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Andy Kostka

Andy

Andy Kostka is an Orioles beat writer for The Baltimore Banner, focused on telling stories that revolve around — and away from — baseball. He previously covered the Orioles for The Baltimore Sun, and before that he worked for The Clarion Ledger in Mississippi. Kostka graduated from the University of Maryland and grew up in Rockville.

The latest from Andy Kostka

The path back to greatness for Adley Rutschman begins with a conversation over golf
This is a massive winter ahead for Rutschman, an offseason that must be devoted to resurrecting a career that has been lined by sky-high expectations.
Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman (35) runs to home plate to score a run in the team’s home opening game against the Boston Red Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md. on Monday, March 31, 2025.
5 numbers that demonstrate the Orioles’ offensive woes
Adley Rutschman, Colton Cowser, Jackson Holliday and Gunnar Henderson underperformed to various deagrees.
Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday returns to the dugout after striking out in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox on Aug. 25.
3 more Orioles managerial options, including an infield guru and a former manager of the year
Last week, The Baltimore Banner named eight possible candidates for the Orioles’ manager position. This is a supplemental addition.
Jeff Banister, left, most recently the Diamondbacks bench coach, was AL Manager of the Year with the Rangers in 2015.
The Orioles believe in Tyler O’Neill’s ability to produce. There’s still one issue.
When the Orioles signed O’Neill to a three-year, $49.5 million contract, the injury history was an immediate concern. And it immediately reared its head.
Baltimore Orioles outfielder Tyler O'Neill (9) connects with a pitch during the team’s home opening game against the Boston Red Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md. on Monday, March 31, 2025.
Orioles minor leaguer Luis Guevara died from head and neck trauma, autopsy says
The 19-year-old died after a personal watercraft crash in June off Lido Key in Sarasota, Florida.
Luis Guevara played with the Chesapeake Baysox for a short while in 2025.
The Orioles want to hire a manager ‘ASAP.’ Here’s who they could target.
Speed could be of the essence. The managerial market in MLB will be competitive this winter.
Chicago Cubs bench coach Ryan Flaherty, right, and manager Craig Counsell, left, look out over the field during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in 2024.
4 takeaways from Orioles’ end-of-season press conference: Pitching additions, Rutschman’s rebound and more
What president of baseball operations Mike Elias and interim manager Tony Mansolino said about veteran leadership, offseason plans, Adley Rutschman’s role and a healthy return for Heston Kjerstad.
Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias takes questions from reporters at the team’s end-of-season press conference.
Orioles considering Tony Mansolino for full-time manager role, but external options remain
Mike Elias described Mansolino as a “real candidate” and complimented many of the traits Mansolino exhibited during his four-and-a-half month tenure as interim manager.
Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino takes questions from reporters Monday.
For Orioles, 2025 ends with many of the same words. Real change will come from action.
This winter will be more important than ever after a season of unexpected failure.
Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman said a lost season should serve as motivation for the team's young core. But will that be enough to turn things around?
Orioles usher in the offseason with loss to Yankees
Baltimore finishes the year 75-87 and enters a pivotal offseason full of questions.
Jordan Westburg and Gunnar Henderson celebrate Westburg’s home run in the fourth inning Sunday at New York. Henderson followed with one of his own, but those were the only runs for the Orioles in a 3-2 loss to the Yankees.
Orioles limp toward the finish line in 6-1 loss to the Yankees
Realistically, when the Orioles fired manager Brandon Hyde in May, this was always going to be the late-September outcome.
Tomoyuki Sugano allowed three home runs and four runs in 4 1/3 innings in perhaps his last major league start.
Orioles’ Colton Cowser played through broken ribs in addition to other injuries
In some ways, the issues that have plagued Colton Cowser this season are a microcosm of the teamwide problems that have left the Orioles to play out the string of a disappointing season.
Baltimore Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser (17) jogs back to the dugout between innings of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
Orioles’ Trevor Rogers finishes remarkable season on a down note
This looked more like the Rogers of previous seasons, not the one who put together one of the best campaigns of any pitcher in history.
Trevor Rogers  allowed six runs in three innings Friday night during the Orioles’ loss at Yankee Stadium.
Maryland investor Mark Ein adds minority Orioles stake to growing sports inventory
Ein also has ownership stakes in the NFL’s Washington Commanders, Premier League’s Leeds United and the Mubadala Citi DC Open tennis tournament.
Mark Ein, tournament chairman of the  Mubadala Citi DC Open 2025, participates in a press conference on July 25.
Rico Garcia’s baseball career has taken him everywhere. Same goes for his family.
Major League Baseball thrives off the star power in its ranks, but the backbone of the sport rests with the journeymen, who may shine for one night only — if they’re even that lucky.
Rico Garcia poses on the field at Fenway Park last month with his wife, Nicolette, and his dad, Eddie.
Orioles’ Samuel Basallo hit on wrist by pitch, reliever Pete Fairbanks says it wasn’t intentional
The X-rays for Samuel Basallo were negative for a fracture, meaning the catcher/first baseman avoided a serious injury.
Samuel Basallo grimaces after getting hit by a pitch in the ninth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sept. 24.
Nate George, Trey Gibson named Orioles minor league player and pitcher of the year
Nate George reached High-A Aberdeen a year after the Orioles selected him in the late rounds of the 2024 draft, and Trey Gibson broke through to Triple-A Norfolk this season.
Since the start of 2024, Trey Gibson leads all Orioles pitching prospects with at least 100 innings with 12.49 strikeouts per nine innings.
Orioles players see the value in MLB’s implementation of robot umpires
Human umpires will still call the balls and strikes, but this offers teams a chance to overrule an egregious miss.
A Trackman device used for the Automated Ball-Strike System is posted on the balcony behind home plate before a spring training baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Phoenix.
Trevor Rogers caps remarkable comeback season with Most Valuable Oriole award
No Orioles starter in history has had an ERA as low as Rogers’ 1.35 in their first 17 starts of a season.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - AUGUST 18: Starting pitcher Trevor Rogers #28 of the Baltimore Orioles throws a pitch in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on August 18, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Orioles to create new social patio, 2 club level bars at Camden Yards
The Orioles say the space under the scoreboard will hold up to 300 fans and the patio will be covered from the sun.
A rendering of the Scoreboard Social area.
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