In this season of new rules designed to present more action in a shorter time, the Orioles played their shortest game in nearly 13 years. They lost, 6-0, to the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in just one hour, 59 minutes.
Chirinos, now 38 years old, originally signed with the Cubs as an amateur out of Venezuela back in 2000, shortly after his 16th birthday.
After a bottom-of-the-barrel season from Robinson Chirinos last year, the Orioles are running out of time to find an ideal understudy for Adley Rutschman.
There are still plenty of teams that have either been reported to be seeking upgrades or make sense for one, including the Cubs, Diamondbacks, Astros, Giants, Pirates, Padres, Tigers, Rays, Angels, Marlins and Red Sox. So, what options do they have left? Let’s take a look.
Over the coming weeks, MLBTR will go around the diamond to preview the free agent class. We’ll begin today with the backstops, a group that seemed rather deep entering the 2022 season but has since seen most of its membership struggle through subpar years.
Robinson Chirinos homered and added an RBI single as the Baltimore Orioles produced big late-game offense to defeat the Texas Rangers 6-3 on Wednesday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep at Arlington, Texas.
It was a tough matchup for Oriole pitcher Kyle Bradish, starting opposite Texas Rangers left-hander Martín Pérez. Bradish was making his second appearance since coming off the injured list.
It’s time for the second part of our monthly mailbag. The first part ran on Tuesday. Questions may be edited for style, clarity and length. Question: What happens when Robinson Chirinos catches and Adley Rutschman is the designated hitter and Chirinos gets hurt?
The Orioles head into play Monday two games back of the final AL playoff spot, which is currently shared by the Seattle Mariners and Blue Jays.
After Kyle Bradish allowed six runs in another short start, the Orioles fought back and tied the Tampa Bay Rays. In the ninth, Dillon Tate faltered and allowed a run, and the Rays escaped with a 7-6 win the Orioles before 15,426 at Camden Yards on Saturday.
After Friday night’s thrilling, 12-8 comeback win over the Boston Red Sox, the Orioles had their most effective starter, Jordan Lyles, going in the first game of Saturday’s day/night doubleheader.
The arrival of Adley Rutschman is the biggest story around the Orioles. Rutschman’s promotion meant that Robinson Chirinos was going to become his understudy.
The Washington Nationals are World Series champions after knocking off the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the 2019 World Series. It’s a game that captured the 2019 postseason perfectly.
Things that make you go "hmmmm," World Series edition.
Houston Astros catcher Robinson Chirinos did what he needed to do to ensure his pitchers could see his signs on Thursday night during Game 4 of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium.
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