Each Orioles player has a story, and his glove helps to tell it Taylor Ward is a practical man, and the stitching on the pinkie of his glove reflects that. “Wardy,” it says. In case he loses that vital piece of equipment, he hopes that name will help his glove fi...

Each glove tells a story: Vignettes from the Orioles clubhouse

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This column — first published this morning — has been, ah, updated.

Lamar Jackson is at the Ravens’ offseason workouts on Day 1. Here’s why that matters this year more than most: www.thebanner.com/sports/raven...

The 3 Orioles spring training roster battles to watch With less than a week to go before the Orioles pack up and board a flight to Baltimore, here’s who could complete the team's roster.

The Orioles’ final roster battles of spring training: Infield, outfield, bullpen

Kyle Goon: Orioles fans deserve to see Playoff Gunnar Henderson again this fall COLUMN | With the franchise shortstop going 4-for-5 in his WBC start against Great Britain on Saturday, it's a reminder that Gunnar Henderson can be at his best when the games matter. That's one reason...

Kyle Goon: Gunnar Henderson’s WBC tear reminds the Orioles of what they missed last October

Right-hander Zack Littell and the Nationals are in agreement on a deal that is pending a physical, source confirmed (@kileymcd and @JeffPassan first).

Littell posted a 3.81 ERA in 186 2/3 innings for the Rays and Reds last year

“I was fired up watching it. It was so cool — so cool for Gunnar and also the rest of the fans to see what Gunnar can do on the big stage and be the impact player we all know he is.”

We’ve seen Playoff Gunnar before. The Orioles need to make sure we see him again: www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...

Inter Miami's Lionel Messi delivers a goal and a win in Baltimore Lionel Messi’s arrival Saturday in Baltimore promised a spectacle and offered a history lesson.

‘Impossible to stop him’: Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi delivers a goal and a win in Baltimore

Maxx Crosby is a Raven: Analyzing the trade with ESPN's Ryan McFadden Podcast Episode · The Banner Ravens Podcast · March 7 · 1h 1m

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BREAKING: The Ravens are trading for 5x Pro Bowl edge rusher Maxx Crosby, per multiple reports

Baltimore is reportedly sending the No. 14 pick and more draft compensation to Las Vegas

Instant analysis: Making sense of the biggest trade in Ravens history The Ravens are really going for it.

Instant analysis: Making sense of the biggest trade in Ravens history

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Young gained confidence from his nearly perfect game in 2025 The right-hander wants to improve his consistency.

Brandon Young has rewatched his almost-perfect game a few times.

“But then I turn it off right before Ramón Urías comes up, so I don’t have to relive that,” Young said.

Still, that magic in Houston proved to Young something valuable: He belongs.

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Orioles reliever Yennier Cano returns to old training methods As Cano aims to recapture the form he had during the best season of his career, his first step was returning to the routines he developed in Cuba that helped him blossom in 2023.

To rekindle his 2023 success, Orioles reliever Yennier Cano returned to old training methods

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Brandon Hyde on his final Orioles season: ‘I wish I could have done more’ "It’s just a strange feeling, kind of the way it happened in May, and then not seeing people for a while," Hyde said. "But it’s great to see these guys.”

It was a weird sight to see Brandon Hyde in Tampa Bay blue. Weirder still for the ex-Os skipper to see his club playing without him.

Looking back on his last season, Hyde said, " I wish I would have done more to help in certain ways" but he still keeps his pride: www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...

Orioles reliever Yennier Cano returns to old training methods As Cano aims to recapture the form he had during the best season of his career, his first step was returning to the routines he developed in Cuba that helped him blossom in 2023.

To rekindle his 2023 success, Orioles reliever Yennier Cano returned to old training methods

Ravens hire New Zealand rugby coach to oversee health and performance In the newly created role, Nic Gill will lead “integrated efforts across the strength and conditioning, medical, nutrition and sports science teams to optimize player health and performance,” the...

Ravens hire New Zealand rugby coach to oversee health and performance

What could the Ravens’ 2026 pass rush look like? ‘Physical and violent.’ More often than not, the Ravens’ pass rush couldn’t get where it needed to last year.

What could the Ravens’ 2026 pass rush look like? Their hires offer hints: ‘Physical and violent.’

Jon Meoli: Lessons from the Mets resonate as Pete Alonso settles in with Orioles Pete Alonso has been through this before — and has reflections to share.

From Jon Meoli: Pete Alonso saw how the Mets spent with new owners. There are parallels with the Orioles. www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

Anthony Weaver interviewed for five NFL HC jobs this offseason but now is a coordinator who doesn't call plays.

Yet he embraces this role with the Ravens with enthusiasm, showing grace to a league that has passed him over.

"I'm here to serve players."

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Jon Meoli: Meet Orioles camp invitee Jean Carlos Henriquez and his ‘brazo de goma’ Henriquez spent a decade out of pro baseball after being released from the Tampa Bay Rays’ Dominican program in 2015.

From @JonMeoli:

Brazo de goma, they called him, because 7 days a week, all over the Dominican Republic, he pitched. Every time the call came, he pitched. A few hundred pitches a day, a few hundred $, all to sustain his mother, his sons and his dreams.

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Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman ponders baseball’s finite nature Rutschman enters spring training ahead of a critical year for himself and his team. As Rutschman goes, so do the Orioles.

As Adley Rutschman prepares for redemption, the Orioles catcher ponders baseball’s finite nature

Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman ponders baseball’s finite nature Rutschman enters spring training ahead of a critical year for himself and his team. As Rutschman goes, so do the Orioles.

Adley Rutschman also breaks down two swing tweaks on which he focused this winter. The idea is to keep his bat on plane in the zone longer.

“We want to hit line drives.”
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Craig Albernaz is ‘as shocked as anyone’ by gambling allegations against Emmanuel Clase "It was a blow to the clubhouse in the sense of yes, he was a really good pitcher who helped us win a lot of games, but then also, he’s one of your boys, right?" Albernaz said of his former team. "You’re...

Orioles manager Craig Albernaz is ‘as shocked as anyone else’ by gambling allegations against Emmanuel Clase

Orioles’ Heston Kjerstad fully healthy, declines to detail 2025 absence Kjestad hasn’t played since July 2025.

Heston Kjerstad has been snakebitten since being drafted 2nd overall in 2020.

But now he's "back to full health" and already turning heads at #Orioles spring training.

Craig Albernaz is ‘as shocked as anyone’ by gambling allegations against Emmanuel Clase "It was a blow to the clubhouse in the sense of yes, he was a really good pitcher who helped us win a lot of games, but then also, he’s one of your boys, right?" Albernaz said of his former team. "You...

From @JonMeoli: Orioles manager Craig Albernaz is ‘as shocked as anyone else’ by gambling allegations against Emmanuel Clase

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Chris Bassitt wants to earn the ring he couldn’t get in Toronto Bassitt signed with the Orioles on a one-year, $18.5 million deal because he believes they can win the World Series.

From the do-it-all @PaulMancano: Chris Bassitt just missed out on a title in Toronto. He wants to win it in Baltimore.

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The Nationals are indeed signing former Orioles left-hander Cionel Pérez to a minor league deal, per source, as @francysromeroFR reported. He’ll have an invite to camp

Meet the Olympians with Maryland connections who are competing in Italy Friday’s action at the Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina has plenty for Maryland sports fans to follow.

Meet the Olympians with Maryland connections who are competing in Italy

Orioles add veteran righty Chris Bassitt to bolster starting rotation Bassitt, 36, pitched to a 3.96 ERA last year in 170 1/3 innings for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Orioles add veteran righty Chris Bassitt to bolster starting rotation