World Baseball Classic

Being held captive at gunpoint just one obstacle Orioles' Ayala has overcome

2012-03-13 18:06:00

Luis Ayala said he has never thought about giving up baseball, never imagined doing something else. Could anyone blame the 34-year-old, though, if he did consider just saying enough is enough? Like maybe back when he was a scared kid who went from the...

Who could emerge as baseball's Lin or Tebow?

2012-04-02 00:00:00

Dodgers fireballer Jansen Phil Rogers Chicago Tribune You might not have heard of Kenley Jansen. But he is well known to Hanley Ramirez, Jose Reyes, Robinson Cano and their teammates on the Dominican Republic's 2009 World Baseball Classic team. A...

Some Orioles notes (Wada, Darvish, Dice-K, Scott)

2011-12-14 15:27:00

The Orioles announced shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday that they had signed 30-year-old Japanese left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada. An introductory conference will be held at Camden Yards at 4 p.m. on Thursday. It won’t be as big of a deal as when the...

New Orioles pitcher Wada begins transition from Japan

2011-12-15 15:31:00

The Orioles' new starting pitcher, Tsuyoshi Wada, likely won't make his Camden Yards debut until the first full week of April, and it won't be known for several months how well he'll make the transition from Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball to major...

Orioles agree to terms with Japanese LHP Tsuyoshi Wada

2011-12-13 07:46:00

The Orioles have agreed to terms with Japanese lefty starter Tsuyoshi Wada, which reopens their pipeline to Japan, according to an industry source. He will sign a two-year, $8.15 million deal with a 2014 option worth $5 million, the source said. It is...

Orioles agree to terms with Japanese pitcher Wada

2011-12-13 17:27:00

Two of Dan Duquette's primary goals when he took over as the Orioles' executive vice president last month were to immediately improve the club's starting rotation and strengthen its presence in the international marketplace. He might have done both...

Orioles' presence at Cespedes' workout showcases expanded international efforts

2011-12-07 18:47:00

Desperately lagging in the world baseball market, the Orioles are attempting to step up their international efforts, and this weekend might serve as a primary example of that change in philosophy. An Orioles contingent — to include manager Buck...

Hammel, Lindstrom talk about joining Orioles

2012-02-06 11:55:00

Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom were on today’s conference call to discuss Monday’s trade that sent them from the Colorado Rockies to the Orioles in exchange for Jeremy Guthrie. Here is Hammel on learning of the deal: “Obviously, it was...

Should Selig accept a two-year extension?

2012-01-11 20:59:11

Money sure is good Juan C. Rodriguez Sun Sentinel Bud Selig's $18.4 million salary dwarfs those of NFL and NBA counterparts Roger Goodell ($10.9 million) and David Stern ($10 million). Why wouldn't he want to stick around? Under Selig's watch, the...

Why passing on Cespedes makes sense

2012-02-14 03:00:00

Monday’s news that highly touted free-agent outfielder Yoenis Cespedes chose to sign with the Oakland Athletics is understandably unwelcome to a large segment of an Orioles fan base disgusted by 14 years of losing and underwhelmed by the club’...

Ripken to visit South Africa in envoy role

2008-07-09 00:00:00

Cal Ripken Jr.'s personal mission to teach baseball to children around the world will continue next spring, when the Hall of Fame Oriole and other Ripken Baseball representatives visit South Africa. It will be the second time in about 18 months that...

Warming up

2009-04-05 00:00:00

Their lockers were very close, but Brian Roberts and Nick Markakis barely spoke during the Orioles' 2006 season. There was no animosity, no lingering jealousy between one of the team's biggest stars and its hot-shot rookie. Roberts and Markakis were...

Center fielder Ken Griffey Jr., left, chats with his dad, Ken Griffey Sr. of the famed "Big Red Machine" Cincinnati Reds at the 2006 World Baseball Classic. In addition to the Reds, both men also played for the Seattle Mariners.

2009-06-02 11:14:26

Japan players pose for photos after defeating Korea during the finals of the 2009 World Baseball Classic on March 23, 2009 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles , California . It's Japan's second straight WBC title. (Photo by Mark J. Terrill-Pool/Getty Images)

2009-03-24 05:01:47

South Korean baseball fans at the Jasmil Baseball Stadium in Seoul react as they watch a television broadcast of the South Korean baseball team losing the championship game of the World Baseball Classic to Japan on Tuesday.

2009-03-24 00:00:00