With four key upgrades and young talent, Orioles could flirt with .500

The Pittsburgh Pirates threw one sure member of their starting rotation at Baltimore and another who is auditioning for a spot. Both pitched well, and Pittsburgh beat the Orioles 5-3 on Friday night for its first win of the spring

Josh Bell and Rhyne Hughes hit two home runs apiece to lead a six-homer Baltimore barrage as the Orioles made their debut at their new spring home in Sarasota, Fla., with a 12-2 rout of the Tampa Bay Rays.

SARASOTA, Fla.

With catcher Matt Wieters anchoring a strong youth movement, an Orioles team that has not had a winning record since 1997 believes its rebuilding days are over.

Three times during the winter, Baltimore Orioles manager Dave Trembley picked up his cell phone and contacted reliever Kam Mickolio.

Chris Tillman and Brian Matusz have become best of friends.

Baltimore Orioles manager Dave Trembley ducked outside about 10 minutes before his team’s pre-workout stretch and noticed that starting pitcher Kevin Millwood was already on the field. As usual, the veteran right-hander beat everyone out the door

After 12 consecutive losing seasons and back-to-back last-place finishes, the Orioles had a productive offseason.

The Baltimore Orioles have instituted a new policy regarding commercial shoots after right-hander Brad Bergesen hurt his shoulder filming a promotional spot in December.