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Jon Meoli

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Jon Meoli is the Baltimore Banner's Orioles columnist. He covered the team for the Baltimore Sun from 2016-2021, and started his own Orioles newsletter, Maximizing Playoff Odds, in 2022. Prior to that, Jon covered the Ravens and community news at the Sun. A Connecticut native, lives in Riverside with his wife, two children and cat.

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Ramón Laureano celebrates with Gunnar Henderson after hitting a three-run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Inside the Dugout: The numbers behind the Orioles’ turnaround
Tuesday marks a month since the day we can truly say the Orioles started to turn things around, perhaps for good — but not before sneaking in one more loss.
Baltimore Orioles general manager Mike Elias will have some interesting decisions to make at the trade deadline.
Inside the Dugout: 6 thoughts on the trade deadline
The July 31 deadline has become a de facto measuring stick for how much ground the Orioles can make up in the standings and how quickly they can do it.
Tarik Skubal has thrown two scoreless outings against the Orioles this season.
Jon Meoli: Tarik Skubal was another challenge the Orioles weren’t up for
Baltimore Orioles' Cedric Mullins (31) practices swings while on deck during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Jon Meoli: The Orioles’ lineup is finally close to whole. That should make a difference.
There are seven names written in pen every night — Jackson Holliday, Gunnar Henderson, Adley Rutschman, Ryan O’Hearn, Colton Cowser, Jordan Westburg and Cedric Mullins.
We were high on the Orioles when they began their series against the Athletics. But they’ve been teetering ever since.
Inside the Dugout: The emotional swings of the Orioles’ recent play
We had good feelings about the Orioles as they began their series against the Athletics, but they’ve been teetering ever since.
Second baseman Jackson Holliday and outfielder Colton Cowser celebrate the Orioles’ win Wednesday in Seattle, one of six straight.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles are winning again. What should we make of it?
After every win comes the moment when you check the standings and start doing the mental math of what it will take for this team to play meaningful baseball again.
Orioles outfielder Heston Kjerstad is hitting under .200 with an OPS in the mid-.500s.
Jon Meoli: Heston Kjerstad has examples in Orioles clubhouse of poor starts turning quickly
Ryan Mountcastle has been advising the young slugger during his early-career slump.
First baseman Ryan Mountcastle doubles to right field against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday.
Jon Meoli: Ryan Mountcastle no longer has to worry about a deep left-field wall. Where is the power?
The Orioles first baseman is in one of the worst spells of his career, entering Wednesday with just two home runs and a .606 OPS
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 24: Manager Brandon Hyde #18 of the Baltimore Orioles talks to his players during a pitching change in the seventh inning against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on April 24, 2025 in Washington, D.C.
Inside the Dugout: What Tottenham can teach Orioles fans
This has been a brutal Orioles season for so many reasons, all made worse because it’s not supposed to be this way.
Baltimore Orioles' Ramón Laureano warms up before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Monday, May 19, 2025, in Milwaukee.
Jon Meoli: However it goes, the rest of this Orioles season is going to be weird
Can anybody really be thinking about ... playoffs?
Adley Rutschman (35) reacts after striking out against Kansas City Royals pitcher Kris Bubic on May 3.
Jon Meoli: 3 years after his call-up, Adley Rutschman has regressed. So have the Orioles.
The Orioles morphed into a winning team when Rutschman arrived on May 21, 2022. Rutschman’s fourth season has not been anything like the first three.
Former Orioles Manager Brandon Hyde’s time in Baltimore was filled with ups and downs.
Inside the Dugout: Remembering the Brandon Hyde era 
By virtue of Hyde’s six-plus seasons and 913 games in the manager’s seat, I’d say he gets an era.
Players watch from the dugout as the Orioles’ losing streak reached six Sunday at Camden Yards.
Jon Meoli: 4 more changes that could happen to the Orioles
Here are the changes that could follow the big one that occurred Saturday.
Firing manager Brandon Hyde was the Orioles’ only option at this time of the season.
Jon Meoli: Brandon Hyde survived the Orioles’ rebuild. No one could survive a collapse like this.
Why the Orioles had no choice but to make a change at manager.
Tomoyuki Sugano has been the bright spot of the Orioles’ rotation in an extremely taxing season.
Jon Meoli: Tomoyuki Sugano’s success stands out on underperforming Orioles
The reality is watching Sugano pitch is one of the few joys of this team, even on days like Thursday.
Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman (35) stands by home plate after a 2-run home run by Minnesota Twins' Harrison Bader (12) during the seventh inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Inside the Dugout: The Orioles are driving me crazy
This team and this problem are on my mind when I’m planting flowers with my family, at the playground, driving to work, grocery shopping, having a late-night beer or three, driving home from hockey, trying to enjoy my morning coffee.
Outfielder Tyler O’Neill should be part of the first wave of injured Orioles to return to the lineup.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles’ injury clouds are clearing. The damage is done.
Unfortunately for the Orioles, the pending returns of injured players are a meek balm for what are increasingly feeling like mortals wounds to this season.
Kyle Stowers, who now plays for the Miami Marlins, was named the National League Player of the Week. That bodes well for young Orioles players.
Inside the Dugout: What to learn from Kyle Stowers’ hot start
Jackson Holliday and Kyle Stowers' success goes a long way toward explaining why other Orioles can eventually be productive, too.
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - MAY 03: Ryan Mountcastle #6 of the Baltimore Orioles flips his bat after being called out on strikes in the eighth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 03, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Jon Meoli: Treading water isn’t easy. For the Orioles, it still represents progress.
The Orioles need to stack wins: winning streaks, series wins, winning weeks, winning months. And they need to do so fast.
The fortunes of Orioles manager Brandon Hyde, left, and general manager Mike Elias are tied together by the way they have built the team.
Jon Meoli: What Mike Elias’ support for Orioles manager Brandon Hyde really means
To lose faith in Hyde would be losing faith in everything they’ve built together.
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