Good morning, Camden chats.
The mountains are back.
Thailand at the exhibition with the Red Sox yesterday brought a much-anticipated moment for Orioles fans. It’s Felix Bautista’s return to the major league mound for the first time in 19 months.
Seeing a healthy Bautista return to action for a year, half after he had Tommy John’s surgery would have been special enough, regardless of the outcome. But for good measure, the results were excellent. Bautista mowed all three batters he faced, slamming the first two, and eliciting a weak groundout from the third. He reportedly hit 97 mph with a fastball, and it appeared he had a good break on his splitter. When he returned to the dugout he was noticeably emotional and yes, he received a vintage Adrie embrace.
We couldn’t seek a more impressive return from Félix. He pitched well, and his things looked crisp and healthy. Assuming he doesn’t have prolonged arm pain for the next few days, everything should be set up for Bautista to continue ramping up. Naturally, O is trying to take the All-Stars closer and more carefully for now, but he has to be very encouraged by what they just saw.
He wasn’t the only Orioles pitcher that impressed me yesterday. Projected starters Charlie Morton and Tomoyuki Sugano each worked in scoreless two-inning stints. Maryland’s own Matt Bowman was a dark horse to make the roster, hitting two in the perfect innings. And on the offensive side, Adrie Latchman continued his spring hot start alongside his first two-run homer. Adrie is very back, everyone.
O is off before 14 games in a row. Their next game will be tomorrow at 1:00 with the Fort Myers twins, with Grayson Rodriguez trying to maintain a good vibe for the birds pitching staff.
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Bautista pitches a clean inning in return: “Camp Highlights.” Orioles, Red Sox Tie, 6-6 – Baltimorebaseball.com
Felix mentioned in a postgame interview how much he missed Adrie’s embrace. ah!
Things you need to know about the Orioles and their citizens resolving their Masun conflict – Baltimore Banner
Our long national nightmare is over. Daniel Allentuck details what the end of the Masun conflict means for the upcoming Orioles.
Jon Meoli: Enrique Bradfield Jr. used his time to bunting at the Orioles’ major league camp – Baltimore Banner
Learning how to beat some bunt hits doesn’t necessarily help Bradfield stick to majors in the long run, but that didn’t hurt either. I’m a bit surprised he’s not doing that already.
Orioles’ birthdays and history
Is it your birthday today? happy birthday! Frostburg, Maryland’s 86th birthday is Jack Fisher, the correct player who played for his hometown of the Orioles for four years from 1959 to 1962. Other former birds born on March 4 include a right-handed pitcher named Rodriguez – Richard (35) and Nerio (54) – and the late insider Bob Johnson (b. 1936, d. 2019).
On this date in 2012, Orioles made a big signature, but it got bigger. They were released from the organization of right-handed Miguel Gonzalez, 28-year-old two, and signed a minor league contract that he has never pitched in the majors. Gonzalez began his first MLB start in July, pitching seven dominant innings against one of his former clubs, Angel, and posted a 3.82 ERA in 101 games, kicking a solid four-year career with Bird, who delivered two great postseason starts.
And on this date in 2014, the Orioles made a famous signature that hasn’t changed anything, bringing two-time Cy Young winner Johan Santana to a minor league contract. The injured Santana hadn’t pitched since 2012, but O had planned he would join them later in the season. However, Santana tore Achilles in an extended spring training, ending MLB’s hopes of a comeback.
