Branden Kline

Right-hander Jason Hammel turned in one of the worst pitching lines of his Orioles career on Friday night, giving up seven earned runs on 10 hits and two walks while striking out four batters in 4 2/3 innings. That’s his worst outing since...

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 PREP BASEBALL Josh Miller pitched a three-hitter with 11 strikeouts as Smithsburg edged South Hagerstown 4-3 in the MVAL Antietam on Wednesday. J.R. Rinehart and Justin Smith had two hits each for the Leopards (6-10, 4-7). Timmy...

When the Major League Baseball season starts March 31, Brett Harman won't be on a pitcher's mound. Instead, the 23-year-old Westminster resident will be preparing for a career as a physician assistant. But Harman, who had a standout career at...

SARASOTA, Fla. -- The Orioles hit a spring-high four homers off Pittsburgh Pirates pitching Friday afternoon in a 6-5 win at Ed Smith Stadium. It was the Orioles' sixth victory in seven  Grapefruit League games this spring. Second baseman Brian Roberts...

TAMPA, Fla. -- Each of the Orioles' first five batters facing Yankees starter Nik Turley scored before the New York left-hander could record a single out Wednesday afternoon as the O’s ran out to a quick seven-run lead in a 10-7 win. A rematch...

A few days ago, I wrote about the goings-on in Sarasota and how some players are already working out with Double-A Bowie manager Gary Kendall. There will be more to come once minor league minicamp opens at the Twin Lakes Complex in less than two weeks....

The Boston Red Sox are reportedly hoping to name their new pitching coach Tuesday and Orioles director of pitching development Rick Peterson, who interviewed Saturday, is rumored to be the man to lead John Farrell’s staff. Peterson, 58, coached...

The Orioles have placed infielder Wilson Betemit on the 15-day disabled list after an MRI taken before Thursday's game showed a small cartilage tear in his right wrist and a deep bone bruise. First baseman Joe Mahoney was called up from Triple-A...

The Orioles have agreed in principle with three of their top seven draft picks, including second-rounder Branden Kline, a right-hander who just finished his junior year at Virginia after graduating from Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick. The club...

The Orioles have agreed in principle with three of their top seven draft picks, including second-rounder Branden Kline, a right-hander out of the University of Virginia who graduated from Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick. The club also agreed to...

TV SPORTS Cycling-Tour de France, Stage 10, 7 a.m. (NBCSN) TODAY SOFTBALL Legion Baseball Rapid City Post 22 vs. Aberdeen Smittys, 7 p.m. at Fossum Field. Youth Baseball B League Games start at 9 a.m. Bears vs. Bobcats (C); Wolves vs....

Catcher Wade Wass, the Orioles' 13th round pick out of Meridian Junior College, has told the Orioles he will be going to the University of Alabama instead of signing with the club. Wass and Ryan Ripken, the Orioles' 20th round pick out of Gilman and...