It’ll be the first opening day for five players — Cade Povich, Tomoyuki Sugano, Jackson Holliday, Heston Kjerstad and Albert Suárez. Here’s the full 26-man crew.
The Orioles are no longer the inexperienced baby birds. Their core has multiple major league seasons behind them and the team is counting on them to take that next step and be the leaders of the clubhouse.
While the major roster spots are sorted out, there’s still a rotation spot, bullpen space and potentially a bench infield position that are up in the air.
On Saturday, the Orioles tabbed Morfe to start the spring breakout game, a prospect matchup against the Yankees that lines up the best minor leaguers not on their team’s 40-man roster against each other.
The team’s rebuild, a Crohn’s disease diagnosis, an end of his switch-hitting attempt, countless injuries and a 30-30 season have highlighted his tenure with the Orioles.
Henderson thinks he may be able to sneak in a few more spring training at-bats before the team heads to Toronto, then be ready to go for the first game of the season March 27.
If they like a place on a road trip, they’ll go back every day they are in that city. If they don’t, they’ll go back to the drawing board and find a new spot the next day.
The outfielder signed a five-year, $92.5 million contract with the Blue Jays that includes a sixth-year option that could raise the total value to $110 million.
MASN will still broadcast both games in 2025, but starting in 2026, the Nationals will be “free to explore alternatives for their television rights,” Major League Baseball said.
Eflin is looking to add depth to his curveball to separate it from his sweeper more, and he’s doing it the only way he knows how: by combining new-school technology with old-school feel.
There’s still a few spots up for grabs, and a strong performance in workouts and exhibition games can give someone an edge. Here's which Orioles players have looked good in early spring training action.