An Orioles fans' guide to watching former Orioles players this October

At the 37-minute mark, I discuss Orioles ownership on this Rays podcast, as the Rays are embarking on their own ownership transition. I think it was somewhat interesting: open.spotify.com/episode/5stw...

There's so much time left in the postseason, and this is a too-early-to-call observation. HOWEVER, teams with byes this season partook in scrimmages in the interim days to see live pitching and full crowds. The Orioles in 2023 did not do that, as I recall. It was a less-serious workout.

The Orioles believe in Tyler O’Neill’s ability to produce. There’s still one issue. www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...

Hey, we know this guy : ) Andrew Kittredge in for the save of a win-or-go-home playoff game

Ryan O'Hearn: Gamer

You can't accept that call in that spot

Wanted: New GM for the Baltimore Orioles. - Duties: TBA - Your boss: The current GM - Manager hiring input: Unlikely - Timeline: Maybe this offseason, maybe not All right — show of hands. Who wants this job? www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...

Mike Elias said on @mlbtraderumors podcast that the Orioles don’t want to “take that off the table,” re: of big pitching investments. He noted that clubs are “very aware” of injury risk, but the best arms are “always going to command long deals, and that’s the price of poker”

The Orioles want to hire a manager ‘ASAP.’ Here’s who they could target. www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...

Alex Bregman will cost a lot. Can’t help but think he’s worth it in Baltimore (and figure out how to fit him into the lineup)

Man, Kevin Brown sounds pretty good as a national play-by-play guy. Enjoy him, Baltimore.

Almost every MLB team runs on contact like that with a runner on third and fewer than two outs. We've seen it backfire for the Orioles, and there it backfires for Cleveland

Adley Rutschman dealt with nagging back and hand injuries last year, a source said. He had oblique injuries this year. Once healthy, the Orioles bank on Rutschman being a central figure again. That and more: www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...

Jarrod Bowen is such a beautiful man

and west ham is losing. pain

Orioles considering Tony Mansolino for full-time manager role, but external options remain www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...

See you next year, Camden Yards

Mike Elias said Adley Rutschman remains “front and center” as the starting catcher of the Orioles. Samuel Basallo will also be in that mix. Elias said the Orioles are committed to restoring Rutschman’s offense but are especially bullish on his defensive acumen

Mike Elias twice said today the goal for the 2026 Orioles is to be in the mix for an AL East title. Asked whether that means he aims for a World Series in 2026, Elias said yes. He said the regular season title comes first. If they accomplish that, they will be set up well in Oct

Orioles outfielder Heston Kjerstad is undergoing treatment for a medical condition, Mike Elias said, and he’s responding favorably to treatments and he’ll be in spring training. Elias declined to specify what the medical condition is

Mike Elias said he was promoted to president of baseball operations during the spring of 2025. At the time, that wasn’t a priority to announce, he said. In terms of a GM under him, he said they may or may not fill that this winter. Under consideration

Mike Elias said Tony Mansolino is a “real candidate” but the Orioles are planning to talk to other managerial candidates, and that process begins imminently

Mike Elias said the Orioles “have the talent to right the ship and bounce back” next season. His goal this offseason is to have a team “we all believe … is of the quality to compete for the division title in 2026.”

Tony Mansolino said he has been told he’s under consideration for the full-time managerial post in Baltimore but he understands he may be wearing a different uniform next year. No guarantee

Robinson Chirinos: “This is a team effort getting back to the postseason and winning a championship. It’s the front office, the coaches, the players. It’s everybody pulling the same way… and hopefully we open champagne next November as we win a championship.” www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...

For Orioles, 2025 ends with many of the same words. Real change will come from action. www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...

Thanks for reading and following along this season.

Dean Kremer: "Making it to playoffs, not making the playoffs, either way, you're going home angry, which is the fate we've been dealt this year."

Jordan Westburg: "I think there needs to be a reflection from everybody in this clubhouse, on a big scale and on a small scale. What did every individual do or did not do to add to this or to make us where we are? And then, kind of what can we do to change things?"

The last game of 2025: www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...

And with that, the Orioles' season is finished. They conclude the year at 75-87 and enter a pivotal offseason.

And now it’s Gunnar Henderson’s turn for his 17th home run

Jordan Westburg hits his 17th homer of the season, tying Jackson Holliday for the Orioles home run lead

Tony Mansolino: “I’m confident in the opportunity to stay here in one form or another. … But I understand how this business is. You don’t want to put the cart ahead of the horse. “… I never make an assumption I’m going to be somewhere next year.”

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Tony Mansolino on tepid Orioles offense since Aug. 1: "We need to get that fixed. So, not acceptable by any means. ... Priority No. 1 here this winter is grabbing that group of young hitters and getting them back on track.”

Orioles limp toward the finish line in 6-1 loss to the Yankees www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...

Coby Mayo hits a solo homer. He's hitting 22-for-70 in September (.314)

The band Dick Diver may be better than the F. Scott Fitzgerald book from which they received their namesake. “Tender is the Night” is important from a prose sense. It’s worth studying the lyricism, almost, of the writing. But it lacked much else imo open.spotify.com/track/6wwifr...

Tomoyuki Sugano's first season in MLB is done. He pitched 4 1/3 innings today and allowed four runs with three solo homers. Overall: 157 innings, 4.64 ERA and an AL-high 33 homers.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone has been ejected for arguing a pair of balls called strikes against Aaron Judge by home plate umpire Ramon De Jesus. Then Judge hits a two-run single anyway

The Guardian does terrific work covering a variety of topics, West Ham among them. Jacob Steinberg hits the nail on the head regarding the disfunction in East London: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Samuel Basallo has produced some clutch moments, but he's going through a difficult first stint in the majors. With that strikeout, Basallo is hitting .168 in 31 games with 29 strikeouts and a .569 OPS

Tomoyuki Sugano is building on his American League-leading home run count. That's now up to 33. Sugano is the first Orioles pitcher since Ubaldo Jiménez in 2017 to allow 33 homers in a season

Homer No. 32 off Tomoyuki Sugano this season comes from Giancarlo Stanton in the second inning. It’s 2-0, Yankees

Aaron Judge homers off Tomoyuki Sugano in the first inning. That’s 31 homers off Sugano this season

In addition, the Orioles added another reliever for the final two games by recalling Carson Ragsdale. They optioned Cade Povich, whose season has already effectively finished as a starter

Dietrich Enns is headed to the paternity list today, and the Orioles are recalling Grant Wolfram to fill that spot

Colton Cowser’s injury-filled season included two broken ribs in June that he played through. “But ultimately, when I got back to the point where I was feeling good, I still wasn’t playing very well and still trying to find my way back,” he said www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...