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BALTIMORE -- Prior to Aug. 13, the Orioles hadn’t recorded a walk-off victory during the 2025 season. In fact, they were the only MLB team that hadn’t walked one off at that point. Now, Baltimore can’t stop winning in walk-off fashion. And the latest such occurrence on Tuesday night brought

BALTIMORE -- As a kid growing up in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Samuel Basallo hoped to one day create special moments in Major League Baseball. It’s all he wanted to do. The Orioles visualized the same thing as they signed Basallo for $1.3 million as a 16-year-old out of the

SAN FRANCISCO -- Eons from now, someone might stumble across Samuel Basallo’s diary from August 2025 and assume it was created by a particularly imaginative AI bot. • Aug. 13 -- Turned 21 • Aug. 17 -- Made his Major League debut • Aug. 22 -- Signed an eight-year, $67

BALTIMORE -- The Orioles’ coaching staff filed into the press conference room at Camden Yards shortly before 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. Then, infielder Jordan Westburg arrived. More players filled the room -- Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson, Jackson Holliday, Colton Cowser, Coby Mayo and others. Interim manager Tony Mansolino joined

This story was excerpted from Jake Rill's Orioles Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. BALTIMORE -- Interim manager Tony Mansolino was sitting in the Orioles’ clubhouse at Camden Yards on Friday afternoon when Samuel Basallo -- fresh off

There was plenty of offensive fireworks and impressive pitching performances during the penultimate Friday in August. Lazaro Montes (Mariners) led the way with another mulithomer contest and Max Clark (Tigers) returned from a brief injury with a dinger of his own. Andrew Painter (Phillies) rebounded with his best performance in

BALTIMORE -- The first long-term extension of the Mike Elias era has been signed in Baltimore -- and it went to the 21-year-old phenom who made his MLB debut only five days ago.

BALTIMORE -- Since arriving in the big leagues this past Saturday in Houston, Dylan Beavers hasn’t shown any sign of nerves. The 24-year-old outfielder has had a calm presence while seamlessly fitting into the Orioles’ lineup, starting all five games since getting called up. Before making his Camden Yards debut

Jordan Lawlar (D-backs) didn't look like he's missed many beats since returning from injury, capping his comeback with his first long ball since June 17. Top 100 prospects Bryce Eldridge (Giants), Jesús Made (Brewers) and Spencer Jones (Yankees) also went deep while a pair of 2025 Draft picks -- Ike

BOSTON -- Ahead of the series finale at Fenway Park on Tuesday, interim manager Tony Mansolino fielded a question from a reporter about his rotation’s recent success. “Pitching wins [games],” Mansolino said. So, too, can a chopper in front of the plate.

It's mid-August, the dog days of summer. But players are acting like the season just began, still motivated and energized. On Sunday, the best performances from across the Minor Leagues came from familiar faces excelling at higher levels, both at the plate and on the mound. Here is a sampling

HOUSTON -- When Triple-A Norfolk manager Tim Federowicz invited Samuel Basallo to breakfast on Saturday morning, the Orioles’ top prospect didn’t think anything of it. The two cultivated a strong relationship this year, so it wasn’t abnormal to get together.

The signing of Samuel Basallo for $1.3 million in January 2021 might not seem like that big of an event, just another of many acquisitions by a Major League team on the international amateur market. But prior to that point, the Orioles had largely ignored that pool of potential big

Minor League teams love to play night games on Saturdays so that fans can watch the sky be lit up with fireworks afterwards, weather permitting. But there were plenty of proverbial fireworks during game action as well on this Saturday. Nine members of the Top 100 Prospects list combined for

HOUSTON -- The wait finally ended for Dylan Beavers on Friday night, when Triple-A Norfolk manager Tim Federowicz gathered his team inside of the visitors’ clubhouse at VyStar Ballpark in Jacksonville. “Real quick, got a lot of questions about this the last couple of weeks, so I’m just going to

A busy night around the Minors included a cycle, a Triple-A first and plenty of strong performances at the plate and on the mound. The Reds' Sal Stewart continues to take Triple-A by storm, hitting .400 during his first three weeks there, while the Mets' Jett Williams cleared the fence

BALTIMORE -- The Orioles’ farm system looks much different than it did at the beginning of 2025 -- and even quite different than it did at the beginning of July. After the 2025 MLB Draft -- which took place from July 13-14 -- the O’s operated as sellers ahead of

On Sunday across the Minor Leagues, the good times kept rolling for some of the game's top prospects. The Minor Leagues' home run leader reached an impressive milestone and strikeout leader cashed in one more great start before jumping up to a new level. That was just the beginning.

Aug. 6 is National Root Beer Float Day. It’s also National Fresh Breath Day and National Wiggle Your Toes Day. Something sweet, something comforting and something … quirky. There was a fair share of each of these elements across the Minors as new faces continued to star in new places