BALTIMORE -- When the Orioles need a pitcher to step up and fill an unexpected hole on their staff -- and it could be any hole -- they can always count on Albert Suárez to do so. The 36-year-old right-hander has proven that for three seasons now.

It happened on Aug.

To go along with a young crew featuring Gunnar Henderson, Samuel Basallo and Adley Rutschman, the Orioles added some veteran savvy in Pete Alonso and Taylor Ward, giving the club a powerful lineup heading into the 2026 season.

With the Minor League season kicking off, here's where the Orioles’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Nate George (MLB No. 93), OF -- Frederick (High-A)
2. Luis De León, LHP -- Chesapeake (Double-A)
3. Trey Gibson, RHP -- Norfolk (Triple-A)
4. Ike Irish, C/1B/OF --

BALTIMORE -- If it felt like neither Orioles left-hander Trevor Rogers nor Rangers righty Nathan Eovaldi gave up many runs last year, that’s because they didn’t. In fact, entering Wednesday, those two pitchers owned the best ERAs in MLB since the beginning of the 2025 season (minimum 100

BALTIMORE -- With two outs in the top of the ninth inning at Camden Yards on Wednesday, a 1-2 fastball from Orioles right-hander Albert Suárez landed near the upper-outside corner of the strike zone. The Rangers’ Evan Carter didn’t swing, allowing it to be called a ball.

However, Baltimore had not

BALTIMORE -- Five games into the 2026 season, the injury bug has returned to Baltimore. And once again, the bad luck has struck right-hander Zach Eflin.

Eflin exited Tuesday’s 8-5 loss to the Rangers at Camden Yards due to right elbow discomfort, and he was placed on the 15-day

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Orioles injury news and transactions.

The White Sox have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 Draft, which comes with an assigned value of $11,350,600, the largest since the bonus-pool era began in 2012. Yet it's the Pirates who possess the largest overall pool at $19,130,700, another record.

MLB informed the teams of the updated

BALTIMORE -- Not many pitchers attempt pickoff throws on Pete Alonso, who is by no means a speedster. The Polar Bear isn’t typically expecting it, especially not on a full-count pitch. So when it happened on Tuesday night -- with the toss coming from his former Mets teammate Jacob deGrom,

Which Minor League ballparks are worth visiting? The answer, of course, is "all of them." Minor League Baseball's 120 teams operate out of a wide variety of locales, within a wide variety of locations, and all of them offer their own unique charms. And every year, there are different reasons

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BALTIMORE -- It’s too early in the Orioles’ season to read too much into most early developments. After four games, they’re only 2.5% of the way through a 162-game marathon, one that will feature plenty of highs, lows and everything in between.

BALTIMORE -- Pete Alonso is here in Baltimore for many reasons -- to be a veteran leader in the clubhouse, to help the Orioles win games and to be a prolific hitter in the heart of the team’s lineup, of course. The Polar Bear is a slugger with prodigious power,

Just days into the 2026 season, MLB’s new ABS challenge system has already been part of some huge moments. Late in Sunday’s 8-6 win over the Twins, the Orioles took advantage in one of the highest-leverage tests of the system so far.

The O’s overturned not one but two

BALTIMORE -- The Orioles are extremely high on Shane Baz’s upside. That became obvious when they acquired the 26-year-old right-hander in a Dec. 19 trade with the Rays in exchange for a hefty package (four prospects and a Draft pick), and it became even more clear on Friday,

BALTIMORE -- With a camera pointed at Anthony Nunez’s face and a gaggle of reporters surrounding him at his locker inside the Orioles’ clubhouse at Camden Yards on Saturday evening, the 24-year-old had a smile plastered across his face. He almost couldn’t believe where he was.

BALTIMORE -- Since becoming the control owner of the Orioles in March 2024, David Rubenstein's jovial personality has shone through when discussing the team in public settings. Saturday afternoon at Camden Yards -- where the O's held a press conference to discuss Shane Baz's five-year, $68 million extension

BALTIMORE -- Over the past seven-plus months, the Orioles have shown an increased willingness to make long-term financial commitments. Now, they did so again.

Baltimore announced on Friday that it has agreed to a five-year extension with right-hander Shane Baz. The deal is worth $68 million, a source told MLB.com, which

BALTIMORE -- Well, Baltimore, look what happened again -- more money has been spent by the Orioles, who signed right-hander Shane Baz to a five-year, $68 million extension on Friday.

The ownership team -- a group that president of baseball operations Mike Elias touted as “well equipped” and robust

BALTIMORE -- In 2025, Orioles pitchers combined to throw only two pitches of 100-plus mph. They had only five total across both the '24 and '25 seasons.

One game into the 2026 campaign, Baltimore has already thrown six 100-plus mph pitches -- all courtesy of new closer Ryan Helsley.

BALTIMORE -- Jackson Holliday wasn't in the Orioles' Opening Day lineup on Thursday, but the 22-year-old infielder played in a different team's 2026 season opener.

Holliday began a rehab assignment on Friday, playing in Triple-A Norfolk's first game of the year against Nashville. He went 0-for-2 with a walk and two

BALTIMORE -- In the back-right corner of the Orioles’ newly renovated clubhouse at Camden Yards, two words have been painted onto the wall: “Day One.”

The phrase was first uttered by manager Craig Albernaz during Baltimore's first organized team meeting of Spring Training, and there was a purpose behind it.

“You can

BALTIMORE -- For all of this decade, there have been few bigger locks in baseball than Tyler O'Neill hitting an Opening Day home run. Year in and year out, the slugger showed up for the first game of the season and wasted little time going deep.

However, the streak was unlikely