Author Archives: Justin Sutphin

O’s players prepare for World Baseball Classic

The Orioles have four players gearing up to play for their respective countries in the World Baseball Classic beginning this week. Our Justin Sutphin lets us know which Birds are competing and for which teams:

5 Orioles poised for breakout seasons in 2023

After a surprising 2022 campaign, the Orioles rebuild is officially behind them, as they look forward to postseason contention. Our Justin Sutphin lists five O’s players who are poised to have breakout seasons in 2023:

Baltimore Orioles 2022 season recap: Part 2 – Offensive production

In the second of our four-part Orioles season recap, our Justin Sutphin goes over the much-improved O’s offense and highlights key contributors from the 2022 lineup:

O’s make final trip to Fenway for 4 games against Red Sox

The O’s begin their last road stretch of the season with four games against the newly postseason eliminated Boston Red Sox! Our Justin Sutphin has your Series Preview:

O’s look to extend winning streak against Rays

Following their third straight series sweep, the red hot Baltimore Orioles travel to Tropicana Field to face the Tampa Bay Rays for three games! Our Justin Sutphin has your Series Preview:

Battle of Beltway kicks off in Baltimore: Series Preview 6/21/22 – 6/22/22

It’s the first meeting of the Battle of the Beltway Series between the Orioles and Nationals, this one coming from Camden Yards! Justin Sutphin has your Series Preview:

Orioles win second straight series against Rays: Series Recap 6/17/22 – 6/19/22

The O’s celebrated Father’s Day weekend with a series win against the Tampa Bay Rays! Justin Sutphin recaps the exciting series:

O’s host Rays for 3 games at OPACY: Series Preview 6/17/22 – 6/19/22

The Orioles are back home to start a three-game series against the Rays tonight at Oriole Park at Camden Yards! Justin Sutphin has your Series Preview:

Orioles split 4-game series with Blue Jays: Series Recaps 6/13/22 – 6/16/22

The O’s came to play in Toronto, as they split their first series with the Blue Jays in 2022. Justin Sutphin recaps the series:

New faces join Shorebirds, drop 4 of 5 to Fayetteville: Weekly Recap 6/7/22 – 6/12/22

The Delmarva Shorebirds saw the debut of top O’s prospect Heston Kjerstad, but ultimately dropped four of five to Fayetteville. Justin Sutphin recaps your week in Shorebirds baseball:

Orioles, Blue Jays finally meet for 4 games: Series Preview 6/13/22 – 6/16/22

The O’s wrap up their brief road trip with four in Toronto against the Blue Jays! Justin Sutphin has your Series Preview:

O’s, Royals split series from Kauffman Stadium: Series Recap 6/9/22 – 6/12/22

The O’s split their four-game series with the Royals from Kauffman Stadium. Justin Sutphin recaps the series:

O’s begin road trip with 4 games in Kansas City: Series Preview 6/9/22 – 6/12/22

The O’s begin an eight-game road trip in Kansas City against the Royals from Kauffman Stadium! Justin Sutphin has your Series Preview:

Shorebirds get back on track, take 5 of 6 from Nationals: Weekly Recap 5/17/22 – 5/22/22

The Shorebirds had a bounce back series win against the Fredericksburg Nationals this past week, looking to turn their season around. Justin Sutphin recaps the week in Shorebirds baseball:

Prospects receive promotions in big minor league day for O’s

The Orioles made quite a few minor league roster moves earlier today, including the promotion of No. 12 prospect, infielder César Prieto. Justin Sutphin reports:

No. 1 prospect Adley Rutschman gets call to majors; Bemboom designated for assignment

Birdland, the day we’ve waited for has finally come, as the top prospect in all of baseball, Adley Rutschman, will make his major league debut tonight against the Rays! Justin Sutphin reports:

Orioles host Rays for hot weekend set: Series Preview 5/20/22 – 5/22/22

Following an exciting walk-off victory to avoid a sweep, the Baltimore Orioles now host another AL East opponent, this time the Tampa Bay Rays! Justin Sutphin has your Series Preview:

Shorebirds’ wings fall off against Red Sox with 1-5 effort: Weekly Recap 5/10/22 – 5/15/22

Another rough week for the Shorebirds saw individual accomplishments shine. Justin Sutphin recaps the week in Shorebirds baseball:

O’s return home to host red hot Yankees: Series Preview 5/16/22 – 5/19/22

The O’s have returned home to Camden Yards after a tough road trip, but it won’t get any easier with the Yankees in town. Justin Sutphin has your Series Preview:

O’s visit old friend in Detroit for 3 at Comerica: Series Preview 5/13/22 – 5/15/22

The O’s are headed north, as they go to the Motor City to play old friend Jonathan Schoop and the Detroit Tigers in a three-game set! Justin Sutphin has your Series Preview:

O’s take series over Cardinals in first trip to Busch Stadium III: Series Recap 5/10/22 – 5/12/22

The Orioles are hot, as they won yet another series, this time against the St. Louis Cardinals! Justin Sutphin recaps another exciting series:

Shorebirds split series with Fireflies: Weekly Recap 5/3/22 – 5/8/22

It was another up and down week for the Shorebirds, as they split their six-game series with the Columbia Fireflies. Justin Sutphin recaps the week in Shorebirds baseball:

O’s take 2 of 3 from Royals in series win: Series Recap 5/8/22 – 5/9/22

The O’s have taken another series win, as they took two of three from the Kansas City Royals! Justin Sutphin recaps the series:

O’s take final 2 in a series split with Twins: Series Recap 5/2/22 – 5/5/22

The O’s split their four-game series against the Minnesota Twins, winning the final two games of the series. Justin Sutphin recaps the series:

O’s, Twins begin 4-game set at OPACY: Series Preview 5/2/22 – 5/5/22

The O’s continue their homestand with four games against Carlos Correa and the Minnesota Twins. Justin Sutphin has your Series Preview:

O’s win 2 straight to take series from Red Sox: Series Recap 4/29/22 – 5/1/22

The O’s are at it again, as they took two out of three from the Red Sox this weekend from beautiful Camden Yards. Justin Sutphin recaps the series:

Orioles kickoff weekend series against Red Sox: Series Preview 4/29/22 – 5/1/22

The O’s are back home at beautiful Oriole Park at Camden Yards to play the division rival Boston Red Sox in a three-game series. Justin Sutphin has your Series Preview:

Orioles drop all three in New York: Series Recap 4/26/22 – 4/28/22

The O’s had an absolutely brutal series sweep handed to them by the New York Yankees. Justin Sutphin recaps this series from the Bronx:

Shorebirds take 1 of 6 from Pelicans: Weekly Recap 4/19/22 – 4/24/22

The Shorebirds had a struggle of a week, taking just one of six from the Pelicans. Justin Sutphin recaps your week in Shorebirds baseball:

Baysox shine offensively in series win over Akron: Series Recap 4/19/22 – 4/24/22

The Baysox have won yet another series, this time topping the Akron RubberDucks. Justin Sutphin recaps the week in Baysox baseball:

Orioles win series over Angels in Anaheim: Series Recap 4/22/22 – 4/24/22

The Orioles won their second series of the season, taking two of three from the Los Angeles Angels. Justin Sutphin recaps the series:

Orioles complete early West Coast trip with 3 against Angels: Series Preview 4/22/22 – 4/24/22

The O’s wrap up their early West Coast trip with three against Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels. Justin Sutphin has your Series Preview:

Orioles drop 3 of 4 in near empty Oakland Colesium: Series Recap 4/18/22 – 4/21/22

The O’s dropped 3 of 4 from the Oakland A’s, in what was a tough series on a lot of notes. Justin Sutphin recaps the series from the Oakland Coliseum:

Orioles begin late West Coast set against Athletics: Series Preview 4/18/22 – 4/21/22

Following an exciting series victory over the New York Yankees, Brandon Hyde and his squad travel out to face the only team that spends less than the Orioles, the lack of Moneyball Oakland Athletics. Justin Sutphin has your Series Preview:

Baysox take 3 over Rumble Ponies: Series Recaps 4/12/22 – 4/17/22

The Baysox took three of five games from the Birmingham Rumble Ponies this week, after one game was postponed. Justin Sutphin recaps this week of Baysox baseball:

Shorebirds split series with Lynchburg: Weekly Recap 4/12/22 – 4/17/22

The Shorebirds split their six-game series with the Lynchburg Hillcats this past week. Justin Sutphin recaps the week in Shorebirds baseball:

Orioles win their first series against Yankees in 2022: Series Recaps 4/15/22 – 4/17/22

The O’s picked up their first series win of 2022, and it happened against the division rival New York Yankees. Justin Sutphin recaps the series:

Orioles host Yankees for weekend set at OPACY: Series Preview 4/15/22 – 4/17/22

The O’s celebrate Jackie Robinson Day with a visit from the Bronx Bombers! It’s the first O’s and Yanks series of the 2022 season, and Justin Sutphin gives you our Series Preview of what to expect this weekend:

O’s lose 2 heartbreakers, drop first home series against Brewers: Series Recaps 4/11/22 – 4/13/22

The O’s won their home opener but dropped two of three against the Milwaukee Brewers in their first series at Camden Yards in 2022. Justin Sutphin recaps the series:

O’s drop all 3 to Rays in season opener: Series Recap 4/8/22 – 4/10/22

The Orioles were handed a sweep to start the season courtesy of the Tampa Bay Rays. Justin Sutphin recaps the opening series:

Orioles begin Opening Series against Rays: Series Preview 4/8/22 – 4/10/22

Opening Day is here, Birdland! And with it comes our first Series Preview of the 2022 O’s season! Justin Sutphin gives us all the details we need to know for the Opening Series against the Tampa Bay Rays:

Norfolk Tides announce 2022 Opening Day roster

The Norfolk Tides are set to open up their season Tuesday, April 5, at home against the Charlotte Knights, and the team has officially announced their Opening Day roster to begin the 2022 minor league season.

O’s, GM Mike Elias had interest in free agent Carlos Correa prior to lockout

Multiple sources have confirmed that the Orioles and GM Mike Elias had interest in free agent shortstop Carlos Correa prior to the MLB lockout. Would a deal to bring Correa to Baltimore make too much sense? Justin Sutphin reports:

Orioles begin 2022 with 5 players on Baseball America’s Top-100 Prospects

Anyone who has followed Orioles baseball since the hiring of GM Mike Elias has seen the incredible upturn of the once barren O’s farm system. And in the last three years, that farm system, quite literally, has gone from worst to first.

Orioles sign 24 international free agents during 2022 signing period

Only a couple of years ago, the Dan Duquette era of Orioles baseball did not “philosophically believe” in the international market. In just a few short years, this organization has turned the corner in a very good way under GM Mike Elias.

Orioles add 6 players to 40-man roster

With the deadline approaching on Friday to add players to the 40-man roster in order to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft, the Orioles added a group of top prospects, six to be exact.

2021 Baltimore Orioles stat leaders – Offense Edition

There you have it, folks. The 2021 season has officially come to a close. While the Atlanta Braves took care of the Houston Astros in this year’s World Series, we can now look back at some stat leaders for the Orioles this past season!

Bowie Baysox face Akron RunnerDucks in Double-A Northeast Championship Series

There is playoff baseball in Maryland! Although it may not be the actual Baltimore Orioles, rather their Double-A affiliate Bowie Baysox, it’s still playoff baseball!

Orioles wrap up season series with Yankees: Series Preview 9/14/21 – 9/16/21

For one final time, the Orioles and Yankees match-up here in 2021. With a chance to play spoiler once again, the O’s come into this series with not much to play for besides that.

Red hot Blue Jays come to Camden Yards for 4 games: Series Preview 9/10/21 – 9/12/21

As the Blue Jays are nipping at the ankles of the Yankees for the second Wild Card spot, they come to Baltimore for four games against the Orioles.

O’s call-up RHP Mike Baumann; MLB Pipelines No. 10 Orioles prospect

We will see a new, young face in Baltimore! A highly anticipated piece of the Orioles farm system is making his way to the majors, and that No. 10 overall prospect is right-handed pitcher, Mike Baumann.

Orioles win 2 of 3 in Yankee Stadium: Series Recap 9/4/21 – 9/6/21

Ain’t the beer cold! It’s been a while since the Orioles delivered excitement like this! And even better, it comes at the expense of the New York Yankees!

O’s take final trip to Bronx for 3 against Yanks: Series Preview 9/3/21 – 9/5/21

For one last time this year, the Orioles play a series in Yankee Stadium. It’s historically a place the O’s suck in, yet this season has been a tad better. In six games played in the Bronx, the Orioles are 2-4. Still not good, but an improvement nonetheless.

O’s take one game, drop series to Jays: Series Recap 8/30/21 – 9/1/21

The Orioles visited Rogers Centre for the first time since 2019 to face the Blue Jays. And during this series, the O’s did something they seldom do in that stadium, win a game.

Orioles visit Blue Jays at Rogers Centre for first time since 2019: Series Preview 8/30/21 – 9/1/21

This August has been arguably the worst month in Orioles history. With two games left on the calendar this month, the Birds are currently 3-23. To make matters worse, the Orioles now travel to Rogers Centre, a stadium where they have been historically bad in recent years.

O’s wrap up home stand with 3 against Rays: Series Preview 8/27/21 – 8/29/21

After coming off a beautiful series victory over the Angels, the Orioles now host the best the American League has to offer, the Tampa Bay Rays.

O’s end losing streak by stifling Ohtani and Angels in series victory: Series Recap 8/24/21 – 8/26/21

Sweet victory; the losing streak is over! We’re not talking about it anymore! Instead, there’s a new streak in the air, and that’s a winning streak! It has been done before!

Orioles continue home stand with 3 games against Angels: Series Preview 8/24/21 – 8/26/21

This series is going to be a collection of familiar faces, mixed in with some new ones.

Losing streak reaches 18 games after sweep by Braves: Series Recap 8/20/21 – 8/22/21

Three weeks; that’s how long it has been since the Orioles last won a game. Unlike the previous 15 games, these three losses to the Atlanta Braves were all close and games the Orioles could have won.

O’s host Braves at Camden Yards for 3 games: Series Preview 8/20/21 – 8/22/21

The joy of baseball. The Orioles just finished up one series against the leader of the A.L. East, and now they get to see the leader of the N.L. East. I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again; whoever makes the schedules sucks.

O’s losing streak reaches 15 after sweep from Rays: Series Recap 8/17/21 – 8/19/21

This 2021 season has certainly reached a new low. After this last series sweep to the hands of the AL-East-leading Rays, the Orioles have now dropped their last 15 games, all by multiple runs. This is a MLB record.

O’s finish up road trip with 4 at Trop to face Rays: Series Preview 8/16/21 – 8/19/21

When you’re on an 11-game losing streak, the very last team you want to have to play is the Tampa Bay Rays. Unfortunately for the Orioles, they must do this four times in the next four days.

Orioles get swept again, 11th straight loss: Series Recap 8/13/21 – 8/15/21

Once again, I grace your phone, laptop, or any other smart device screen to tell you all that the Orioles have been swept again. This time, it was to the bats of the Boston Red Sox.

O’s begin road trip in Boston for 3 games: Series Preview 8/13/21 – 8/15/21

So far in August, the Orioles have played 10 games. Of those 10 games, only one has been a victory. This next series against the Boston Red Sox gets no easier.

O’s get swept by Tigers, head north to Boston: Series Recap 8/10/21 – 8/12/21

For the final time in 2021, the Orioles and Tigers met up for a series, this time from beautiful Camden Yards.

Tigers come to visit OPACY for 3 games: Series Preview 8/10/21 – 8/12/21

The cheating manager, also known as AJ Hinch, and his quickly rebuilding Tigers are set to take on the Orioles for a three-game set from beautiful Oriole Park at Camden Yards beginning tonight.