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There’s a phrase painted on the back-right wall of the Orioles’ newly renovated clubhouse at Camden Yards: “Day One.” Manager Craig Albernaz introduced it at the team’s first Spring Training meeting. The meaning is this: one day, the Orioles want to win a World Series. It’s been a dream for years, a distant one. But […]
It’s a brave new world for the Orioles’ farm system. After years of the Orioles’ position player prospects outshining their counterparts on the mound, the tide has started to change in the upper minors. At Triple-A Norfolk in particular, there’s an impressive array of pitching prospects who appear poised to contribute to the Orioles sometime […]
Happy Friday, Camden Chatters! And it’s a very happy Friday indeed because the Orioles won their first game on 2026, a 2-1 victory over the Twins. Trevor Rogers pitched seven scoreless innings. The offense put together a productive string of singles and one big sacrifice fly to score just enough runs. And new closer Ryan […]
The Yankees got to take their first off-day of the year easy after demolishing the Giants on Opening Day, watching as the rest of the league got to take a shot at getting in the win column. In the AL East, everyone but Toronto jumped into action with the O’s and Sox winning to form […]
The Orioles’ 2026 campaign got off to a winning start on Thursday afternoon at Camden Yards. Trevor Rogers twirled yet another gem, shutting out the Twins for seven innings, before Ryan Helsley closed out the 2-1 victory in Game 1 of the year. Rogers picked up right where he left off last season. His velocity […]
A few positives came from 2026 Opening Day for the Minnesota Twins: the starter was sharp, they showed some aggressiveness on the base paths, and Byron Buxton collected a big hit. But the Twins simply were not able to successfully sequence enough safeties off Baltimore Orioles hurlers to plate more than one run in a […]
First Chuck: 2:05 PM CDT (click here each week for a new anthem!) The Tube: Twins.TV The Dial: Treasure Island Baseball Network Spies ‘R Us: Camden Chat If you weren’t around this past offseason—and no judgement here—you missed our community Back to The Future discussion. When it comes to the Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore […]
Spring training is over, the bunting at Camden Yards has been hung, and a new season of Orioles baseball is just about to start. No matter the quality of the team on the field, or the outcome of the game, Opening Day in Baltimore is a special. The 2026 iteration is shaping up to be […]
All spring training, I’ve been wondering how the Orioles would juggle all of their various considerations to set their lineup on Opening Day. Now the day has arrived and we’ve finally got our answer. Here’s how they’re set for the first game: Trevor Rogers gets the start. As a long-time Dylan Beavers booster, I’m bummed […]
Even for a dogged Orioles pessimist like me, Opening Day is a time for optimism. The team’s record is a blank slate and anything could happen this year. Maybe a lot of those things will even be good. The O’s aren’t starting off the season at full strength thanks to Jackson Holliday and Jordan Westburg’s […]
It’s been a long time since the Orioles could claim they had the best anything in all of baseball. Maybe you could say they had the best reliever in baseball ten years ago with Zack Britton. Perhaps, around the same time, you could argue Manny Machado was the best 3B in baseball. Since 2016, though? […]
Ah, a fresh season. Unlimited potential. Anything is possible! Or at least, it feels that way until the moment your favorite team fails to score after having a runner on third base with no outs, or if the bullpen blows a five-run lead. That is when you remember that baseball, while beautiful, may be the […]
Good morning, Camden Chatters. Does it feel like the air is a little bit sweeter today? That there’s an extra pep in your step? Of course it does. Because IT’S OPENING DAY, y’all! The 2026 Orioles season has arrived at last. This afternoon a huge, raucous crowd of O’s fans will converge at the newly […]
AL West: Mariners (17 votes) Crowd: Mariners (95.6%) AL Central: Tigers (9) Royals (6), Guardians (2)Crowd: Tigers (71.2%) AL East: Blue Jays (9) Red Sox (4), Yankees (4)Crowd: Blue Jays (50.8%) AL WC: Red Sox (12), Royals (8), Yankees (7) Tigers (6), Astros (3), Rays (2), A’s (1), Orioles (1), Rangers (1)Crowd: Yankees (69.9%), Red […]
The Orioles made their Opening Day roster official on Wednesday afternoon. They will head into the 2026 season looking like this: Starting pitchers This group was settled several days ago when the Orioles optioned Dean Kremer to the minor league camp. Relief pitchers Keegan Akin is starting the season on the injured list due to […]
No facet of the Orioles has changed more dramatically over the last calendar year than the bullpen. Only two pitchers from the 2025 Opening Day bullpen are likely to crack the 2026 season-opening roster. Whereas last year the O’s built a bullpen of veterans with ample experience, this year they’re taking the opposite approach. Mike […]
It was three years ago now that the Orioles got everybody’s hopes up for a dominant era to come when they raced to a 101-61 regular season record. They kept our hopes up in the first half of the season two years ago by playing at about that hot of a pace, then things started […]
The Orioles started the season 3-2 last year before going 18-34 in April and May. Baltimore was all but out of the division race before posting a 16-11 June, and the team’s 13-12 July record failed to prevent a sale at the trade deadline. They say you can’t win a World Series early in the […]
Good morning Birdland, A baseball game that actually counts will take place today. It’s the Yankees and the Giants, it’s at 8 p.m., and it’s only on Netflix. So I will be missing it, but at least it’s happening! As for a game that we all care about around here, we have one more day […]
The outfield was a problem for the Orioles last year. Early-season injuries to Colton Cowser and Tyler O’Neill meant that the team rarely had their “first string” options all available at the same time. This did allow Ramón Laureano to break out and become a valuable trade chip, but the rest of the replacements struggled […]
Congratulations to all of Birdland. Opening Day is just two days away. We made it to the start of 2026. As our Tyler Young outlined yesterday, the Orioles’ time in Sarasota gave us plenty of clarity about some things. And yet, there are plenty of aspects of this Orioles roster that we want to see […]
Over the last few weeks, we have been surveying readers on their expectations for the major players on this year’s Orioles roster. Today we reach our final, and perhaps most difficult to judge player. Jordan Westburg has been an exciting player since his debut in 2023, but has faced multiple injuries in his short major […]
Good morning, Camden Chatters. After five weeks and more than 30 exhibition games, we can officially call it a wrap on Orioles spring training for 2026. The Birds played their final tune-up game yesterday with a 2-0 shutout win at Nationals Park in which two of their projected starting pitchers, Shane Baz and Chris Bassitt, […]
As the Red Sox approach Opening Day, it’s time to look at the other American League playoff contenders. Next up, one of 2025’s most disappointing teams. What’s this team’s deal? The 2023 Baltimore Orioles wown 101 games and took first place in the AL East. The 2024 edition of the club won 91 games and […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Orioles fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Last week, I asked you to think about how many games the Orioles will win this […]