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Orioles prospect Heston Kjerstad missed the teams instructional league after dealing with "an episode of myocarditis," general manager Mike Elias said Friday.

share-square-590988 The Orioles didn’t get to see Heston Kjerstad at their alternate training site or instructional camp last summer after selecting the slugging outfielder No. 2 in the 2020 Draft. On Friday, O’s GM/EVP Mike Elias revealed why. Elias said Kjerstad was sidelined due to “an episode of myocarditis,” a viral infection that causes inflammation of the heart muscle. Elias said Kjerstad is expected to report to Spring Training late due to the condition. “He’s doing really w...

The American League East is always one of the most competitive divisions in baseball, and 2021 is shaping up to be no different. With the defending AL champion Rays, the perennially contending Yankees and the ascendant Blue Jays, three playoff teams return to the division alongside the new-look Red Sox

In the latest of a series of moves that have reshaped their roster and furthered their rebuilding goals, the Orioles on Tuesday evening finalized a trade to send Alex Cobb to the Angels in a complicated deal that yielded one big league-ready prospect and significant payroll relief. The Orioles received

share-square-393477 The Orioles might have filled the Alex Cobb-sized hole in their rotation before it even opened. Baltimore is bringing back veteran left-hander Wade LeBlanc on a Minor League contract, which the club officially announced Wednesday night. Sources told MLB.com the deal includes an invitation to Spring Training and it will pay LeBlanc $700,000 if he makes the team out of camp. MLB.coms Jon Paul Morosi reported the two sides had agreed to a deal minutes before the club finalized ...

MLB Trade Rumors 10:24pm CDT FEB. 2: Both teams have announced the trade. The Angels will pay $5MM of Cobb’s $15MM, and some of that includes deferrals, Connolly tweets. FEB. 1, 12:42pm: The Angels will send infield prospect Jahmai Jones to the Orioles as part of the discussed deal, Rosenthal and colleague Fabian Ardaya report (Twitter link). The Orioles are eating more than half of Cobb’s $15MM salary in order to facilitate the deal, according to Connolly. It’s rather surprising to see ...

If you’re reading this, chances are you recently attended your first Orioles game in Baltimore and sang the national anthem expecting something different than what you heard. Don’t worry. The reaction is normal. We’re here to explain. Out-of-towners have been caught off guard for decades by the unique wrinkle Baltimore

share-square-1543004 It is both the most inviting target and the most iconic backdrop in all of baseball. It is also a singular landmark of the sport. Simply put, there is no Camden Yards without the B&O Warehouse looming high over the right-field fence at Oriole Park, providing a red-brick backdrop unlike any other on the Major League circuit. When it opened in 1992, Oriole Park at Camden Yards inspired a new generation of destination ballparks, and the warehouse was a big reason why. To this ...

MLB Trade Rumors The Reds have named Bryan Conger their new minor league pitching coordinator, per Bobby Nightengale of the Enquirer (via Twitter). Conger himself announced his hiring on Twitter. Conger spent the last two seasons coaching in the Rangers’ organization. The former head coach at Tarleton State, Conger has a history of data-driven innovation that fits the Reds’ ethos. J.J. Cooper of Baseball America wrote this about Conger when the Rangers initially hired him in January of 201...

share-square-1447013 Every season is an opportunity for a new batch of previously unknown or unheralded players to step into the spotlight, for young players to make a leap and for a select few to ascend to superstardom. With 2020 coming to a close, we asked MLB.coms beat reporters to look ahead and name the top candidates to break out in 21. Here is one for every club. American League East The hype surrounding Pearson’s arrival didn’t quite match Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s from the year pri...