Baltimore Orioles

The No. 97 prospect in baseball allowed one run on two hits, walked two batters and struck out three Pittsburgh Pirates in a 6-4 Orioles win Saturday, but his velocity is down. Will he head to Triple-A to build up as a starter, or work to full strength out of the bullpen in Baltimore?

Anthony Santander, Cedric Mullins and Dean Kremer have no qualms about touting the WBC and telling teammates to jump at the chance, despite some blowback this year over star players getting injured.

Gibson pitched on opening day for the Rangers in 2021 — and didn’t make it out of the first inning. But he rebounded to have an 0.82 ERA over the next fives starts.

There have been so many high moments this spring for Rodriguez, the right-handed pitcher who sits near the top of most prospect rankings. There have also been occasional blips — which sometimes become much more noticeable — that have left Rodriguez with mixed-bag outings.

“We all have this picture-perfect plan we envision of doing certain things at certain times, one after the other, but never envision the setbacks,” Kjerstad said. “And that’s the beauty of the journey. Your story’s never finished.”

SuperBook is known for its large sportsbook in Las Vegas, but fans will only be able to place mobile bets at the Baltimore location.

The Orioles have seven spring training games left, meaning the roster is nearly set. Here’s our best guess about which players will head to Boston to open the season.

In spring training, pitchers have been able to transmit calls by pressing a button. Some Orioles have embraced the new technology, but most remain wary.

Also: Ramón Urías couldn’t play for Mexico in World Baseball Classic. So instead, he’s their biggest fan.

After avoiding a serious knee injury, the 29-year-old has nine hits in 21 spring training at-bats with a 1.119 on-base-plus-slugging percentage.

The Orioles' top pitching prospect gave up five runs, two of them earned, in a 9-6 loss to the Boston Red Sox.

Drew Wolcott is a Maryland native who now takes care of the field at Ed Smith Stadium. And his assistant is a dog he adopted because he heard a lady at the shelter say, “He’s kind of the one we think was dropped on his head as a child.”

The New York Court of Appeals did not indicate when it will issue an opinion in the case.

The 30-year-old reliever was pitching in Japan, watching his son grow up on FaceTime and wondering if baseball was worth the strife. Then he connected with an old friend who had become a performance psychology consultant.

The 20-year-old died Saturday of leukemia.