<!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-albert-pujols-interest-baltimore-amid-angels-connection');   ga('set', 'title', 'Albert Pujols draws interest from Orioles amid Angels connection');   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/2023/11/cardinals-news-albert-pujols-opens-up-on-potentially-returning-to-the-mlb-as-a-manager.jpg"></figure><h1>Albert Pujols draws interest from Orioles amid Angels connection</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-15T16:40:11-07:00">October 15th, 4:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-15T16:42:49-07:00">October 15th, 4:42pm</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Future Hall of Famer <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-angels/angels-rumors-couple-others-in-mix-with-albert-pujols-to-become-next-manager">Albert Pujols is drawing strong managerial interest across Major League Baseball</a>, with the Baltimore Orioles emerging as the latest potential contender to hire the 45-year-old legend. Baltimore has expressed interest in interviewing Pujols <a href="https://www.espn.in/mlb/story/_/id/46608255/baltimore-orioles-interested-albert-pujols-manager" rel="noopener">for their managerial vacancy</a>, though a formal meeting has not yet taken place, according to a report from ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez.</p><p>The Orioles join the Los Angeles Angels, Pujols’ longtime team, as one of at least eight organizations currently seeking a new manager. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-angels/angels-news-albert-pujols-interviews-manager-job">Los Angeles remains the only club to have formally interviewed him</a>, with general manager Perry Minasian meeting Pujols in St. Louis last week. While the Angels appear to lead the chase, Baltimore’s promising core and long-standing connections keep it firmly in the conversation.</p><p>The Orioles’ front office has clear ties to Pujols. Team president of baseball operations Mike Elias was a scout for the St. Louis Cardinals during the late 2000s when Pujols was in his prime, winning three National League MVP awards (2005, 2008, 2009) and leading the team to two World Series titles in 2006 and 2011. Moreover, Pujols maintains a close friendship with former Cardinals teammate Matt Holliday, whose son, Jackson Holliday, is now a crucial part of Baltimore’s young infield core.</p><p>The Orioles are coming off a disappointing 75-87 season that saw <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-fire-brandon-hyde-amid-horrid-start">former manager Brandon Hyde dismissed</a> after a 15-28 start on May 17. Interim manager Tony Mansolino led Baltimore to a 60-59 record the rest of the way, keeping them competitive but falling short of postseason contention. The organization is now evaluating both internal and external candidates for the role.</p><p>Over a 22-year playing career, Pujols compiled a .296 batting average, 703 home runs, and 3,384 hits, ranking among baseball’s all-time greats. He earned 11 All-Star selections, six Silver Sluggers, two Gold Gloves, and was the 2022 NL Comeback Player of the Year.</p><p>He retired after the 2022 season and transitioned into managing shortly afterward. Earlier this year, he led Leones del Escogido to a Dominican Winter League championship in his first season as a manager. Pujols is also set to manage the Dominican Republic in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. He may be green to managing in the majors, but his experience and reputation give him more than enough gravitas to hold court.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Albert Pujols draws interest from Orioles amid Angels connection

<!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', '/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-news-los-angeles-finds-unique-practice-location-ahead-of-london-trip');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rams find unique practice location ahead of London trip');   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/2025/10/Matthew-Stafford-with-fans-1.jpg"><figcaption>Peter Casey-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Rams find unique practice location ahead of London trip</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-13T14:16:59-07:00">October 13th, 2:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-13T14:16:59-07:00">October 13th, 2:16pm</time><address><a>Lorenzo J Reyna</a>Lorenzo J Reyna is an Associate Editor covering the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints. He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Rams will play in dirt ahead of their London trip, literally. That’s because they’ve chosen a baseball venue to run around in before taking on the Jacksonville Jaguars.</p><p>They’re also choosing to stay in Baltimore following the 17-3 win over the Ravens.</p><p>The Rams will use Oriole Park at Camden Yards as their next practice site — <a href="https://x.com/JomboyMedia/status/1977828583340224598" rel="noopener">with images of the field makeover surfacing Monday</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Rams are using the Orioles ballpark for practice this week instead of traveling back to Los Angeles before they play in England on Sunday</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/KRichardsonMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KRichardsonMMA</a>) <a href="https://t.co/rGG7lUrd4G">pic.twitter.com/rGG7lUrd4G</a></p><p>— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1977828583340224598?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This decision additionally helps cut down on travel, plus prevent the likes of Sean McVay, Matthew Stafford, Davante Adams and company from going back to L.A., only to return to the east coast for a connecting flight. The travel distance from Baltimore to London is less than eight hours on a plane.</p><h2>Will Rams have Puka Nacua for London trip?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Rams-vs-Ravens.jpg"><figcaption>Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>L.A., however, faces a big NFL injury dilemma with its top wide receiver Puka Nacua — <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-news-puka-nacua-limps-locker-room-injury-ravens-game">who left the Ravens game with a bad ankle</a>.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/rams-news-puka-nacua-status-for-week-7-uncertain-after-suffering-ankle-injury">Nacua faces uncertainty with suiting up in London now</a>. McVay himself stated he’s not sure how healthy the league’s leading wide receiver will be.</p><p>Nacua would face the league’s 30th-ranked pass defense if he does suit up. However, Jacksonville ranks seventh in scoring defense during its 4-2 start.</p><p>Sunday’s international battle also pits McVay and Liam Coen against one another for the first time as head coaches. Coen last served as McVay’s offensive coordinator during the 2022 season when L.A. finished 5-12. He eventually went back to Kentucky before making a return to the league in 2024 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.</p><p>Coen is a first-time head coach who joins a list that includes Matt LaFleur, Zac Taylor and Kevin O’Connell as former McVay OCs who accepted head coaching jobs.</p><p>Los Angeles leads the all-time series at 5-1 overall. McVay, meanwhile, has never lost to the Jags in two games against the AFC South franchise.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rams find unique practice location ahead of London trip

<!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/1-free-agent-orioles-must-pursue-offseason');   ga('set', 'title', '1 free agent Orioles must pursue this offseason');   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/2025/10/Arizona-Diamondbacks-starting-pitcher-Zac-Gallen-3.jpg"><figcaption>David Frerker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>1 free agent Orioles must pursue this offseason</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-01T14:25:00-07:00">October 1st, 2:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-01T14:25:00-07:00">October 1st, 2:25pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore Orioles entered the 2025 season hoping to compete for a World Series title. The result was the most disappointing season in Major League Baseball. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-latest-grayson-rodriguez-injury-update-fans-attention">Grayson Rodriguez’s extended injury absence</a> forced pitchers like Trevor Rodgers into larger roles. In order to avoid a similar collapse, Arizona Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen should be a top target on the free agent market.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-rumors-zac-gallen-season-not-dissuading-trade-calls">Gallen was one of the most popular players in trade rumors</a> around this year’s deadline. He is on an expiring contract and will pursue a big payday after ending 2025 back in his dominant form. Teams around the league are interested in adding him, either as an ace or a high-level starter to boost their rotation. Regardless, Gallen’s phone will ring a lot during free agency this winter.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/rangers-finalize-merrill-kelly-trade-with-diamondbacks">The Diamondbacks traded Merrill Kelly away at the trade deadline</a>. That move could be interpreted in multiple ways. Arizona either thought its season was over and wanted to sell high on a veteran or send him away to make sure it had the money to pay Gallen this offseason. Both could be true, but the Diamondbacks will evaluate all of their options in the offseason.</p><p>Arizona lost the chance to get a nice package in exchange for Gallen in a trade. Now, the Diamondbacks risk losing him for nothing if a competitor makes a lucrative offer. Luckily for the Orioles, they have the money and motivation to do so. The only question is whether or not they are willing to be aggressive and do what it takes to return to the inner circle of contenders.</p><p>Two seasons ago, Gallen was the leader of a rotation that made it to the World Series. A lot has changed in that time, but the pitcher can still bring a lot to Baltimore.</p><h2>The Orioles need a reliable ace to anchor the starting rotation</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Diamondbacks-SP-Zac-Gallen.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: © Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Rodgers became the vocal leader of the Orioles’ rotation this season. As the season wound down, he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-trevor-rogers-reveals-key-baltimore-stepping-up-after-trade-deadline">spoke about what Baltimore needs to do</a> in order to hit the ground running in 2026. However, the team needs more than a mindset change in order to return to the top of the American League East. Gallen gives Orioles manager Tony Mansolino a top-tier ace to lead the way.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-corbin-burnes-shocking-210-million-contract-arizona">Baltimore lost Corbin Burnes to the Diamondbacks</a> in the 2024-25 offseason. His exit left a lot on Rodriguez’s plate, and his injury absence left the Orioles’ pitching staff scrambling for most of the season. That inconsistency led to Baltimore firing Brandon Hyde after the team stumbled out of the gate. Gallen fixes that problem in resounding fashion.</p><p>Gallen took some time to get going on the mound in 2025. Compared to the last two seasons, he struggled to put up quality starts with any kind of regularity. However, he finished the season by going <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/gamelog/_/id/39910/zac-gallen" rel="noopener">4-2 over his last six starts</a>, including victories against two National League playoff teams. If he is back to his peak form, the Orioles cannot afford to miss out on him in free agency.</p><h2>Gallen would complete a talented Orioles rotation</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Grayson-Rodriguez-2.jpg"><figcaption>Tim Heitman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-grayson-rodriguez-undergoes-successful-elbow-surgery">Rodriguez never threw a pitch for the Orioles’ pitching staff this year</a>. When he came back, though, he was effective. However, it was simply too little too late for Baltimore to make any serious run. However, Mansolino has one of the better rotations in baseball if his team can start 2026 fully healthy. Gallen would be the centerpiece that leads all of them to success.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-trevor-rogers-makes-baltimore-history-dominant-win-vs-red-sox">Rodgers ended the season as one of the best starters in the league</a>. With him, Rodriguez, and Kyle Bradish all back to full strength, the Orioles can easily get back into contention. With Kelly out of the picture in Arizona, the Diamondbacks lack the support Gallen needs in order to lead the team back to the NL postseason. Baltimore gives him the best chance to do so.</p><p>As helpful as having a dominant ace is for a championship hopeful, he can’t pitch in every game. Gallen can serve as the No. 1 starter for the Orioles, playing alongside an offense full of young talent. If Baltimore brings him in, the quality of the entire pitching staff gets a boost. Rodriguez, Bradish, and Rodgers would all benefit from lower expectations and less pressure.</p><h2>Gallen brings playoff experience to a rotation desperate for it</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Arizona-Diamondbacks-starting-pitcher-Zac-Gallen-throws-to-the.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: © Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Orioles impressed the league with a great campaign in 2024. However, their playoff run was cut short after a 2-0 series loss to the Kansas City Royals in the ALWCS. Even though Baltimore’s roster has some of the best positional players in the league, the one thing they lack is postseason experience. Gallen solves that problem, even if he only has one year’s worth of playoff starts.</p><p>When it comes to the MLB postseason, mentality is everything. Gallen made it to the World Series and understands what it takes to make it to the final series of the season. He even <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-news-arizona-makes-4-man-rotation-move-wild-card-chase">pitched more for the Diamondbacks during their playoff push as the leader of a four-man starting rotation</a>. He serves as a dominant presence on the mound as well as a mentor others can turn to for advice.</p><p>The Orioles have some big decisions to make in free agency. For a team this young, the future is bright in Baltimore. However, the front office needs to make the right moves in order to give the roster the best chance at success. Pitching is the team’s top priority in free agency, and Gallen gives them the best chance at returning to their former glory and making a deep playoff run in 2026.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

1 free agent Orioles must pursue this offseason

<!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-most-aggressive-team-pitching-offseason');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: Orioles to be ‘most aggressive’ team looking for pitching this offseason');   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/2025/09/Mike-Elias.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>MLB rumors: Orioles to be ‘most aggressive’ team looking for pitching this offseason</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-28T10:40:46-07:00">September 28th, 10:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-28T10:40:46-07:00">September 28th, 10:40am</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut-based sports journalist with over five years of professional experience. After graduating from Central Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism, he has covered every sport from fencing to football in the online and print medium. Dan hopes to see his beloved Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After making the playoffs the previous two seasons, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-biggest-disappointment-after-missing-mlb-playoffs">Baltimore Orioles bottomed out in 2025</a>, finishing last in the AL East with their 75-86 record. But as they prepare for the offseason, the Orioles are looking to get right back into contention.</p><p>Baltimore is <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/09/28/mlb-awards-2025-aaron-judge-cal-raleigh-mvp-prediction-odds/86398917007/" rel="noopener">expected to be</a> the, “most aggressive,” team in the free agent pitching market, via Bob Nightengale of USA Today. They’ll have competition from some of the best teams in the league, but the Orioles are prepared to make serious improvements.</p><p>“Agents and rival executives believe that the Baltimore Orioles will be the most aggressive team looking for pitching this winter, with the Mets, Cubs, Atlanta, Red Sox, Tigers and Giants also in the mix,” Nightengale wrote.</p><p>Prior to their last game of the season, Baltimore ranked 25th in ERA (4.61) and 26th in batting average against (.259). Their 215 home runs allowed was fourth-most in the majors.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-trevor-rogers-makes-baltimore-history-dominant-win-vs-red-sox">Orioles saw the rise of Trevor Rogers</a> in 2025. Furthermore, Kyle Bradish has looked strong over his five innings. However, Baltimore has been decimated by injuries with players like Grayson Rodriguez, Zach Eflin and Brandon Young on the injured list. And all of that came after the Orioles lost Corbin Burnes in free agency to the Arizona Diamondbacks.</p><p>As it stands, Baltimore has the 21st-highest payroll in baseball at just over $157 million. Simply put, they should have money to spend in free agency. And it looks like the Orioles will be targeting the biggest names in the class. They could also turn to the trade market with a slew of talented prospects.</p><p>The Orioles just watched three teams from the AL East qualify for the playoffs. They know they’ll need more firepower to compete.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Orioles to be ‘most aggressive’ team looking for pitching this offseason

<!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/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-aaron-boone-claims-shouldnt-have-been-ejected-orioles');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Aaron Boone claims he shouldn’t have been ejected vs. 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/2025/09/Yankees-manager-Aaron-Boone_e2a8ae.jpg"><figcaption>Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Yankees’ Aaron Boone claims he shouldn’t have been ejected vs. Orioles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-27T15:34:31-07:00">September 27th, 3:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-27T15:34:31-07:00">September 27th, 3:34pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New York Yankees <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-aaron-boone-ejected-heated-argument-defending-aaron-judge">manager Aaron Boone defended himself following his ejection</a> in a 6-1 win against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Boone explained why he felt his ejection was a quick-trigger response amid a confrontation with home plate umpire Ramon DeJesus during Aaron Judge’s at-bat in the bottom of the fifth inning.</p><p>Boone explained why he <a href="https://twitter.com/snyyankees/status/1972027774052303007" rel="noopener">didn’t think he deserve an ejection</a> during his postgame press conference, per SNY Yankees’ X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“I didn’t even boil over. There’s no way I should’ve been kicked out there. An emotional response,” Boone said. “There were a couple of calls early, but once again, a real quick hook. Fortunately, it didn’t impact anything and we’re able to tag on.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I didn't even boil over. There's no way I should've been kicked out there" </p><p>– Aaron Boone <a href="https://t.co/Nmanj2EeqF">pic.twitter.com/Nmanj2EeqF</a></p><p>— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) <a href="https://twitter.com/snyyankees/status/1972027774052303007?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Boone reportedly informed DeJesus he missed two pitches while Judge was at the plate. Boone was tossed from the game before he approached DeJesus at the plate, as Aaron was arguing about the calls from the Yankees’ dugout. Saturday’s game marked the seventh time Boone’s been ejected this season.</p><p>New York improved to 93-68, tying the Toronto Blue Jays for first place in the AL.</p><h2><b>Yankees’ Aaron Boone makes his MVP case for Aaron Judge</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Yankees-manager-Aaron-Boone-Aaron-Judge.jpg"><figcaption>Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Yankees manager Aaron Boone’s coming in the defense of outfielder Aaron Judge extends beyond the diamond. Before fighting for his All-Star outfielder in Saturday’s win, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-aaron-boone-makes-feelings-aaron-judges-mvp-candidacy-clear">Boone said Judge the clear-cut MVP favorite</a> this year. Judge’s ascension to becoming one of the most feared hitters in the majors is one of the many reasons Boone believes Aaron should be crowned Most Valuable Player.</p><p>Boone considers Judge to be an all-time great while the All-Star outfielder cemented <a href="https://twitter.com/snyyankees/status/1971765684204912753" rel="noopener">his case for this year’s MVP</a> award</p><p>“Nothing Aaron Judge does surprises me,” Boone said. “To me, he’s the clear-cut MVP. I feel like he’s been on base seven times a day in the past week. Whether they don’t pitch to him, pitch to him, hitting it out of the ball park. He made a really good play in right field to open a game. You see his athleticism out there. I don’t put anything past No. 99. He’s playing like an all-time great.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Nothing Aaron Judge does surprises me, to me he's the clear-cut MVP"</p><p>– Aaron Boone <a href="https://t.co/HPcWrJMJgM">pic.twitter.com/HPcWrJMJgM</a></p><p>— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) <a href="https://twitter.com/snyyankees/status/1971765684204912753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Yankees will close out the 2025 MLB season against the Orioles on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Aaron Boone claims he shouldn’t have been ejected vs. 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/orioles-biggest-disappointment-after-missing-mlb-playoffs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles’ biggest disappointment after missing MLB playoffs');   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/2025/09/Orioles-biggest-disappointment-after-missing-MLB-playoffs.jpg"></figure><h1>Orioles’ biggest disappointment after missing MLB playoffs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-27T15:12:20-07:00">September 27th, 3:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-27T15:12:20-07:00">September 27th, 3:12pm</time><address><a>Garrett Kerman</a>Garrett Kerman also goes by the name of The Fight Analyst. He covers all combat sports, from MMA, to boxing, to even bare-knuckle. He is also very well-versed in all American sports when it comes to news and betting analysis. Whether you want betting advice or some breaking news, Garrett is your guy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore Orioles’ 2025 season will be remembered as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-tony-mansolino-rips-key-guys-baltimore-offensive-struggles">one of the most stunning collapses in recent baseball history.</a> After reaching the playoffs in consecutive years (2023 and 2024) and entering the season with legitimate World Series aspirations, the Orioles finished with a disappointing 74-84 record and missed the postseason entirely. What makes this failure particularly painful is that it represents the complete derailment of what was supposed to be a championship window for one of baseball’s most promising young cores.</p><h2>A Season of Unfulfilled Expectations</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Baltimore-Orioles-interim-manager-Tony-Mansolino.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The preseason optimism surrounding Baltimore was palpable and justified. Coming off back-to-back playoff appearances, including a 101-win AL East championship in 2023, the Orioles were widely projected to win between 85-95 games by most major outlets. ESPN’s bold prediction even suggested the team would reach the World Series, calling their offense “one of the best in baseball”. Instead, the 2025 campaign became what Jayson Stark of The Athletic deemed “the most disappointing team of modern times”.</p><p>The collapse was immediate and devastating. Baltimore stumbled to a 3-2 start before never climbing above .500 again. By May 24, they had plummeted to 18 games below .500 at 16-34, a deficit they would never recover from despite playing better baseball later in the season. The slow start ultimately cost manager Brandon Hyde his job on May 18, when the team sat at 15-28.</p><p>The magnitude of this disappointment cannot be overstated. As one National League executive noted, “The difference with them is that most of the teams that we would qualify as disappointing were teams that added big-time free agents and spent a bunch of money and then it just didn’t work. Where this one probably is even more disappointing is, I think we all just felt like it’s a lot of young positional players that are just going to continue to get better”.</p><h2>The Pitching Staff’s Complete Breakdown</h2><p>While expectations centered on the Orioles’ elite young position players continuing their ascent, the pitching staff’s failures became the primary culprit in their downfall. After losing ace Corbin Burnes to free agency, Baltimore’s attempts to patch together a rotation proved catastrophically inadequate.</p><p>The numbers tell a damning story. The Orioles’ starting rotation posted a collective 5.48 ERA, ranking dead last in Major League Baseball. The team’s Stuff+ rating of 95 ranked among the worst in baseball, indicating fundamental issues with the quality of their pitching arsenal.</p><p>Perhaps most frustrating was the complete absence of ace Grayson Rodriguez, who never threw a single pitch in 2025 due to ongoing elbow, shoulder, and lat injuries. Kyle Bradish, another key rotation piece, didn’t return from Tommy John surgery until August 26. The lack of quality depth became evident when the team was forced to use a record-breaking 70 players in a single season, a shameful organizational milestone that highlighted their roster instability.</p><p>The bullpen fared little better initially, though Felix Bautista’s return from Tommy John surgery provided one of the few bright spots in an otherwise dismal pitching picture. However, even Bautista was limited to just 35 games before returning to the injured list with shoulder issues.</p><h2>Offensive Regression Across the Board</h2><p>While pitching failures dominated headlines, the Orioles’ offensive struggles were equally shocking given their talented young core. Star catcher Adley Rutschman, a two-time All-Star and cornerstone of the franchise, suffered through his worst professional season. Limited to just 85 games due to multiple oblique injuries, Rutschman hit a career-low .227 with only nine home runs and a .683 OPS.</p><p>Rutschman’s decline has been precipitous and concerning. After posting an .809 OPS in 2023 that ranked second among all qualified catchers, he dropped to .709 in 2024 and plummeted further to .676 in 2025. His offensive production placed him behind 41 other catchers in OPS this season, a stunning fall for a player once considered among the game’s premier young talents.</p><p>Ryan Mountcastle also disappointed, struggling with a ground-ball tendency that sapped his power potential. The organizational decision to move back Camden Yards’ left field wall, which had been shortened in recent years, seemed to affect Mountcastle’s approach and confidence at the plate. Jordan Westburg battled injuries throughout the season, limiting his ability to build on his 2024 All-Star campaign.</p><p>Even Gunnar Henderson, the team’s best player and a legitimate MVP candidate, saw his power numbers decline from his spectacular 2024 season, though he remained productive overall. The cumulative effect was an offense that failed to compensate for the pitching staff’s inadequacies, despite preseason projections suggesting it would carry the team.</p><h2>From Contenders to Sellers</h2><p>The depth of Baltimore’s struggles became clear at the trade deadline when general manager Mike Elias made the difficult decision to become aggressive sellers. In a span of days, the organization traded away nine major league players for 15 prospects, including popular veterans like Cedric Mullins, Ryan O’Hearn, and Ramón Laureano.</p><p>“We are sorry that 2025 has gone this way,” Elias apologized to fans after the deadline fire sale. “A lot had to go wrong, and it has. We’re addressing that”. The trades represented a stunning reversal of fortune for a team that entered the season discussing championship aspirations.</p><p>The decision to sell was both pragmatic and painful. With playoff hopes effectively dead by late July, Elias chose to extract value from expiring contracts rather than let them walk for nothing in free agency. However, the sight of fan favorites being shipped out served as a stark reminder of how completely the season had unraveled.</p><p>The Baltimore Orioles’ 2025 season stands as a cautionary tale about the unpredictability of baseball and the fragility of championship windows. Despite possessing one of the game’s most promising young cores and coming off consecutive playoff appearances, injuries, pitching failures, and unexpected offensive regression combined to create a perfect storm of disappointment. The franchise that seemed poised to compete for World Series titles instead found itself eliminated from playoff contention on September 16, marking their return to irrelevance after just two years of success. For a fanbase that had endured years of rebuilding, the 2025 collapse represents not just a disappointing season, but a painful reminder that nothing in baseball is guaranteed.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles’ biggest disappointment after missing MLB playoffs

<!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-pitching-roster-moves-2025');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles make pitching roster moves as season winds down');   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/2025/09/Grant-Wolfram.jpg"><figcaption>James A. Pittman-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Orioles make pitching roster moves as season winds down</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-27T08:41:36-07:00">September 27th, 8:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-27T08:41:36-07:00">September 27th, 8:41am</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With two games left in the 2025 MLB regular season, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-baltimore-adds-ex-mets-pitcher-with-latest-roster-move">Baltimore Orioles made a late roster move</a> that quietly reflects their broader priorities. The team recalled rookie left-hander Grant Wolfram from Triple-A and placed veteran reliever Dietrich Enns on the paternity list.</p><p>MASN Sports’ Roch Kubatko took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to <a href="https://x.com/masnRoch/status/1971945725530710086" rel="noopener">confirm the transaction,</a> noting the reason for the change was due to a family milestone for Enns.</p><p>“#orioles recalling LHP Grant Wolfram and placing LHP Dietrich Enns on the Paternity List today.”</p><p>The recalling of Wolfram offers a final audition for the 28-year-old southpaw, who has appeared in 16 games with a 4.85 ERA and 31 strikeouts. In the minors this season, he posted a 3.62 ERA across 32.1 innings. His call-up gives the front office one last look at his bullpen potential before decisions are made on offseason depth charts.</p><p>Meanwhile, the move follows a solid stretch from Enns, who joined the club in a trade deadline deal. The 34-year-old left-hander has logged 42.1 innings, recording a 4.08 ERA with 49 strikeouts and two saves. A dependable middle-inning option, he’s earned fan respect for his journeyman path. While it won’t affect the standings, the transaction reflects the organization’s appreciation for personal milestones off the field.</p><p>From a procedural standpoint, the paternity list allows Enns up to three days of leave. With the team already eliminated from playoff contention, the Orioles pitching staff is shifting focus toward next season. Wolfram’s appearance offers a final evaluation opportunity and could influence how the club approaches fringe bullpen roles in spring training.</p><p>At 75-85 and 17 games out in the AL East, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-tony-mansolino-rants-about-hope-for-baltimore-after-disappointing-season">Baltimore is clearly turning the page</a>. Under interim manager Tony Mansolino, the club has gone 21–19 over its last 40 games—a stabilizing stretch that helps set a foundation for the future.</p><p>Moves like this one may not grab headlines, but they reflect how roster moves ahead of the 2026 MLB season are quietly taking shape—one arm, and one moment, at a time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles make pitching roster moves as season winds down

<!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/tampa-bay-rays/rays-news-pete-fairbanks-viral-moment-vs-orioles');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rays closer Pete Fairbanks explains wild act caught on camera vs. 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/2025/09/MLB-Toronto-Blue-Jays-at-Tampa-Bay-Rays.jpg"><figcaption>Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Rays closer Pete Fairbanks explains wild act caught on camera vs. Orioles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-24T20:53:19-07:00">September 24th, 8:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-24T20:53:19-07:00">September 24th, 8:53pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tampa Bay Rays found themselves at the center of a viral moment Wednesday night—one that had little to do with playoff races but everything to do with optics. In the ninth inning of the Rays’ 6-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/tampa-bay-rays/rays-news-pete-fairbanks-nl">Pete Fairbanks</a> hit Orioles rookie Samuel Basallo with a 96.6 mph fastball, then turned to the stands and blew a kiss.</p><p>Confusion erupted online. Some thought the gesture was directed at the Orioles’ dugout. Others assumed it was retaliation. In reality, the Rays closer cleared it up postgame.</p><p>The Baltimore Banner’s Andy Kostka took to his X (formerly known as Twitter) account to <a href="https://x.com/afkostka/status/1971023212537684336">share</a> Fairbanks’ explanation after the game.</p><p>“Pete Fairbanks said there was a fan above the Orioles dugout who chirped him. The kiss was not directed toward Orioles players or coaches. Fairbanks said in no way did he intentionally hit Samuel Basallo and wishes him well.”</p><p>That message quickly spread across MLB viral moment accounts, with fan reactions split. While some Orioles fans called for retaliation, others accepted Fairbanks’ apology. The pitcher has never been known for antagonistic behavior, and his comments matched his usual blunt, accountable style.</p><p>Basallo, the Orioles’ top prospect and the No. 8 overall ranked player per MLB Pipeline, exited the game with a wrist contusion. X-rays came back negative, but his status for the final stretch remains uncertain. For a team focused on youth development, even a minor injury to a future star causes concern.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/tampa-bay-rays/rays-news-tampa-bay-officially-eliminated-from-playoffs-with-loss-to-red-sox">The Rays have already been eliminated from playoff contention</a>, breaking their five-year postseason streak. But Fairbanks, who has posted 27 saves in 60 appearances, has remained one of Tampa Bay’s most consistent pieces.</p><p>The moment didn’t impact the standings, but it added another layer to the AL East rivalry between the Rays and Orioles—one that’s bound to carry tension into next season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rays closer Pete Fairbanks explains wild act caught on camera vs. 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/orioles-news-tony-mansolino-rants-about-hope-for-baltimore-after-disappointing-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles’ Tony Mansolino rants about ‘hope’ for Baltimore after disappointing season');   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/2025/09/Orioles-SS-Gunnar-Henderson.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Orioles’ Tony Mansolino rants about ‘hope’ for Baltimore after disappointing season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-24T15:55:34-07:00">September 24th, 3:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-24T15:55:34-07:00">September 24th, 3:55pm</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. 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>Going into the 2025 season, big things were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/baltimore-orioles-2025-over-under-win-total-prediction-odds-pick">expected of the Baltimore Orioles.</a> For the past few seasons, the Orioles were in the thick of postseason contention. However, injuries, ineffectiveness, and regression have doomed Baltimore to the basement of the AL East. As the campaign draws to a close, interim manager Tony Mansolino <a href="https://x.com/afkostka/status/1970952614708908444" rel="noopener">ranted about the team</a> to O’s beat reporter Andy Kostka via X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“I hope these guys are pissed off, and I hope that they’re hungry, and I know that they are,” Mansolino stated. “I hope this has been very eye-opening to them, on what it takes to win at this level and how slim the margins are.”</p><p>Stacked with young position player talent like the middle infield duo of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-orioles-gunnar-henderson-responds-to-contract-extension-question">shortstop Gunnar Henderson</a> and second baseman Jackson Holliday, a lack of growth and injuries from those talented youngsters hampered the Orioles. Now, president of baseball operations, Mike Elias needs to decide on who will lead Baltimore on the field moving forward. Will it be Mansolino, or will another option prove to be the better choice?</p><h2><b>Orioles look to rebound from disappointing 2025 campaign</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Orioles-SP-Trevor-Rogers.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>One of the Orioles’ biggest question marks is their starting rotation. Picked up in a trade deadline deal last season, lefty Trevor Rogers has been a revelation. The 27-year-old is 9-2 with a 1.35 ERA in 17 starts this season, compiling a WAR of 6.0 in the process. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-gm-mike-elias-explain-why-baltimore-3-vets-corbin-burnes">Elias might have found</a> the ace he lost this past offseason when Corbin Burnes bolted for the Arizona Diamondbacks.</p><p>The roster is packed with more young players looking to prove themselves. Henderson, Holliday, and Rogers are just the tip of the iceberg. Catchers Adley Rutschman and Samuel Basallo offer the Orioles two potential options at one of the game’s most important positions. Outfielder Colton Cowser leads even more young guns that look to emerge from a deep farm system. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-tony-mansolino-rips-key-guys-baltimore-offensive-struggles">Can Elias, and possibly Mansolino,</a> get Baltimore back to the postseason in 2026? If so, then this season will be seen as just a blip on the road.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles’ Tony Mansolino rants about ‘hope’ for Baltimore after disappointing season

<!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/new-york-yankees/yankees-ben-rice-bashes-game-winning-grand-slam-in-extras-vs-orioles');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Ben Rice bashes game-winning grand slam in extras vs. 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/2025/09/New-York-Yankees-first-baseman-Ben.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Yankees’ Ben Rice bashes game-winning grand slam in extras vs. Orioles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-21T17:11:16-07:00">September 21st, 5:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-21T17:12:23-07:00">September 21st, 5:12pm</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-paul-goldschmidt-reveals-ny-overcame-midseason-slump">New York Yankees closed out their final road game of the 2025 regular season</a> with a 7-1 extra-inning victory over the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards on Sunday, thanks to Ben Rice’s decisive grand slam <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1969866012523704754" rel="noopener">in the 10th</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">BEN RICE HITS THE GO-AHEAD GRAND SLAM IN THE 10TH INNING 🤯<a href="https://t.co/IlEHn7M866">pic.twitter.com/IlEHn7M866</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints MLB (@ClutchpointsMLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchpointsMLB/status/1969865949160296792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Rice, who finished 4-for-5 with five RBIs, smoked the game’s biggest swing when he turned on a 95.2 mph fastball from left-hander Keegan Akin and sent it 410 feet into the right-center-field seats. The slam, his second career grand slam and 24th homer of the season, broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Yankees their first lead of the afternoon. The ball left Rice’s bat at 110.3 mph and made him the first Yankee since Josh Donaldson in 2022 to hit an extra-inning grand slam.</p><p>The 26-year-old catcher/first baseman has now posted 24 homers, 62 RBIs, an .823 OPS, and a 129 wRC+ in his first full major league season, proving himself as one of New York’s most reliable left-handed bats. His sixth-inning RBI single had earlier tied the game after Samuel Basallo’s solo homer gave Baltimore a short-lived lead in the fifth.</p><p>The Yankees’ offense, held to just five hits through nine innings, erupted in the 10th. Following Rice’s slam, Jazz Chisholm Jr. added his 31st homer of the season with a solo shot, Anthony Volpe tacked on an RBI single, and New York finished with 10 total hits. The late surge chased Akin from the game and handed Baltimore its 83rd loss of the season.</p><p>On the pitching side, rookie right-hander Cam Schlittler strengthened his case for a postseason rotation spot. Making his 13th career start, Schlittler worked 5 1/3 innings, allowing one run on three hits with one walk and six strikeouts across 89 pitches. His fastball sat at 98 mph and reached 100.3 mph. The lone blemish was Basallo’s fourth home run of the year. Schlittler lowered his ERA to 3.27 in 66 innings and bounced back after entering the game with a 6.57 ERA in September.</p><p>The bullpen preserved the tie until the offense broke through. Tim Hill, Fernando Cruz, Luke Weaver, Devin Williams, and David Bednar combined for 4 2/3 scoreless innings. Williams, on his 31st birthday, struck out the side in the eighth, while Bednar improved to 6-5 on the season and 4-0 since joining the Yankees by tossing a clean ninth. Camilo Doval closed the game in the 10th, stranding the bases loaded by striking out Ryan Mountcastle.</p><p>Kyle Bradish matched Schlittler for much of the afternoon, striking out nine over six innings for Baltimore while yielding two hits and one run.</p><p>The win sealed the Yankees’ (88-68) a 3-1 series victory and kept them two games behind the first-place Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-dream-scenario-2025-mlb-playoffs">New York holds the top Wild Card spot</a> entering the season’s final week and has gone 28-14 since August 6, the best record in MLB over that span.</p><p>After Monday’s off day, the Yankees will return to the Bronx for their last homestand, beginning with a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox before facing the Orioles again to close the regular season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ Ben Rice bashes game-winning grand slam in extras vs. 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/orioles-news-baltimore-adds-ex-mets-pitcher-with-latest-roster-move');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles add ex-Mets pitcher with latest roster 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/2025/09/Dom-Hamel-on-Feb.-15-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Orioles add ex-Mets pitcher with latest roster move</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-20T12:34:27-07:00">September 20th, 12:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-20T12:34:27-07:00">September 20th, 12:34pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-tony-mansolino-rips-key-guys-baltimore-offensive-struggles">Baltimore Orioles struggling offensively this season</a>, the team has made a move in another aspect of the sport in their pitching, despite them being eliminated from playoff contention, as they’re eight games left in the season. While the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-tyler-oneill-delivers-very-impressive-assessment-baltimore-prospects">hope is that top Orioles prospects</a> can catapult the team into the stratosphere in the future, they are hoping the latest pickup can give them a pitching boost.</p><p>Baltimore has claimed right-handed pitcher Dom Hamel, as he was designated for assignment by the New York Mets on Thursday, but has quickly been snatched. With the move, <a href="https://x.com/masnRoch/status/1969469235933168057" rel="noopener">the team’s roster is at 40 players</a>, the max limit, according to Roch Kubbatko.</p><p>“Per Orioles: Claimed RHP Dom Hamel off waivers from the New York Mets and optioned him to Triple-A Norfolk,” Kubbatko wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “The 40-man roster currently has 40 players.”</p><p>The 26-year-old made his MLB debut on Wednesday night for New York, which made him the 46th pitcher that the team had played this season, a league record. In the Mets’ 7-4 loss to the San Diego Padres, Hamel pitched one scoreless inning, though he allowed three hits and hit a batter.</p><h2><b>Orioles’ Tony Mansolino on top players turning it around</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Baltimore-Orioles-manager-Tony-Mansolino.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As there will be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-rumors-cal-ripken-jr-option-replace-brandon-hyde">rumors around the Orioles</a> in terms of hiring a new skipper and general manager, interim Tony Mansolino looks to keep the ship afloat and create at least some positive momentum. However, he would keep it real in saying that Baltimore’s<a href="https://x.com/afkostka/status/1968865992622170570" rel="noopener"> top players needed to perform better,</a> according to Andy Kostka.</p><p>“It’s not so much the swing and miss but just the overall underperformance from some of the key guys that we’re gonna need to turn this thing around, similar to the way Toronto kind of turned around their key guys,” Mansolino said. “We need our key guys to turn it around this winter and into next year.”</p><p>“And there’s probably a variety of things that need to get turned around with some of those guys,” Mansolinio continued. “And they will. I’ve got faith in those guys, I’ve got faith in the staff. That’s really going to be the No. 1 thing for us this winter, in-house getting these guys moving on the right track.”</p><p>Looking at Adley Rustchman, Gunnar Henderson, Jackson Holliday, Colton Cowser, and others, the Orioles are hoping for success in the future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles add ex-Mets pitcher with latest roster 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-news-tony-mansolino-rips-key-guys-baltimore-offensive-struggles');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tony Mansolino calls out ‘key guys’ for Orioles’ offensive struggles');   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/2025/09/Orioles-manager-Tony-Mansolino-with-Gunnar-Henderson.jpg"><figcaption>Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Tony Mansolino calls out ‘key guys’ for Orioles’ offensive struggles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-18T21:36:02-07:00">September 18th, 9:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-18T21:36:02-07:00">September 18th, 9:36pm</time><address><a>Yasmin Edañol</a>Yasmin D.G. Edañol is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines Diliman, with a background in scientific research and publishing. He brings a data-driven perspective to sports storytelling as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints, with a focus on the NBA. Whether it's breaking down a clutch play or a stat line, he believes every great moment has a deeper layer waiting to be uncovered.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Orioles</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore Orioles know their offense <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-ceddanne-rafaelas-9th-inning-hr-dooms-orioles">did not live up to expectations in the AL East race this 2025</a>, and manager Tony Mansolino was candid about the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/baltimore-orioles/orioles-news-baltimore-makes-never-before-seen-mlb-history-vs-cubs">issues that hurt their season</a>. He believes the struggles were not just about swing-and-miss. For him, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-toronto-franchise-history-45th-comeback-win-2025">bigger problem was the underperformance of several key players</a>. The turnaround will depend on those same players rediscovering their form and producing the way the team needs. For the Orioles, Tony Mansolino stressed that fixing the offensive approach is the top priority heading into the winter.</p><p>Mansolino <a href="https://x.com/afkostka/status/1968865992622170570" rel="noopener">pointed</a> to the way the Toronto Blue Jays managed to get more production from their core hitters. He explained that Baltimore must find similar improvements to stay competitive in the AL East. The Orioles’ season showed flashes of potential. However, the lack of consistent offense became a problem that lingered from April through September. In a division where every game carries extra weight, those struggles stood out even more.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tony Mansolino on the Orioles' offense this season: "We need our key guys to turn it around this winter and into next year. And there’s probably a variety of things that need to get turned around with some of those guys. And they will." <a href="https://t.co/5cm8vnobXI">pic.twitter.com/5cm8vnobXI</a></p><p>— Andy Kostka (@afkostka) <a href="https://twitter.com/afkostka/status/1968865992622170570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Mansolino made it clear that the work must begin right away. He said the staff has confidence in the roster. He also trusts the ability of players to turn things around. The challenge will be putting them in positions to succeed. It will also mean making sure the adjustments stick. Mansolino acknowledged that several different factors contributed to the struggles. At the same time, he expressed faith that the group can improve with a full offseason of work.</p><p>The Orioles will have to decide if internal development alone will be enough. They may also need to see if reinforcements are required. The AL East remains one of the toughest divisions in baseball. Competing requires more than just strong pitching and defense. Baltimore has invested in young talent. But the offense must deliver for the team to contend. For now, Mansolino’s message is clear. The turnaround has to come from within. The coming winter will be about accountability and preparation. The Orioles’ season may be over, but the work to fix the lineup has already begun. The manager remains confident the key players can rise to the challenge.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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