“Can you draw it up any better? Opening day at Fenway Park in the big leagues,” Kyle Stowers said. “The buzz around it, being a spectacle, an event, it’s not just another game.”

It’s one game, but Rutschman had 5 hits — the most ever for a catcher on opening day — and 4 RBIs in a season-opener that will vault him into the discussion of best players in baseball.

“I want to be a guy who, when I take the mound, these guys know we have a chance to win. It’s not like, ‘We’re confident because you’re our teammate.’ No. Like, ‘We know you’re going to give up three or less, and we have a chance to win if we just put up four.’”

Terrin Vavra can play almost any position for the Orioles — and he gets on base. That makes him an invaluable part of a roster that needs flexibility.

Orioles leadership says the rebuild is over and the team expects to compete. Many prognosticators have the O’s finishing last in the AL East.

The Orioles are pushing DL Hall to build up as a starter, and they want Jordan Westburg to get more at-bats in Triple A. But Mike Elias believes they'll earn a spot on the club this year.

The Orioles don’t plan to include top pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez on the opening day roster, two sources with direct knowledge of the situation told The Baltimore Banner, putting off the right-hander’s long-awaited debut with Baltimore.

The difference between the delivery for his fastball and his splitter is only an inch or two of glove movement. But that’s enough, so Bautista is searching for a fix.

Right-handers Spenser Watkins and Yennier Canó were also optioned to Triple-A Norfolk

The No. 97 prospect in baseball allowed one run on two hits, walked two batters and struck out three Pittsburgh Pirates in a 6-4 Orioles win Saturday, but his velocity is down. Will he head to Triple-A to build up as a starter, or work to full strength out of the bullpen in Baltimore?

Anthony Santander, Cedric Mullins and Dean Kremer have no qualms about touting the WBC and telling teammates to jump at the chance, despite some blowback this year over star players getting injured.

Gibson pitched on opening day for the Rangers in 2021 — and didn’t make it out of the first inning. But he rebounded to have an 0.82 ERA over the next fives starts.

There have been so many high moments this spring for Rodriguez, the right-handed pitcher who sits near the top of most prospect rankings. There have also been occasional blips — which sometimes become much more noticeable — that have left Rodriguez with mixed-bag outings.

“We all have this picture-perfect plan we envision of doing certain things at certain times, one after the other, but never envision the setbacks,” Kjerstad said. “And that’s the beauty of the journey. Your story’s never finished.”

SuperBook is known for its large sportsbook in Las Vegas, but fans will only be able to place mobile bets at the Baltimore location.

The Orioles have seven spring training games left, meaning the roster is nearly set. Here’s our best guess about which players will head to Boston to open the season.

In spring training, pitchers have been able to transmit calls by pressing a button. Some Orioles have embraced the new technology, but most remain wary.

Also: Ramón Urías couldn’t play for Mexico in World Baseball Classic. So instead, he’s their biggest fan.

After avoiding a serious knee injury, the 29-year-old has nine hits in 21 spring training at-bats with a 1.119 on-base-plus-slugging percentage.

The Orioles' top pitching prospect gave up five runs, two of them earned, in a 9-6 loss to the Boston Red Sox.