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Baltimore Orioles second baseman Ryan Adams was suspended Friday for the first 25 games of next season after testing positive for a banned amphetamine.The 25-year-old Adams played in 29 big league games for the Orioles in 2011 and spent most of last season with Triple-A Norfolk. He was on Baltimore's 40-man roster at the time of the test.Adams was assigned outright on Sept. 14 to Norfolk, where he hit .224 with four homers, 18 doubles and 20 RBIs in 65 games this year. He was an All-Star two years ago in the Double-A Eastern League.Since infielder Neifi Perez was suspended twice and outfielder Mike Cameron once for banned stimulants in 2007, the only major league player other than Adams penalized for a stimulant violation was Milwaukee pitcher Mark Rogers in August 2011.Adams' suspension was announced by the commissioner's office.There have been five players suspended this year for performance-enhancing drug violations under the big league testing program: San Francisco outfielder Melk...
The Baltimore Orioles activated pitcher day disabled list and placed pitcher Jason Berken on day DL with a right shoulder strain Monday.Britton was placed on the dis...
J.J. Hardy hit a pair of two-run home runs and drove in five as the Baltimore Orioles took down the Tampa Bay Rays, 9-2, in the opener of a three-game set.Matt Wiete...
There are times in all sports when the game itself takes a back seat to events that surround it, and that was the case in Thursday's game between Baltimore and Minne...
Brian Matusz acknowledged that very little went right during his brief and ineffective performance against the Tampa Bay Rays .He insisted he was healthy, however, e...
Johnny Damon hit a familiar brand of home run to give Tampa Bay a lead it would never lose.Seven innings later, Evan Longoria sealed the victory with a rare kind of ...
Conor Jackson hit a grand slam and Jacoby the-park homer as part of a seven-run seventh-inning, 9, to salvage a split of a doubleheader.In the opener, Robert Andino ...
Jesus Montero hit the first two home runs of his 10, in the opener of a three-game series.Mark Teixeira hit a solo homer for the Yankees , who have won five in a row...
The Baltimore Orioles didn't waste any time putting first baseman Derrek Lee in an RBI situation.Lee made his Orioles debut in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Philadelphi...
With heavy hearts the Baltimore Orioles will take the field game series with the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.During Baltimore's victory over Minnesota on Wednesd...
Freddy Garcia returns from the disabled list this evening game series with the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards.Garcia, who will be pitching for the first time sinc...
Lefty Jo-Jo Reyes faces the Blue Jays for the first time game series at Camden Yards.Reyes, 26, was traded from Atlanta to Toronto in July 2010 and spent the remaind...
Mark Reynolds hit an RBI single in the 11th 4 victory over the streaking Yankees to avoid getting swept.With Hector Noesi (2-1) on the mound, Matt Angle reached base...
The Baltimore Orioles selected the contract of second baseman Ryan Adams and recalled outfielder Nolan Reimold from Triple-A Norfolk for their interleague game again...
Jeremy Guthrie's strained back put a damper on the Baltimore Orioles' win over the Toronto Blue Jays.Guthrie pitched five shutout innings in a 4-3 victory before bei...
Zach Stewart showed he's not afraid to throw strikes in his major league debut.The 24-year-old rookie allowed just two runs on seven hits and a single over seven inn...
Jeremy Guthrie tossed seven scoreless innings 0 win over the Blue Jays in the opener of a three- game series.Guthrie (7-17) scattered three hits and three walks whil...
For the second time in three games, the Baltimore Orioles had an uplifting victory marred by an injury to a key player.J.J. Hardy homered twice, doubled and drove in...
The Baltimore Orioles on Thursday selected the contracts of outfielders Endy Chavez and L.J. Hoes from Triple-A Norfolk, and designated both pitcher Kevin Gregg and ...
Pittsburgh Pirates closer Joel Hanrahan hates to give up runs, even in a meaningless spring training game.The Baltimore Orioles jumped on Hanrahan for four runs in t...