With singles and a cadre of relievers, the Orioles show how they can keep winning early this season without some of their biggest names available to play.
“These first five games, he’s playing really, really good baseball and taking great at-bats,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “Our best baseball has always been when Ced’s going.”
As a Band-Aid fix ahead of a more comprehensive sound system overhaul before the 2026 season, the Maryland Stadium Authority this month installed several speakers next to the Oriole Park scoreboard.
“I think it’s pretty good business right there, right? Where you hit the ball, put some more mass in the sweet spot,” Orioles hitting coach Cody Asche said.
Hundreds of Orioles fans — kids on shoulders, old-timers in throwback jerseys — streamed into the stadium. They made beelines for the petting zoo, the 1983 World Series trophy, the dugout tours and the prospect interviews.