Summer isn't complete without Orioles baseball, and the team's new Birdland Summer 6-Pack ticket offer gives fans the opportunity to watch the Birds take on a variety of opponents, including the Yankees and Red Sox, at a discounted rate over the remaining months of the season.
The Orioles, in partnership with Majestic, have announced a special opportunity for fans to play catch on the field for the first time on Father's Day, Sunday, June 16, prior to their game against the Boston Red Sox.
The Orioles and Living Classrooms have teamed up to develop a healthy lifestyles program through which 25 middle school students will work with JOE HOGARTY and RYAN CROTIN from the Baltimore Orioles strength and conditioning staff, in partnership with the health and wellness staff at the Patterson Park Youth Sports and Education Center Powered by Under Armour.
The Orioles today announced that they have recalled RHP ALEX BURNETT from Triple-A Norfolk and placed RHP MIGUEL GONZALEZ on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 4, with a right thumb blister.
Prior to their game against the Tampa Bay Rays next Saturday, May 18, the Orioles will host an exclusive fundraising event for Shannon's Fund, an endowment at the University of Maryland Medical Center that provides financial assistance to hospital patients in need.
Continuing their ongoing partnership, OriolesREACH and Baltimore City Schools have planned a series of activities in the coming weeks, including hosting over 7,000 students as part of Baltimore City Schools Night at Oriole Park this Thursday and numerous player appearances at City Schools in support of the City Schools' initiative to promote three core pillars of success among students - attendance, diversity and teamwork --over the final month of the school year. These pillars were identified as core character traits for students by Baltimore City Schools.
In-park voting for the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game begins tonight at Oriole Park, and the Orioles have launched a ballpark “Vote Orange Rewards Program” to encourage fans to vote to make sure the team is well-represented at the Midsummer Classic.
The Orioles are proud to support Major League Baseball in the PEOPLE Magazine Tribute for Heroes program and are asking fans to nominate a veteran to represent the Baltimore Orioles at the 2013 MLB All-Star Game.
Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis has been voted the Budweiser Presents American League Player of the Month for April. Budweiser, the official beer sponsor of Major League Baseball and sponsor of 23 of 30 clubs, is also the presenting sponsor of the National League Player of the Month Award.
The Orioles have booked six youth baseball tournaments through June that will attract more than 18,000 athletes, coaches and family members to Sarasota County's Ed Smith Stadium and the Buck O'Neil Baseball Complex (BOBC). In addition, the Orioles continue to host local teams and leagues for games on major league quality fields at both locations.
Former Orioles second baseman ROBERTO ALOMAR has been elected to the Orioles Hall of Fame, the team announced today. Former Orioles scout and baseball operations executive DON PRIES will be inducted as this year's Herb Armstrong Award winner. Alomar and Pries will be honored at a luncheon at Oriole Park sponsored by the Oriole Advocates, founders of the Orioles Hall of Fame, on Friday, August 2.
