Tag Archives: Heston Kjerstad

Bowie splits with Altoona, completes historic game: Weekly Recap

The Baysox split their series with Altoona but made a little history in the process. Our Zack Bucklew recaps the series by highlighting key performers:

5 observations down on the O’s farm

The O’s farm system is thriving, and our Zack Bucklew has five observations/questions regarding certain prospects so far this season:

Battery Q&A 2023: Edition II

Our Stephen Heckman answers fan-submitted questions regarding the Orioles 2023 season, including Austin Hays’ future with the organization, the possibility of a six-man rotation and overall team record and postseason chances this year:

The Baltimore Battery’s 10 hot takes for Orioles 2023 season: Numbers 10-6

With the 2023 season quickly approaching, The Baltimore Battery staff gives you our 10 hot takes for the 2023 Orioles season, starting with numbers 10-6:

Kremer strong in loss to Blue Jays

Our Stephen Heckman recaps today’s Orioles loss to the Blue Jays by highlighting key players and providing injury updates and comments from starter Dean Kremer, manager Brandon Hyde and more:

O’s split squads led by pitching, victorious in both games

Our Stephen Heckman recaps the Orioles’ split squad victories today by highlighting key performers, providing a crucial update on John Means and having comments from manager Brandon Hyde:

Bautista shines in spring debut, O’s defeat Pirates 7-6

Félix Bautista looked dominant today in his first spring outing, as the O’s defeated the Pirates, 7-6! Our Stephen Heckman recaps the game, highlighting key players, provides updates on the latest injuries and has comments from Brandon Hyde:

Kyle Bradish makes statement in O’s, Twins 5-5 tie

The Orioles and Twins ended their game in a tie, but Kyle Bradish was outstanding tonight on the mound! Our Stephen Heckman recaps Bradish’s outing, along with other key players, has post-game comments from Brandon Hyde and more:

Wells bounces back in O’s loss to Phillies

Tyler Wells bounced back on the mound for the O’s today, but the Phillies took this one by a score of 7-6. Our Stephen Heckman highlights key performers, provides updates on Terrin Vavra and minor league reassignments and has post-game comments from Brandon Hyde:

Birds tie with Buccos in Gibson debut

The Orioles and Pirates ended their game in a 1-1 tie tonight, but the O’s pitching was phenominal. Our Stephen Heckman recaps who stood out for the Birds tonight, provides side notes and has post-game comments from Dean Kremer, Kyle Gibson and manager Brandon Hyde:

Orioles drop third straight spring game to Blue Jays

The O’s dropped their third straight spring game today, as they lost to the Blue Jays, 2-1. Our Stephen Heckman recaps the game and who stood out while providing side notes and post-game comments from Cole Irvin, Austin Voth and Brandon Hyde:

O’s continue hot start, take second spring game 10-6

The Orioles are in the win column once again, as they defeat the Tigers, 10-6! Our Stephen Heckman recaps who stood out for the O’s today, including comments from Dean Kremer, Terrin Vavra and manager Brandon Hyde:

Orioles baseball back with a bang, Birds defeat Twins 10-5

The Orioles won their Grapefruit League opener against the Twins, 10-5. Our Stephen Heckman recaps who stood out today for the Birds, provides an update on Dillon Tate and has comments from manager Brandon Hyde:

O’s open Grapefruit League play against Twins: Lineups & Notes

Orioles baseball is officially back! Our Stephen Heckman has all the information for the Grapefruit League opener against the Twins, including starting lineups, pregame notes and more:

O’s SpringNotes: Day 9

Our Stephen Heckman gives us the latest updates from Orioles camp before the first spring game tomorrow, including the starting pitchers for the weekend and which players will fill the lineup for the opener:

O’s SpringNotes: Day 3

As day three of O’s spring training camp comes to a close, our Stephen Heckman recaps the day with updates on Félix Bautista’s status, players who took live batting practice and more:

O’s lead way with 8 prospects in MLB Pipeline 2023 top 100

The Orioles have a league-leading eight prospects in MLB Pipeline’s top 100. Our Zack Bucklew tells you which guys made the list and where they are ranked:

O’s 3 big questions for 2023 season

With the offseason in full effect, our Stephen Heckman discusses three main questions the Orioles and their fans have heading into the 2023 season:

Kjerstad wins AFL MVP, how 2 Oriole prospects dominated 2022 AFL season

Seven Orioles prospects participated in the Arizona Fall League this year, with Heston Kjerstad and Noah Denoyer both named AFL All-Stars! Our Zack Bucklew recaps the 2022 AFL season for the Baby Birds:

Aberdeen set to soar into postseason

The Aberdeen IronBirds are headed to the postseason, as they end their 2022 campaign with an impressive 78-54 record! Our Stephen Heckman recaps the 2022 IronBirds season:

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:

Our farm is better than your farm

Orioles Minor League Camp is underway! Wayland Abernathy III will guide you through it all by giving you names to look out for this spring!

Are we there yet?

Baltimore Orioles fans experienced a return of magic to the Charmed City for a period of five years, from 2012-2017. There was Chris Davis crushing home runs, Chris Tillman defying sabremetrics, and a 20-year-old kid, who made playing third base as natural as Brooks Robinson made it look. There was a Division Title, two WildContinue reading “Are we there yet?”