After enduring their first shutout of the season the night before, the Orioles hit three home runs and took the final game of a four-game series with the New York Yankees on Thursday.
It’s hard to keep a mediocre fourth outfielder down Good news for all of the people who were clamoring for the Orioles to demote Jackson Holliday after all of ten MLB games and bad news for everybody else: The O’s actually went and did it.
Infielder/outfielder Nick Maton and outfielder Ryan McKenna have cleared outright waivers and were assigned to Triple-A Norfolk. Infielder/outfielder Tyler Nevin, who was also designated for assignment, was claimed off waivers by Oakland.
BALTIMORE–Before Thursday’s opener, the Orioles designated outfielder Ryan McKenna and infielder/outfielder Tyler Nevin for assignment. As of Saturday, no move had been announced.
In 2021, centerfielder Cedric Mullins became the first Oriole to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in a season on a team that lost 110 games. Last season, Mullins finally got to play on a postseason team, and he had a forgettable season with two stints on the injured list and a .233 average.
Surprising some, the Orioles offered contracts to each of the 17 players eligible for arbitration. They signed four players thought to be in danger of being non-tendered, left-handed pitcher Keegan Akin, outfielder Sam Hilliard, infielder/outfielder Jorge Mateo and outfielder Ryan McKenna to one-year contracts for the 2024 season.
By the end of the season, McKenna’s spot as the Orioles fourth outfielder had been displaced Over the next several weeks, members of the Camden Chat staff will be reviewing one 2023 Orioles player each day to see how the season went for each of them.
The Orioles activated first baseman Ryan Mountcastle from the 10-day injured list, though he’s not in the lineup for Wednesday night’s game against the Washington Nationals.
CLEVELAND—The Orioles begin play Thursday night two games ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays, who pulled out a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels Thursday afternoon scoring two runs in the bottom of the ninth.
Ryan Mountcastle has missed the past seven games due to discomfort in that shoulder, though stints on the injured list can only be backdated to a maximum of three days.
Outfielder Aaron Hicks’ return from the 10-day injured list lasted just eight innings. After missing 20 days because of a back injury and playing just one game in San Diego, the Orioles returned Hicks to the injured list on Saturday with a low back strain.
SEATTLE–Cedric Mullins, who last played on July 15th has been activated from the 10-day injured list. For the second time this season, Mullins was on the IL due to a right adductor groin strain.
PHILADELPHIA-The Orioles placed outfielder Aaron Hicks on the 10-day injured list because of a strained left hamstring muscle. Hicks sustained the injury in the third inning of Monday night’s 3-2 victory over Philadelphia, making a catch on the Phillies’ Johan Rojas.
The Orioles have purchased the contract of outfielder Colton Cowser, their No. 1 draft pick in 2021. The 23-year-old left-handed hitter, who was the 14th-rated prospect by MLB Pipeline, was hitting .330 with 10 home runs and 40 RBIs and a .996 OPS in 56 games at Triple-A Norfolk.
Ryan McKenna might not get many opportunities, but when he does, the Baltimore Orioles know they can count on him. McKenna came on as a defensive replacement in the ninth inning on Saturday and ended up being the hero.
Ryan McKenna hit a two-run, walk-off homer with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 6-4 victory against the visiting Seattle Mariners on Saturday.
Rookie Grayson Rodriguez pitched five shutout innings for his first career victory and the Baltimore Orioles gained a split of Saturday's doubleheader by defeating the host Detroit Tigers 6-4 in the second game.
The Orioles led 7-1 after two and a half innings, but Boston rallied all the way back. They scored four in the third, two in the seventh and two more in the bottom of the ninth on an Adam Duvall two-run walk-off home run.
Ryan McKenna drove in two runs and every player in Baltimore's lineup had a hit as the Orioles beat the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Saturday. Four relievers combined on four no-hit innings to help the Orioles reach a five-game winning streak for the second time this season.
When the 2021 season began, Ryan McKenna was at the Orioles’ alternate site at Bowie, getting ready for his first season at Triple-A Norfolk. McKenna was supposed to play Triple-A during 2020, but without minor league ball, he had no real games.
The Orioles were 0-51 when trailing after eight innings, and the Washington Nationals had Brad Hand, who’d saved two games against them in May. Down 4-3, Hand (5-4) hit Maikel Franco with a pitch.
Means has missed around six weeks after landing on the IL with a shoulder strain.
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