PHOENIX -- After his first season in professional baseball with the Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League, Sayer Diederich didn't exactly know what was next for him. He headed to Tread Athletics in Charlotte, North Carolina, to train and throw in on pro day in January 2025 to find another

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- It would be understandable to think that Enrique Bradfield Jr. of the Orioles and Patrick Clohisy of the Braves dressed up as Superman on this Halloween in the Arizona Fall League. Both are, after all, Men of Steal. Clohisy swiped three on Friday afternoon for the Glendale

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Enrique Bradfield Jr.'s center-field defense has become the talk of the Arizona Fall League. Because he keeps giving everyone else so much material. The Orioles’ No. 4 prospect delivered the web gem of this year’s campaign last Thursday with a leaping catch at the left-center wall that

From the start of August through the end of the regular season, Orioles left-hander Luis De León was one of the hottest pitchers in all of Minor League Baseball. Through a week and a half of the Arizona Fall League, he’s also one of the hottest pitchers in the desert.

With Week 1 of the 2025 Arizona Fall League in the books, it’s time to look back at the biggest standouts at the plate and on the mound from the start of the campaign. Although rain from Hurricanes Priscilla and Raymond forced the cancellation of several games, plenty of players

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The 33rd season of the Arizona Fall League is a week old, and already, there are top prospects standing out amid the field of, well, top prospects. Here are the top performers from the first week of AFL action:

MESA, Ariz. – It’s often said that regular-season stats go out the window when October rolls around. The same can be true for prospects who embark upon the Arizona Fall League, an opportunity to flip the script on the past handful of months and rewrite their narrative heading into next

BALTIMORE -- As soon as Samuel Basallo was hit in the right wrist by a fastball in the ninth inning of the Orioles’ 6-2 loss to the Rays at Camden Yards on Wednesday night, the 21-year-old future star bent over in pain. The left-handed-hitting slugger quickly exited the field and

CHICAGO -- During his 10-game stretch from Sept. 2 through Monday, Dylan Beavers had slowed down a bit following a hot first two weeks in the big leagues. Beavers hit .148 with a .580 OPS in those 10 games, dropping those overall marks from .333 and .918 after Sept. 1

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BALTIMORE -- Prior to Aug. 13, the Orioles hadn’t recorded a walk-off victory during the 2025 season. In fact, they were the only MLB team that hadn’t walked one off at that point. Now, Baltimore can’t stop winning in walk-off fashion. And the latest such occurrence on Tuesday night brought

BALTIMORE -- As a kid growing up in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Samuel Basallo hoped to one day create special moments in Major League Baseball. It’s all he wanted to do. The Orioles visualized the same thing as they signed Basallo for $1.3 million as a 16-year-old out of the

SAN FRANCISCO -- Eons from now, someone might stumble across Samuel Basallo’s diary from August 2025 and assume it was created by a particularly imaginative AI bot. • Aug. 13 -- Turned 21 • Aug. 17 -- Made his Major League debut • Aug. 22 -- Signed an eight-year, $67

BALTIMORE -- The Orioles’ coaching staff filed into the press conference room at Camden Yards shortly before 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. Then, infielder Jordan Westburg arrived. More players filled the room -- Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson, Jackson Holliday, Colton Cowser, Coby Mayo and others. Interim manager Tony Mansolino joined

This story was excerpted from Jake Rill's Orioles Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. BALTIMORE -- Interim manager Tony Mansolino was sitting in the Orioles’ clubhouse at Camden Yards on Friday afternoon when Samuel Basallo -- fresh off

There was plenty of offensive fireworks and impressive pitching performances during the penultimate Friday in August. Lazaro Montes (Mariners) led the way with another mulithomer contest and Max Clark (Tigers) returned from a brief injury with a dinger of his own. Andrew Painter (Phillies) rebounded with his best performance in

BALTIMORE -- The first long-term extension of the Mike Elias era has been signed in Baltimore -- and it went to the 21-year-old phenom who made his MLB debut only five days ago.

BALTIMORE -- Since arriving in the big leagues this past Saturday in Houston, Dylan Beavers hasn’t shown any sign of nerves. The 24-year-old outfielder has had a calm presence while seamlessly fitting into the Orioles’ lineup, starting all five games since getting called up. Before making his Camden Yards debut

Jordan Lawlar (D-backs) didn't look like he's missed many beats since returning from injury, capping his comeback with his first long ball since June 17. Top 100 prospects Bryce Eldridge (Giants), Jesús Made (Brewers) and Spencer Jones (Yankees) also went deep while a pair of 2025 Draft picks -- Ike

BOSTON -- Ahead of the series finale at Fenway Park on Tuesday, interim manager Tony Mansolino fielded a question from a reporter about his rotation’s recent success. “Pitching wins [games],” Mansolino said. So, too, can a chopper in front of the plate.

It's mid-August, the dog days of summer. But players are acting like the season just began, still motivated and energized. On Sunday, the best performances from across the Minor Leagues came from familiar faces excelling at higher levels, both at the plate and on the mound. Here is a sampling

HOUSTON -- When Triple-A Norfolk manager Tim Federowicz invited Samuel Basallo to breakfast on Saturday morning, the Orioles’ top prospect didn’t think anything of it. The two cultivated a strong relationship this year, so it wasn’t abnormal to get together.

The signing of Samuel Basallo for $1.3 million in January 2021 might not seem like that big of an event, just another of many acquisitions by a Major League team on the international amateur market. But prior to that point, the Orioles had largely ignored that pool of potential big