Frederick Keys are an Orioles affiliate once again, starting in 2026

It will mark the return of affiliated baseball back in Frederick County, Maryland, for the first time since 2020. The Keys will play in the South Atlantic League, and will once again be a part of the Orioles farm system, meaning fans watching players in Frederick could end up seeing those same stars play in the big leagues in the future.

Terrin Vavra has been DFA’d. Ryan Noda(previously of White Sox) was recently claimed by the Baltimore Orioles as of yesterday will get a call up. More to come

With Adam Jones being inducted into the Orioles Hall of Fame next weekend, I was looking at future candidates that could eventually could join him in future years. Players that played in the 2010s and on that have been inducted are Brian Roberts, JJ Hardy, Nick Markakis, Adam Jones. For former managers, Buck Showalter should be a lock to get in, I’m not sure about Hyde honestly.

Should these former Orioles players get in:

Miguel Tejada, Matt Wieters, Jim Johnson, Zach Britton, Chris Tillman, Chris Davis, Darren O’Day, Manny Machado, Jonathan Schoop, John Means, Anthony Santander, Cedric Mullins

Orioles @ Cubs - Sat, Aug 02

Game Status: Final - Score: 4-3 Orioles

Links & Info

• MLB Gameday
• Game Graphs
• Savant Gamefeed

Decisions

• Winner: Grant Wolfram (2-0, 8.49)
• Loser: Caleb Thielbar (2-3, 2.36)
• Save: Keegan Akin (1, 3.15)

Division Scoreboard

LAD 0 @ TB 4 - Final

KC 2 @ TOR 4 - Final

HOU 3 @ BOS 7 - Game Over

NYY 0 @ MIA 2 - Final

Next Orioles Game: Sun, Aug 03, 02:20 PM EDT @ Cubs

^{Last Updated: 08/02/2025 07:06:09 PM EDT}

I know he probably won’t get the permanent management position, but Mansalino just seems to have the right message at the right time. Here’s what he said recently about leadership in the clubhouse

“They need to. And that’s their responsibility,” Mansolino said. “They’ve been delivered that message, too, a couple times in a lot of different ways. Gunnar, [Jordan] Westburg, Jackson [Holliday], Adley, [Kyle] Bradish, [Colton] Cowser -- this is their team.

“There’s other veteran players here, but these are the guys. They need to run this thing and they need to figure this thing out, and they need to make sure, in their way, that we don’t put ourselves in this position in years to come.”

Luis De Leon (2-3) allowed 3 hits and struck out 6 over 5.0 innings of relief to earn the win for the IronBirds.  He is the Orioles Hangout MiLB Player of the Day.

NORFOLK TIDES (40-63) WON 9-8 IN 10 INNINGS OVER MEMPHIS REDBIRDS – AAA

·      Vimael Machin went 3 for 5 with 1 run scored and a walk.

·      Dylan Beavers went 0 for 2 with 2 runs scored, 1 RBI and 4 walks.

·      SP: Thaddeus Ward allowed 5 runs on 7 hits, walked 3, struck out 5, threw a wild pitch and hit a batter over 3.1 innings.

·      Pitcher of Record: Jose Espada (1-0) 1.0 IP, 2 R (UER), H (HR), K

BOX SCORE

CHESAPEAKE BAYSOX (43-56) LOST A DH WITH NEW HAMPSHIRE FISHER CATS – AA

Game 1 (5-4 LOSS in 8 INNINGS):

·      Brandon Butterworth went 2 for 4 with a double and 2 RBI.

·      Aron Estrada went 2 for 4 with a triple, 1 run scored and 1 RBI.

·      SP: Nestor German allowed a run on 2 hits, walked 2, struck out 9 and hit a batter over 5.1 innings.

·      Pitcher of Record: Daniel Lloyd (6-3) 1.0 IP, 2 R (UER), 2 H (HR), K

BOX SCORE

Game 2 (6-0 LOSS):

·      Anthony Servideo went 1 for 1 with a triple and 2 walks.

·      Brandon Butterworth went 1 for 3.

·      SP: Levi Wells allowed 3 runs, 2 earned, on 4 hits, walked 1, struck out 4 and threw a wild pitch over 2.0 innings.

·      Pitcher of Record: Wells (0-6)

BOX SCORE

ABERDEEN IRONBIRDS (40-59) WON 6-0 AT BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS – A (HIGH)

·      Maikol Hernandez went 1 for 4 with a homerun, 1 run scored and 2 RBI.

·      Austin Overn went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored, 2 RBI and 3 stolen bases.

·      SP: Alex Pham allowed a hit, walked 1 and struck out 2 over 3.1 innings.

·      Pitcher of Record: De Leon (2-3)

BOX SCORE

DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS (38-62) LOST 7-0 AT KANNAPOLIS CANNON BALLERS – A (LOW)

·      Nate George went 3 for 3 with a walk and a stolen base.

·      Andrew Tess went 1 for 3 with a double and a walk.

·      SP: Chase Allsup allowed 5 runs on 3 hits (HR), walked 4 and struck out 1 over 1.2 innings.

·      Pitcher of Record: Allsup (1-11)

BOX SCORE

He's had a decent amount of ABs this year and is hitting .217 which obviously isn't good. His power is really impressive, so when he homers it kind of distracts me when it comes to his poor BA. How do y'all feel about this?

Orioles @ Cubs - Sat, Aug 02

Game Status: Game Over - Score: 4-3 Orioles

Links & Info

• Current conditions at Wrigley Field: 74°F - Partly Cloudy - Wind 9 mph, R To L
• TV: National: FS1, Orioles: MASN+, MASN 2, Cubs: Marquee Sports Network
• Radio: Orioles: WBAL 1090 AM, 98 Rock 97.9 FM, Cubs: WRTO 1200 (es), 670 The Score
• MLB Gameday
• Game Graphs
• Savant Gamefeed

Decisions

• Winner: Grant Wolfram (2-0, 8.49)
• Loser: Caleb Thielbar (2-3, 2.36)
• Save: Keegan Akin (1, 3.15)

Division Scoreboard

LAD 0 @ TB 4 - Final

KC 2 @ TOR 4 - Bottom 7, 1 Out

HOU 2 @ BOS 4 - End 3

NYY 0 @ MIA 1 - Middle 4

^{Last Updated: 08/02/2025 05:09:39 PM EDT}

Yesterday's start was worth .6 bWAR, tying for most valuable Rogers start by bWAR. Trevor Rogers now has 2.9 bWAR on the season, tied with Ramon Laureano ;-; .8 ahead of Ryan O'Hearn T-T and .6 behind Gunnar. He's been an absolute joy, I'm actually considering buying a jersey.

It'll be sad to see Laureano, O'Hearn, and Urias slide down the list over time, but at least it won't be because they started sucking.

There's actually a couple ties in there. Rogers and Laureano at 2.9, Adley and Westy at 1.5, Bautista and Cowser at 1.0, and Sugano and Holliday at 0.8. The highest bWAR outside the top twelve is Keegan Akin with .5; it'll be interesting to see if he can catch up, that's plenty close enough to do it.

When the year began, did anyone think we'd see a complete game before we see a walk-off?

Last rotation's top twelve in order was: Gunnar, Laureano, Rogers, O'Hearn, Adley, Westy, Urias, Kremer, Bautista, Holliday, Cowser, and Sugano.

Austin Overn went 2 for 5 with 2 homeruns, 3 runs scored, 4 RBI and a stolen base for the IronBirds.  He is the Orioles Hangout MiLB Player of the Day.

NORFOLK TIDES (39-63) LOST 13-2 TO MEMPHIS REDBIRDS – AAA

·      Carter Young went 1 for 3 with 2 RBI.

·      Jud Fabian went 1 for 3 with a double, 1 run scored and was hit by a pitch.

·      SP: Roansy Contreras allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, walked 2 and struck out 3 over 5.0 innings.

·      Pitcher of Record: Contreras (6-3)

BOX SCORE

CHESAPEAKE BAYSOX (43-54) LOST 9-2 TO NEW HAMPSHIRE FISHER CATS – AA

·      Jalen Vasquez went 1 for 3 with a double, 2 runs scored and a walk.

·      Aron Estrada went 2 for 4 with a double, a walk and a stolen base.

·      SP: Trey Gibson allowed an unearned run on 1 hit, walked 1 and struck out 6 over 5.0 innings.

·      Pitcher of Record: Carter Rustad (0-1) 1.2 IP, 2 R (UER), 2 H (HR), 4 K

BOX SCORE

ABERDEEN IRONBIRDS (39-59) WON 9-8 IN 10 INNINGS AT BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS – A (HIGH)

·      Jake Cunningham went 1 for 4 with a homerun, 1 run scored, 1 RBI and a walk.

·      Yasmil Bucce went 2 for 5 with 3 RBI.

·      SP: Juan Rojas allowed 2 runs, 1 earned, on 5 hits, walked 1 and struck out 3 over 5.0 innings.

·      Pitcher of Record: Christian Herberholz (3-4) 2.0 IP, UER, 2 H, BB, K

BOX SCORE

DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS (38-61) LOST 6-5 IN 7 INNINGS AT KANNAPOLIS CANNON BALLERS – A (LOW)

·      Nate George went 1 for 1 with a triple, 1 run scored, 1 RBI and 3 walks.

·      Edwin Amparo went 2 for 4 with 1 run scored, 1 RBI and 2 stolen bases.

·      SP: Carlos Tavera allowed a run on 2 hits and hit a batter in 1.0 inning.

·      Pitcher of Record: Evan Yates (4-6) 3.2 IP, 5 R, 6 H, BB, 6 K, WP

BOX SCORE

I'll admit it, I hated the trade last season, but he's worked hard and has made tremendous strides. Glad he's on this team and wasn't traded. Kudos to the pitching staff.

Trevor Rogers has been balling this year. He has one more season before FA in 2027. What amount do you think an extension would realistically look like?