CINCINNATI—The Orioles have had a terrific start offensively. Not only are they leading major league baseball with 49 home runs entering Saturday night’s game against the Cincinnati Reds, but they have the best success ratio in stolen bases.
The Baltimore Orioles are on a roll; following their 7-2 win over the New York Yankees on Thursday, they are coming off a huge 3-1 series victory over their closest rival in the AL East standings.
With Kyle Bradish starting on Thursday against the New York Yankees and John Means returning to the rotation on Saturday to face the Cincinnati Reds, Albert Suárez will be moving to the Orioles’ bullpen.
Manager Brandon Hyde is happy to have left-hander John Means back in the Orioles’ rotation, and it looks as if right-hander Kyle Bradish will be back, too, possibly as soon as Thursday.
The Orioles placed right-hander Grayson Rodriguez on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday, retroactive to Tuesday, because of right shoulder inflammation.
Since Heston Kjerstad was called up to the Orioles from Triple-A Norfolk a week ago, the outfielder/designated hitter has had just five at-bats. He’s still looking for his first hit.
Two days after he walked off the mound with a back injury, Craig Kimbrel was in the outfield on Tuesday throwing. He later threw in the bullpen. When the Orioles’ closer left Sunday’s game after allowing a walk and a two-run home run in a 7-6 loss to Oakland, there was concern that he might be out for an extended time.
For now, closer Craig Kimbrel has avoided the injured list. Kimbrel left Sunday’s game with upper back tightness after allowing a two-run home run, which cost the Orioles the win.
Brandon Hyde was pleased when he learned that the Orioles’ new lead owner, David Rubenstein, referred to him as “the best manager in baseball.” Hyde, who’s beginning his sixth season as Orioles manager and won the American League Manager of the Year award in 2023, returned Rubenstein’s compliment.
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Brandon Hyde and the Baltimore Orioles are heading into a 2024 campaign that will surely be a bit foreign to them. After all the success they achieved in 2023, the Orioles will now be entering the upcoming season with some heightened expectations, and they may be a bit more difficult to achieve given the current state of the American League East.
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The Baltimore Orioles' Brandon Hyde ran away with the American League Manager of the Year honor on Tuesday, while Skip Schumaker won a close vote for the National League award in his first season managing the Miami Marlins.
The Baseball Writers Association of America announced the results of the Manager of the Year balloting.
We had two fresh faces who ended up walking away with the hardware, with both managers taking home the award for the first time.
Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy was beaten out by Baltimore Orioles skipper Brandon Hyde for the American League Manager of the Year Award on Tuesday.
Manager of the Year is an honor that often comes with a surprise. That was the case Tuesday evening as Miami Marlins Skip Schumaker and Brandon Hyde of the Baltimore Orioles earned the honor respectively for the National and American Leagues.
Brandon Hyde of the Baltimore Orioles finished second in the 2022 AL Manager of the Year voting and is a leading contender for the hardware again this year.
The Baltimore Orioles came up short in Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Saturday, falling to the Texas Rangers 3-2, thanks in part to a disastrous ninth-inning decision.
The Baltimore Orioles have had a win mentality all season. They don't want to back off during the last weekend of the regular season. "I still want to play well," manager Brandon Hyde said.
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