<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/betting/blue-jays-vs-orioles-prediction-odds-pick-4-12-2025');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blue Jays vs. Orioles prediction, odds, pick – 4/12/2025');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Blue-Jays-vs.-Orioles-prediction-odds-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>Blue Jays vs. Orioles prediction, odds, pick – 4/12/2025</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-12T08:21:35-07:00">April 12th, 8:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-12T08:21:35-07:00">April 12th, 8:21am</time><address><a>Bryan Logan</a>Bryan Logan decided to jump into his passion for Sports Betting in 2022 after spending years in the world of education. With a love for analytics and all sports, he began working on models for daily sports picks. This led him to ClutchPoints in 2023, where he is a part of the betting editorial team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It is an AL East battle on Saturday as the Toronto Blue Jays face the Baltimore Orioles. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Blue Jays-Orioles prediction and pick.</p><p>The Blue Jays come into the game at 8-6 on the year, which places them tied for first in the AL East. They recently just took three of four from the Red Sox. Meanwhile, the Orioles are just 5-8 on the year and just lost two of three to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/blue-jays-vs-orioles-prediction-odds-pick-4-11-2025">Blue Jays and Orioles play in game one</a> of the series on Friday.</p><h2><b>Blue Jays-Orioles Projected Starters</b></h2><p><b>Bowden Francis vs. Tomoyuki Sugano</b></p><p>Bowden Francis (1-1) with a 3.18 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Allowed two runs on six hits with two walks and six strikeouts through 5.1 innings.</p><p>Away Splits: (0-1) 3.38 ERA</p><p>Tomoyuki Sugano (1-1) with a 2.89 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Allowed one run on five hits with one walk and four strikeouts through 5.1 innings.</p><p><i><b>Here are the Blue Jays-Orioles <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </b></i></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Blue Jays-Orioles Odds</b></h2><p>Toronto Blue Jays: +1.5 (-194)</p><p>Moneyline: +108</p><p>Baltimore Orioles: -1.5 (+160)</p><p>Moneyline: -126</p><p>Over: 8.5 (+100)</p><p>Under: 8.5 (-122)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Blue Jays vs. Orioles</b></h2><p>Time: 4:05 PM ET/ 1:05 PM PT</p><p>TV: SN1/MASN</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(Get Access | Save $30)</a>*</b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Blue Jays Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Blue Jays have been led by George Springer this year. He is hitting .429 with a .479 on-base percentage. Springer has three doubles, a triple, and two home runs. Further, he has ten RBIs, two stolen bases, and six runs scored. Also having a solid year is Andres Gimenez has also been solid this year. He is hitting .224 but with a .339 OBP. Giminez has two doubles, three home runs, eight RBIs, and 11 runs scored.</p><p>Also driving in runs is Bo Bichette. Bichette has eight RBIs on the year while hitting .288 with a .348 OBP. Bichette has four doubles and five runs scored as well. Meanwhile, Vladimir Guerrero Jr is hitting .278 this year with a .355 OBP. He has three doubles, five RBIs, and five runs scored.</p><h2><b>Why The Orioles Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Cedric Mullins has been great for the Orioles this year. He is hitting .286 with a .400 OBP. Mullins has three doubles, three home runs, 14 RBIs, two stolen bases, and eight runs scored. Meanwhile, Tyler O’Neill has been solid as well. He is hitting .316 with a .386 OBP. He has three doubles, a triple, a home run, seven RBIs, and six runs scored. Further, Adley Rutschman is having a solid year. He is hitting .267 with a .365 OBP. Rutschman has two home runs, four RBIs, and eight runs scored.</p><p>Also having a solid season is Jordan Westburg. Westburg is hitting .256 with a .333 OBP. He has three home runs, four RBIs and seven runs scored this year. Scoring runs is something Ryan Mountcastle has done well this year. He has scored six times this year while hitting .268. He also has a .302 OBP, while having two doubles, and three RBIs.</p><h2><b>Final Blue Jays-Orioles Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>The Orioles have scored better this year. They have scored 55 runs in 13 games heading into the series. The Blue Jays have scored 52 runs in 14 games heading into the series. Take the Orioles in this one.</p><p><b>Final Blue Jays-Orioles Prediction &amp; Pick: Orioles ML (-126)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays vs. Orioles prediction, odds, pick – 4/12/2025

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-baltimore-painful-zach-eflin-il-move');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles make painful Zach Eflin IL move');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Zach-Eflin.jpg"><figcaption>Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Orioles make painful Zach Eflin IL move</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-09T10:14:25-07:00">April 9th, 10:14am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-09T10:14:25-07:00">April 9th, 10:14am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore Orioles are going through a rough stretch of the season right now as they’re down most of their reliable pitchers, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/orioles-news-zach-eflin-makes-unfortunate-admission-about-shoulder-condition">Zach Eflin was one of the latest</a> to get <a href="https://x.com/BNightengale/status/1910005173176746410" rel="noopener">dealt some bad news</a>, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.</p><p>“The Orioles officially place ace Zach Eflin on the injured list with his lat strain and recall RHP Colin Selby from Triple-A Norfolk,” Nightengale wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>The Orioles announced that they would be shutting Eflin down for a week after he was diagnosed with a low-grade lat strain following their loss against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He felt discomfort during his start on April 7, as he tossed six innings of one-run ball before leaving at 73 pitches. The team shared that he had shoulder fatigue and then they sent him for imaging.</p><p>Now with the Orioles at 5-7, they are working without three of their best pitches. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-rumors-kyle-bradish-injury-impacts-orioles-trade-deadline-plans">Kyle Bradish underwent Tommy John surgery</a> last June, and Grayson Rodriguez went down in Spring Training with elbow inflammation. Though he’s been working to get back, he hasn’t gotten to the point of a minor-league rehab assignment.</p><p>Losing Eflin is a tough blow for the Orioles, as he earned a run average of around 3.50 in 2023 and 2024, and to start this season, he posted a 3.00 ERA while working six innings per start over his first three appearances.</p><p>The Orioles will have to try to maintain while Eflin is sidelined, and they have the bodies try and make up for his production as much as they can. The season is still fresh, and if they can stay steady in the standings while Eflin works to get back, they’ll be in a good position.</p><p>The season is long, so maybe it’s good that this happened earlier rather than late in the year when the games are more intense.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles make painful Zach Eflin IL move

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-rumors-180-million-corbin-burnes-losing-offer');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles rumors: $180 million Corbin Burnes losing offer comes to light');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Orioles-Corbin-Burnes-losing-offer-.jpg"><figcaption>© Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Orioles rumors: $180 million Corbin Burnes losing offer comes to light</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-09T08:38:33-07:00">April 9th, 8:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-09T08:38:33-07:00">April 9th, 8:38am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Diamondbacks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>During the offseason, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-corbin-burnes-gets-real-orioles-free-agency-contract-offer">Corbin Burnes left the Baltimore Orioles</a> in favor of the Arizona Diamondbacks, which, according to a new report, may have meant he left money on the table.</p><p>Burnes, a former Cy Young winner, was one of the top free-agent pitchers this past winter. Believed to be in the running for the 30-year-old pitcher were the San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, and the Orioles. However, just after Christmas, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-corbin-burnes-shocking-210-million-contract-arizona">Burnes agreed to a six-year deal worth $210 million with the Diamondbacks</a>.</p><p>While Burnes will make a ton of cash regardless, reporters have discovered Burnes could have made even more money, at least in the short term, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6266192/2025/04/09/baltimore-orioles-rotation-corbin-burnes-offer/" rel="noopener">had he decided to stay</a> in Baltimore.</p><p>“The offer to Burnes — first reported by Orioles beat writers Tuesday and confirmed by two sources in Burnes’ camp — was four years, $180 million,” The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal wrote. “The $45 million average annual value would have set a record for a pitcher not named Shohei Ohtani. But Burnes, 30, last went on the injured list for arm trouble in July 2019. He was the healthiest domestic ace to hit the market since Gerrit Cole. It was not unreasonable for him to want more than four years.</p><p>“The six-year, $210 million deal Burnes signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks included deferrals and an opt out after two years. The Orioles’ offer did not include deferrals, a source said, so in present value, their proposed AAV was about $12 million higher than the Diamondbacks’, and their proposed total guarantee was within $20 million.”</p><p>Rosenthal wrote, however, that Burnes and his family already lived in Arizona, which meant home games and spring training would be nearby.</p><p>Although <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-the-major-corbin-burnes-mistake-diamondbacks-made-when-setting-2025-starting-rotation">Burnes has not performed well</a> since putting on a Diamondbacks uniform — he has a 5.79 ERA through two starts — he could potentially earn more money than he is currently slated to if he has an impressive first two years in Arizona.</p><p>After the 2026 season, Burnes could decide to exercise an option to terminate the rest of the deal and become a free agent once again at age 32. It is very realistic to think that a healthy Burnes could fetch more than $96 million over four years, which he would be paid if he opts in and remains with Arizona. Blake Snell, 32, signed a five-year, $182 million deal with the Dodgers this past offseason (albeit with deferrals). Max Fried, now 31, also signed an eight-year, $218 million contract with the New York Yankees in December.</p><p>Burnes, whose <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/orioles-vs-diamondbacks-prediction-odds-pick-4-9-2025">Diamondbacks are currently hosting the Orioles</a>, is projected to make his next start over the weekend vs. the Milwaukee Brewers. Unless the teams meet in the playoffs, Burnes and the Diamondbacks do not make a trip to play the Orioles in Baltimore this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles rumors: $180 million Corbin Burnes losing offer comes to light

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-corbin-burnes-gets-real-orioles-free-agency-contract-offer');   ga('set', 'title', 'Corbin Burnes gets 100% real on Orioles’ free agency contract offer');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Corbin-Burnes.jpg"><figcaption>Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Corbin Burnes gets 100% real on Orioles’ free agency contract offer</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-08T16:42:43-07:00">April 8th, 4:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-09T06:16:41-07:00">April 9th, 6:16am</time><address><a>Russell Steinberg</a>Russell Steinberg covers Major League Baseball and the New York Liberty for ClutchPoints. A baseball and basketball lifer, he has written for Boardroom, SLAM, SB Nation, The Next, and more. He graduated from NYU in 2012 and still returns to serve as PA announcer and occasional broadcaster for the school’s basketball and volleyball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Diamondbacks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Corbin Burnes is opening up about his free agency and how he ended up a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-corbin-burnes-decision-diamondbacks-free-agency">member of the Arizona Diamondbacks</a>.</p><p>Burnes was the Baltimore Orioles’ ace last year, going 15-9 with a 2.92 ERA and an All-Star nod. Though the O’s remained in the running to retain him until the end, <a href="https://twitter.com/ByMattWeyrich/status/1909733009647190389" rel="noopener">he settled on Arizona</a> — both because of the terms of the deal and because Phoenix is close to home.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dbacks’ Corbin Burnes says the Orioles made a four-year offer in free agency and he got the sense they might go to five but ultimately the Dbacks went to six years and $210M for the highest offer and one that let him stay close to home. <a href="https://t.co/qkHo2hJgHY">pic.twitter.com/qkHo2hJgHY</a></p><p>— Matt Weyrich (@ByMattWeyrich) <a href="https://twitter.com/ByMattWeyrich/status/1909733009647190389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I just don’t think we necessarily matched up on the years it was going to take to get to a dollar amount for me to stay there,” Burnes told reporters of his negotiations with Baltimore. “Now, I can’t guarantee I would have gone there had this offer not come around. It’s just kind of one of those things, the way it was lined up, us living here, [if] these guys are gonna be serious and have a fair offer then this is where we’re going to be.”</p><p>Burnes still insisted that his agent, Scott Boras, was working with the Orioles to make a deal happen up until the end. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-corbin-burnes-shocking-210-million-contract-arizona">ultimately decided on the Diamondbacks</a>, who gave him a six-year contract worth $210 million.</p><p>“We never told them that we weren’t going to go there,” he continued. “I know Scott was still in negotiations with them up until a couple days prior of us signing here. This deal here came together very quick…when the Diamondbacks came in, they came in hot and heavy and I’m excited we got it done in a matter of 72 hours. It was quick.”</p><p>Burnes’ first two starts with Arizona haven’t gone exactly to plan. The New York Yankees, who he has a career 1.93 ERA against, scored four runs off of him in his first start of the year. Five days later against the Washington Nationals, he gave up four more. In 11.1 innings this season, he has issued seven walks and given up 11 hits.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Corbin Burnes gets 100% real on Orioles’ free agency contract offer

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-zach-eflin-makes-unfortunate-admission-about-shoulder-condition');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles’ Zach Eflin makes unfortunate admission about shoulder condition');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Orioles-pitcher-Zach-Eflin-throws-ball.jpg"><figcaption>© Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Orioles’ Zach Eflin makes unfortunate admission about shoulder condition</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-07T23:45:14-07:00">April 7th, 11:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-07T23:45:14-07:00">April 7th, 11:45pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Zach Eflin is someone the Baltimore Orioles look at to be a reliable starting pitcher for them all year ’round as they continue their quest to compete for a World Series title. While the start of the 2025 season hasn’t exactly gone swimmingly for the Orioles, they had an excellent game on Monday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/orioles-vs-diamondbacks-prediction-odds-pick-4-7-2025">defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1</a> thanks to an impressive start from Eflin, who pitched six innings and allowed just one earned run on four hits.</p><p>Eflin, however, wasn’t having any trouble and presumably could have gone further in the game had it not for a bout against a shoulder issue that limited him to just 73 pitches on the night. The 31-year-old righty, as per the Orioles, was going through shoulder fatigue, which is a concern this early on in the season.</p><p>Nonetheless, Eflin <a href="https://twitter.com/masnOrioles/status/1909471426219761891" rel="noopener">isn’t too concerned</a> about his shoulder and believes that the Orioles’ decision to limit his workload on the night is merely precautionary.</p><p>“Just fatigue. I think it was precautionary. Evaluate it tomorrow, see how I feel after sleeping tonight,” Eflin said, via MASN. “Currently, I’m pretty optimistic. But we’ll see how it feels tomorrow. Yeah [I’m pain-free].”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Zach Eflin discusses his shoulder fatigue and recaps his overall outing in tonight’s win. <a href="https://t.co/R0uQ0pAPXB">pic.twitter.com/R0uQ0pAPXB</a></p><p>— Orioles on MASN (@masnOrioles) <a href="https://twitter.com/masnOrioles/status/1909471426219761891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Nobody knows one’s body better than one’s self, so for Eflin to say that he doesn’t feel any pain is a good sign. Regardless, there is still worry that a more serious issue could be unearthed once he’s evaluated on Tuesday.</p><p>Whatever the case may be, the Orioles will need Eflin to be healthy; through three starts this year (18.0 innings of work), the 31-year-old has put up a <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/zach-eflin-2025-stats" rel="noopener">solid ERA of 3.00</a>. The lack of strikeouts is a concern, but regression to the mean for his strikeout value should mean that there is room for him to grow still as the season progresses, provided of course that he stays healthy.</p><h2>Zach Eflin is emerging as the Orioles’ ace</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Baltimore-Orioles-SP-Zach-Eflin.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Zach Eflin may not have the typical profile of an ace-caliber pitcher, but he has gotten the job done thus far for the Orioles this year, limiting the opposition to just six earned runs in 18 innings of work.</p><p>With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-gm-mike-elias-explain-why-baltimore-3-vets-corbin-burnes">Orioles having lost Corbin Burnes over the offseason</a>, there is a huge void atop the Baltimore starting rotation. There might still be a need for them to address their rotation later this season, but Eflin, thus far, is holding the fort, and his team needs him healthy especially considering how early it is in the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles’ Zach Eflin makes unfortunate admission about shoulder condition

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/baltimore-orioles/10-greatest-baltimore-orioles-players-all-time-ranked');   ga('set', 'title', '10 greatest Baltimore Orioles players of all time, ranked');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/10-greatest-Baltimore-Orioles-players-of-all-time-ranked.jpg"></figure><h1>10 greatest Baltimore Orioles players of all time, ranked</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-07T11:07:14-07:00">April 7th, 11:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-07T11:07:14-07:00">April 7th, 11:07am</time><address><a>Bailey Bassett</a>Bailey Bassett is a sports writer from Denver, Colorado, covering major sports events and athlete backgrounds at ClutchPoints. He has experience covering and writing on high school, collegiate, and professional sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore Orioles have an impressive core of young stars, many of which are so talented despite their youth that they can be expected to thrive in Baltimore for a very long time. Gunnar Henderson, Adley Rutschman, and Jackson Holliday fit the bill in that regard. The Orioles have an extensive history, though, so check out the gallery to see the 10 greatest Orioles players of all time.</p><p>The baseball team in Baltimore has been known as the Orioles since 1954, but they were called the St. Louis Browns from 1902-53. Even before that, from 1894-1901, the team owned the Milwaukee Brewers’ history. Every era of Orioles baseball will be taken into account in this article.</p><h2><b>1. Cal Ripken Jr, 1981-2001</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cal-Ripken-Jr.jpg"><figcaption>Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Wilt Chamberlain had a 100-point NBA game. Wayne Gretzky racked up 2,857 career points in the NHL, and Pete Maravich averaged 44.2 points per game over his collegiate basketball career. These are all considered <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/10-most-unbreakable-records-in-nba-history">unbreakable records.</a> Perhaps the most unbreakable record of all is Cal Ripken Jr.’s Iron Man streak.</p><p>The lifelong Oriole played in 2,632 straight games. Ripken simply never took a day off. In fact, the third and fourth-longest streaks for consecutive games played don’t even add up to Ripken’s 2,632 games. The shortstop/third baseman never sat from 1982 to 1998. Ripken wasn’t just out there to be out there, either.</p><p>Ripken made 19 straight All-Star appearances to go with eight Silver Sluggers and two Gold Gloves. He even won two MVPs and the 1983 World Series. During Ripken’s <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/what-10-most-unbreakable-records-sports" rel="noopener">Iron Man streak</a>, he played alongside 150 different position players and had eight different managers. All in all, Ripken is one of only 10 players to surpass the 3,000-game mark. He also leads the Orioles record books in almost every stat, including WAR (95.9), home runs (431), RBIs (1,695), and walks (1,129).</p><h2><b>2. Brooks Robinson, 1955-77</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Brooks-Robinson.jpg"><figcaption>Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Somehow, Brooks Robinson played in even more total seasons for the Orioles than Ripken did. Ripken’s career spanned 21 seasons, but Robinson lasted 23 years in MLB, all of which came in Baltimore. Robinson joined the team during the year after they left St. Louis. While the Orioles have history from before they became the Orioles, Robinson is technically the first star of the team after the name/city change. He then played in Baltimore until the year before Ripken was drafted.</p><p>Robinson still has claim to being the best defensive third baseman ever. He collected 16 Gold Gloves throughout his career, a number surpassed by no position players and only outdone by Greg Maddux, a pitcher. It was next to impossible for batters to get anything past Robinson on the hot corner.</p><p>The 1964 AL MVP won two World Series, and he was named the World Series MVP during the latter of those two. While he was most known for his defense, he was able to collect 2,848 hits over the course of his career.</p><h2><b>3. Jim Palmer, 1965-67, 1969-84</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Jim-Palmer.jpg"><figcaption>Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The best pitcher in Orioles history is Jim Palmer. While the record books are filled with Ripken’s name when it comes to hitting, and Robinson was arguably the greatest fielder ever, it is Palmer who stood out on the bump. Yet another career Oriole, Palmer played all 19 of his seasons with the team, and he would have played even more had it not been for early-career arm injuries.</p><p>Throughout his career, Palmer collected 268 wins, 3,948 total innings, 2,212 strikeouts, 211 complete games, and 53 shutouts, all of which top the Orioles record books. The three-time Cy Young winner led the AL in wins three straight times, and he also had two ERA titles.</p><h2><b>4. Eddie Murray, 1977-88, 1996</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Eddie-Murray.jpg"><figcaption>Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Another all-time legend, Eddie Murray, is one of the best switch-hitters the game of baseball has ever seen. He had immense power, evidenced by 343 of his 504 career home runs coming in an Orioles uniform. He also batted for average, way better than your normal first baseman.</p><p>Murray regularly batted above .300 in Baltimore, and his OBP was even a league-leading .410 in 1984. The eight-time All-Star – seven came in Baltimore – never won the MVP, but he finished as the runner-up for the award twice. Being that he was feared as a hitter during his entire career, he is one of the best players to never win the MVP.</p><h2><b>5. Mike Mussina, 1991-2000</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Mike-Mussina.jpg"><figcaption>Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The star power of New York has made Mike Mussina remembered as a member of the Yankees by many baseball fans. He was even better with the Orioles, though. In Baltimore, Mussina had a 3.53 ERA and 2,009.2 innings pitched. He never won the Cy Young, but he was also in the top five in voting five times.</p><p>Baltimore has always been known for great defense, and that extended to the pitching position. Mussina was a Gold Glover seven times, five of which came with the Orioles.</p><h2><b>6. Frank Robinson, 1966-71</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Frank-Robinson.jpg"><figcaption>Malcolm Emmons-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Frank Robinson is most known for his time with the Cincinnati Reds, but it can be argued that his best days actually came in Baltimore. Robinson, who is one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/updating-and-ranking-the-50-greatest-mlb-players-of-all-time">best MLB players in history,</a> had his best season ever as a member of the Orioles. In his 1966 MVP-winning campaign, Robinson had career-bests in home runs (49) and batting average (.316).</p><p>He also led the league in RBIs (122), OBP (.410), and OPS (1.047) that season. That was Robinson’s first season in Baltimore, and the next five to come were pretty darn good, too. Robinson is one of three players to win the Triple Crown since the ’50s, and he did it not with the Reds but with the Orioles.</p><h2><b>7. Boog Powell, 1961-74</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Boog-Powell.jpg"><figcaption>Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>From <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/5-greatest-mlb-players-who-participated-little-league-world-series">Little League World Series legend</a> to MLB World Series legend, Boog Powell won two World Series, went to four straight All-Star games, and was the 1970 AL MVP. Powell’s prime might not have lasted as long as some of the other players on this list, but he was on top of the baseball world at his peak.</p><p>Even in the years when he wasn’t going to the All-Star game, Powell was still severely underrated. Powell hit 303 home runs during his Orioles tenure. The 1966 championship team he played on was so stacked that he finished third place in MVP voting only behind his teammates, Frank Robinson and Brooks Robinson.</p><h2><b>8. Mark Belanger, 1965-81</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Baltimore-Orioles-logo-from-the-70s.jpg"></figure><p>Before Ripken manned the shortstop position in Baltimore, Belanger was the star at the six spot. Like Ripken, Belanger was ahead of his time as a defensive ace at shortstop. While he only went to one All-Star game because of mediocre offensive play, he won eight Gold Gloves during his career.</p><p>Belanger only hit one home run in his All-Star season, and he only hit it over the fence 20 times in total. His defense was truly next level, though, and elite defensive play at shortstop has been coveted league-wide ever since his playing days.</p><h2><b>9. Paul Blair, 1964-76</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Paul-Blair.jpg"><figcaption>Dick Raphael-USA TODAY Sports-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The ’60s and ’70s were the golden era of Orioles baseball. Paul Blair is another player who was on those teams and was a key figure in the Orioles winning two championships. Blair, like Belanger, was a premier defensive player, which was Baltimore’s bread and butter. He won eight Glove Gloves as well, but he did it in centerfield. Blair’s offensive numbers were a little better than Belanger’s, but Blair didn’t play as long in Baltimore as Belanger did, hence his ranking a spot lower here.</p><h2><b>10. Adam Jones, 2008-18</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Adam-Jones.jpg"><figcaption>Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With so many old-school legends being a part of the Orioles’ history, it wasn’t going to be easy for a modern-day player to make this list. Adam Jones was good enough and played for long enough to do just that, though. Jones went to five All-Star games and won the Golf Glove four times.</p><p>Jones ranks within the top five in franchise history in hits (1,781) and home runs (263). He was acquired in a blockbuster deal involving Erik Bedard, and the Orioles clearly came out on top in that deal.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

10 greatest Baltimore Orioles players of all time, ranked

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-orioles-fans-tomoyuki-suganos-admission-1st-mlb-win');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles fans will love Tomoyuki Sugano’s admission after 1st MLB win');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Tomoyuki-Sugano-cover.jpg"></figure><h1>Orioles fans will love Tomoyuki Sugano’s admission after 1st MLB win</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-06T00:44:36-07:00">April 6th, 12:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-06T00:44:36-07:00">April 6th, 12:44am</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tomoyuki Sugano didn’t just <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/orioles-news-orioles-trade-for-cubs-pitcher-acquired-cody-bellinger-deal">earn his first Major League win on Saturday</a> — <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/orioles-news-tomoyuki-sugano-championship-message">he made a statement that’ll fire up the entire Orioles fanbase</a>. After holding the Kansas City Royals to just one run over 5 1/3 innings, the 35-year-old rookie <a href="https://x.com/jcalvinmeyer/status/1908661133193761089" rel="noopener">had this to say</a> via interpreter Yuto Sakurai:</p><p>“I’m not here to win one game in the major leagues. I’m here to win day to day and, ultimately, get the championship.” via  Chandler Rome on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Sugano, a two-time Sawamura Award winner in Japan (essentially their version of the Cy Young), looked like the decorated veteran he is after a shaky debut. Gone were the hand cramps and nerves <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/tomoyuki-sugano-gets-first-career-win-with-orioles" rel="noopener">that plagued his first outing</a>. On Saturday, it was all poise and precision.</p><p>He allowed just five hits, one walk, and struck out four as the Orioles snapped a three-game losing streak with an 8-1 win at Kauffman Stadium. Even more impressive was Sugano’s pitch mix — six different offerings, from sweepers to splitters, cutters to curveballs — keeping the Royals off balance all afternoon.</p><h2><b>Orioles defeat the Royals on Saturday, end losing skid </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Tomoyuki-Sugano.jpg"><figcaption>William Purnell-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>“He was really attacking the strike zone,” said catcher Gary Sánchez, who drove in two early runs. “All the pitches worked the way they were supposed to today.”</p><p>The biggest test came in the fifth. With runners on first and second and nobody out, Sugano buckled down and retired the next three batters. That momentum carried into a four-run sixth inning for Baltimore, giving Sugano all the run support he’d need.</p><p>The only blemish came when Bobby Witt Jr. took him deep in the sixth, but even that came after a long wait between innings in the frigid Kansas City weather.</p><p>Still, Sugano did his job — and he got the full treatment from the team afterward. The Orioles celebrated his milestone win with a beer shower, pushing Sugano through the clubhouse in a laundry cart.</p><p>“Typically in Japan, the beer shower only happens during the championship,” Sugano said. “So I was really happy to get that treatment. It made me feel like I want to succeed even more.”</p><p>Manager Brandon Hyde noted Sugano looked much more comfortable this time around. “Really good command like he had in Spring Training with all of his pitches,” Hyde said.</p><p>Baltimore’s bats backed him up big time. The Orioles’ 5-through-9 hitters combined for eight hits and all eight RBIs. Rookie Jackson Holliday went 3-for-4 with a two-run single, and Heston Kjerstad came up clutch against a lefty reliever, proving he deserves more at-bats.</p><p>With Colton Cowser sidelined, Kjerstad’s big knock could earn him more playing time — especially if he keeps delivering in high-leverage moments. The Orioles improved to 4-5, matching last season’s record through nine games — and we all know how that story ended. With Sugano looking like a stabilizing force in a rotation still missing key arms, Baltimore just might have found another piece of its winning formula.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles fans will love Tomoyuki Sugano’s admission after 1st MLB win

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/mlb-stories/orioles-news-baltimore-royals-trade-game-nick-gordon');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles, Royals make trade before head-to-head matchup');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Nick-Gordon-scores-a-run.jpg"><figcaption>Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Orioles, Royals make trade before head-to-head matchup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-05T10:59:28-07:00">April 5th, 10:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-05T10:59:28-07:00">April 5th, 10:59am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore Orioles are playing the Kansas City Royals on Saturday. The Royals and Orioles <a href="https://x.com/ByRobertMurray/status/1908570562143854604" rel="noopener">also made</a> a trade on Saturday before their head-to-head matchup, per Robert Murray of Fansided.</p><p>“Trade: The Kansas City Royals are acquiring Nick Gordon from the Baltimore Orioles, sources say. Gordon, who was in Triple-A with the Orioles, has hit .244/.283/.386 with 23 home runs and 112 RBI in four major-league seasons,” Murray wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><h2><b>Royals acquire Nick Gordon from Orioles</b></h2><p>As Murray wrote, Gordon was in Triple-A. He does have MLB experience, however.</p><p>The 29-year-old made his MLB debut in 2021 with the Minnesota Twins. His best season came in 2022, though, as he slashed .272/.316/.427/.743 across 136 big league games. Gordon added nine home runs and six stolen bases.</p><p>After playing in Minnesota from 2021-2023, Gordon joined the Miami Marlins for the 2024 campaign. He appeared in 95 MLB games last season, hitting .227 with a .627 OPS.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/kansas-city-royals/fatal-flaw-kansas-city-royals-must-address-2025-mlb-season">Royals are hoping to make another postseason run</a> this year. Acquiring a veteran such as Gordon from the Orioles could help their situation. Kansas City features a fairly young team overall, so players with multiple years of MLB experience are especially valuable for the team. Gordon also offers defensive versatility.</p><p>The Orioles, meanwhile, are also looking to compete. Baltimore has displayed signs of potential in recent seasons, but they have yet to make a true World Series run. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-gunnar-henderson-playing-tonight-royals-latest-injury-update">Gunnar Henderson recently returned from injury</a>, and he has a realistic opportunity to help the O’s take the next step.</p><p>When it comes to the Orioles-Royals current series, Kansas City took care of business on Friday. The Royals defeated the Orioles by a final score of 8-2. Baltimore and Kansas City will play once again on Saturday before the series finale on Sunday.</p><p>The Orioles will attempt to bounce back on Saturday. First pitch is scheduled for 4:10 PM EST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles, Royals make trade before head-to-head matchup

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-gunnar-henderson-playing-tonight-royals-latest-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Is Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson playing tonight vs. Royals? 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Latest injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-04T11:27:45-07:00">April 4th, 11:27am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-04T11:27:45-07:00">April 4th, 11:27am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After splitting their first series of the season with the Toronto Blue Jays, the Baltimore Orioles ended up dropping two of three against the Boston Red Sox during their first three-game set of the year at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. As they prepare for their upcoming series against the Kansas City Royals, the team has gotten a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/orioles-news-when-will-gunnar-henderson-return-from-injury">positive injury update regarding star shortstop Gunnar Henderson</a>.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/orioles-news-gunnar-henderson-scary-moment-spring-training-game">Henderson dealt with an intercostal muscle strain</a> during spring training, and he ended up being forced to start the new season on the injured list. However, it doesn’t seem like his stay on the list is going to end up being a very lengthy one, as he’s <a href="https://x.com/MLBNetwork/status/1908178747871699038" rel="noopener">expected to be activated</a> and make his season debut for Baltimore on Friday against Kansas City.</p><p>“The Orioles expect to have Gunnar Henderson back tonight for his season debut,” Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported on Friday.</p><p>https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1908178747871699038</p><h2><b>Orioles set for major Gunnar Henderson boost</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Orioles-star-Gunnar-Henderson-crosses-home-plate.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Henderson enjoyed a breakout campaign in 2024, as he posted a .281 batting average while smacking 37 home runs, driving in 92 runs, and stealing 21 bases. Henderson’s strong play earned him the first All-Star selection of his career, and he ended up finishing fourth in the crowded American League MVP race.</p><p>Baltimore hasn’t necessarily played poorly to start the season, but you can bet they will be thrilled to get arguably their best player in Henderson back on the field. It may take him some time to hit the ground running, but he’s only missed seven games, so he ultimately shouldn’t be too far behind the rest of his teammates. The O’s will be sending Dean Kremer to the mound on Friday, with Royals stud Seth Lugo drawing the start on the other side of things. First pitch is currently scheduled for 7:40 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Is Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson playing tonight vs. Royals? Latest injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-when-will-gunnar-henderson-return-from-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'When will Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson return from injury?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Orioles-star-Gunnar-Henderson-crosses-home-plate.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>When will Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson return from injury?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-03T18:45:13-07:00">April 3rd, 6:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-03T18:45:26-07:00">April 3rd, 6:45pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore Orioles are just 3-4 after facing two teams that could threaten their quest for American League East supremacy, but they are about to get major reinforcements. Star shortstop Gunnar Henderson, who suffered an intercostal strain in spring training, is <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/gunnar-henderson-2025-season-debut" rel="noopener">expected to come off the injured list</a> for Friday night’s road game versus the Kansas City Royals, according to MLB.com’s Jake Rill.</p><p>The O’s have scored a good amount of runs without their top offensive contributor, but they could definitely use the consistent excellence he has been known to provide over the last couple of years. Henderson arrived in Baltimore to loads of fan fare, and he has lived up to it so far. The former second-round draft pick earned a Silver Slugger and American League Rookie of the Year Award in 2023 and then secured a top five MVP finish and first-career All-Star selection the following season.</p><p>Baltimore and its fan base has been eager to see what Henderson is going to unleash in 2025. Center fielder Cedric Mullins and catcher Adley Rutschman helped lay the foundation of an Orioles revival, but No. 2’s emergence was arguably the biggest catalyst for the franchise advancing to the playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1996-97. The pressure is on him to lead Baltimore to a deep October run this year.</p><h2><b>How will the Orioles SS respond to the layoff?</b></h2><p>A healthy Gunnar Henderson has the talent to make the O’s lineup as intimidating as any in the AL. He is slashing .268/.346/.504/.850 with 69 home runs through 343 MLB games. The 23-year-old aims to build on a stellar start to his career when he presumably returns to action on Friday.</p><p>Do not expect Kauffman Stadium to give him a warm welcome, however. Following a home series loss to the Boston Red Sox, the Orioles will trust Henderson to quickly put an indent in the new MLB season. But shaking off rust will be a tough task versus 2024 AL Cy Young runner-up Seth Lugo.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

When will Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson return from injury?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-dh-rafael-devers-very-happy-reaction-after-breaking-0-for-21-slump');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox DH Rafael Devers’ ‘very happy’ reaction after breaking 0-for-21 slump');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Red-Sox-news-Rafael-Devers-very-happy-reaction-after-breaking-0-for-21-slump.jpg"></figure><h1>Red Sox DH Rafael Devers’ ‘very happy’ reaction after breaking 0-for-21 slump</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-03T00:31:10-07:00">April 3rd, 12:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-03T00:31:10-07:00">April 3rd, 12:31am</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For the first five games of the season, Rafael Devers couldn’t buy a hit. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-fans-clown-rafael-devers-miserable-slump-season-start">Boston Red Sox slugger was mired in an 0-for-21 slump</a> with a staggering 15 strikeouts, drawing concern from fans and frustration across the lineup. But on Wednesday night at Camden Yards,<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-jonathan-papelbon-calls-out-rafael-devers-shape-amid-struggles"> Devers finally delivered — and the weight of the world seemed to lift.</a></p><p>Devers went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a single in Boston’s 3-0 win over the Orioles, providing both relief and production at a much-needed time. The <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/rafael-devers-rbi-double-for-first-hit-of-2025" rel="noopener">double came in the fifth inning</a> off Orioles starter Zach Eflin, a 109.5 mph liner to right field that scored Ceddanne Rafaela and extended Boston’s lead to 3-0. The crowd — filled with Red Sox fans — gave Devers a standing ovation.</p><p>“I enjoy it a lot,” Devers said through interpreter Carlos Villoria-Benítez. “It makes me happy, seeing that reaction, because that makes me see that they’re paying attention to my at-bat and they’re supporting me.”</p><p>Devers added a single in the eighth inning and didn’t strike out once, a noticeable shift after striking out three or more times in four of the team’s first six games. While Devers insisted he wasn’t worried about the slump, manager Alex Cora admitted the breakthrough was much needed — for everyone.</p><h2><b>Rafael Devers gets his first hit in Red Sox win over Orioles</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Rafael-Devers-1.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>“We all needed that one,” Cora said. “The at-bats are getting better. He walked twice the other day. He put some good swings on it, got a breaking ball in the zone, put a good swing, and then the line drive we’ve been looking for for five days. He did an outstanding job.”</p><p>Devers’ struggles at the plate were magnified not just by the results, but by the context. After being moved off third base due to the offseason signing of Gold Glove winner Alex Bregman, Devers — recovering from a shoulder injury that ended his 2024 season — expressed frustration about his position shift. But with his early struggles and Bregman’s defensive value, the Red Sox stuck with the switch, and Devers has since embraced his new role as designated hitter.</p><p>Helping fuel Boston’s win was left-hander Garrett Crochet, fresh off signing a six-year, $170 million extension. In his second start for the Red Sox, the 25-year-old was dominant, throwing eight scoreless innings while striking out eight and allowing just four hits.</p><p>“I felt really good,” Crochet said. “I was just in control. Let’s pour some pitches in the zone and eliminate the walks as much as we can.”</p><p>Aroldis Chapman locked down the ninth for his first save, sealing the Red Sox’s second win of the season and ending a short skid.</p><p>“I never pressured myself or anything like that,” Devers said. “I knew it was going to come. It was more for other people than for me.”</p><p>Now with that elusive first hit — and second — in the books, Devers and the Red Sox can finally turn the page and look forward to brighter days ahead.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox DH Rafael Devers’ ‘very happy’ reaction after breaking 0-for-21 slump

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-red-sox-garrett-crochet-message-front-office-humbling-orioles');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox’ Garrett Crochet sends message to front office after humbling Orioles');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Red-Sox-news-Garrett-Crochet-sends-message-to-front-office-after-humbling-Orioles.jpg"></figure><h1>Red Sox’ Garrett Crochet sends message to front office after humbling Orioles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-02T21:00:29-07:00">April 2nd, 9:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-02T21:00:29-07:00">April 2nd, 9:00pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Garrett Crochet didn’t waste any time <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-boston-garrett-crochet-agree-to-monster-170-million-extension">showing the Boston Red Sox why they were right to bet big on him</a>. Just two days after inking a six-year, $170 million extension, the 25-year-old left-hander delivered the best start of his young career, tossing eight shutout innings in a 3-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on Wednesday night. He <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44512127/newly-signed-garrett-crochet-throws-8-scoreless-red-sox" rel="noopener">allowed just four hits</a>, walked one, and struck out eight on 102 pitches — one shy of his career high.</p><p>“My first start in college I went eight, and I haven’t sniffed it since,” Crochet said after the game, smiling.</p><p>His <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-full-details-garrett-crochet-170-million-contract-extension">dominance backed up Boston’s decision to lock him up through 2031,</a> and manager Alex Cora didn’t shy away from praising the front office’s commitment to its new ace.</p><p>“That’s the reason he’s here. That’s the reason we committed to him,” Cora said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"That's the reason he's here. That's the reason we committed to him."</p><p>Alex Cora on Garrett Crochet's stellar outing ⭐ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RedSox?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RedSox</a> <a href="https://t.co/dxwE8c36O4">pic.twitter.com/dxwE8c36O4</a></p><p>— NESN (@NESN) <a href="https://twitter.com/NESN/status/1907604888382509444?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Red Sox acquired Crochet in a blockbuster December trade with the White Sox, sending away top prospects Kyle Teel and Braden Montgomery to land a high-upside arm with frontline potential. Despite limited time as a starter in the big leagues, the Red Sox were confident enough in both his talent and work ethic to make Crochet the second-highest-paid starting pitcher in club history — trailing only David Price’s $217 million deal.</p><h2><b>The Red Sox’ extension of Garrett Crochet seems to be paying off so far</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Garrett-Crochet_f510b6.jpg"><figcaption>Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Crochet, who entered the year with just 146 career innings as a starter due to prior injuries and bullpen usage, said the decision to stay in Boston came quickly.</p><p>“Going back to when the trade went through, we knew Boston was a place where we would love to be long term,” he told reporters. “Credit to the front office for staying diligent, and my agency as well.”</p><p>In a tweet by MassLive’s Christopher Smith, Crochet revealed just how close the deal came to not happening before Opening Day: “Crochet had set an Opening Day deadline for extension talks. But the sides were close enough he was willing to extend it. He said it was so close ‘You could smell it.’”</p><p>Boston’s front office, led by chief baseball officer Craig Breslow, recognized the rare opportunity to secure a 25-year-old ace with elite strikeout stuff. Crochet’s 2024 numbers — including an MLB-best 35.1% strikeout rate among starters — rivaled those of Cy Young winners Tarik Skubal and Chris Sale, and he was one of the few bright spots on a 121-loss White Sox team.</p><p>“There’s always risk associated with these types of contracts,” Breslow said earlier this week. “But we believe Garrett’s best days are ahead of him.”</p><p>The win over Baltimore also featured encouraging signs elsewhere for Boston. Young infielder Kristian Campbell, who signed his own eight-year, $60 million deal Wednesday, doubled twice. Rafael Devers broke out of an 0-for-21 slump to start the season with an RBI double and added another hit later in the game. But the night belonged to Crochet — both as a pitcher and a statement.</p><p>“I can’t think of the last time I played baseball for pride,” Crochet said. “So to have this security and feel like I’m playing to truly just win ballgames, it takes a lot of the riff-raff out of it.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox’ Garrett Crochet sends message to front office after humbling Orioles

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/baltimore-orioles/mlb-rumors-orioles-open-trade-33-hr-star-make-room-superstar-prospect');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: Orioles open to trade of ex-33 HR star to make room for superstar prospect');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/MLB-rumors-Orioles-open-to-trade-of-ex-33-HR-star-to-make-room-for-superstar-prospect.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB rumors: Orioles open to trade of ex-33 HR star to make room for superstar prospect</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-30T11:09:10-07:00">March 30th, 11:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-30T12:28:27-07:00">March 30th, 12:28pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and College Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/orioles-news-orioles-trade-for-cubs-pitcher-acquired-cody-bellinger-deal">Baltimore Orioles are looking to get back to the playoffs</a> in 2025 and avenge a disappointing Wild Card loss to the Kansas City Royals last season. While doing that, they could be looking to get a little bit younger in the middle of the lineup.</p><p>Ryan Mountcastle has been a mainstay at first base and in the middle of the order for the Orioles, but his time with the team could be coming to an end. Triple-A corner infielder Coby Mayo has emerged as a star in the minors, and Mountcastle <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/03/30/bruce-bochy-brian-snitker-mlb-managers/82723066007/" rel="noopener">could soon be moved</a> to make room for the 23-year old according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today.</p><p>“The Baltimore Orioles are letting teams know that first baseman Ryan Mountcastle is available in a potential trade to clear a spot for Coby Mayo,” Nightengale wrote.</p><p>Despite coming into the league in just 2020, Mountcastle has been on somewhat of a decline in recent years. He crushed 33 home runs in 2021 but has failed to even approach that mark since and is coming off of a 2024 season where he hit just 13 home runs in 124 games.</p><p>Mountcastle is just 1-for-9 in three games this season as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/blue-jays-news-toronto-max-scherzer-injury-move-frustrating-debut">Orioles seek a series victory over the Toronto Blue Jays</a> on Sunday.</p><p>On the other hand, Mayo is currently the No. 2-rated prospect in the Orioles’ system. He has been in the minor leagues for the majority of his career since 2021 and has a .918 OPS with 82 home runs in that time.</p><p>Mayo played in 17 games for the Orioles in 2024 and struggled, but the team is clearly confident that he will be able to put that behind him if he were to get called up again this season. He had 41 at-bats in those 17 games and recorded just four hits, all singles, while striking out 22 times.</p><p>If Mayo ends up panning out, he provides the Orioles with a cheaper alternative at first base who also has the versatility to play third if needed. A Mountcastle trade could also net them valuable assets to help fill out the roster elsewhere.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Orioles open to trade of ex-33 HR star to make room for superstar prospect

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-orioles-trade-for-cubs-pitcher-acquired-cody-bellinger-deal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles trade for Cubs pitcher acquired in Cody Bellinger deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Orioles-news-Baltimore-trades-for-Cubs-pitcher-acquired-in-Cody-Bellinger-deal.jpg"></figure><h1>Orioles trade for Cubs pitcher acquired in Cody Bellinger deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-29T21:32:03-07:00">March 29th, 9:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-29T21:32:03-07:00">March 29th, 9:32pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/orioles-news-orioles-ink-2021-all-star-pitcher-1-year-deal">Baltimore Orioles added pitching depth</a> on Saturday, acquiring right-hander Cody Poteet from the Chicago Cubs <a href="https://x.com/BNightengale/status/1906083530012229704" rel="noopener">in exchange for cash considerations</a>. The 30-year-old was designated for assignment by the Cubs just days earlier to make room for Brad Keller on the 40-man roster. Poteet will report to Triple-A Norfolk, and the Orioles’ 40-man roster now stands at 39.</p><p>Though a low-profile transaction, the trade adds meaningful depth to an Orioles pitching staff currently dealing with a string of injuries. Baltimore is without Grayson Rodriguez, Trevor Rogers, Chayce McDermott, Kyle Bradish, and Tyler Wells—all key rotation arms—making Poteet a timely addition.</p><p>Originally a fourth-round pick by the Marlins in 2015, Poteet debuted with Miami in 2021. His initial stint in the majors as a starter was uneven, producing a 4.99 ERA over seven starts. But in a swingman role in 2022, he improved, posting a 3.86 ERA in 28 innings across 12 appearances before undergoing Tommy John surgery late that year.</p><p>After missing most of 2023 while rehabbing, Poteet signed with the Yankees and quietly impressed in limited duty. He logged a 2.22 ERA over 24 1/3 innings in 2024, and a 3.40 ERA in 13 Triple-A starts, flashing promise as a depth piece.</p><h2><b>Orioles continue to add depth as the 2025 season is in full swing</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cody-Poteet.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In December, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cubs-next-big-move-must-make-with-money-freed-up-from-cody-bellinger-trade">Poteet was part of the trade that sent Cody Bellinger to the Yankees</a>. That deal, largely seen as a salary dump by the Cubs, brought Poteet to Chicago while clearing Bellinger’s contract from their books. The Cubs had reshaped their outfield with Kyle Tucker and rising star Pete Crow-Armstrong, making Bellinger expendable.</p><p>However, Poteet never got a chance to contribute in Chicago. With the Cubs’ rotation depth and the return of Javier Assad looming, the club opted to DFA Poteet before Opening Day. Now, just a few months after being acquired, he’s on the move again.</p><p>For the Orioles, this is a low-risk, high-upside move. Poteet offers flexibility as an optionable arm who can serve in either a starting or long-relief role. While the Orioles’ current rotation—featuring Zach Eflin, Charlie Morton, Tomoyuki Sugano, Dean Kremer, and Cade Povich—remains intact, injuries have thinned their depth considerably. Poteet could step in if another starter goes down or slot into the bullpen in a multi-inning role.</p><p>Veteran swingman Albert Suarez is currently the next man up, but Poteet gives manager Brandon Hyde another layer of protection—something every contender needs during a 162-game grind.</p><p>From Chicago’s side, the move raises familiar frustrations among fans. The Cubs offloaded a productive player in Bellinger for financial flexibility but haven’t reinvested that savings into the roster. “So, all in all, Chicago traded away their productive outfielder for money,” Jesse Rogers of ESPN noted, pointing out that the return essentially amounted to cash—and little else.</p><p>Unless the Cubs turn around and make aggressive upgrades at the trade deadline, the optics of this series of moves will continue to draw criticism. For now, the Orioles get a versatile arm, and Poteet gets his third team in four months—hoping this stop might offer some stability.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles trade for Cubs pitcher acquired in Cody Bellinger deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-gunnar-henderson-step-injury-return');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson takes big step toward injury return');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Orioles-Gunnar-Henderson-takes-big-step-toward-injury-return.jpg"></figure><h1>Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson takes big step toward injury return</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-28T21:25:26-07:00">March 28th, 9:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-28T21:25:26-07:00">March 28th, 9:25pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor with ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP,  he's writing sports betting predictions for numerous sites across North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/orioles-news-gunnar-henderson-injury-update-opening-day">The Baltimore Orioles are without shortstop Gunnar Henderson</a> as the 2025 campaign is underway, but that shouldn’t be the case for long.</p><p>Henderson, who is dealing with an injury, was <a href="https://x.com/masnRoch/status/1905699096721346672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1905699096721346672%7Ctwgr%5Ea385681787e4020b328d25a90f6ac4466a21f023%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.clutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D3313793action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">batting leadoff</a> in Triple-A on Friday as he rehabs an intercostal strain.</p><p>Via Roch Kubatko:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Gunnar Henderson leading off <a href="https://t.co/LqIsAZzjwZ">https://t.co/LqIsAZzjwZ</a></p><p>— Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) <a href="https://twitter.com/masnRoch/status/1905699096721346672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Earlier this week, Orioles GM Mike Elias hinted that Henderson shouldn’t miss too much time, and he also expressed confidence in the rest of the offense picking up the slack.</p><p>Via WBAL TV:</p><p>“Definitely not good that we are breaking here without Gunnar, but I think the position player core in this offense can pick up the slack.” Elias said. “But, he will start the season out on the IL. Which will be a minimum of seven days missed. We’re going to try to get him out there as soon as possible.”</p><p>Henderson, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/orioles-news-cal-ripken-reacts-gunnar-henderson-breaking-record-white-sox">who is coming off a massive 2024 season</a>, didn’t play much in spring training because of the ailment. The youngster led the Orioles last year, slashing .281 with 37 home runs and 92 RBI. He’s considered one of the top players in the sport. Jackson Holliday played SS on Opening Day on Thursday and did a nice job. Jorge Mateo returned on Friday however, and filled in at short, while Holliday shifted over to second base. He also hit his first homer of the year, but Baltimore lost 8-2.</p><p>Henderson’s IL stint began on Monday, therefore, he could return on April 3 at the earliest. The infielder was 1 for 3 on Friday as the Norfolk Tides lost 9-2 to the Durham Bulls.</p><p>The injury initially happened on February 27 in Grapefruit League action. Considering this is an abdominal issue, the Orioles will be cautious with his recovery. After all, baseball is a rotational sport that involves every single core muscle.</p><p>If the O’s are going to be a playoff team again, they certainly need Henderson healthy.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson takes big step toward injury return

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-adley-rutschman-cedric-mullins-multi-home-run-opening-days');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles’ Adley Rutschman, Cedric Mullins both have multi-home run Opening Days');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/adley-Rutschman-Cedric-Mullins-both-have-multi-home-run-Opening-Days.jpg1_.jpg"></figure><h1>Orioles’ Adley Rutschman, Cedric Mullins both have multi-home run Opening Days</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-27T16:10:53-07:00">March 27th, 4:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-27T16:11:24-07:00">March 27th, 4:11pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore Orioles’ grace period is over. Following early exits in the playoffs in consecutive years, this ballclub is under pressure to attain October success in 2025. Those ambitions cannot come to fruition before the team takes care of business during the regular season, however. They did just that in a 12-2 thumping of the Toronto Blue Jays on Opening Day.</p><p>Adley Rutschman and Cedric Mullins, two of the team’s foundational pieces, particularly <a href="https://x.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1905379940301705452" rel="noopener">enjoyed massive afternoons</a> for the O’s. The catcher and center fielder each collected two home runs and three hits while combining for eight RBIs and five runs scored.</p><p>Rutschman started off the slug party in the first inning, smashing a 436-foot solo bomb in the Rogers Centre. The two-time All-Star scuffled during the second half of the 2024 season, looking completely out of sorts after battling a hand injury (foul ball hit him in June). He did not blame the struggles on any physical ailment, though, instead taking his lumps from the fans and pundits. Rutschman looks eager to put those low-lights behind him.</p><p>Although the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 MLB Amateur Draft is a masterful Opening Day performer, it is still incredibly encouraging to see him absolutely obliterate the baseball to begin the season. Mullins is obviously not expected to produce at the level of Rutschman, but he is reminding fans that he still packs plenty of pop in his bat. Perhaps he can return closer to his All-Star 2021 form this year.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">CEDRIC MULLINS AGAIN!</p><p>Are you not entertained?! <a href="https://t.co/GLaluyV1kF">pic.twitter.com/GLaluyV1kF</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1905374144570466651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Adley CRUSHED another one! <a href="https://t.co/SgBc92MKVU">pic.twitter.com/SgBc92MKVU</a></p><p>— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1905379940301705452?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2>Orioles will trust their lineup to lift up franchise when necessary</h2><p>Canadian and free-agent signing Tyler O’Neill grabbed a share of the spotlight himself, continuing an amazing trend that saw him <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-tyler-oneill-extends-mlb-record-opening-day-blast">hit an Opening Day home run</a> for a sixth straight season. He must avoid the injured list as much as possible, considering he is tasked with replacing a bulk of the power that Anthony Santander took with him to the Blue Jays.</p><p>Orioles manager Brandon Hyde will ask his lineup to consistently tear the cover off the ball in 2025. Considering the murkiness currently surrounding the starting pitching rotation, Baltimore will need to win plenty of games with the lumber.</p><p>The bats went cold last postseason. A mammoth showing in the first game of a 162-game campaign will not do anything to dispel the narrative that the O’s offensively underachieved in the playoffs, but it is still worth relishing. Adley Rutschman, Cedric Mullins and the rest of the team will try to stay on the attack on Friday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles’ Adley Rutschman, Cedric Mullins both have multi-home run Opening Days

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He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and is now serving as an Associate Editor, Chicago Bulls beat writer, and Michigan football reporter at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Opening Day is here as there is a full slate of MLB action on Thursday, and the next seven months are going to be filled with baseball. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/orioles-vs-blue-jays-prediction-odds-pick-3-27-2025">Baltimore Orioles are getting their season started on the road against the Toronto Blue Jays</a>, and left fielder Tyler O’Neill once again <a href="https://x.com/MLB/status/1905355043823313105" rel="noopener">got his season started in style</a>.</p><p>Tyler O’Neill came into this season with a historic streak on the line as he has hit an Opening Day home run in each of the last five seasons. Sure enough, he did it again on Thursday against the Blue Jays. O’Neill hit a three-run bomb in the top of the third inning, and he has now hit six straight Opening Day home runs.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">TYLER O'NEILL HAS HOMERED ON <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OPENINGDAY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OPENINGDAY</a> IN SIX STRAIGHT SEASONS! 🤯 <a href="https://t.co/0hE5YV87E7">pic.twitter.com/0hE5YV87E7</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1905355043823313105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>O’Niell has been in the MLB since 2018, and this is his first season with the Orioles. It didn’t take him very long to make an impact as that home run put Baltimore on top in the third inning.</p><p>Prior to Baltimore, O’Neill spent most of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals. He played for the Cardinals for six seasons as he was in St. Louis from 2018 until 2023. O’Neill spent his first season away from the Cardinals last year as he was with the Boston Red Sox. Now, he is with his third team, and he is off to a strong start with the Orioles.</p><p>The Orioles have put together a couple of impressive seasons in a row, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-adley-rutschman-entering-spring-training-pissed-off-after-playoff-disappointment">Baltimore hasn’t been able to find any success in the postseason</a>. Tyler O’Neill was with a divison foe last season, so he saw firsthand how good this Orioles team is. Now, he is part of the team, and he is hoping that they can make a run in the playoffs this year.</p><p>Baltimore is looking strong in their Opening Day contest against the Blue Jays as they currently have a 6-2 lead in the sixth inning. There are 162 games, and every single one is important. 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Orioles’ Tyler O’Neill extends MLB record with another Opening Day blast

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Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Although the Baltimore Orioles had some significant losses in the MLB offseason, they still have plenty of potential. Guys like Anthony Santander and Gunnar Henderson make this a legitimate team.</p><p>However, the trade deadline might be Baltimore’s best friend in a matter of months. After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/mlb-rumors-orioles-fallback-option-corbin-burnes-doesnt-return">Orioles lost Corbin Burnes in free agency</a>, they don’t have the top ace.</p><p>As a result, it had MLB insider Chad Jennings thinking about <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6231805/2025/03/27/mlb-opening-day-bold-predictions-2025/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mlbtw&amp;source=mlbtw" rel="noopener">what the team could do</a>.</p><p>“The core of homegrown position players will keep the Orioles in the hunt for four months,” Jennings said. “At which point it will be painfully obvious that, to go much further, the Orioles will need a top-of-the-rotation arm.</p><p>“No team will get more attention at the trade deadline as the Orioles have Coby Mayo, Samuel Basello, and Heston Kjersted to dangle as bait.”</p><p>Although those guys are quality players on the 42-man rotation, the team might have to make some desperate moves. Teams like the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox make life difficult for the Orioles.</p><p>Despite their hitting core being elite, they will still need pitching. Despite trading for Burnes, it appeared to be a one-year rental. Now, they might need to find their next starting ace.</p><h2><b>The Orioles might have to use the trade deadline for a starting ace</b></h2><p>Losing Burnes isn’t easy in the slightest. After all, he had a 15-9 record in his lone season in Baltimore. While his ERA was the lowest in three seasons, the wins weren’t there. Some of which weren’t his fault.</p><p>However, the fit seemed a bit clunky. Also, Burnes seemed to likely not re-sign with the Orioles once the season was over. He was traded to the team with the expectation of re-signing.</p><p>Following 2024, he ended up signing with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Now, guys like Dean Kremer and Charlie Morton are taking the mound.</p><p>Both are respectable pitchers, but Burnes’s void will certainly be felt in 2025. The Orioles <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/starting-pitcher-trade-candidates-in-2024-2025-offseason" rel="noopener">could land someone</a> like Sonny Gray or even Dylan Cease.</p><p>The two pitchers would easily be the top ace in the rotation. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-dylan-cease-reaction-trade-rumors-insider-urges-yankees-action">Cease is on a one-year deal</a>, much like Burnes was. History could repeat itself in Baltimore if they don’t commit him.</p><p>Either way, desperate times call for desperate measures. With the Yankees and Red Sox surging, this might be the ultimate time for the franchise to make a move.</p><p>If the Orioles are red-hot, it’ll give them more incentive to trade for a starting ace.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Why Orioles are predicted to be such a hot trade deadline team

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In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With Opening Day less than 36 hours away, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/baltimore-orioles-2025-over-under-win-total-prediction-odds-pick">Baltimore Orioles are essentially locked</a> and loaded for 2025. They are once again looking to make the postseason, with hopefully better results. General manager Mike Elias has built one of baseball’s best farm systems, absolutely loaded with position player talent. However, the pitching hasn’t come nearly as far. In order to address this, MLB insider Jim Bowden has predicted that the team will <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6228831/2025/03/25/mlb-predictions-2025-vladimir-guerrero-extension-kyle-tucker-phillies/" rel="noopener">add not one, but two</a> current San Diego Padres starting pitchers: Dylan Cease and Michael King.</p><p>“The Padres trade Dylan Cease to the Orioles for first baseman Coby Mayo and lefty Cade Povich,” wrote Bowden in his article on Monday.</p><p>That is a solid package for an ace-level pitcher that will hit free agency in the winter. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/padres-dylan-cease-reveals-goals-following-spring-training-debut">Cease is currently in the</a> middle of his prime and has routinely shown why he is one of baseball’s best starters. Both Povich and Mayo have shown promise in the minors, and flashes in the majors. However, they haven’t put it all together yet. Sending them to the west coast for an established top-end starter that they can get a jump start on to resign isn’t a bad idea at all. Would Elias make this same type of move once again, after making a deal for former ace Corbin Burnes last offseason?</p><h2><b>Dylan Cease, Michael King would supercharge Orioles rotation</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Padres-SP-Michael-King.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In another trade last offseason, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/padres-news-aj-preller-outlines-plan-michael-king-drew-thorpe-after-moving-on-juan-soto">the Padres acquired King.</a> The right-hander had shown flashes with the New York Yankees of being an impact arm, and he showed that he could be exactly that in San Diego. He will also enter the free agent market next offseason and will likely command a large contract. Bowden offered his thoughts on what the deal might look like with the Orioles.</p><p>“Michael King signs with the Orioles after agreeing to terms on a five-year, $182 million free-agent contract,” predicted Bowden.</p><p>If <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-rumors-padres-prefer-to-keep-dylan-cease-michael-king-amid-trade-rumors">King pitches like he did</a> this past season, then a contract like that makes perfect sense. The 29-year-old has less mileage on his arm than Cease and could be in line for a payday like his current and possibly future teammate. Adding both arms within a few months of each other could make the Baltimore rotation one of the best in baseball. Is this something that the team’s new ownership would sign off on? If so, then World Series titles four and five might be on their way to Camden Yards by the end of 2026.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore Orioles have high expectations coming into the 2025 season. Their Baby Birds core has blossomed into a solid core but there is one flaw fans should be concerned about. They <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/brewers-corbin-burnes-trade-grade-stunning-deal-orioles">made a big trade for Corbin Burnes before last season</a> but when he hit free agency, he left. They replaced him with Charlie Morton, Kyle Gibson, and Tomoyuki Sugano in the rotation. The Orioles need elite pitching but don’t have it after their brutal offseason.</p><p>When the Orioles traded for Burnes, they gave the Brewers pitching prospect DL Hall and infielder Joey Ortiz. It was a high price to pay for one year of a Cy Young-caliber pitcher. Their contracts for Morton, Gibson, and Sugano combined to cost as much as one year of Burnes’ six-year deal in Arizona. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/orioles-news-gm-mike-elias-explain-why-baltimore-3-vets-corbin-burnes">Mike Elias explained it away, saying they are trying to keep the organization’s</a> future a top priority.</p><p>The flaw on the field is the pitching but it is the Orioles front office mentality that is the true flaw. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXk7VH_2g9Y" rel="noopener">To quote</a> Dewey of <i>Malcolm in the Middle</i>, “The future is now, old man.” There should be no future planning for the Orioles. Their window is right now and they should be making every move to make the playoffs and finally win some playoff games.</p><p>Burnes is not a homegrown Oriole and was a hired gun that always could have left in free agency. Losing him won’t look that bad for the organization. But if they lost Gunnar Henderson and Adley Rutschman, fans would be incensed. They must figure out the pitching issues to get a firm grasp on their financials before the two stars hit free agency.</p><p>But for 2025, the flaw is pitching. How can the Orioles fix that during the season?</p><h2><b>The Orioles need a top-line starter</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Charlie-Morton-with-Braves.jpg"><figcaption>Jordan Godfree-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It is nearly impossible to trade for a top-line starter during the season. The Orioles tried it in 2023, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/orioles-news-baltimore-jack-flaherty-mlb-playoffs">bringing in Jack Flaherty from the St Louis Cardinals</a>. That was a disaster that ended with Flaherty in the bullpen and making only one playoff appearance. The trade market this year will likely run through St Louis as they start a rebuild under Chaim Bloom.</p><p>Erick Fedde, Miles Mikolas, and Steven Matz are all pending free agents. The Cardinals should be looking to trade all three of those players. Even with their stars ascending to the majors, the Orioles have a strong prospect pipeline that sellers should be targeting at the deadline.</p><p>Morton and Gibson can put up some nice innings for the Orioles this season but won’t provide the upper-level talent that Burnes would. While three pitchers will combine for more innings than just one, the Birds have so many pitching prospects that they could have figured something out.</p><p>The American League East is not the strongest division by any measurement. But <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-rumors-blue-jays-anthony-santander-4-year-82-million-contract-offer">Anthony Santander is in Toronto</a>, Alex Bregman is in Boston, and Cody Bellinger is in New York as offseason additions. And even though the Yankees lost Juan Soto, that Aaron Judge guy isn’t half bad either. For the Orioles to win this division they have to pitch well. And that became much harder without Corbin Burnes.</p><p>The Orioles should still compete for a playoff spot in a crowded American League field. The Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners, and Texas Rangers are all vying for Wild Card spots. That is assuming the Guardians and Astros repeat as division champions, which is no guarantee. Without a top-line starter, which many of those teams do have, the Orioles will have to slug to make the playoffs in 2025.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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