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This is the time in the offseason when clubs start supplementing their organizational depth by signing minor league free agents, and the Orioles began their stockpiling Tuesday by signing a reigning independent-league Most Valuable Player. The team signed first baseman-outfielder Joe Maloney to...

Former Orioles outfielder Hyun Soo Kim sounded unsure about his major league future speaking to reporters on Thursday when he returned home to his native South Korea for the offseason, according to a Yonhap News Agency report Kim -- who was dealt before the non-waiver trade deadline to the Philadelphia...

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones’ fifth annual #StayHungry Purple Tailgate benefit will be held before the Ravens’ Nov. 27 Monday Night Football game against the Houston Texans.Proceeds from the event will go to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore, an organization that Jones has...

The Baltimore Sun’s Orioles beat writers and editors make their predictions for the American League and National League Championship Series. Click through the photos above to see who they pick.

As the American League Championship Series opens Friday night in Houston, and Orioles fans are forced to watch the division-rival New York Yankees play for a ticket to the World Series, there’s a lot to learn from the way the Yankees have constructed a club built to win for years to come. The Orioles...

Orioles shortstop Tim Beckham's two months with the club after his July 31 trade from the Tampa Bay Rays were vastly different in terms of his production, with his torrid start in August cooling considerably in September. Overall, however, his .306/.348/.523 batting line with 10 home runs since...

The first move of the Orioles offseason involves an omnipresent name in the organization's history. Infielder Ryan Ripken, the son of Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., was re-signed to a minor league contract last week, according to Baseball America's minor league transaction report. Ripken, 24, signed...

The Baltimore Sun’s Orioles insiders wrap up the season with a Facebook Live event Wednesday afternoon. Go to The Baltimore Sun’s Facebook page at 12:30 p.m. as beat writers Ed Encina and Jon Meoli, as well as columnist Peter Schmuck break down what went wrong during the Orioles’ first losing season...

In fielding playoff teams three times over a five-year span before this season, the Orioles consistently proved wrong the prognosticators who regularly predicted they’d be a last-place team in the American League East. Now, as the Orioles look forward from their first losing season since 2011 —...

Orioles first baseman Chris Davis called the traveling members of the team’s beat corps together before Sunday’s series finale to address his frustrating 2017 season, shouldering a significant burden for the club’s struggles this year while promising an offseason focused on getting his swing back...

Orioles head athletic trainer Richie Bancells, who has been a staple in the organization for more than four decades and is one of the team’s longest-tenured employees, told the club Sunday that this season – his 30th in his current role – will be his last. Bancells told Orioles manager Buck Showalter...

One start doesn’t equal a fair evaluation for a pitcher making his first major league start, especially given the scenario in which right-hander Miguel Castro made his starting debut, but the 22-year-old’s performance definitely wasn’t as clean as the polished relief pitching that earned him rotation...

Listening to Kevin Gausman dissect his 2017 season, it’s clear that the Orioles right-hander has pored over his numbers trying to pinpoint anything that can explain this year’s inconsistency. When Gausman looks at his body of work, one thing stands out — that he will go into his last start of the...

As the Orioles limp to the finish line, they were beset by another bad break in the top of the eighth inning of Friday night’s 7-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Starting shortstop Tim Beckham, running hard out of the box in an attempt to beat out what could have been an infield...

The final week of the season has offered the Orioles an opportunity to get a closer glimpse of Rule 5 draft pick Anthony Santander, who was activated from the disabled list six weeks ago but played sparingly until recently.Santander, 22, started his third straight game in right field in Friday’s...