17+ hour, 38+ min ago   (401+ words) The coaching staff’s message to the entire Nationals rotation, but especially Riley Cornelio, has been simple: Trust your stuff in the strike zone. Executing that message is complex. Cornelio excelled in Sunday’s 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels. He leaned…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (366+ words) Matt Blood, the vice president of player and staff development and a longtime member of the Orioles’ front office, is no longer with the organization, two sources told The Banner. Blood has been with Baltimore since 2019 in various player development…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (808+ words) It was the top of the sixth inning, which meant that Casey Jarvis, dressed in a hot dog costume while sitting along the first-base line at Camden Yards, unwrapped his sixth hot dog and washed it down with his sixth…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (864+ words) The rotation at Double-A Chesapeake was already imposing when Anthony Eyanson — the centerpiece of the Orioles’ deadline trade of Adley Rutschman — joined in early August, but the talented young right-hander has fit right in. None of Joseph Dzierwa, Caden Hunter,…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1757+ words) This quest began long before I was paid for a dream job, traveling the country to write about baseball. It began as most people’s love for baseball begins — mom, dad, son, piling in the car to drive first to PNC…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (832+ words) Commanders fans are searching for answers this season. How will quarterback Jayden Daniels fare after injuries plagued his second year in the NFL? Is head coach Dan Quinn on the hot seat? Just slightly lower on the list of burning…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (578+ words) SAN DIEGO — The margin for error is slim with the Nationals these days, and that frustration is bubbling to the surface. Ty France’s checked swing resulted in ball one instead of a strikeout, which changed the complexion of the third…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (660+ words) Leody Taveras struggled to do much of anything at the plate for two weeks, yet in the confines of one inning Wednesday night, the Orioles outfielder doubled his hit total this month. Neither was a particularly fearsome knock. He lifted…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (360+ words) SAN DIEGO — The self-inflicted losses sting the most, and the Nationals have become far too familiar with them. Rookie Jared Simpson loaded the bases with no outs in the eighth inning with the Nationals clinging to a three-run lead, and…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (967+ words) The ending to the Orioles’ 9-5 loss to the Cleveland Guardians included the departure of shortstop Gunnar Henderson and catcher Carlos Narváez playing second base for the first time in his professional career. The reasoning for one was clear. Henderson fouled…...