It was a subpar week for the Baltimore Orioles as they took on two teams well below .500 in the Los Angeles Angels and the Oakland Athletics. The O’s went 3-3 this week, including a series loss at home to an A’s team that has looked better than many expected. Despite the A’s overachieving to begin the season, this was a series that the Orioles were hoping to take advantage of before beginning a massive 4-game series against the New York Yankees, who currently hold a 1-game lead over the Orioles in the AL East. With a week as disappointing as this one, there are certainly some guys that could h ..read more

The Baltimore Orioles second baseman and Major League Baseball’s top prospect, Jackson Holliday has been optioned to the AAA Norfolk Tides, after two weeks in the majors. Holliday made his debut on April 10th, 2024, and since then has played well in the field, but has only gotten two hits. The 20-year old had two walks and 18 strikeouts in 36 plate appearances, making his batting average .059.  Before his debut, Holliday was dominating at the AAA level, batting .333 with two home runs and nine RBIs in 10 games. Both the Orioles general manager, Mike Elias, and their manager, Brandon Hyde ..read more

Day two of the NFL draft concluded on Friday night with the Ravens selecting two players, one in the second round, and one in the third round. With their 62nd pick in the second round the Ravens selected Washington offensive tackle Roger Rosengarten. Rosengarten who is 6’5″ and 308 Ibs, was a standout right tackle for the Huskies and helped to protect the blind side for the left handed Michael Penix Jr. Rosengarten started in played in every game in 2022 and 2023 and was awarded the Joe Moore Award in 2023, which is given to the nations top offensive lineman. The most impressive stat of Roseng ..read more

The Washington Nationals put the sting of a 2-4 homestand behind them with a come-from-behind 3-1 win Friday in Miami. Trevor Williams (2-0, 2.70) continued his excellent 2024 campaign, pitching five innings of one-run ball, but the Nats failed to score while he was in the game. Derek Law relieved Williams, pitched two shutout innings and got the win as Washington plated a run in the sixth to tie the score, then added two more in the eighth on a Joey Meneses single. Hunter Harvey and Kyle Finnegan blanked the Marlins in the eighth and ninth to secure the victory. Mixed bag at home The just-co ..read more

Raise Hail! The Washington Commanders have drafted Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels with the number two pick in the 2024 NFL Draft Thursday night in Detriot. In this new era with Josh Harris at the helm, Commanders fans have a lot to be excited about. The dual-threat quarterback from LSU dominated the SEC throwing for 3,812 yards and 40 TDs with only four interceptions in the 2023 campaign. This led to Daniels winning the Heisman Trophy, SEC Offensive Player of the Year, and All-American honors.  When Sam Howell was traded away all signs pointed toward Washington drafting a quarterba ..read more

After spending the first few weeks of the 2024 season with AA Bowie, Orioles prospect Billy Cook got the call-up to AAA Norfolk early on Thursday. Cook is among the Orioles’ top 30 prospects of 2024 and represented an important piece of the Baysox roster for the past two seasons. Cook was the 287th overall in the 2021 MLB draft, as the Orioles claimed him in the tenth round out of Pepperdine University. After working through the lower A levels, he played the entire 2023 season with the Bowie Baysox, finishing with a .251 batting average. Cook also recorded a historic 20/20 season with the Bays ..read more

The Baltimore Orioles headed into Anaheim and walked away with two wins after a three-game series against the Angels, in the battle of former MVP versus future MVP.  Gunnar Henderson has proven that he deserves to be in the MVP conversation in late September with his play throughout the month. In this series, the Birdland faithful also got their first look at Hetson Kjerstad in the 2024 season after being called up to replace the injured Austin Hays. After only losing one game in the series the Orioles are now 16-8 and are second in the AL East standings only .5 a game back from the New ..read more

The NFL draft is just one day away as the first round is set to begin Thursday night live from Detroit. Rounds two and three will take place on Friday night, and the 2024 NFL draft will conclude on Saturday with rounds four through seven. The Chicago Bears hold the first overall selection and are expected to select USC quarterback Caleb Williams. The 2024 draft class has a lot of talent, in what many experts say is especially deep at the wide receiver position. The Baltimore Ravens currently hold the 30th overall selection in the first round. In total the Ravens have nine draft picks. It’s ano ..read more

The Baltimore Ravens and wide receiver Rashod Bateman have agreed to a three-year extension that will keep the former first-round pick in Baltimore through 2026. The deadline to pick up Bateman’s fifth-year option was on May 2nd, and all indications pointed to the Ravens not picking up the option, thus making Bateman a free-agent in 2025 prior to Wednesday’s extension. Bateman also becomes the first Ravens wide receiver they have drafted in the first round to get a second contract from the team. The Ravens have reached a three-year deal with WR Rashod Bateman, team announces. He's now signed ..read more

Baltimore Orioles’ outfielder Austin Hays was placed on the 10-day IL with a left calf strain on Monday. This made way for Heston Kjerstad to be called up from the AAA Norfolk Tides late Monday night. As Kjerstad is both a corner outfielder as well as a first baseman, he is a strong replacement for Hays.  Kjerstad made his major league debut on September 14th, 2023, where he played in 13 games and had 33 plate appearances with an average of .233 and an OPS of .748. He had two home runs and 3 RBIs. Kjerstad has dominated with the Tides so far this season, with a batting average of .349 and ..read more