B.J. Ryan

DETROIT — Zach Britton's season has been a fight: A fight to stay healthy, a fight with his control and a fight to prove he belongs in the major leagues. “Little bloodied?” said Britton, referring to a term Orioles manager Buck...

Orioles right-hander Jason Hammel finished third in the AL All-Star Game final vote fan balloting, which concluded Thursday afternoon. As expected, Rangers rookie right-hander Yu Darvish won the vote. White Sox right-hander Jake Peavy placed second....

Orioles manager Buck Showalter and acting bench coach John Russell wanted to deliver the news to Matt Wieters, but there was the small matter of finding the young catcher on a day the players didn't have to report until much later. Their search took all...

When the 2011 American League All-Star team is revealed Sunday afternoon, the Orioles expect one trend to continue. Even with perhaps more worthy All-Star candidates than in the past, a group that includes shortstop J.J. Hardy, center fielder Adam...

Gameday Live 81: Blue Jays at Yankees Welcome everyone! I???m David Cassilo, and I will be taking you through today???s Yankee game as they try to win their fifth straight game against the Blue Jays. Yesterday the Yankees had yet......

Mike Flanagan is attending his first major league general managers meeting as the unquestioned leader of the newly restructured Orioles front office, so inquiring minds are probably wondering the same thing that crossed my mind when I ran into him...

It is the area directly behind the home team's on-deck circle at Camden Yards, in between the Orioles' dugout and the netting that protects well-seated fans from foul balls. Frequent visitors of the ballpark know the area simply as "Ellie's Place." Since...

SEATTLE - The list is so impressive that it humbles a likely first-ballot Hall of Fame player. Orioles first baseman Rafael Palmeiro recites the names - Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Eddie Murray - and says he doesn't belong in their class. But a run-...

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST BOSTON RED SOX (95-67, 2nd) MANAGER: Terry Francona (6th season) PAYROLL: $130 million X-FACTOR: If John Smoltz has one more comeback left in that Hall of Fame arm, he should make for quite a midseason addition. BEST CASE: Mike...

The distance from third base to home plate is only 90 feet. But it seemed much longer Monday night for the White Sox as they completed six games of indoor hell with a 1-0 loss to the Blue Jays. Their winless trip to Minnesota and Toronto was...

There was a mild sigh of relief Thursday night from the White Sox, even after they had failed to expand their narrow lead in the American League Central. They had the temporary satisfaction of no longer having to deal with Toronto for the remaining 16...

Manager Ozzie Guillen reached a boiling point with the White Sox's lack of fundamentals on offense Saturday well before reliever Jeff Nelson surrendered a home run to Shea Hillenbrand with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Blue Jays a...