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Baltimore utility player Blaze Alexander sustained a non-displaced fracture in his left hand when he was hit by a pitch against the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said. Both benches cleared in the seventh inning after Alexander was hit by a 95-mph fastball from Royals right-hander Lucas Erceg,
Orioles closer Ryan Helsley will not be heading under the knife, but he will be missing plenty of time going on the IL.
Baltimore Orioles manager Craig Albernaz explained the reasoning behind a decision on catcher Adley Rutschman.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Alabama pitcher Zane Adams in the sixth round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Sunday. The Orioles acquired Adams with the 171st pick. The 6-foot-4 left-hander from Texas was a three-year member of the Crimson Tide rotation.
The Orioles lost baseball's hottest hitter to a broken hand Sunday after a tense seventh-inning confrontation with Royals reliever Lucas Erceg.
None of the 31,355 fans at Orioles Park at Camden Yards for Sunday's game could have predicted that would be the beginning of the end for the Royals' hopes of coming away with a victory. Caglianone suddenly stopped and realized he lost the ball in the sun,
The Baltimore Orioles selected Mamaroneck shortstop Will Plunkett in the eighth round of the MLB Draft on July 12.
