Mike Elias called the deal a “one-off opportunity.” The Orioles traded right-hander Bryan Baker to the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday for the No. 37 overall pick in this weekend’s MLB draft, surrendering a key piece of their bullpen who was under team control through the 2028 season to their American League East division rival.

Veteran pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano believes the Baltimore Orioles can still make the 2025 playoffs despite early struggles and trade buzz.

The amount of teams hovering near contention will make for a slow-developing market, multiple executives said.

Baltimore Sun Orioles reporter Jacob Calvin Meyer will answer fan questions every Friday during baseball season. Here are JCM’s thoughts on several questions from readers: (Editor’s note: Questions have been edited for length and clarity.

The MLB Trade Deadline is at the end of the month, and if the Orioles want to avoid being sellers, they must continue their winning ways.

The St. Louis Browns. The Milwaukee Brewers — no, really, just for one year. The team we know as the Baltimore Orioles has had a few identities in their 125-year history, but none for as long as their current one, which began in 1954.

Gunnar Henderson’s pinch-hit home run in eighth inning lifted the Orioles to a comeback win hours after a trade shook up the clubhouse.

As the MLB trade deadline approaches, the odds grow that the Baltimore Orioles are going to be sellers at the July 31 deadline.