensed […]

Orioles clinch AL East title with 100th win of season

More Teams. More Games. The Orioles celebrate their first AL East title since 2014 with a win over the Red Sox. (0:45) BALTIMORE — Ramon Urias fielded a grounder and threw to first for the final out, and the Baltimore Orioles poured onto the field for a celebration at the mound. They weren’t in a […]

2023 MLB season: Final-week playoff races, MVP battle, more

With one week left to go in the 2023 regular season, there are a number of storylines to watch as quite a few teams still have something to play for. Will the Baltimore Orioles or Tampa Bay Rays win the American League East? Which of the five teams battling for the final two National League […]

Fantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Thursday’s MLB games

For an in-depth look at what to expect in this daily article and how to best use the information, check out our handy primer here. Note: This file will be updated with overnight pitching changes and weather-related game postponements, along with the addition of the latest MLB game odds as of the indicated time of […]

MLB playoffs 2023: Orioles clinch postseason berth

McKenna dropped the ball. Adam Duvall followed with a walk-off home run off Felix Bautista. When the Boston Red Sox won the next day, the early verdict was in: The Orioles were 1-2, had allowed 27 runs and, just as everyone had predicted, didn’t have nearly enough pitching and were destined to finish near the […]

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