Baltimore Sun Oct 1, 2023
‘Yeah, this guy is different’: When the Orioles knew Gunnar Henderson was special
The Baltimore Sun asked Gunnar Henderson’s teammates, coaches and even his signing scout when they knew he was a special player. Here’s what they said.
Camden Chat Sep 30, 2023
Gunnar Henderson named Most Valuable Oriole for 2023 season
Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports The team also announced postseason honors for prospects Jackson Holliday and Chayce McDermott The Orioles announced some organization season-long awards on Saturday morning. There aren’t any big surprises, starting with Gunnar Henderson being named the Most Valuable Oriole for the 2023 season after balloting that was concluded among local media and broadcasters. (Camden Chat has never been invited to participate.) In addition, the Orioles handed out some other awards relating to player development. These are all simply named by the...
Baltimore Sun Sep 30, 2023
Gunnar Henderson named Most Valuable Oriole in sensational rookie season
Gunnar Henderson, at just 22 years old, was announced as the Most Valuable Oriole on Saturday, as local media recognized the young star who helped vault Baltimore atop the American League.
MASN: School of Roch Sep 30, 2023
Gunnar Henderson named Most Valuable Oriole
Gunnar Henderson graduated from being baseball’s top prospect and is favored to win the Rookie of the Year award in the American League.He’ll prep for that honor by walking onto the Camden Yards field before tonight’s game and receiving his Most Valuable Oriole award.Keep ‘em coming.Media covering the club selected Henderson first on a three-player ballot. The 22-year-old infielder is batting .257/.326/.492 in 148 games with 28 doubles, nine triples, 28 home runs and 82 RBIs. Baseball-reference gives him a team-leading 6.1 Wins Above Replacement (WAR), the highest in Orioles history...
Camden Chat Sep 29, 2023
John Means pitches a solid 6.1 IP, but a post-clinch O’s offense fails to show in a 3-0 loss to Boston
You deserved more run support tonight, John Means. | Photo by Greg Fiume/ This game didn’t matter a whole lot to the standings, and the Orioles hit like it, with just three base knocks all game. A post-clinching hangover? Manager Brandon Hyde resting a few of the starters? Gunnar Henderson had the night off, and Adley Rutschman and Ramón Urías were late scratches with “something going around the clubhouse.” (Was that something “We drank our faces off after winning the AL East last night”?) Whatever it was, the Orioles offense didn’t show up to this Friday...
MASN: School of Roch Sep 29, 2023
Orioles follow division clincher with shutout loss to Red Sox (updated)
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde arrived at the ballpark today knowing that a victory didn’t really matter in the grander scheme. His team clinched the division title last night. It already established home-field advantage in the playoffs.The original lineup was missing Anthony Santander and Gunnar Henderson to let them rest. Adley Rutschman and Ramón Urías were scratched due to being “under the weather,” per the club.The Orioles could coast and not get hurt, but Hyde didn’t expect them to roll over.“I still want to play well, you know? I want to play to win,” he said.“Last night...
MASN: Steve Melewski Sep 29, 2023
Some of the youngest Birds came up together to now win in Baltimore
For some of the youngest Orioles, winning an American League East championship last night was something they had talked about when they were together on the farm. Then those players rose through the ranks in the minors and now are part of a 100-win team in Baltimore.“That is what you dream of when you get drafted,” O’s 22-year-old rookie Gunnar Henderson said this afternoon. “You have good friends you go through the minors with, to come up relatively the same time and be on a winning team your first full year, you dream of it.”I asked Henderson if there was a time in the minors when...
MASN: School of Roch Sep 29, 2023
Orioles post-clinch lineup vs. Red Sox
The playoffs are clinched. The division is clinched. And now, the Orioles can intensify their focus on getting the rotation and roster prepped for the American League Division Series, and reveling in the rest that’s coming to them with the bye.Cedric Mullins is batting leadoff tonight with Gunnar Henderson out of the lineup. Heston Kjerstad is in right field, Adam Frazier is the second baseman and Ramón Urías is at third.Ryan Mountcastle gets the start at first base, with Ryan O’Hearn serving as designated hitter.John Means is making his fourth start since coming off the 60-day injured...
MASN: School of Roch Sep 27, 2023
Orioles shuffle lineup with opposing lefty starter
Austin Hays is the leadoff hitter tonight and Anthony Santander makes his seventh start at first base as the Orioles try to clinch the division.The magic number is down to two. The Rays play the Red Sox at 6:10 p.m.Gunnar Henderson moves down to fifth against left-hander Patrick Corbin. He has 65 extra-base hits to tie Cal Ripken Jr.’s club rookie record. Last night’s leadoff home run was his 100th career RBI.Adley Rutschman is the designated hitter. Aaron Hicks is in right field and batting cleanup. Jordan Westburg gets the start at second base, with Adam Frazier on the bench.Frazier’s...
WTOP Sep 26, 2023
Kyle Bradish goes 8 innings and Gunnar Henderson homers to lead Orioles past Nationals 1-0
Rookie Gunnar Henderson homered, Kyle Bradish had another dominant start and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Washington Nationals 1-0 on Tuesday night, hours after the team announced that Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson died.
Camden Chat Sep 26, 2023
Orioles defeat Nationals 1-0 behind Bradish gem, magic number down to 2
Photo by Jess Rapfogel/ Kyle Bradish pitched eight shutout innings on a night when the Orioles needed a shutout to win. The Orioles played a game and won on a sad night for Birdland, scoring just one run in the first inning and making it hold up. Despite not having his most dominant strikeout stuff, Kyle Bradish pitched eight strong innings and Yennier Cano struck out the side in the ninth to nail down the win. The Orioles magic number is now just two. Gunnar Henderson batted leadoff for the Orioles tonight, and in his first at-bat of the game he gave the Orioles the...
Baltimore Sun Sep 26, 2023
Orioles shut out Nationals, 1-0, for 3rd time this year behind Kyle Bradish’s gem, Gunnar Henderson’s homer
Kyle Bradish twirled eight shutout innings, Gunnar Henderson hit a leadoff home run and the Orioles held on to beat the Washington Nationals, 1-0, and lower their magic number to win the American League East to two.
MASN: School of Roch Sep 26, 2023
Bradish brandishes eight scoreless innings and Henderson homers in Orioles' 1-0 win (updated)
Gunnar Henderson swung at the seventh pitch thrown to him tonight and moved closer to ranking first on more Orioles all-time rookie lists. Kyle Bradish was handed the ball and demonstrated again why he should be the first starter in the playoffs.Henderson’s home run over the center field fence, a 400-foot shot leading off the bottom of the first inning, provided an immediate lead for the Orioles, and Bradish shut out the Nationals through the eighth in a 1-0 victory before an announced crowd of 20,823 at Camden Yards.Their division lead is 2 1/2 games with the Rays defeating the Red Sox...
MASN: School of Roch Sep 26, 2023
Bautista update and Orioles lineup
Félix Bautista threw 25 pitches this afternoon to minor league catcher Ramón Rodríguez in his first time facing a hitter. And he didn’t go strictly with fastballs.Bautista has had a few bullpen sessions and today was another step in the right direction.The Orioles begin their final homestand of the regular season with their magic number at three to clinch their first division title since 2014.A win tonight would be the 98th of the season, the most since 1997.Gunnar Henderson is the shortstop. He needs one more triple to become the eighth player in major league history with at least 25...
Camden Chat Sep 26, 2023
Orioles-Nationals series preview: The battle of the Beltways has a different feel this time
Gunnar Henderson and Austin Hays celebrate after the Orioles took two of two against the Washington Nationals in DC this April. | Photo by Mitchell Layton/ The Orioles look to lock up the AL East while the 2019 World Champions are dwelling in the cellar. Two close geographic neighbors with two very different stories going on right now. The Washington Nationals are playing for pride at this point, while the Orioles could clinch the AL East as early as Wednesday if things go right. (They’ll need to sweep the Nationals and for the Rays to lose one game against the Boston...
