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Jon Meoli: The return of Adley Rutschman's ‘comfortable’ swing clearly helps In the context of the balance and simplified swing load he now boasts, Rutschman looks back at last year with the knowledge that “sometimes less is more.”

From Jon Meoli: Adley Rutschman returned to the Orioles without missing a beat. Having his ‘comfortable’ swing helps.

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Tuerk House and a councilman get fierce pushback from West Baltimore residents | Baltimore Brew The longtime provider of substance use disorder treatment services wants to buy a property on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard; its plans triggered passionate testimony about unsafe communities gettin...

Tuerk House and a councilman get fierce pushback from West Baltimore residents.https://tinyurl.com/4uwe9pa5 Longtime provider of substance use disorder services' plan to buy property on MLK Blvd triggers passionate testimony about unsafe communities getting no help from the City.

On The Fastrack Comic Strip 2026-04-23 | Comics Kingdom Read the On The Fastrack comic strip from April 23, 2026, and check out other On The Fastrack comics by Bill Holbrook.

4/23: ...Which is actually being unfair to clowns.
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Bumping this again. I have until tomorrow to get these funds together to keep a roof over our heads. Any dollar helps but so does just sharing this post when you see it. Anything is helpful!

King George: Orioles' top-ranked prospect collects career-high five hits at High-A In the span of a few short hours, Nate George turned a so-so start to his season into something much better. The O's No. 1 prospect racked up a career-high five knocks and drove in three runs to pace ...

King George: Orioles' top-ranked prospect collects career-high five hits at High-A | @mavallonmilb.bsky.social, MLB.com | Wednesday 22 April 2026. www.mlb.com/orioles/news...

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Safe Havens Comic Strip 2026-04-23 | Comics Kingdom Read the Safe Havens comic strip from April 23, 2026, and check out other Safe Havens comics by Bill Holbrook.

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Gameday: Warbirds 7, Shorebirds 11 Final Score (04/22/2026) Follow baseball results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for Warbirds vs. Shorebirds at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium

Game #17 Final Score: Delmarva Shorebirds 11-7 Wilson Warbirds! www.milb.com/gameday/warb...

Shorebirds (5-12) score 7 times in 1st 3 innings (3, 1, 3) and never trailed. Juan Ortega 2 for 4, 2 3B, SB, 2 R, 3 RBI. 3rd of 6 v. Wilson tomorrow 23 April, 7:05 pm ET 1st pitch. #Orioles

Gameday: Blue Rocks 2, Keys 18 Final Score (04/22/2026) Follow baseball results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for Blue Rocks vs. Keys at Nymeo Field

Game #16 Final Score: Frederick Keys 18-2 Wilmington Blue Rocks! www.milb.com/gameday/blue...

2nd straight double-digit laugher for Keys (8-8). Figueroa 3 hits, 5 RBI; George 5 hits, 3 RBI. Austin 4 hits, Honeycutt 3 RBI. 3rd of 6 v. Wilmington tomorrow 23 April, 7:00 pm ET first pitch. #Orioles

Gameday live updates: Redbirds at Tides game on 04/22/2026 free Follow baseball results with FREE live box scores and pitch-by-pitch strikezone info for Redbirds vs. Tides at Harbor Park

Game #23 Final Score: Norfolk Tides 7-9 Memphis Redbirds. www.milb.com/gameday/redb...

Four Jud Fabian RBI and three Bryan Ramos hits, but Tides still fall to 9-14. Third of six v. Memphis tomorrow 23 April, 12:05 pm ET first pitch. #Orioles

Lehigh Defeated By Lafayette Despite Snow’s Impactful Season Finale - Lehigh University Athletics Lehigh hosted Lafayette for the final game of the regular season The Rivalry, presented by Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute, part of Jefferson Health, resu...

Lehigh Defeated By Lafayette Despite Snow’s Impactful Season Finale | Lehigh University Athletics | Wednesday 22 April 2026. lehighsports.com/news/2026/4/...

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Gameday: RubberDucks 8, Baysox 4 Final Score (04/22/2026) Follow baseball results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for RubberDucks vs. Baysox at Prince George's Stadium

Game #16 Final Score: Chesapeake Baysox 4-8 Akron RubberDucks. www.milb.com/gameday/rubb...

Ethan Anderson 3 for 5 with a RBI, but Baysox fall to 8-8. Third of six v. Akron tomorrow 23 April, 11:05 am ET first pitch. #Orioles

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Orioles seal series win against Royals with big hits from unheralded bats KANSAS CITY — This was the game of the unexpected star. The little-known trade piece, the resurrection project, the minor league free agent — they all combined to create an Orioles win that may as wel...

During spring training, when watching Anthony Nunez, Chris Bassitt thought: “Man, we might have a back-end guy here pretty quick.”

Nunez is already that guy.

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Daily Statcast leaders for Day 28 (April 21) of the MLB season:

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Mayor Scott’s chief of staff files complaint over Inspector General Cumming’s online post | Baltimore Brew Cumming apologizes for the video. City rules require complaints going before the Ethics Board to be kept confidential, but this one was leaked to the media.

Chief of staff for @mayorbmscott.bsky.social formally complains about "deeply offensive" and "racist" post by Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming
. . . who today apologized for it, saying "accountability starts with me." tinyurl.com/4m6bwpsf

Craig Albernaz on Coby Mayo's 452-foot homer at Kauffman Stadium: "Being in this division for a couple years, I haven’t seen a right-handed hitter go where he went, and that was pretty impressive. I let him know that.”

Chris Bassitt had a blunt self-analysis for the start of his Orioles career: “I’m usually an asset, and right now I’m a liability. I’ve got to figure out how to be more consistent and how to eat innings — and not just eat innings, but eat quality innings.”

MLB Gameday: Orioles 8, Royals 6 Final Score (04/22/2026) Follow MLB results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for Orioles vs. Royals at Kauffman Stadium

Game #25 Final Score: Royals 6-8 Orioles! www.mlb.com/gameday/orio...

Taking two of three at Kansas City offsets 3-4 road trip. Orioles (12-13) begin divisional play & six-game homestand with three v. Boston Red Sox starting this Friday 24 April, 7:05 pm ET first pitch. #LFGO

Anthony Nunez completes his first career MLB save. The Orioles beat the Royals 8-6 and take a thoroughly wacky series in Kansas City

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Seattle Torrent will be in the house this Sunday at our home opener! Get to know Torrent Captain Hilary Knight with a Q&A, and join us for Scarves Up with the Torrent squad.

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turns out it's the ninth. my b

Dylan Beavers swung 3-0 and drove an opposite-field double. Taylor Ward tried scoring from first but a perfect relay throw from Bobby Witt Jr. nails him at the plate.

It remains 8-6 in hte eighth. BTW, looks like Anthony Nunez will take this save situation

Chris Bassitt's final line:

5 1/3 innings, 8 hits, 5 runs, 2 walks, 3 Ks.

His ERA is 6.75 so far. He's yet to complete six innings in five starts, although this was his longest

Well, that big Orioles lead is a lot tighter now.

Chris Bassitt allowed a leadoff homer from Carter Jensen and followed with a double from Michael Massey. After he departed, Yennier Cano entered and allowed a two-run homer to Kyle Isbel.

Orioles lead the Royals, 8-6, after 6