Luis Martinez

Zach Britton gave up six runs, 10 hits and two walks in six innings Monday night against the Seattle Mariners. And that’s not good. Yet this is one of those starts where the box score didn’t show everything. Several of those hits were...

BOWIE — On his first off day as an Orioles minor leaguer, Double-A Bowie outfielder Henry Urrutia took a trip to Baltimore, where he got a tour of Camden Yards — the place he hopes his uphill and divot-filled baseball journey reaches its...

Buck Showalter made it official today in his pre-game meeting with reporters – well, he made it almost official today. Zach Britton, as expected, will make his 2013 debut as the club’s starter Monday at Safeco Field against the Seattle...

Zach Britton had been wondering for four days whether he'd get into a big league game against the Oakland A's. He didn't. And that's not a bad thing. Because now the 25-year-old lefty gets the call to start Monday night at Safeco Field against the...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Orioles reserve catcher Taylor Teagarden is out likely three to four weeks after taking a foul ball to the tip of his left thumb in the sixth inning of the Orioles’ 7-3 win over the Oakland A’s on Saturday. Teagarden...

It’s not exactly sunny Florida here today in Sarasota. It’s been raining off and on most of the morning. The forecast has occasional thunderstorms predicted for 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 to 4 p.m. So, yes, there is a window to play. (I love...

SARASOTA, Fla. — Although the Orioles aren't making any proclamations about their rotation with Opening Day looming in less than two weeks, Zach Britton's chances of going north with the club seemingly took a hit Wednesday as he failed to get out of...

SARASOTA, Fla. -- It was nowhere near the same atmosphere as a Grapefruit League game, but Orioles right-hander Jair Jurrjens said his three-inning outing in Tuesday’s intrasquad game was another step forward in returning to his past form. Of the...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter has been monitoring the weather this morning and hopes to still play today’s scheduled intrasquad game. The game was scheduled to be played this morning at 10:30, but has been moved back to 11:45 a.m. Jason Hammel,...

The Orioles made their first cuts of the spring Thursday, sending five players to minor league camp, including two of the organization’s most promising young pitchers. The club sent out left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez and right-hander Mike Wright,...

SARASOTA, Fla. -- The Orioles played on the Ed Smith Stadium main field for the first time this spring on Thursday afternoon, making it the site for their second straight day of intrasquad games. Much like the back-to-back intrasquad games on Wednesday,...

No matter how pleasant it is to spend a few weeks in Florida this time of year, you can only watch so many pitchers cover first base or throw off the half-mound before you start pining for some actual competition. The players and coaches feel the same...