“I’d love for him to be my quarterback till I’m done playing.” Zay Flowers is the Raven who spent all offseason trying rouse Lamar Jackson out of bed for 5 a.m. workouts. His long term deal now makes him a key piece in convincing Jackson to re-sign: www.thebanner.com/sports/raven...

Here at Ravens training camp, a fan in the crowd just shouted during an offensive red zone drill: “LET’S GO PAVIA!” You can cut the man. But you can’t cut the idea.

Terri Metzger’s Adley Rutschman all-star jersey arrived two weeks ago. She planned to wear it to Tuesday’s game in hopes he’d sign it. Her husband Dave: “Now, we got to go to Boston.” On the O’s fans who processed their feelings a day after the trade:

For Orioles fans, Adley Rutschman’s departure is ‘a gut punch’

“Trading away Adley, especially when we’re in wild-card contention, I think represents that we have failed to realize the full potential of the Adley era,” Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman said.

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After emotional trade deadline, Orioles get back to work with win over Angels

Orioles deliver a scrappy win over Angels after emotial trade deadline

Cade Povich spins a scoreless start and Pete Alonso hits a go-ahead RBI single in the third inning to get Baltimore back in the win column after a trade deadline gut punch.

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Cade Povich with two successful pickoffs tonight

Young Cowboy Boy Dancing on Stage

ALT: Young Cowboy Boy Dancing on Stage

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In their first game since a gutting trade deadline, the Orioles have grabbed the first lead, 2-0, off the Angels. Rodriguez retired his first six batters in order but has struggled. Pete Alonso just batted in two runs with a single to center with bases loaded.

Cade Povich is playing with fire in this start but has done just enough to work around traffic to keep the Angels from scoring through the middle of the third. He's allowed 5 hits, but also struck out five.

Adley Rutschman said the last 24 hours have been full of emotions. He said he wanted to give Orioles fans many thank-yous. “It’s a lot of unbelievable memories and I made a lot of great friends for life. It’s some tough goodbyes, but we’re onto the next thing and excited to be here.”

Jesse Minter starts out his presser giving kudos to Zay Flowers on his new extension, saying it’s always good when a player who does the right things is rewarded: “I can’t wait to see him thrive in our offense.”

Liftoff 2.0? After sell off, Mike Elias says Orioles’ ‘future is strong,’ starting now www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...

After sell off, Mike Elias says Orioles' ‘future is strong,’ starting now.

“It’s very hard. I have a lot of personal affection for Adley,” said Elias, who declined to get into specifics of whether the Orioles felt a contract extension was not possible.

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I have a legitimate request. Are you a Baltimorean and did you name your child or pet Adley? Please email me: Andy.kostka@thebanner.com

Banner Baseball Show with @jonmeoli.bsky.social, @afkostka.bsky.social & @kylegoon.bsky.social 🚨 Reacting to Adley Rutschman trade ⚾️ What this says about Mike Elias & the #Orioles 🗣️ Breaking down Ward, Wells trades New episode ⤵️

Adley Rutschman traded to Red Sox on stunning Orioles deadline day

Podcast Episode · The Banner Baseball Show · August 3 · 1h 6m

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.@kylegoon.bsky.social asked Mike Elias why the fans should believe in him to lead the Orioles out of this current mire. "Baseball is very, very humbling and it doesn't go linearly," Elias said. Elias' answer, below:

Mike Elias maintains that the Orioles have very good players, a strong farm system, and "a lot of things going for us." Elias noted this season and last has been disappointing, but said: "The future is strong, and I think it starts right now."

Mike Elias said the Orioles "have a lot more talent in our organization as a result of these moves today." He mentions that the franchise typically has to look at the expiration of arbitration years and bring players to market before then.

Mike Elias: "We're going to be playing for the postseason the rest of the way."

Trevor Rogers is remaining in Baltimore, per source, as @Ken_Rosenthal said. The Orioles traded away catcher Adley Rutschman, outfielder Taylor Ward and right-hander Tyler Wells today

Mike Elias stood aside Adley Rutschman after the 2019 draft, marking him as the start of a bright future. Now, Elias has sold his All-Star, acknowledging yet another failed roster. Why should the Orioles keep trusting this guy to fix his own mistakes? www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...

The most drastic move of Mike Elias’ tenure at the helm of the Orioles has arrived. Baltimore is trading catcher Adley Rutschman to the Boston Red Sox, parting ways with Elias’ first draft pick and the face of the club’s rebuild. www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...

Orioles trade Adley Rutschman to Red Sox in a stunning about-face

Rutschman’s arrival in the majors in 2022 coincided with an upswing for the Orioles, and they went on to win 192 games in 2023 and 2024. But Baltimore has failed to build on that.

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The Orioles are trading catcher Adley Rutschman to the Boston Red Sox, source confirmed, and as @JeffPassan reported. Baltimore's franchise cornerstone, whom Mike Elias drafted first overall in 2019, heads to an American League East foe.

There is momentum between the Red Sox and Orioles on a deal for catcher Adley Rutschman, source said, but it's not done. Reported first by Jared Carrabis and NY Post

The Orioles are trading outfielder Taylor Ward to the Mariners, source confirms, as @JeffPassan reported

Everything you need to know about the Orioles and the MLB trade deadline www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...

Everything you need to know about the Orioles and the deadline

The Banner breaks down the possibilities based on discussions with industry sources.

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What we know about Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman’s trade market: - Teams are interested - Orioles listening, because it's not worth closing a door entirely - Asking price is quite high, and in at least one case includes a MLB-ready starter www.thebanner.com/sports/oriol...

Here’s what we know about the market for Adley Rutschman

According to three sources teams remain interested in Rutschman, and two say the Orioles are listening to offers.

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ICE releases Johns Hopkins researcher detained while boarding flight

Johns Hopkins researcher Fatima Ameaka released from ICE custody

A public health researcher at Johns Hopkins University who was arrested by immigration officials while boarding a domestic flight has been released after spending multiple days in federal custody across...

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The Ravens’ practice in College Park was the first NFL practice ever held at Maryland’s SECU Stadium, and it represented a new era of marketing possibilities.

Ravens observations: Training camp travels to College Park

The Ravens’ practice in College Park was the first NFL practice ever held at Maryland’s SECU Stadium, and it represented a new era of marketing possibilities.

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aura off the charts

Ravens say the official attendance is 20,185 people for practice today. Will be interesting to compare that to Terps football’s Week 1 game against Hampton next month.

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Hello from College Park

Hello from College Park

"I was hopeful that they wouldn't remember just the bad things." Chris Davis, on the eve of his induction into the Orioles Hall of Fame, says he's gotten "closure" on how things ended in Baltimore.