Brooks Robinson

Nick Markakis in line to start All-Star Game in latest voting update

2013-06-15 17:40:00

Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis moved into third-place among American League outfielders in the All-Star Game fan voting as of Saturday’s update, putting the team in position to have four starters in the July 16 exhibition. The top three...

Gilman's Matt Tilley is the Baltimore Messenger male athlete of the year

2013-06-14 14:15:00

It would have been difficult for Matt Tilley to script a much better final year than the one that just concluded at Gilman. Tilley played on the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championship football team and his baseball and...

Hereford's Jay Patti is the North County News male athlete of the year

2013-06-13 15:10:00

When Jim Rhoads learned that his valuable 6-foot-7 frontcourt reserve Tarence Clark had moved to New Orleans last fall, the Hereford basketball coach immediately began recruiting Jay Patti to join the team. Patti had played only one season of basketball...

Barbara Piper, Hopkins employee

2013-06-13 15:15:08

Barbara "Babs" Piper, a former administrative assistant at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Wednesday of complications from acute bipolar disorder at her Rodgers Forge home. She was 63. Born Barbara Ann Jensen in Baltimore, she was...

Calvert Hall catcher Alex Murphy passes physical with Orioles, will head to Sarasota

2013-06-11 16:43:00

Orioles sixth-round pick Alex Murphy, a catcher from Calvert Hall, passed his physical Tuesday and is scheduled to leave for Sarasota, Fla., on Monday after contract terms are hammered out and approved. Murphy, speaking by phone from a suite at Camden...

How many Orioles are headed to the All-Star Game?

2013-06-11 07:16:00

It appears the Midsummer Classic is finally back to being must-watch television for baseball fans in Baltimore. Gone are the dark days when the Orioles sent one (sometimes deserving) player to the All-Star Game. From 2006 to 2011, the Orioles had just...

Catching Up With ... Linda Warehime

2013-06-09 15:07:00

It has been 45 years since she first ran onto the field at Memorial Stadium, an 11-year-old blonde with a big smile and a straw broom that would win her fame. There, during the fifth-inning break in Orioles games, Linda Warehime would sweep off the bases,...

Orioles take Calvert Hall catcher Alex Murphy in the sixth round of baseball's draft

2013-06-07 17:24:00

Growing up near Mount Airy, Alex Murphy frequented Harry Grove Stadium to watch Frederick Keys games. A lifelong Orioles fan, Murphy would make the trek to Camden Yards to see the big league team play as well. Now, after being drafted by the Orioles...

Saturday morning Orioles thoughts and observations

2013-06-08 04:00:00

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Games like the Orioles’ 2-1 loss to the Rays Friday night are tough ones to swallow, especially when another team beats you at your own game. The Orioles are usually the kings of the late innings, but after Desmond...

Orioles 2012 draft class retrospective: Where are they now?

2013-06-06 12:20:00

With the 2013 first-year player draft beginning tonight in Secaucus, N.J., it’s worth taking a peek back at where some of the Orioles’ notable picks from last season ended up — from the majors to the minors and some who opted to attend...

Brooks Robinson All-Star Game washed out, will resume play Tuesday

2013-06-02 16:17:00

Hours after Kevin Gausman made his Camden Yards debut, 30 of the state’s top high school senior baseball players -- most just four years younger than the rookie right-hander -- made theirs, playing in the 32nd annual Brooks Robinson All-Star Game at...

Where does Chris Davis rank among greatest Orioles starts all-time?

2013-05-30 13:03:00

So Chris Davis … wow. There are so many ways to convey the absurdity of his start to the 2013 season. If he somehow continued hitting at his current pace, he would finish with totals that could slide neatly into Babe Ruth’s prime. And why...

Orangewood Christian junior pitcher Brooks Robinson returned to the mound after a debilitating back injury. (Gary W. Green, Orlando Sentinel)

2013-06-07 00:00:00

Alex Murphy was the All-Metro first-team catcher and participated in the Brooks Robinson All-Star Game this spring.

2013-06-04 00:00:00

North coaches Dave Warrenfeltz (Williamsport), left, and Ryan Wolfsheimer (Dulaney) watch the rain come down, postposing the Brooks Robinson All-Star baseball game.

2013-06-02 00:00:00