Melvin Mora

Report: Longtime Oriole Melvin Mora announces retirement

2011-12-29 18:50:00

According to a report out of Venezuela, former longtime Oriole Melvin Mora announced his retirement from major league baseball Thursday while in his home country. Mora, who will turn 40 in February, was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks last June...

A little Endy love

2011-12-20 14:27:00

The Orioles made the signing of outfielder Endy Chavez official Tuesday. The 33-year-old agreed to a one-year, $1.5 million deal with additional performance incentives that could be worth an additional $500,000. Chavez hit .301 with a .323 on-base...

Mora says he isn't retired from major league baseball

2012-01-11 16:21:00

Melvin Mora’s retirement has been greatly exaggerated. Or at least exaggerated for this country, he claims. A report out of Venezuela last month said that Mora, who played most of his career with the Orioles, issued a tearful retirement...

Diamondbacks to release ex-Oriole Melvin Mora Thursday

2011-06-29 17:34:00

The Arizona Diamondbacks plan to give Melvin Mora his unconditional release on Thursday. Manager Kirk Gibson made the announcement after the team's 6-2 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday. Mora struck out in a pinch-hit appearance. The 39-year-...

O's expect to have only one All-Star, though more are worthy

2011-07-02 15:40:00

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...

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters selected to his first career All-Star Game

2011-07-03 14:42:00

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...

Orioles, Hardy making progress on three-year extension

2011-07-15 18:08:00

The Orioles and shortstop J.J. Hardy continue to make progress on a three-year contract extension that would be worth between $7 million and $8.5 million per season, according to two baseball sources. "My thought is that I still hope it gets done," Hardy...

This Day in Orioles History: July 28

2011-02-24 13:40:00

July 28, 2000: The Orioles traded Mike Bordick to the Mets for Melvin Mora and three others. ...

Orioles fall to Angels, 7-5

2009-04-29 00:00:00

It wasn't that another early lead quickly was turned into a deficit or that his offense again failed to build on a hot start that drew the ire of Orioles manager Dave Trembley on Tuesday night. Trembley was incensed by a seventh-inning balk called on...

Orioles driven out of Boston

2009-04-20 17:01:00

A fate the Orioles couldn't even imagine when they led by seven runs with their ace, Jeremy Guthrie, on the mound in Friday's series opener became a reality Monday amid too many defensive miscues, poor relief outings and fruitless at-bats. The Boston Red...

Orioles miss chance, lose to Rays, 3-0

2009-09-18 00:00:00

Officially, the Orioles played nine innings against the Tampa Bay Rays and their rookie right-hander Wade Davis in a 3-0 defeat Thursday night. The first inning, though, was the only one that mattered. Davis, a heralded prospect making just the third...

O's Hendrickson off to strong start

2009-04-11 00:00:00

There were some anxious moments, but the meltdown that everyone predicted whenever a starter not named Jeremy Guthrie or Koji Uehara takes the mound for the Orioles never occurred Friday night. Then again, Mark Hendrickson was pitching in April, so...

Melvin Mora #4 of the Arizona Diamondbacks high fives Kelly Johnson #2 after Johnson hit a solo home run during the third inning.

2011-05-30 00:00:00

The Giants' Darren Ford runs past Rockies third baseman Melvin Mora to score the game-winning run in the eighth inning

2010-09-01 00:00:00

Melvin Mora celebrates his grand slam with teammate Carlos Gonzales.

2010-08-11 00:00:00