O’s Announce Contract Extensions Through 2018 For Dan Duquette & Buck Showalter
The Orioles today announced contract extensions through the 2018 season for Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations DAN DUQUETTE and Manager BUCK SHOWALTER. A veteran of over two decades in baseball operations at the Major League level, including 11 of those seasons in a general manager role with the Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox and [...]
Orioles Claim C Luis Martinez Off Waivers From Texas
The Orioles today announced that they have claimed CA LUIS MARTINEZ off waivers from Texas. Martinez, 27, is a career .272/.362/.364 hitter in six minor league seasons in the San Diego (2007-11) and Texas (2012) systems. In 2012, Martinez batted .270/.350/.386 in 65 games with Triple-A Round Rock and also appeared in 10 games for [...]
Orioles Outright OF Steve Pearce To Norfolk
The Orioles today announced that they have outrighted OF STEVE PEARCE to Triple-A Norfolk. Pearce, 29, batted .254/.321/.437 in 28 games in two stints with the Orioles in 2012. Overall, he batted .229/.315/.396 with four home runs and 18 RBI in 40 games with Baltimore, Houston and the Yankees last season. With the move, the [...]
Orioles Invite Three More To Major League Spring Training
The Orioles today announced that they have signed 1B TRAVIS ISHIKAWA and LHP’s DANIEL SCHLERETH and ZACH BRADDOCK to minor league contracts with invitations to major league spring training. Baltimore has now invited 11 non-roster players to Sarasota. Ishikawa, 29, batted .257/.329/.428 in 94 games with Milwaukee in 2012. He batted .265/.327/.400 with 15 home [...]
Orioles’ Magical 2012 Season Chronicled In Upcoming DVD Release
The Orioles’ magical 2012 season will be remembered for years to come. Now, fans will have the opportunity to relive those exciting moments. Just in time for the holidays, the club has announced plans to release “The BUCKle Up Birds: An Underdog Story” in mid-January 2013, a season highlight DVD that chronicles the most important [...]
Orioles Name Bobby Dickerson Third Base Coach
The Orioles today announced that BOBBY DICKERSON has been named third base coach. Dickerson, 47, spent the last three seasons as the Orioles’ Minor League Infield Coordinator and has been a minor league coach or manager for the last 20 years in the Orioles, Diamondbacks and Cubs organizations. In his 10 seasons as a minor [...]
Orioles Sign OF Nate Mclouth To One Year Contract
The Orioles today announced that they have signed free agent OF NATE McLOUTH to a one year contract for 2013. McLouth, 31, batted .268/.342/.435 (56-209) with seven home runs, 18 RBI and 12 stolen bases in 55 games for the Orioles in 2012 after having his contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk on August 4. In [...]
Orioles Select Tom Boleska In Minor League Phase of Rule 5 Draft
The Orioles selected RHP TOM BOLESKA from the Minnesota Twins organization in the Triple-A portion of the draft. Boleska, 26, pitched for Fargo-Moorhead in the independent American Association in 2012, going 2-1 with a 1.76 ERA (46.0IP, 9ER). In his six year professional career, Boleska is 14-13 with a 2.47 ERA (284.0IP, 78ER) in 182 [...]
Orioles Select LHP T.J. Mcfarland In Rule 5 Draft
The Orioles today announced that they have selected LHP T.J. McFARLAND of the Cleveland Indians organization in the Rule 5 Draft. McFarland, 23, is 48-31 with a 3.83 ERA (618.2IP, 263ER) in 116 games (107 starts) in five minor league seasons in the Cleveland system. He went 16-8 with a 4.03 ERA (163.0IP, 73ER) in [...]
Orioles Invite Eight To Major League Spring Training
Club signs LHP JAN NOVAK from Czech Republic The Orioles today announced that they have signed OF LEW FORD, OF CONOR JACKSON, OF JASON PRIDIE, RHP DANIEL MCCUTCHEN, RHP ADAM RUSSELL, CA ALLAN DE SAN MIGUEL, CA JOSE GIL and CA CHRIS ROBINSON to minor league contracts with invitations to major league spring training. The [...]
